Minnesota Men's Golf
#66B10Men's · 2026–27
2026–27 season so far
5 eventsEvents won
1
2 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#76
strength of schedule
Events
5
played this season
Avg points
37.91
Clippd rating
Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship
Projected · updates weekly- 1 (still to come)Conference championship · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027B10 ChampionshipBaltusrol GC, Springfield, NJ
- 2 (still to come)NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projectedMyrtle Beach Regionalhost Coastal Carolina · Murrells Inlet, SCOverall#57 seedIn regional#10 seedBidAt-largeTravel1,092 mi+1 time zoneProjection 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
homeMyrtle Beachtime zones1,092 mi (+1 time zone)
Season by season
| Season | Rank | Record | Conference | Regional | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | #66 now | 40-31-3 | B10 · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027 | Myrtle Beach (proj.) | May 2027 |
| 2025–26 | #73 final | 96-73-4 | T9 | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | — | — | 10th | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | — | — | 13th | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | — | — | T7 | Did not appear | Did not qualify |
Program history
Regional apps
17
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 15
Advanced
9
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 6
Regional wins
1
Best regional
#1
NCAA apps
30
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 7
NCAA wins
1
NCAA best
1
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
—
B10
2026
T9
B10
2025
10th
B10
2024
13th
B10
2023
T7
B10
2022
10th
B10
2021
9th
B10
2020
—
B10
2019
9th
B10
2018
14th
B10
2017
10th
B10
2016
T11
B10
2015
T3
B10
2014
1st
B10
2013
2nd
B10
2012
7th
B10
2011
8th
B10
2010
8th
B10
2009
2nd
B10
2008
2nd
B10
2007
1st
B10
2006
2nd
B10
2005
4th
B10
2004
3rd
B10
2003
1st
B10
2002
1st
B10
2001
4th
B10
2000
5th
B10
1999
2nd
B10
1998
T3
B10
1997
5th
B10
1996
T4
B10
1995
6th
B10
1994
3rd
B10
1993
3rd
B10
1992
5th
B10
1991
6th
B10
1990
4th
B10
1989
9th
B10
1988
10th
B10
1987
9th
B10
1986
T9
B10
1985
5th
B10
1984
9th
B10
1983
T4
B10
1982
8th
B10
1981
4th
B10
1980
7th
B10
1979
4th
B10
1978
4th
B10
1977
3rd
B10
1976
8th
B10
1975
7th
B10
1974
5th
B10
1973
T6
B10
1972
1st
B10
1971
8th
B10
1970
2nd
B10
1969
4th
B10
1968
6th
B10
1967
6th
B10
1966
T4
B10
1965
6th
B10
1964
4th
B10
1963
1st
B10
1962
4th
B10
1961
2nd
B10
1960
4th
B10
1959
9th
B10
1958
3rd
B10
1957
6th
B10
1956
T6
B10
1955
5th
B10
1954
3rd
B10
1953
6th
B10
1952
5th
B10
1951
8th
B10
1950
4th
B10
1949
6th
B10
1948
5th
B10
1947
6th
B10
1946
5th
B10
1945
4th
B10
1944
3rd
B10
1943
4th
B10
1942
2nd
B10
1941
4th
B10
1940
3rd
B10
1939
3rd
B10
1938
1st
B10
1937
6th
B10
1936
4th
B10
1935
3rd
B10
1934
2nd
B10
1933
2nd
B10
1932
2nd
B10
1931
3rd
B10
1930
3rd
B10
1929
1st
B10
1928
T7
B10
1927
—
B10
1926
T7
B10
1925
—
B10
1924
—
B10
1923
8th
B10
1922
8th
B10
1921
—
B10
1920
—
B10
