The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf.
The teams that win their respective Division I conference championships are given automatic spots in the regionals. A selection committee decides which other teams play in the regionals. The top teams in each regional advance to the championship. In addition, the best player in each tournament from teams not qualified also advance to the next round as individual competitors.
Formerly, it was a stroke play team competition, but starting in 2009, the competition was changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top eight teams after 54 holes of stroke play being seeded and concluding with an eight-team match play playoff. An award is also given for the lowest-scoring individual competitor.
Many individual winners have gone on to have successful careers on the PGA Tour, including 1961 champion Jack Nicklaus, 1967 champion Hale Irwin, 1996 champion Tiger Woods, and three-time champions Ben Crenshaw and Phil Mickelson.
As of 2024, the individual champion receives an invitation to that year's U.S. Open and the following year's Masters Tournament, in both cases on the condition that he is still an amateur.
Results Note: The NCAA was founded in 1906. The first championship sponsored by the NCAA was in 1939.
Pre-NCAA era, match play (1897–1938) The NCAA started sponsoring the golf championship in 1939; the previous 41 championships were conferred by the National Intercollegiate Golf Association. Team scores, individual scores, and course pars are not kept in official NCAA records before 1939. YearSiteHost courseTeam champion Individual champion1897Ardsley-on-Hudson, NYArdsley ClubYaleLouis Bayard, Jr. (Princeton)1898Ardsley ClubYale (spring)James Curtis (Harvard)Ardsley ClubHarvard (fall)John Reid, Jr. (Yale)1899Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubHarvardPercy Pyne (Princeton)1900No tournament1901Atlantic City, NJAtlantic City Country ClubHarvardHalstead Lindsley (Harvard)1902Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubYale (spring)Charles Hitchcock, Jr. (Yale) Morristown, NJMorris County Golf ClubHarvard (fall)Chandler Egan (Harvard)1903Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubHarvardF. O. Reinhart (Princeton)1904South Hamilton, MAMyopia Hunt ClubA. L. White (Harvard)1905Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubYaleRobert Abbott (Yale)1906W. E. Clow, Jr. (Yale)1907Glen Cove, NYNassau Country ClubEllis Knowles (Yale)1908West Newton, MABrae Burn Country ClubH. H. Wilder (Harvard)1909Rye, NYApawamis Golf ClubAlbert Seckel (Princeton)1910West Orange, NJEssex County Country ClubRobert Hunter (Yale)1911Springfield, NJBaltusrol Golf ClubGeorge Stanley (Yale)1912Manchester, VTEkwanok Country ClubF. C. Davison (Harvard)1913Huntingdon Valley, PAHuntingdon Valley Country ClubNathaniel Wheeler (Yale)1914Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubPrincetonEdward Allis (Harvard)1915Greenwich, CTGreenwich Country ClubYaleFrancis Blossom (Yale)1916Oakmont, PAOakmont Country ClubPrincetonJ. W. Hubbell (Harvard)1917No tournament1918No tournament due to World War I1919Haverford Township, PAMerion Golf ClubColumbiaA. L. Walker, Jr. (Columbia)1920Glen Cove, NYNassau Country ClubPrincetonJess Sweetser (Yale)1921Greenwich, CTGreenwich Country ClubDartmouthSimpson Dean (Princeton)1922Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubPrincetonPollack Boyd (Dartmouth)1923Bronxville, NYSiwanoy Country ClubDexter Cummings (Yale)1924Greenwich, CTGreenwich