Coach John Fields
Coach John Fields
2012 Coach of the Year
2012 National Champion
1997- 1998 Coach John Fields - second at the big 12
Team wins 3 tournaments
Elder is out for the Fall 1997 with a circulatory bone disease known as Kienbrock which affects blood flow to the wrist bone.
Elder his collegiate career in 1998 as the number 1 amateur according to Golfweek/Titleist amateur rankings, Walker Cup Selections, and Jack Nicklaus award
Brad Elder is a two time All American.
Coach Field lands some great recruits his first year as the Head Coach including David Gossett, John Klauk, Russell Surber , Matt Brost , and Culley Barragan. All would be great leaders for the Horns in the future. While Jimmy Clayton only signed one non-Texan in 16 years, Coach Field signed 3 from out-of-state his first year. Gossett and Klauk were ranked 1 and 2 on the Junior circuit.
1998- 1999 Coach John Fields - team finished 9th at the Ncaa tournament.
Team wins 2 tournaments and Gossett is medalist in 4.
Matt Brost is the medalist in Hawaii
David Gossett is an All-American in 1999 and 2000 and the NCAA freshman of the year. He was the only freshman who made the first team. He is the medalist in three tournaments between 1998 and 1999. He won the Red River Classic shooting a tournament record 17 under par. Tiger Woods is the only collegiate golfer with a faster start than David Gossett. The Red River victory vaulted Texas to #1 in the nation.
David Gossett was the Big 12 Conference medalist and U.S. Amateur Champion in 1999. David chose Texas because of the Horn’s past success on the pro circuit. Leonard, Crenshaw, Brooks, Kite all won major pro tournaments.
On January 29, 1999, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced that Jimmy Clayton would be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1999- 2000 Coach John Fields first at regionals and 5th at the ncaa tournament
David Gosset tied an NCAA record with a 9 under par 63 and his teammate J.J. Wall shot a 65 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Golf is not like other team sports. Coach Fields can’t give the ball to the best player to win the game. Golf has no timeouts, and huddles to say let’s give the ball to David Gosset to win the game. In a true sense in golf, the best player can’t win for the team. He needs help and in 2000 those players included Barragan, Brost, Huffman, Klauk, and McEntire.
Texas won the NCAA Central regional and was in first place after the first day of play in the national championship tournament. Matt Brost led the way with a 6 under on Saturday and Gosset and Brost finished in the top 6 for best scores.
2001 Coach John Fields pending info
The Horns performed well in tournament play finishing ranked #6 but performed poorly at the regional tournament finishing in 18th place- not qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Klauk qualified individually for the NCAA tournament finishing in 38th place.
John Klauk- Western Amateur Champion 2002, and Palmer Cup Selection 2002. He is the Medalist in one tournament in 2001 and another tournament in 2002.
2002 Coach John Fields - Big 12 Champions- 3rd at the NCAA tournament
Big 12 Champs
John Fields is Conference Coach of the Year
9th in the NCAA championship
The team wins 1 tournament
Jason Hartwick starts the Fall 2001 season on fire winning the Red River Classic tying a 36 hole record at the Dallas Athletic Club.
This year was the best showing for the Horns at the NCAA tournament since 1995. This was Coach Field’s best team since joining Texas as head coach p. For Texas, this was the 16th top 5 finish in school history. John Klauk finished his college career with a 69 to finish 13th at the NCAA tournament.
Coach Field says this year’s team has “depth and experience”. “We have been building up to this season for 5 years, and there is every reason to think we will have a chance” at a national title.
John Klauk, Jason Hartwick, and Russell Surber pulled the Horns to a Big 12 victory. John Klauk was selected with 7 other college golfers to represent the country as part of the prestigious Palmer Cup.
2003 Coach John Fields Big 12 Champs and 4th in the NCAA championship
Fields is Coach of the Year.
Team wins 2 tournaments
Jason Hartwick receives the Palmer Cup in 2003 and 2004. He also is the medalist 5 times from 2001- 2004.
2004 Coach John Fields pending info
Big 12 Champs
John Fields is Conference Coach of the Year
23rd in the NCAA championship
Jason Hartwick is Big 12 Conference medalist.
The Horns won 3 tournaments in a row. An impressive feat.