Championship results · 101 years
Show all 101 years
| Year | Conf. | Finish | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par | Course | Full field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B10 | T9 / 18 | 285 | 288 | 285 | 858 | Pumpkin Ridge GC · par 70 | ||
| 2025 | B10 | 10th / 18 | 866 | ||||||
| 2024 | B10 | 13th / 14 | 913 | ||||||
| 2023 | B10 | T7 / 14 | 596 | Shortened by weather | |||||
| 2022 | B10 | 10th / 14 | 907 | ||||||
| 2021 | B10 | 9th / 14 | 914 | ||||||
| 2019 | B10 | 9th / 14 | 894 | ||||||
| 2018 | B10 | 14th / 14 | 896 | ||||||
| 2017 | B10 | 10th / 14 | 885 | ||||||
| 2016 | B10 | T11 / 14 | 910 | ||||||
| 2015 | B10 | T3 / 14 | 1181 | ||||||
| 2014 | B10 | 1st / 12 | 1186 | ||||||
| 2013 | B10 | 2nd / 12 | 1172 | ||||||
| 2012 | B10 | 7th / 12 | 1215 | ||||||
| 2011 | B10 | 8th / 11 | 1196 | ||||||
| 2010 | B10 | 8th / 11 | 1190 | ||||||
| 2009 | B10 | 2nd / 11 | 1162 | ||||||
| 2008 | B10 | 2nd / 11 | 1177 | ||||||
| 2007 | B10 | T1 / 11 | 1192 | ||||||
| 2006 | B10 | 2nd / 11 | 1169 | ||||||
| 2005 | B10 | 4th / 11 | 854 | ||||||
| 2004 | B10 | 3rd / 11 | 848 | ||||||
| 2003 | B10 | 1st / 11 | 1122 | ||||||
| 2002 | B10 | 1st / 11 | 1152 | ||||||
| 2001 | B10 | 4th / 11 | 1152 | ||||||
| 2000 | B10 | 5th / 11 | 1202 | ||||||
| 1999 | B10 | 2nd / 11 | 1134 | ||||||
| 1998 | B10 | T3 / 11 | 1188 | ||||||
| 1997 | B10 | 5th / 11 | 1213 | ||||||
| 1996 | B10 | T4 / 11 | 1195 | ||||||
| 1995 | B10 | 6th / 11 | 1206 | ||||||
| 1994 | B10 | 3rd / 11 | 1159 | ||||||
| 1993 | B10 | 3rd / 11 | 1168 | ||||||
| 1992 | B10 | 5th / 11 | 1169 | ||||||
| 1991 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1159 | ||||||
| 1990 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1177 | ||||||
| 1989 | B10 | 9th / 10 | 1211 | ||||||
| 1988 | B10 | 10th / 10 | 1242 | ||||||
| 1987 | B10 | 9th / 10 | 1241 | ||||||
| 1986 | B10 | T9 / 10 | 1227 | ||||||
| 1985 | B10 | 5th / 10 | 1526 | ||||||
| 1984 | B10 | 9th / 10 | 1550 | ||||||
| 1983 | B10 | T4 / 10 | 1507 | ||||||
| 1982 | B10 | 8th / 10 | 1510 | ||||||
| 1981 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1444 | ||||||
| 1980 | B10 | 7th / 10 | 1520 | ||||||
| 1979 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1512 | ||||||
| 1978 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1559 | ||||||
| 1977 | B10 | 3rd / 10 | 1478 | ||||||
| 1976 | B10 | 8th / 9 | 1593 | ||||||
| 1975 | B10 | 7th / 10 | 1588 | ||||||
| 1974 | B10 | 5th / 10 | 1517 | ||||||
| 1973 | B10 | T6 / 10 | 1520 | ||||||
| 1972 | B10 | 1st / 10 | 1440 | ||||||
| 1971 | B10 | 8th / 10 | 1570 | ||||||
| 1970 | B10 | 2nd / 10 | 1555 | ||||||
| 1969 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1550 | ||||||
| 1968 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1555 | ||||||
| 1967 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1608 | ||||||
| 1966 | B10 | T4 / 10 | 1519 | ||||||
| 1965 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1523 | ||||||
