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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Golf

No. 7 Womens Golf finishes T6 at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

No. 7 Women’s Golf finishes T6 at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Ben Wells, General Sports Reporter March 7, 2024

Texas women’s golf tied for sixth place alongside future SEC foes Georgia and LSU in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate hosted at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.  In a field that included 17 total...

Christiaan Maas finishes runner-up at the inaugural Africa Amateur Championship

Christiaan Maas finishes runner-up at the inaugural Africa Amateur Championship

Ansley Denison, General Sports Reporter March 7, 2024

Sophomore Christiaan Maas treats "pressure as a privilege." The golfer competed at the inaugural Africa Amateur Championship from Feb. 21-24, firing a 9-under par score of 63 to tie the Leopard Creek...

Professional golfer Scottie Scheffler sets up his ball and tee at the Dell Match Play tournament on March 26.

UT Golf Club to host 2024 Golf Regional Championships

Ansley Denison, General Sports Reporter February 16, 2024

A possible home advantage awaits the Texas men's golf team for this year's NCAA tournament. The University of Texas Golf Club, located in the Texas Hill Country, will host a portion of the Regional...

No. 16 Texas mens golf falls short at the Amer Ari Invitational

No. 16 Texas men’s golf falls short at the Amer Ari Invitational

Ansley Denison, General Sports Reporter February 14, 2024

Texas men's golf finished in fifteenth place at the Amer Ari Invitational after an effort to post 19-under-par during Saturday's final round. Sophomore Christiaan Maas led the Longhorns on day three, firing...

A look at the underclassmen talent on the Texas women’s golf team

A look at the underclassmen talent on the Texas women’s golf team

Perla Paredes Hernandez, General Sports Reporter November 17, 2023

The No. 5 women's golf team kicked off the fall season at the Annika Intercollegiate tournament in Minnesota, finishing sixth with rounds of 288-280-289.  The Longhorns concluded their fall campaign with...

Inside Texas women’s golf head coach Ryan Murphys success

Inside Texas women’s golf head coach Ryan Murphy’s success

Perla Paredes Hernandez, General Sports Reporter November 9, 2023

The enchantment of coaching captivated the four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, Ryan Murphy, as early as his college golf career in New Mexico from 1994 to 1997.  “It keeps me in the game of golf,”...

No. 11 Texas falls short at Cypress Point Invitational

No. 11 Texas falls short at Cypress Point Invitational

Zach Davis October 31, 2023

No. 11 Texas Men’s Golf took home second place at the Cypress Point Invitational, losing on a 10-5 individual hole tiebreaker against No. 4 Arizona State in the championship round. Hosted by Stanford...

Former UT golfer Scottie Scheffler swings on  on Hole 7 at the Dell Match Play PGA tournament on March 25, 2023.

Former Longhorns shine on the PGA Tour

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 31, 2023

With the 2022-23 PGA Tour season wrapping up in a couple of weeks, here's how former Texas Longhorn men’s golfers fared on the course this year.   Scottie Scheffler The Official World Golf...

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Fast start for Farah O’Keefe, reigning Big 12 Women’s Golfer of the Month

Ben Wells, General Sports Reporter October 27, 2023

Most freshmen have to bide their time and pay their dues before gaining recognition on the biggest stage. Farah O’Keefe is anything but “most freshmen.” An Austin product who played for Anderson...

How hunting, flying shaped Bentley Cotton’s golf game

How hunting, flying shaped Bentley Cotton’s golf game

Perla Paredes Hernandez, General Sports Reporter October 23, 2023

From throwing a football as quarterback to shooting basketballs to making putts on a golf course all before starting sixth grade, Bentley Cotton’s passion for sports is apparent. Growing up, she followed...

Failing makes greatness: How setbacks made Texas men’s golf coach John Fields great

Failing makes greatness: How setbacks made Texas men’s golf coach John Fields great

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter October 13, 2023

He decided he wanted to go pro. Take the leap. Be one of the greats. A small town kid from Las Cruces, New Mexico, having just graduated from the University of New Mexico, John Fields set out to go across...

No. 9 Texas men’s golf dominates Big 12 match play, takes home first tournament win of season

No. 9 Texas men’s golf dominates Big 12 match play, takes home first tournament win of season

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter October 12, 2023

No. 9 Texas men’s golf took down No. 21 Baylor 4-1 in the championship match during the annual Big 12 Match Play Tournament on Wednesday. The Longhorns took down the Bears to win the three-day tournament...

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