Kentucky Men's Golf
#72SECMen's · 2026–27
2026–27 season so far
5 eventsEvents won
0
0 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#40
strength of schedule
Events
5
played this season
Avg points
37.10
Clippd rating
Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship
Projected · updates weekly- 1 (still to come)Conference championship · Apr 21–25, 2027SEC ChampionshipSea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, GA
- 2 (still to come)NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projectedOutside the projected fieldProjection from this week's rankings; it switches to the committee's field on selection day.
- 3 (still to come)NCAA Championship · May 2027Advance from your regional to get here
Projected NCAA Championship field · 30 teams
Projected outTop 5 per regional from the Advancement Model on Regional Predictions. Updates with each rankings release.
Geography
hometime zones
Season by season
| Season | Rank | Record | Conference | Regional | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | #72 now | 30-42-2 | SEC · Apr 21–25, 2027 | — | May 2027 |
| 2025–26 | #64 final | 89-69 | 16th (stroke play) | Bermuda Run · 10th | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | — | — | 15th (stroke play) | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | — | — | 11th (stroke play) | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | — | — | 13th (stroke play) | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
Program history
Regional apps
15
Active streak: 1
Longest streak: 4
Advanced
7
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 4
Regional wins
1
Best regional
#1
NCAA apps
10
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 4
NCAA wins
0
NCAA best
5
Match-play
0
Program arc
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish
Conference championship history — data expands as seasons are added.
2027
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SEC
2026
16th
SEC
2025
15th
SEC
2024
11th
SEC
2023
13th
SEC
2022
13th
SEC
2021
11th
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2020
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2019
T3
SEC
2018
10th
SEC
2017
11th
SEC
2016
7th
SEC
2015
11th
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2014
8th
SEC
2013
13th
SEC
2012
7th
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2011
9th
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2010
6th
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2009
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2008
11th
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2007
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1st
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2004
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2003
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2000
12th
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1999
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1998
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1997
11th
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1996
11th
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1995
11th
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1994
12th
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1993
9th
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1992
11th
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1991
7th
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1990
T7
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1989
T6
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1988
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1987
8th
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1986
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1985
8th
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1984
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1983
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1982
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1981
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1980
7th
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1979
4th
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1978
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1977
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1976
9th
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1975
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1974
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1973
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1972
8th
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1971
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1970
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1969
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1968
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1967
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1921
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1920
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Championship results · 58 years
Show all 58 years
| Year | Conf. | Finish | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par | Course | Full field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEC | 16th / 16 | 285 | 290 | 293 | 868 | +28 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | |
| 2025 | SEC | 15th / 16 | 281 | 295 | 286 | 862 | +22 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | |
| 2024 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 859 | +19 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2023 | SEC | 13th / 14 | 854 | +14 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2022 | SEC | 13th / 14 | 868 | +28 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2021 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 866 | +26 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2019 | SEC | T3 / 14 | 843 | +3 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2018 | SEC | 10th / 14 | 856 | +16 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2017 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 857 | +17 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2016 | SEC | 7th / 14 | 868 | +28 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2015 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 856 | +16 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2014 | SEC | 8th / 14 | 844 | +4 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2013 | SEC | 13th / 14 | 890 | +50 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2012 | SEC | 7th / 12 | 866 | +26 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2011 | SEC | 9th / 12 | 885 | +45 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2010 | SEC | 6th / 12 | 857 | +17 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2009 | SEC | 7th / 12 | 876 | +36 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2008 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 893 | +53 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2007 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 901 | +61 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2006 | SEC | 4th / 12 | 855 | +15 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2005 | SEC | 1st / 12 | 875 | +35 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2004 | SEC | 5th / 12 | 866 | +26 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2003 | SEC | 9th / 12 | 899 | +59 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2002 | SEC | 8th / 12 | 887 | +47 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2001 | SEC | 12th / 12 | 922 | +82 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2000 | SEC | 12th / 12 | 920 | +56 | Turtle Point GC · par 72 | ||||
| 1999 | SEC | 9th / 12 | 946 | +82 | Champion Trace GC · par 72 | ||||
| 1998 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 603 | +27 | University of Georgia GC · par 72 | ||||
| 1997 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 925 | +61 | Grand National (Links Course) · par 72 | ||||
| 1996 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 926 | +74 | Old Overton Club · par 71 | ||||
| 1995 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 885 | +21 | Springhouse GC · par 72 | ||||
| 1994 | SEC | 12th / 12 | 927 | +63 | Stonehenge GC · par 72 | ||||
| 1993 | SEC | 9th / 12 | 909 | +45 | Queen's Harbor CC · par 72 | ||||
| 1992 | SEC | 11th / 12 | 936 | The Bluffs GC | |||||
| 1991 | SEC | 7th / 10 | 884 | ||||||
| 1990 | SEC | T7 / 10 | 895 | ||||||
| 1989 | SEC | T6 / 10 | 918 | ||||||
| 1987 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 886 | ||||||
| 1986 | SEC | 5th / 10 | 895 | ||||||
| 1985 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 915 | ||||||
| 1984 | SEC | 7th / 10 | 933 | ||||||
| 1983 | SEC | 9th / 10 | 913 | ||||||
| 1982 | SEC | 9th / 10 | 917 | ||||||
| 1981 | SEC | 9th / 10 | 931 | ||||||
| 1980 | SEC | 7th / 10 | 923 | ||||||
| 1979 | SEC | 4th / 10 | 893 | ||||||
| 1978 | SEC | 4th / 10 | 1180 | ||||||
| 1977 | SEC | 5th / 10 | 1093 | ||||||
| 1976 | SEC | 9th / 10 | 1152 | ||||||
| 1975 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 1166 | ||||||
| 1974 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 1168 | ||||||
| 1973 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 1169 | ||||||
| 1972 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 1174 | ||||||
| 1971 | SEC | 7th / 10 | 1170 | ||||||
| 1970 | SEC | 6th / 10 | 1152 | ||||||
| 1969 | SEC | 7th / 9 | 1169 | ||||||
| 1968 | SEC | 8th / 10 | 887 | ||||||
| 1967 | SEC | 9th / 10 | 941 |
| Year | Conf. | Finish | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par | Course | Full field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEC | 16th / 16 | 285 | 290 | 293 | 868 | +28 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | |
| 2025 | SEC | 15th / 16 | 281 | 295 | 286 | 862 | +22 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | |
| 2024 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 859 | +19 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2023 | SEC | 13th / 14 | 854 | +14 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2022 | SEC | 13th / 14 | 868 | +28 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2021 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 866 | +26 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2019 | SEC | T3 / 14 | 843 | +3 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2018 | SEC | 10th / 14 | 856 | +16 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2017 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 857 | +17 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2016 | SEC | 7th / 14 | 868 | +28 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2015 | SEC | 11th / 14 | 856 | +16 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 | ||||
| 2014 | SEC | 8th / 14 | 844 | +4 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) · par 70 |
Finish is the stroke-play position; in match-play years the champion is decided by the bracket. Blank round columns mean only totals are known.
