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Northwestern Men's Golf

#50
B10Men's · 2025-26
Record
99-66-3
168 meetings
Field status
Projected at-large
Projected regional
Athens
#8 seed · #48 overall
Travel distance
607 mi
+1 time zone

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2025)1st5thAdvance cut198920072025
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Geography

Athens Regional — Georgia, Athens, GANorthwestern
homeAthenstime zones607 mi (+1 time zone)

2026 conference championship

Big Ten Men's Golf Championships
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club · North Plains, OR·2026-05-01 → 2026-05-03
Stroke Play
Winner: UCLA

Program history

Regional apps
28
Top 8% of D1
Active streak: 9
Longest streak: 9
Advanced
9
Top 10% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 4
Regional wins
0
Top 14% of D1
Best regional
#2
Top 14% of D1
NCAA apps
26
Top 8% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 5
NCAA wins
0
Top 8% of D1
NCAA best
T2
Top 8% of D1
Match-play
0

Year-by-year regionals

2025
10
#6
2024
12
#5
2023
T5
#5
2022
11
#8
2021
9
#11
2020
—
2019
8
#9
2018
4
#6
2017
T5
#5
2016
7
#9
2015
--
2014
13
#10
2013
8
#6
2012
8
#9
2011
3
#10
2010
T6
#9
2009
T4
#9
2008
--
2007
13
#13
2006
2
#9
2005
--
2004
--
2003
22
#10
2002
13
#20
2001
T15
2000
6
1999
2
1998
3
1997
T9
1996
13
1995
T10
1994
--
1993
--
1992
--
1991
10
1990
--
1989
13

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles
0
28 appearances
Avg committee seed
8.9
across 19 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+34.8
2006 · Central
Beat the seed
10×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
3×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
19
Seeding data available: 2002-present
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
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 5–8
7 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 9+
12 entries
0 wins · 3 advanced

Year-by-year NCAAs

2025
—
2024
—
2023
—
2022
—
2021
—
2020
—
2019
—
2018
MC
2017
—
2016
—
2015
—
2014
—
2013
—
2012
—
2011
22
2010
—
2009
29
2008
—
2007
—
2006
MC
2005
—
2004
—
2003
—
2002
—
2001
—
2000
8
1999
3
1998
MC
1997
T7
1996
—
1995
—
1994
—
1993
—
1992
—
1991
18
1990
—
1989
—
1988
—
1987
—
1986
—
1985
—
1984
—
1983
—
1982
—
1981
—
1980
—
1979
—
1978
—
1977
—
1976
—
1975
—
1974
—
1973
—
1972
—
1971
—
1970
—
1969
—
1968
—
1967
—
1966
—
1965
—
1964
T18
1963
—
1962
25
1961
T16
1960
—
1959
—
1958
—
1957
—
1956
T22
1955
—
1954
—
1953
16
1952
19
1951
T7
1950
—
1949
T19
1948
13
1947
9
1946
8
1945
T2
1944
—
1943
5
1942
3
1941
T7
1940
T10
1939
T2
won championshipRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistreached match-play (top 8)made cutmissed cutno appearance

Northwestern in the record book

Lowest Team Round

1
(-20, 268)2023 NCAALas Vegas Regional · May 16, 2023

Lowest Team Round in Relation to Par at an NCAA Regional

1
-20 (268)2023 NCAALas Vegas Regional

Lowest Team 54-Hole Score in Relation to Par at an NCAA Regional

1
-43 (821)2023 NCAALas Vegas Regional

Golf Majors by School

1
1Matt Fitzpatrick - 1
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