The South Florida Bulls golf program represents the University of South Florida in the sport of golf. The program consists of separate men's and women's teams and competes in the American Athletic Conference within NCAA Division I. The Bulls men's golf team is coached by Steve Bradley and the women's team is coached by Erika Brennan. They host meets at The Claw golf course adjacent to USF's campus in Tampa, Florida.
The USF men's golf team was founded in 1966 as one of the "original seven" sports teams to be offered at USF. The team made it to the NCAA College Division Golf Championship in just the sixth year of its existence, and appeared in the tournament again in three of the next four years, finishing as the national runner-up in both 1972 and 1973.[2] The Bulls joined NCAA Division I before the 1974 season and the Sun Belt Conference before the 1977 season, and beginning in 1979 they would win the next 11 conference titles in a row.[3] They would not make their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship until 1987, finishing 17th in the country.[4]
After their final Sun Belt title in 1989, the Bulls did not win another conference title until 2013, their final year in the Big East.[3] After leaving the Big East for the American Athletic Conference, the Bulls started to find success again. They qualified for the NCAA Championship following their first AAC title in 2015, finishing fifth in the nation, a program-best since joining Division I. Claudio Correa took sixth place in the individual category at the 2015 tournament, the best in USF history.
In addition to the 17 team conference titles, 11 Bulls have won individual conference titles:[3][5]
Joe Hodge, 1980
Drew Butler, 1981
Ray Boone, 1982
Ken Mattiace, 1983
Dean Hiers, 1986
Mark Turlington, 1988
Ted Eilbeck, 1990
Ryan Fricker, 2015
Aksel Olsen, 2016
Claudio Correa, 2017
Albin Bergstrom, 2021
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USF's women's golf team began in 1973 in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. They joined the NCAA after the AIAW disbanded in 1982, and reached the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship in their first year in the league. They have finished top 5 in the NCAA twice, taking 5th in 1984 and 4th in 1991.[6] They have won six conference titles: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2012.[7] In addition, three Bulls have won individual conference championships:[5][8]
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April 11, 2024
south, florida, bulls, golf, program, represents, university, south, florida, sport, golf, program, consists, separate, women, teams, competes, american, athletic, conference, within, ncaa, division, bulls, golf, team, coached, steve, bradley, women, team, coa. The South Florida Bulls golf program represents the University of South Florida in the sport of golf The program consists of separate men s and women s teams and competes in the American Athletic Conference within NCAA Division I The Bulls men s golf team is coached by Steve Bradley and the women s team is coached by Erika Brennan They host meets at The Claw golf course adjacent to USF s campus in Tampa Florida South Florida Bulls golfFounded1966 men 1973 women UniversityUniversity of South FloridaConferenceThe AmericanAthletic directorMichael KellyHead coachMen s Steve Bradley 8th season Women s Erika Brennan 3rd season CourseThe ClawNicknameBullsColorsGreen and gold 1 NCAA runner upMen 1972 DII 1973 DII NCAA match playMen 2015NCAA Championship appearancesMen 1969 DII 1971 DII 1972 DII 1973 DII 1987 1996 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022Women 1983 1984 1990 1991 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 2007 2012Conference championsMen 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021Women 1996 1998 1999 2000 2003 2012 Contents 1 Men 2 Women 3 See also 4 ReferencesMen editThe USF men s golf team was founded in 1966 as one of the original seven sports teams to be offered at USF The team made it to the NCAA College Division Golf Championship in just the sixth year of its existence and appeared in the tournament again in three of the next four years finishing as the national runner up in both 1972 and 1973 2 The Bulls joined NCAA Division I before the 1974 season and the Sun Belt Conference before the 1977 season and beginning in 1979 they would win the next 11 conference titles in a row 3 They would not make their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championship until 1987 finishing 17th in the country 4 After their final Sun Belt title in 1989 the Bulls did not win another conference title until 2013 their final year in the Big East 3 After leaving the Big East for the American Athletic Conference the Bulls started to find success again They qualified for the NCAA Championship following their first AAC title in 2015 finishing fifth in the nation a program best since joining Division I Claudio Correa took sixth place in the individual category at the 2015 tournament the best in USF history In addition to the 17 team conference titles 11 Bulls have won individual conference titles 3 5 Joe Hodge 1980 Drew Butler 1981 Ray Boone 1982 Ken Mattiace 1983 Dean Hiers 1986 Mark Turlington 1988 Ted Eilbeck 1990 Ryan Fricker 2015 Aksel Olsen 2016 Claudio Correa 2017 Albin Bergstrom 2021Women editUSF s women s golf team began in 1973 in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women They joined the NCAA after the AIAW disbanded in 1982 and reached the NCAA Division I Women s Golf Championship in their first year in the league They have finished top 5 in the NCAA twice taking 5th in 1984 and 4th in 1991 6 They have won six conference titles 1996 1998 1999 2000 2003 and 2012 7 In addition three Bulls have won individual conference championships 5 8 Anna Acker 1990 Susan Veasey 1991 Cecelia Hedlund 1996See also editUniversity of South FloridaSouth Florida BullsReferences edit USF Athletics Brand Guide PDF August 18 2022 Retrieved August 23 2022 NCAA Division II Men s Golf Championship Record Book PDF a b c 2021 Mgolf media guide JD PDF PDF USF Athletics Retrieved 2021 04 28 2022 NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championship Record Book PDF a b Sun Belt Conference record book PDF Archived PDF from the original on 20 November 2020 2022 NCAA Division I Women s Golf Championship Record Book PDF 2020 21 wgolf media guide JD PDF PDF USF Athletics Retrieved 2021 04 28 Women s Record Book Through 2020 PDF Conference USA PDF conferenceusa com Retrieved 2021 03 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Florida Bulls golf amp oldid 1171436640 Men, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