Year-by-year regionals
= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.
Regional performance
Regional titles
1
15 appearances
Avg committee seed
8.6
across 14 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+41.9
2004 · Central
Beat the seed
7×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
3×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
14
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
279(-5)·2009 R2
279(-5)·2014 R2
280(-8)·2003 R1
280(-4)·2026 R1
280(-4)·2026 R3
To par
-8(280)·2003 R1
-5(279)·2009 R2
-5(279)·2014 R2
-5(283)·2016 R3
36-Hole
Score
560(-8)·2009
560(-8)·2014
570(+2)·2026
To par
-8(560)·2009
-8(560)·2014
-1(575)·2016
54-Hole
Score
845(-7)·2009
850(-2)·2026
856(+4)·2014
To par
-7(845)·2009
-6(858)·2016
-2(850)·2026
Individual
Single round
Score
64(-7)·2026 R2
Jacob Lang
66(-5)·2015 R1
David Snyder
67(-5)·2003 R1
Matt Kohn
67(-4)·2014 R1
Stephen Powers
67(-5)·2016 R2
Chip McDaniel
67(-5)·2021 R2
Alex Goff
To par
-7(64)·2026 R2
Jacob Lang
-5(67)·2003 R1
Matt Kohn
-5(66)·2015 R1
David Snyder
-5(67)·2016 R2
Chip McDaniel
-5(67)·2021 R2
Alex Goff
36-Hole
Score
134(-8)·2026
Jacob Lang
135(-7)·2014
Stephen Powers
137(-5)·2009
Andy Winings
137(-5)·2009
Ben Fuqua
To par
-8(134)·2026
Jacob Lang
-7(135)·2014
Stephen Powers
-5(137)·2009
Andy Winings
-5(137)·2009
Ben Fuqua
-5(139)·2016
Chip McDaniel
54-Hole
Score
204(-9)·2026
Jacob Lang
207(-6)·2009
Andy Winings
208(-5)·2014
Stephen Powers
To par
-9(204)·2026
Jacob Lang
-6(207)·2009
Andy Winings
-6(210)·2016
Chip McDaniel
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 2
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 3
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 4
2 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 5–8
7 entries
1 wins · 4 advanced
Seed 9+
5 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Year-by-year NCAAs
NCAA championship scoring records
Team
Single round
Score
283(+3)·2004
283(+3)·2004
283(-5)·2006
283(-5)·2006
283(+3)·2014
To par
-5(283)·2006
-5(283)·2006
-1(287)·2006
36-Hole
Score
569(+9)·2004
570(-6)·2006
574(+14)·2014
To par
-6(570)·2006
+9(569)·2004
+13(589)·2018
54-Hole
Score
852(+12)·2004
857(+17)·2014
863(+23)·2016
To par
+6(870)·2006
+12(852)·2004
+17(857)·2014
72-Hole
Score
1153(+1)·2006
1155(+35)·2004
1157(+37)·2016
To par
+1(1153)·2006
+35(1155)·2004
+37(1157)·2016
Individual
Single round
Score
67(-3)·2004
John Holmes
68(-2)·2004
Matt Wells
68(-2)·2004
Matt Wells
68(-2)·2004
Matt Wells
To par
-3(69)·2003
John Holmes
-3(67)·2004
John Holmes
-3(69)·2006
Matt Kohn
-3(69)·2006
Andy Winings
36-Hole
Score
136(-4)·2004
Matt Wells
139(-5)·2006
Andy Winings
140(E)·2004
John Holmes
To par
-5(139)·2006
Andy Winings
-4(136)·2004
Matt Wells
E(140)·2004
John Holmes
54-Hole
Score
204(-6)·2004
Matt Wells
207(-3)·2004
John Holmes
211(+1)·2005
John Holmes
To par
-6(204)·2004
Matt Wells
-3(207)·2004
John Holmes
+1(217)·2003
John Holmes
+1(211)·2005
John Holmes
+1(217)·2006
Matt Kohn
+1(217)·2006
Andy Winings
72-Hole
Score
279(-1)·2004
John Holmes
281(+1)·2004
Matt Wells
283(+3)·2005
John Holmes
To par
-2(286)·2006
Matt Kohn
-1(279)·2004
John Holmes
-1(287)·2006
Andy Winings
No record book entries on file for this program.
Roster data coming soon.
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.