LSU Tigers golf | |
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University | Louisiana State University |
Conference | SEC |
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Head coach | Chuck Winstead (12th year) |
Course |
University Club of Baton Rouge Par: 72 Yards: 7,700 |
Nickname | LSU Tigers |
Colors | Purple and Gold |
NCAA Champions | |
1940, 1942, 1947, 1955, 2015 | |
NCAA Individual Champions | |
Fred Haas (1937) Earl Stewart (1941) John Peterson (2011) |
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NCAA Match Play | |
2014, 2015, 2016 | |
NCAA Team Appearance | |
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (only top-10 finishes listed before 1984) | |
Conference Champions | |
1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987, 2015 | |
Individual Conference Champions | |
Fred Haas (1937) Henry Castillo (1939, 1939, 1940) Earl Stewart (1941) Joe Moore (1947) Eddie Merrins (1953, 1954) Don Essig (1960) Howard Fraser (1961) B.R. McLendon (1965, 1966, 1967) Vaughn Moise (1969) Wayne DeFrancesco (1979) John Salamone (1981) Emlyn Aubrey (1984) David Toms (1987) |
The LSU Tigers golf team represents the Louisiana State University in the sport of golf. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home matches on the University Club of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and are currently coached by Chuck Winstead. The LSU Tigers golf program has won five NCAA national tournament championships and sixteen SEC championships.
The LSU Tigers golf program begun competition in 1932. The Tigers have won five NCAA tournament national championships in 1940 (co-champion with Princeton), 1942 (co-champion with Stanford), 1947, 1955 and 2015.
The Tigers have won sixteen SEC conference championships in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987 and 2015.
Three LSU Tigers have won three NCAA individual national championships. They are Fred Haas (1937), Earl Stewart (1941) and John Peterson (2011).
Thirteen LSU Tigers have won eighteen SEC individual titles. They are Fred Haas (1937), Henry Castillo (1939, 39, 40), Earl Stewart (1941), Joe Moore (1947), Eddie Merrins (1953, 54), Don Essig (1960), Howard Fraser (1961), B.R. McLendon (1965, 66, 67), Vaughn Moise (1969), Wayne DeFrancesco (1979), John Salamon (1981), Emlyn Aubrey (1984) and David Toms (1987)
Chuck Winstead is the head coach of the LSU Tigers golf team. He has been head coach since 2006. He was also a member of the LSU golf team from 1989-1991.