Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf
Founded	1935 (1935)
University	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Conference	Big Ten
Athletic director	Troy Dannen
Head coach	Judd Cornell (3rd season)
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska
Course	Firethorn
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Colors	Scarlet and cream
NCAA Championship appearances
1973, 1978, 1998, 1999
Conference champions
1936, 1937

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.

Coaches

Coaching history

No.	Coach	Tenure	Accomplishments
1	Dana X. Bible	1934–36	Big Eight champion (1936)
2	Ed Newkirk	1936–41	Big Eight champion (1937)
3	Bud Williamson	1945–48
4	Marvin Franklin Jr.	1948–51
5	Ed Higgenbotham	1951–52
6	Bob Hamblet	1952–54
7	Jerry Bush	1954–57
8	Bill Smith	1957–60
9	Harry Good	1960–69
10	Larry Romjue	1969–2001
11	Bill Spangler	2001–18
12	Mark Hankins	2018–21
13	Brett Balak	2021–22
14	Judd Cornell	2022–

Coaching staff

Name	Position	First year	Alma mater
Judd Cornell	Head coach	2022	Nebraska
Travis Minzel	Assistant coach	2021	Nebraska Wesleyan

Awards

Ben Hogan Award Steve Friesen – 1998 All-Americans Jamie Rogers – 1998 (HM) Jamie Rogers – 1999 (2nd) Steve Friesen – 1999 (HM)

All-Big 12 Steve Friesen – 1997–99 Josh Madden – 1997 Jamie Rogers – 1997,1998 Steve Gutschewski – 1999 Brady Schnell – 2007

Season-by-season results

Tournament champion

Year	Coach	Conference	Postseason
Big Six Conference (1935–1948)
1934–35	Dana X. Bible	2nd
1935–36		1st
1936–37	Ed Newkirk	1st
1937–38		2nd
1938–39		5th
1939–40		4th
1940–41	Byron Adams	3rd
1945–46	Bud Williamson	6th
1946–47		5th
1947–48		2nd
Big Seven Conference (1949–1960)
1948–49	Marvin Franklin Jr.	6th
1949–50		3rd
1950–51	Ed Higgenbotham	2nd
1951–52		2nd
1952–53	Bob Hamblet	4th
1953–54		3rd
1954–55	Jerry Bush	5th
1955–56		5th
1956–57		6th
1957–58	Bill Smith	7th
1958–59		6th
1959–60		6th
Big Eight Conference (1961–1996)
1960–61	Harry Good	8th
1961–62		8th
1962–63		7th
1963–64		8th
1964–65		6th
1965–66		5th
1966–67		4th
1967–68		3rd
1968–69		8th
1969–70	Larry Romjue	3rd
1970–71		4th
1971–72		8th
1972–73		2nd	NCAA University Division 18th
1973–74		3rd
1974–75		6th
1975–76		6th
1976–77		5th
1977–78		2nd	NCAA Division I 20th
1978–79		4th
1979–80		5th
1980–81		3rd
1981–82		3rd
1982–83		4th
1983–84		7th
1984–85		3rd
1985–86		5th
1986–87		4th
1987–88		6th
1988–89		4th
1989–90		6th
1990–91		5th
1991–92		7th
1992–93		6th
1993–94		5th
1994–95		6th
1995–96		3rd
Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
1996–97	Larry Romjue	6th
1997–98		9th	NCAA Division I 20th
1998–99		2nd	NCAA Division I 14th
1999–00		12th
2000–01		12th
2001–02	Bill Spangler	12th
2002–03		11th
2003–04		12th
2004–05		12th
2005–06		6th
2006–07		6th
2007–08		11th
2008–09		11th
2009–10		T–7th
2010–11		8th
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2011–12	Bill Spangler	12th
2012–13		9th
2013–14		11th
2014–15		13th
2015–16		13th
2016–17		12th
2017–18		11th
2018–19	Mark Hankins	5th
2019–20		Canceled
2020–21		12th
2021–22	Brett Balak	14th
2022–23	Judd Cornell	12th
2023–24		T–7th