Country ClubYale1925Montclair, VAMontclair Country ClubFred Lamprecht (Tulane)1926Haverford Township, PAMerion Golf Club1927Garden City, NYGarden City Golf ClubPrincetonWatts Gunn (Georgia Tech)1928Rye, NYApawamis Golf ClubMaurice McCarthy (Georgetown)1929Deal, NJHollywood Golf ClubTom Aycock (Yale)1930Oakmont, PAOakmont Country ClubGeorge Dunlap (Princeton)1931Olympia Fields, ILOlympia Fields Country ClubYale1932Hot Springs, VAThe HomesteadJohnny Fischer (Michigan)1933Williamsville, NYCountry Club of BuffaloWalter Emery (Oklahoma)1934Cleveland, TNCleveland Country ClubMichiganCharlie Yates (Georgia Tech)1935Bethesda, MDCongressional Country ClubEd White (Texas)1936Glenview, ILNorth Shore Country ClubYaleCharles Kocsis (Michigan)1937Oakmont, PAOakmont Country ClubPrincetonFred Haas (LSU)1938Louisville, KYLouisville Country ClubStanfordJohn P. Burke (Georgetown)
NCAA era, match play (1939–1964) Year SiteHost courseTeam championshipIndividual championChampion Score Runner-up Score 1939 DetailsDes Moines, IAWakonda ClubStanford612NorthwesternPrinceton614Vincent D'Antoni (Tulane)1940 DetailsManchester, VTEkwanok Country ClubPrincetonLSU601Dixon Brooke (Virginia)1941 DetailsColumbus, OHOhio State University Golf ClubStanford580LSU599Earl Stewart (LSU)1942 DetailsSouth Bend, INSouth Bend Country ClubLSUStanford590Frank Tatum (Stanford)1943 DetailsOlympia Fields, ILOlympia Fields Country ClubYale614Michigan618Wally Ulrich (Carleton)1944 DetailsToledo, OHInverness ClubNotre Dame311Minnesota312Louis Lick (Minnesota)1945 DetailsColumbus, OHOhio State University Golf ClubOhio State602Northwestern621John Lorms (Ohio State)1946 DetailsPrinceton, NJSpringdale Golf ClubStanford619Michigan624George Hamer (Georgia)1947 DetailsAnn Arbor, MIUniversity of Michigan Golf CourseLSU606Duke614Dave Barclay (Michigan)1948 DetailsStanford, CAStanford University Golf CourseSan Jose State579LSU588Bob Harris (San Jose State)1949 DetailsAmes, IAVeenker Memorial Golf CourseNorth Texas State590PurdueTexas600Harvie Ward (North Carolina)1950 DetailsAlbuquerque, NMChampionship Golf Courseat University of New Mexico573Purdue577Fred Wampler (Purdue)1951 DetailsColumbus, OHOhio State University Golf Club588Ohio State589Tom Nieporte (Ohio State)1952 DetailsWest Lafayette, INPurdue University Golf Course587Michigan593Jim Vickers (Oklahoma)1953 DetailsColorado Springs, COBroadmoor Golf ClubStanford578North Carolina580Earl Moeller (Oklahoma A&M)1954 DetailsHouston, TXBraeburn Country ClubSMU572North Texas State573Hillman Robbins (Memphis State)1955 DetailsKnoxville, TNHolston Hills Country ClubLSU574North Texas State583Joe Campbell (Purdue)1956 DetailsColumbus, OHOhio State University Golf ClubHouston601North Texas StatePurdue602Rick Jones (Ohio State)1957 DetailsColorado Springs, COBroadmoor Golf Club602Stanford603Rex Baxter (Houston)1958 DetailsWilliamstown, MATaconic Golf Club570Oklahoma State582Phil Rodgers (Houston)1959 DetailsEugene, OREugene Country Club561Purdue571Richard Crawford (Houston)1960 DetailsColorado Springs, COBroadmoor Golf Club6036071961 DetailsWest Lafayette, INPurdue University Golf CoursePurdue584Arizona State595Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State)1962 DetailsDurham, NCDuke Golf ClubHouston588Oklahoma State598Kermit Zarley (Houston)1963 DetailsWichita, KSWichita Country ClubOklahoma State581Houston582R. H. Sikes (Arkansas)1964 DetailsColorado Springs, COBroadmoor Golf ClubHouston580Oklahoma State587Terry Small (San Jose State)
NCAA era, stroke play (1965–2008)