| 1964 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1524 | ||||||
| 1963 | B10 | 1st / 10 | 1523 | ||||||
| 1962 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1529 | ||||||
| 1961 | B10 | 2nd / 10 | 1536 | ||||||
| 1960 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1549 | ||||||
| 1959 | B10 | 9th / 10 | 1659 | ||||||
| 1958 | B10 | 3rd / 10 | 1551 | ||||||
| 1957 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1558 | ||||||
| 1956 | B10 | T6 / 10 | 1549 | ||||||
| 1955 | B10 | 5th / 10 | 1191 | ||||||
| 1954 | B10 | 3rd / 10 | 1551 | ||||||
| 1953 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1569 | ||||||
| 1952 | B10 | 5th / 10 | 1613 | ||||||
| 1951 | B10 | 8th / 10 | 1570 | ||||||
| 1950 | B10 | 4th / 9 | 1528 | ||||||
| 1949 | B10 | 6th / 9 | 1587 | ||||||
| 1948 | B10 | 5th / 9 | 1566 | ||||||
| 1947 | B10 | 6th / 9 | 1275 | ||||||
| 1946 | B10 | 5th / 9 | 1250 | ||||||
| 1945 | B10 | 4th / 8 | 642 | ||||||
| 1944 | B10 | 3rd / 7 | 653 | ||||||
| 1943 | B10 | 4th / 8 | 1302 | ||||||
| 1942 | B10 | 2nd / 9 | 1258 | ||||||
| 1941 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1286 | ||||||
| 1940 | B10 | 3rd / 10 | 1262 | ||||||
| 1939 | B10 | 3rd / 10 | 1258 | ||||||
| 1938 | B10 | 1st / 10 | 1255 | ||||||
| 1937 | B10 | 6th / 10 | 1303 | ||||||
| 1936 | B10 | 4th / 10 | 1259 | ||||||
| 1935 | B10 | 3rd / 10 | 1267 | ||||||
| 1934 | B10 | 2nd / 9 | 1268 | ||||||
| 1933 | B10 | 2nd / 8 | 1306 | ||||||
| 1932 | B10 | 2nd / 8 | 1272 | ||||||
| 1931 | B10 | 3rd / 8 | 1321 | ||||||
| 1930 | B10 | 3rd / 9 | 1266 | ||||||
| 1929 | B10 | 1st / 7 | 1331 | ||||||
| 1928 | B10 | T7 / 9 | IT | ||||||
| 1926 | B10 | T7 / 9 | IT | ||||||
| 1923 | B10 | 8th / 8 | IT | ||||||
| 1922 | B10 | 8th / 9 | 725 |
| Year | Conf. | Finish | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par | Course | Full field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B10 | T9 / 18 | 285 | 288 | 285 | 858 | Pumpkin Ridge GC · par 70 | ||
| 2025 | B10 | 10th / 18 | 866 | ||||||
| 2024 | B10 | 13th / 14 | 913 | ||||||
| 2023 | B10 | T7 / 14 | 596 | Shortened by weather | |||||
| 2022 | B10 | 10th / 14 | 907 | ||||||
| 2021 | B10 | 9th / 14 | 914 | ||||||
| 2019 | B10 | 9th / 14 | 894 | ||||||
| 2018 | B10 | 14th / 14 | 896 | ||||||
| 2017 | B10 | 10th / 14 | 885 | ||||||
| 2016 | B10 | T11 / 14 | 910 | ||||||
| 2015 | B10 | T3 / 14 | 1181 | ||||||
| 2014 | B10 | 1st / 12 | 1186 |
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
17 appearances
Avg committee seed
7.8
across 8 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+30.2
1999 · Central
Beat the seed
4×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
1×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
8
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
274(-10)·2000 R3
283(-5)·1999 R1
284(E)·1998 R2
To par
-10(274)·2000 R3
-5(283)·1999 R1
-2(286)·2003 R3
36-Hole
Score
571(+3)·1998
573(+5)·2014
576(E)·1999
To par
E(576)·1999
+3(571)·1998
+5(573)·2014
54-Hole
Score
852(E)·2000
862(+10)·1998
865(+1)·1999
