UC Santa Barbara Men's Golf
#174BWESTMen's · 2025-26
Record
63-84-4
151 meetings
Field status
—
Regional
—
Travel distance
—
Program arc
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish
Geography
hometime zones
2026 conference championship
La Quinta Country Club · La Quinta, CA·2026-05-03 → 2026-05-05
Winner: Long Beach State
Program history
Regional apps
5
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 2
Advanced
2
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
Regional wins
0
Best regional
#6
NCAA apps
3
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
NCAA wins
0
NCAA best
—
Match-play
0
Year-by-year regionals
= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.
Regional performance
Regional titles
0
5 appearances
Avg committee seed
11.0
across 1 seeded year
Best Regional SG
+10.2
1994 · West
Beat the seed
0×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
0×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
1
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
282(-6)·1994 R3
288(+8)·2017 R3
290(+2)·1998 R1
290(+10)·2017 R2
To par
-6(282)·1994 R3
+2(290)·1998 R1
+3(291)·1994 R2
+3(291)·1998 R2
36-Hole
Score
581(+5)·1998
586(+26)·2017
588(+12)·1994
To par
+5(581)·1998
+12(588)·1994
+26(602)·1991
+26(586)·2017
54-Hole
Score
870(+6)·1994
874(+34)·2017
879(+15)·1998
To par
+6(870)·1994
+15(879)·1998
+34(874)·2017
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-5)·2019 R1
Zach Smith
65(-5)·2019 R3
Zach Smith
66(-6)·1994 R2
Ryan Mitchell
To par
-6(66)·1994 R2
Ryan Mitchell
-5(67)·1994 R3
Tom Gocke
-5(65)·2019 R1
Zach Smith
-5(65)·2019 R3
Zach Smith
36-Hole
Score
132(-8)·2019
Zach Smith
139(-5)·1994
Ryan Mitchell
143(+3)·2017
Nick Swanson
To par
-8(132)·2019
Zach Smith
-5(139)·1994
Ryan Mitchell
+1(145)·1992
Derek Gilchrist
54-Hole
Score
197(-13)·2019
Zach Smith
212(-4)·1994
Ryan Mitchell
215(+5)·2017
Nick Swanson
215(+5)·2017
Brett Bennett
To par
-13(197)·2019
Zach Smith
-4(212)·1994
Ryan Mitchell
+2(218)·1991
Derek Gilchrist
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
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 9+
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Year-by-year NCAAs
NCAA championship scoring records
Team
Single round
Score
293(+5)·1994
294(+6)·1998
295(+7)·1998
To par
+5(293)·1994
+6(294)·1998
+7(295)·1998
36-Hole
Score
589(+13)·1998
590(+14)·1994
To par
+13(589)·1998
+14(590)·1994
Individual
Single round
Score
69(-2)·1968
David Barber
71(E)·1968
David Barber
72(+1)·1968
David Barber
To par
-2(69)·1968
David Barber
E(71)·1968
David Barber
+1(72)·1968
David Barber
36-Hole
Score
143(+1)·1968
David Barber
To par
+1(143)·1968
David Barber
54-Hole
Score
215(+2)·1968
David Barber
To par
+2(215)·1968
David Barber
72-Hole
Score
286(+2)·1968
David Barber
To par
+2(286)·1968
David Barber
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.