The NCAA held its first golf championship in 1939, following an annual tournament previously organized by the National Intercollegiate Golf Association.
The inaugural champion, Louis Bayard Jr. of Princeton, was named in 1897.
Phil Mickelson and Ben Crenshaw are tied for the most NCAA individual championships, with three each. Meanwhile, five players have claimed the title twice: Dick Crawford, Dexter Cummings, George Dunlap, Fred Lamprecht, and Scott Simpson.
When it comes to team victories, Yale tops the list with 20 titles overall. In the NCAA era starting in 1939, Houston leads with 16 championships, followed closely by Oklahoma with 11.
Since 2014, the men’s NCAA golf championships have been broadcast on the Golf Channel.
WOMEN’S GOLF: Access the full list of women’s golf champions
Below is a list of NCAA Men’s golf individual and team champions:
Individual Champions
*Won via playoff
Year — Player, School (Winning score; Course)
NCAA Stroke and Match Play Era
2025 — Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss (277; Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA)
2024 — Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech (285; Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA)
2023 — Fred Biondi, Florida (273; Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ)
2022 — Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt (280; Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ)
2021 — Turk Pettit, Clemson (273; Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ)
2020 — Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 — Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State (281; Blessings Golf Club, Fayetteville, AR)
2018 — Broc Everett, Augusta (277; Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, OK)
2017 — Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss (275; Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, IL)
2016 — Aaron Wise, Oregon (275; Eugene Country Club, Eugene, OR)
Team Champions
NCAA Champions
2024 — Auburn (Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA)
2023 — Florida (Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ)
2022 — Texas (Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ)
2021 — Pepperdine (Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ)
2019 — Stanford (Blessings Golf Club, Fayetteville, AR)
2018 — Oklahoma State (Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, OK)