To par
E(852)·2000
+1(865)·1999
+6(870)·2003
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-5)·2024 R1
Ben Warian
65(-5)·2024 R3
Ben Warian
66(-5)·2000 R3
James McLean
To par
-5(66)·2000 R3
James McLean
-5(65)·2024 R1
Ben Warian
-5(65)·2024 R3
Ben Warian
36-Hole
Score
134(-6)·2024
Ben Warian
137(-5)·2023
Ben Warian
139(-1)·2010
Ben Pisani
139(-3)·2014
Jose Mendez
To par
-6(134)·2024
Ben Warian
-5(137)·2023
Ben Warian
-3(141)·1998
Martin Mesurier
-3(141)·1999
James McLean
-3(139)·2014
Jose Mendez
54-Hole
Score
199(-11)·2024
Ben Warian
209(-4)·2000
James McLean
209(-1)·2010
Ben Pisani
209(-4)·2023
Ben Warian
To par
-11(199)·2024
Ben Warian
-6(210)·2002
Justin Smith
-4(212)·1999
James McLean
-4(209)·2000
James McLean
-4(209)·2023
Ben Warian
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 2
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 3
1 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 4
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 5–8
2 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 9+
4 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Year-by-year NCAAs
NCAA championship scoring records
Team
Single round
Score
275(-13)·1998
276(-4)·2007
278(-6)·2002
278(-2)·2007
To par
-13(275)·1998
-6(282)·2000
-6(278)·2002
-6(282)·2006
36-Hole
Score
554(-6)·2007
571(-5)·1998
573(+5)·2002
573(-3)·2006
To par
-6(554)·2007
-5(571)·1998
-3(573)·2006
54-Hole
Score
848(+8)·2007
854(-10)·1998
856(+4)·2002
To par
-10(854)·1998
-2(862)·2000
+1(865)·2006
72-Hole
Score
1133(+13)·2007
1134(-2)·2002
1137(-15)·1998
To par
-15(1137)·1998
-5(1147)·2006
-3(1149)·2000
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-7)·1998
James McLean
66(-6)·1998
James McLean
66(-5)·2002
Matt Anderson
To par
-7(65)·1998
James McLean
-6(66)·1998
James McLean
-5(66)·2002
Matt Anderson
36-Hole
Score
132(-8)·2007
Bronson LaCassie
137(-7)·1998
James McLean
139(-3)·2002
Justin Smith
To par
-7(137)·1998
James McLean
-3(139)·2002
Justin Smith
-3(141)·2006
Bronson LaCassie
54-Hole
Score
202(-14)·1998
James McLean
210(-3)·2002
Justin Smith
212(-1)·1968
Bill Brask
212(+2)·2007
Victor Almstrom
To par
-14(202)·1998
James McLean
-3(210)·2002
Justin Smith
-2(214)·2006
Niall Turner
72-Hole
Score
271(-17)·1998
James McLean
279(-5)·2002
Justin Smith
279(-1)·2007
Victor Almstrom
To par
-17(271)·1998
James McLean
-5(283)·1998
Martin LeMesurier
-5(279)·2002
Justin Smith
NCAA Individual Champions
1998James McLean
1944Louis Lick
Minnesota in the record book
Career Stroke Average
171.49 avgJames McLean · 1998-00 · 99 rounds
Lowest Individual Round
262Runar Arnorsson · Barona Collegiate Cup · March 21, 2016
62Chun-Ta Wu · Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational · Oct 18, 2026
Lowest Individual Round-to-Par
2-10Runar Arnorsson · Barona Collegiate Cup · March 21, 2016
-10Chun-Ta Wu · Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational · Oct 18, 2026
Golf Majors by School
11Tom Lehman -1
Roster data coming soon.
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.