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.

Team honors

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

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), 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.

Individual honors

Three LSU Tigers have won three NCAA individual national championships. They are Fred Haas (1937),

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(1941) and John Peterson (2011). Thirteen LSU Tigers have won eighteen SEC individual titles. They are Fred Haas (1937), Henry Castillo (1939, 39, 40),

(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)

Notable players

* Brian Bateman, 1 career PGA tour victory * Gardner Dickinson, 7 career PGA tour victories * Fred Haas, 5 career PGA tour victories *

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, winner of

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, 7 career PGA tour victories * Smylie Kaufman, 1 career PGA tour victory *

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, 4 career PGA tour victories * Johnny Pott, 5 career PGA tour victories *

, 3 career PGA tour victories * David Toms, winner of

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, 2018 U.S. Senior Open, 13 career PGA tour victories

Coaching staff

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.

Facilities

The University Club (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

University Club of Baton Rouge

The University Club of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the home of the LSU Tigers and

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golf teams and serves as the host site for all of LSU's tournaments. The University Club is a

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facility that was built to be the permanent home of LSU Golf. It has a 7,700 yard, par-72 championship-caliber, 300-acre course.

Mary and Woody Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility

The Mary and Woody Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility functions as the golf-learning center for the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers golf teams. The clubhouse lobby and team meeting room showcases the history of both the men’s and women’s golf programs at LSU. The facility also contains locker rooms for the men's and women's teams and an office for each coach. The practice facility features a 100-yard-long tee box and 10,000-square-foot putting green with

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around it.

References

External links

Official website
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