Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. The program was established in 1935 and has made the NCAA championships four times, most recently in 1999. Five Cornhuskers have been named first-team all-conference selections, and in 1998 Steve Friesen won the Ben Hogan Award as the best golfer in the country.

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf
Founded1935 (1935)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
ConferenceBig Ten
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachJudd Cornell (3rd season)
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
CourseFirethorn
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
NCAA Championship appearances
1973, 1978, 1998, 1999
Conference champions
1936, 1937

The team has been coached by Judd Cornell since 2022. [2]

Coaches

Coaching history
No. Coach Tenure Accomplishments
1 Dana X. Bible1934–36Big Eight champion (1936)
2 Ed Newkirk1936–41Big Eight champion (1937)
3 Bud Williamson1945–48
4 Marvin Franklin Jr.1948–51
5 Ed Higgenbotham1951–52
6 Bob Hamblet1952–54
7 Jerry Bush1954–57
8 Bill Smith1957–60
9 Harry Good1960–69
10 Larry Romjue1969–2001
11 Bill Spangler2001–18
12 Mark Hankins2018–21
13 Brett Balak2021–22
14 Judd Cornell2022–

Coaching staff
Name Position First year Alma mater
Judd CornellHead coach2022Nebraska
Travis MinzelAssistant coach2021Nebraska Wesleyan

Awards
Steve Friesen – 1998
  • All-Americans
Jamie Rogers – 1998 (HM)
Jamie Rogers – 1999 (2nd)
Steve Friesen – 1999 (HM)
  • All-Big 12
Steve Friesen – 1997–99
Josh Madden – 1997
Jamie Rogers – 1997,1998
Steve Gutschewski – 1999
Brady Schnell – 2007

Season-by-season results
Tournament champion
Year Coach Conference Postseason[lower-alpha 1]
Big Six Conference (1935–1948)
1934–35Dana X. Bible2nd
1935–361st
1936–37Ed Newkirk1st
1937–382nd
1938–395th
1939–404th
1940–41Byron Adams3rd
1945–46Bud Williamson6th
1946–475th
1947–482nd
Big Seven Conference (1949–1960)
1948–49Marvin Franklin Jr.6th
1949–503rd
1950–51Ed Higgenbotham2nd
1951–522nd
1952–53Bob Hamblet4th
1953–543rd
1954–55Jerry Bush5th
1955–565th
1956–576th
1957–58Bill Smith7th
1958–596th
1959–606th
Big Eight Conference (1961–1996)
1960–61Harry Good8th
1961–628th
1962–637th
1963–648th
1964–656th
1965–665th
1966–674th
1967–683rd
1968–698th
1969–70Larry Romjue3rd
1970–714th
1971–728th
1972–732ndNCAA University Division 18th
1973–743rd
1974–756th
1975–766th
1976–775th
1977–782ndNCAA Division I 20th
1978–794th
1979–805th
1980–813rd
1981–823rd
1982–834th
1983–847th
1984–853rd
1985–865th
1986–874th
1987–886th
1988–894th
1989–906th
1990–915th
1991–927th
1992–936th
1993–945th
1994–956th
1995–963rd
Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
1996–97Larry Romjue6th
1997–989thNCAA Division I 20th
1998–992ndNCAA Division I 14th
1999–0012th
2000–0112th
2001–02Bill Spangler12th
2002–0311th
2003–0412th
2004–0512th
2005–066th
2006–076th
2007–0811th
2008–0911th
2009–10T–7th
2010–118th
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2011–12Bill Spangler12th
2012–139th
2013–1411th
2014–1513th
2015–1613th
2016–1712th
2017–1811th
2018–19Mark Hankins5th
2019–20Canceled[lower-alpha 2]
2020–2112th
2021–22Brett Balak14th
2022–23Judd Cornell12th
2023–24T–7th

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Notes
  1. The NCAA began hosting an annual men's golf tournament in 1939
  2. Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. The Power of Color (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. "MARK HANKINS". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. "2020 Media Guide" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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