Texas Longhorns women's golf

The Texas Longhorns women's golf team has been to the NCAA Championship 27 times, tied for 7th overall and finished as the runner-up, or tied for runner-up, twice, in 1993 and 2002. As of 2019, they have finished in the top 5 eight times, most recently in 2019 (t-5th) and 2003 (3rd). In 2019 Texas won its first NCAA Regional in school history and was the stroke play medalist at the NCAA Championship.

For the Texas men's golf, see Texas Longhorns men's golf.
Texas Longhorns women's golf
Founded1974
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin
ConferenceBig 12
Athletic directorChris Del Conte
Head coachRyan Murphy (6th season)
LocationAustin, Texas
CourseUniversity of Texas Golf Club
Par: 72
Yards: 6,278
NicknameLonghorns
ColorsBurnt Orange and White
   
NCAA individual champions
Deborah Petrizzi (1978 AIAW)
Charlotta Sörenstam (1993)
Heather Bowie (1997)
NCAA runner-up
1982 (AIAW), 1993, 2002
NCAA match play
2019, 2023
NCAA Championship appearances
1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Conference champions
SWC
1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Big 12
1997, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Individual conference champions
SWC
Nancy Ledbetter (1984)
Sue Ginter (1986)
Kate Golden (1987)
Michiko Hattori (1988, 1989)
Jamie Fischer (1991)
Jenny Turner (1993)
Nadine Ash (1994)
Kelli Kuehne (1996)
Big 12
Heather Bowie (1997)
Madison Pressel (2011)
Agathe Laisné (2019)

Texas women have won three individual championships. In 1978 Deborah Petrizzi won the AIAW national intercollegiate individual golf championship; and Charlotta Sörenstam and Heather Bowie won in 1993 and 1997 respectively. Former players Betsy Rawls and Sherri Steinhauer went on to win 8 and 2 LPGA major championships respectively, with Rawls being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Yearly record

AIAW

Texas competed in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships#Golf from 1975-1982.[1]

Season Coach State National
1975Pat Weis4th
1976Pat Weis2nd14th
1977Pat Weis1st8th
1978Pat Weis3rdT-3rd
1979Pat Weis4th14th
1980Pat Weis1st8th
1981Pat Weis3rd7th
1982Pat Weis3rd2nd

NCAA

Texas has competed in NCAA since 1983.[1]

Season Coach Conference NCAA
Southwest Conference
1983Pat Weis4th15th
1984Pat Weis1st11th
1985Pat Weis3rd
1986Pat Weis2nd
1987Pat Weis1st17th
1988Pat Weis1st7th
1989Pat Weis1stT-10th
1990Pat Weis1stT-15th
1991Pat Weis1st7th
1992Pat Weis2nd6th
1993Pat Weis1st2nd
1994Susan Watkins1st5th
1995Susan Watkins1stT-9th
1996Susan Watkins1st3rd
Big 12 Conference
1997Susan Watkins1st
1998Susan Watkins2ndT-10th
1999Susan Watkins2nd9th
2000Susan WatkinsT-4th3rd
2001Susan Watkins2nd3rd
2002Susan Watkins3rdT-2nd
2003Susan Watkins3rd3rd
2004Susan Watkins1stT-6th
2005Susan Watkins2nd
2006Susan Watkins7th
2007Susan Watkins10th
2008Martha Richards3rdT-17th
2009Martha Richards6th23rd
2010Martha Richards3rdT-16th
2011Martha Richards1st
2012Martha Richards2ndT-13th
2013Martha RichardsT-6th21st
2014Martha Richards2nd
2015Ryan Murphy6th
2016Ryan Murphy2nd23rd
2017Ryan Murphy1st13th
2018Ryan Murphy1stT-12th
2019Ryan Murphy1stT-5th
2020Ryan MurphySeason canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
2021Ryan Murphy5th4th
2022Ryan Murphy1st13th
2023Ryan Murphy7thTBD
TotalSWC: 10
Big 12: 6		0

Individual champions

National

[1]

Year Name
1978 (AIAW)Deborah Petrizzi
1993Charlotta Sörenstam
1997Heather Bowie

Conference

[2]

National honors

See also

References
  1. "2019-20 Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 37–40. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "2019-20 Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 40. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "2019-20 Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 39. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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