The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. The program was established in 1935 and has made the NCAA championships four times, most recently in 1999. Five Cornhuskers have been named first-team all-conference selections, and in 1998 Steve Friesen won the Ben Hogan Award as the best golfer in the country.
The team has been coached by Judd Cornell since 2022. [2]
Coaching history
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| No.
|
Coach
|
Tenure
|
Accomplishments
|
| 1
|
Dana X. Bible |
1935–36 |
Big Eight champion (1936)
|
| 2
|
Ed Newkirk |
1937–41 |
Big Eight champion (1937)
|
| 3
|
Bud Williamson |
1946–48 |
|
| 4
|
Marvin Franklin Jr. |
1949–51 |
|
| 5
|
Ed Higgenbotham |
1952 |
|
| 6
|
Bob Hamblet |
1953–54 |
|
| 7
|
Jerry Bush |
1955–57 |
|
| 8
|
Bill Smith |
1958–60 |
|
| 9
|
Harry Good |
1961–69 |
|
| 10
|
Larry Romjue |
1970–2001 |
|
| 11
|
Bill Spangler |
2002–18 |
|
| 12
|
Mark Hankins |
2019–21 |
|
| 13
|
Brett Balak |
2022 |
|
| 14
|
Judd Cornell |
2023– |
|
Coaching staff
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| Name
|
Position
|
First year
|
Alma mater
|
| Judd Cornell |
Head coach |
2022 |
Nebraska
|
| Travis Minzel |
Assistant coach |
2021 |
Nebraska Wesleyan
|
- Steve Friesen – 1998
- Jamie Rogers – 1998 (HM)
- Jamie Rogers – 1999 (2nd)
- Steve Friesen – 1999 (HM)
|
- Steve Friesen – 1997–99
- Josh Madden – 1997
- Jamie Rogers – 1997,1998
- Steve Gutschewski – 1999
- Brady Schnell – 2007
|
Season-by-season results
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| Year[a]
|
Coach
|
Conference
|
Postseason[b]
|
| Big Six Conference (1935–1948)
|
| 1935 |
Dana X. Bible |
2nd |
|
| 1936 |
1st
|
| 1937 |
Ed Newkirk |
1st
|
| 1938 |
2nd
|
| 1939 |
5th |
|
| 1940 |
4th |
|
| 1941 |
Byron Adams |
3rd |
|
| 1946 |
Bud Williamson |
6th |
|
| 1947 |
5th |
|
| 1948 |
2nd |
|
| Big Seven Conference (1949–1960)
|
| 1949 |
Marvin Franklin Jr. |
6th |
|
| 1950 |
3rd |
|
| 1951 |
Ed Higgenbotham |
2nd |
|
| 1952 |
2nd |
|
| 1953 |
Bob Hamblet |
4th |
|
| 1954 |
3rd |
|
| 1955 |
Jerry Bush |
5th |
|
| 1956 |
5th |
|
| 1957 |
6th |
|
| 1958 |
Bill Smith |
7th |
|
| 1959 |
6th |
|
| 1960 |
6th |
|
| Big Eight Conference (1961–1996)
|
| 1961 |
Harry Good |
8th |
|
| 1962 |
8th |
|
| 1963 |
7th |
|
| 1964 |
8th |
|
| 1965 |
6th |
|
| 1966 |
5th |
|
| 1967 |
4th |
|
| 1968 |
3rd |
|
| 1969 |
8th |
|
| 1970 |
Larry Romjue |
3rd |
|
| 1971 |
4th |
|
| 1972 |
8th |
|
| 1973 |
2nd |
NCAA University Division 18th
|
| 1974 |
3rd |
|
| 1975 |
6th |
|
| 1976 |
6th |
|
| 1977 |
5th |
|
| 1978 |
2nd |
NCAA Division I 20th
|
| 1979 |
4th |
|
| 1980 |
5th |
|
| 1981 |
3rd |
|
| 1982 |
3rd |
|
| 1983 |
4th |
|
| 1984 |
7th |
|
| 1985 |
3rd |
|
| 1986 |
5th |
|
| 1987 |
4th |
|
| 1988 |
6th |
|
| 1989 |
4th |
|
| 1990 |
6th |
|
| 1991 |
5th |
|
| 1992 |
7th |
|
| 1993 |
6th |
|
| 1994 |
5th |
|
| 1995 |
6th |
|
| 1996 |
3rd |
|
| Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
|
| 1997 |
Larry Romjue |
6th |
|
| 1998 |
9th |
NCAA Division I 20th
|
| 1999 |
2nd |
NCAA Division I 14th
|
| 2000 |
12th |
|
| 2001 |
12th |
|
| 2002 |
Bill Spangler |
12th |
|
| 2003 |
11th |
|
| 2004 |
12th |
|
| 2005 |
12th |
|
| 2006 |
6th |
|
| 2007 |
6th |
|
| 2008 |
11th |
|
| 2009 |
11th |
|
| 2010 |
T–7th |
|
| 2011 |
8th |
|
| Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
|
| 2012 |
Bill Spangler |
12th |
|
| 2013 |
9th |
|
| 2014 |
11th |
|
| 2015 |
13th |
|
| 2016 |
13th |
|
| 2017 |
12th |
|
| 2018 |
11th |
|
| 2019 |
Mark Hankins |
5th |
|
| 2020 |
Canceled[c]
|
| 2021 |
12th |
|
| 2022 |
Brett Balak |
14th |
|
| 2023 |
Judd Cornell |
12th |
|
[3]
- ^ Nebraska typically plays several tournaments in the fall of the previous calendar year
- ^ The NCAA began hosting an annual men's golf tournament in 1939
- ^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
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