Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Top 5 Colleges

Top 5 College Golf Teams

Many colleges have produced some great golfers, but a few of them have really exceeded the others.  I have graduated from the University of Georgia who has produced some great golfers, such as Bubba Watson, who has won 2 Masters tournaments in 3 years. Alabama has went to 3 straight NCAA Men's Golf Championships, winning 2 of them. Augusta State Golf has won back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011.

In this list I'm going to rank the all-time best NCAA golf teams based on the success of their alumni in the PGA.


5. Oklahoma State- Past 15 years- 3 time National Champion
                                                                              - 3 time Runner-up
           
             Famous Alumni- Ricky Fowler (2010 PGA Rookie of the Year)
                                       - Hunter Mahan (6 PGA Tour Wins)
                                       - Charles Howell III (2001 PGA Rookie of the Year)
                          





4. Arizona State- 6 national championships
Famous Alumni- Phil Mickelson (5 major wins) (Member of                                   World Golf Hall of Fame)
                              - Paul Casey (2006 European Player of the                                     year) 





3. Wake Forest- 3 national championships

    Famous Alumni- Arnold Palmer (7 major wins) (Member of                                               World Golf Hall of Fame)
                                   - Bill Haas (5 PGA Tour wins)
                                   - Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open Champion)
               





2. Ohio State- 3 National Championships


Famous Alumni- Jack Nicklaus - 5-time PGA Player of the Year
                                                          - 18 major wins (Record)
                                                          - Member of World Golf HoF






1. Stanford- 3 National Championships
                                    
                                                          Famous Alumni- Tiger Woods- 1996 PGA Rookie of the Year
                                                         - 14 major wins (2nd most)
                                                         - 11-time PGA Player of the                                                                   Year (Record)
                                                         - 79 PGA wins (2nd most)