The Florida State Seminoles men's golf team represents

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(variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of

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. The Seminoles compete in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the

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(ACC). They play their home matches on the Don A. Veller Seminole Golf Course on the university's

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campus, and are currently led by head coach Trey Jones. Some notable alumni of the program are

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, Hubert Green,

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, George McNeill, Jonas Blixt, Daniel Berger, and Brooks Koepka.

History

In the 69-year history of the Seminoles' men's golf program, they have won 13 conference championships and 10 Seminoles have won 12 individual conference titles. Two Seminoles,

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and Luke Clanton, have won the Ben Hogan Award. The Seminoles finished as national runner-up in 2024. Florida State is one of just five universities to have had four alumni win the major championships and Florida State alums have won a total of 58

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events.

PGA Tour professionals

Ten different Florida State alumni have represented the University with wins on the

, including former Seminole golfers Hubert Green, winner of the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985

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, winner of the 1988

, winner of the 1993

, and Brooks Koepka, winner of the

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and 2018 U.S. Open as well as the

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and 2019 PGA Championship.

Don A. Veller Seminole Golf Course

The Dave Middleton Golf Complex and the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course are home to the PGA Golf Management Program. In 2017, the University announced that Nicklaus Design had been hired to renovate the course at a cost of $4–6 million.FSU hires Nicklaus to renovate Seminole Golf Course
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References

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History

PGA Tour professionals

Don A. Veller Seminole Golf Course

See also

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