2004- 2005 Coach John Fields pending info
11th in the NCAA championship
2005-2006 Coach John Fields - Finished 2nd in the Big 12 meet
One Stroke stopped this team to advancing to the 2006 NCAA Golf Championship.
In the Fall of 2006, the Horns won the Isleworth Collegiate beating Florida, 3 of the last four NCAA team champions, and 9 of the top 15 finishers It was the first tournament win for the Horns since 2014. The Horns then won the Aloha Purdue collegiate Invitations by six strokes over Michigan. Also, defeating #1 Alabama and #8 Clemson.
Texas was one stroke away from making the NCAA national tournament finishing 11th at the regional meet.
Coach Fields changed the rules on who participates in the first seven tournaments. This year the player must qualify before each tournament. However, no guarantees are keeping all the UT golfers focused on continually improving their game.
2005-2006 Matthew Mills golf
Senior Matthew Mills won the Fall 2005 Massingill trophy—the winner of an intrasquad tournament.
This year, the Horns moved to their new 1.2 million-dollar facility at the University of Texas Golf Club. The 5,100-square-foot academy includes locker rooms, team rooms, and academic facilities.
Golf Digest rated schools for Collegiate Golf in four areas: academics, climate, Coaches/facilities, and golf performance. Texas ranked second behind Georgia Tech.
Starters were Matthew Rosenfeld, Jeff Bell, and Matthew Mills.
2006- 2007 Coach John Fields -pending info
The team had a great performance in the Fresno State Lexus Classic. Holland took the individual title and the team placed 2nd .
Men’s golf defeated #1 Alabama and #8 Clemson at the Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational. The team won 2 out of 6 tournaments.
Texas returned five lettermen from the 2006 team. Jhonattan is a co-captain of the team. Bortis, in the Fall of 2006, led the Horns to victory in the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational.
Steve Keasler was in his 4th year as the assistant Longhorn golf coach. Steve made the jump from powerhouse Southlake Carroll High School in 2003 after leading the golfers to 5 straight Texas State Qualifiers. During his high coaching years, he produced 8 all-staters, 42 all-district golfers, and 57 academic all-district awards.
In the 2004-2005 season under Steve Keasler, the Longhorns were in the top five seven times in 14 tournaments. In the 2005-2006 season, Keasler’s Horns led the team to five top 5 finishes in 12 tournaments. Fields said that Keasler “relates well with the players, which, in turn, makes him a great recruiter.
2008 Coach John Fields - Finished 2nd in the Big 12 and 26th in the NCAA tournament
Initially the starting lineup was 5 freshman and two seniors.
Texas barely made the NCAA tournament beating Pepperdine in a playoff.
26th in the NCAA championship
The team was composed of 5 freshmen and two seniors.
Bobby Hudson was the medalist in the Morris Williams in 2008.
Charles Holland is the medalist at the Fresno State Lexus Classic.
2009 Coach John Fields 21st in the NCAA championship
The team wins 2 tournaments
Lance Lopez is the medalist in one tournament.
2010 Coach John Fields
The golf team finishes 3rd in the Big 12 and 12th in the NCAA championship tournament only winning one tournament all year long.
Bob Hudson and Dylan Frittelli carry the team with Frittelli named the Big 12 player of the year. Cody Gribble is the Big 12 newcomer of the year. The Horns place 21st at the NCAA tournament.
2011 Coach John Fields pending info
2012 National Champions
Team wins 8 tournaments
Julio Begas is the medalist in one tournament
All American Dylan Frittelli's makes a 30 foot put on the 18th hole to win the National Championship for the Horns.
Dylan Frittelli is the medalist in two tournaments between 2009 and 2012.
Dylan Frittelli wins the Byron Nelson Award in 2012
Coach Fields is named Golfweek and NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year.
Jordan Spieth is a Walker cup Selection Honoree, and he is the medalist in three tournaments between 2011 and 2012.
2013 Coach John Fields pending info
5th in the NCAA championship
5 tournament wins
2014 Coach John Fields pending info
13th in the NCAA championship
Team wins 1 tournament
Brandon Stone is Big 12 conference medalist in 2013, the Phil Mickelson Award winner for best Freshman, and a Olympian representing South America in 2016
Brandon Stone is the Medalist in three tournaments in 2013.
2015 Coach John Fields pending info
5th in the NCAA championship
Team wins 7 tournaments
Beau Hossler is the medalist in one tournament.
