The NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships, played in late May, is an annual competition in U.S. men’s collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, but there is also an award for the lowest scoring individual competitor. Many of the individual champions have gone on to successful professional careers. The most successful individual winner is Lee Janzen (1986) who won eight times on the PGA Tour including two major championships, the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens.

Winners 

Year

Team champion

Individual champion

 

 

 

1963

Southwest Missouri State

Gary Head, Middle Tennessee State

1964

Southern Illinois

John Kurzynowski, Aquinas

1965

Middle Tennessee State

Larry Gilbert, Middle Tennessee State

1966

Chico State

Bob Smith, Sacramento State

1967

Lamar State

Larry Hinson, East Tennessee State

1968

Lamar State

Mike Nugent, Lamar State

1969

San Fernando Valley State

Mike Spang, Portland State, Corky Bassler, San Fernando Valley State (tie)

1970

Rollins

Gary McCord, UC Riverside

1971

LSU-New Orleans

Stan Stopa, LSU-New Orleans

1972

LSU-New Orleans

Jim Hilderbrand, Ashland

1973

Cal State Northridge

Paul Wise, Cal State Fullerton

1974

Cal State Northridge

Matt Bloom, UC Riverside

1975

UC Irvine

Jerry Wisz, UC Irvine

1976

Troy State

Mike Nicolette, Rollins

1977

Troy State

David Thornally, Arkansas-Little Rock

1978

Columbus

Thomas Brannen, Columbus

1979

UC Davis

Tom Gleeton, Florida Southern

1980

Columbus

Paul Perini, Troy State

1981

Florida Southern

Tom Patri, Florida Southern

1982

Florida Southern

Vic Wilk, Cal State Northridge

1983

Southwest Texas State

Greg Chapman, Stephen F. Austin

1984

Troy State

Greg Cate, Central Connecticut State

1985

Florida Southern

Hugh Royer III, Columbus

1986

Florida Southern

Lee Janzen, Florida Southern

1987

Tampa

Jeff Leonard, Tampa

1988

Tampa

Jeff Leonard, Tampa

1989

Columbus

Brian Dixon, Columbus

1990

Florida Southern

Bob Burns, Cal State Northridge

1991

Florida Southern

Clete Cole, Columbus

1992

Columbus

Diego Ventureira, Columbus

1993

Abilene Christian

Jeev Milkha Singh, Abilene Christian

1994

Columbus

Briny Baird, Valdosta State

1995

Florida Southern

Briny Baird, Valdosta State

1996

Florida Southern

Dax Johnston, Central Oklahoma

1997

Columbus State

Scott Householder, Cal State San Bernardino

1998

Florida Southern

Orjan Larsen, West Florida

1999

Florida Southern

Matt Saglio, Florida Southern

2000

Florida Southern

Jeff Klauk, Florida Southern

2001

West Florida

Steve Sokol, Florida Southern

2002

Rollins

J. J. Jakovac, Cal State Chico

2003

Francis Marion

Andrew McArthur, Pfeiffer

2004

South Carolina-Aiken

J. J. Jakovac, Cal State Chico

2005

South Carolina-Aiken

Dane Burkhart, South Carolina-Aiken

2006

South Carolina-Aiken

Jamie Amoretti, St. Mary’s (Texas)

2007

Barry

Christian Ries, Columbus State

 

Multiple winners 

Team 

The following schools have won more than one team championship: 

    * 11: Florida Southern

    * 6: Columbus State

    * 3: Cal State Northridge, Troy State, South Carolina-Aiken

    * 2: Lamar State, LSU-New Orleans, Rollins, Tampa
 

Individual 

The following men have won more than one individual championship: 

    * 2: Briny Baird, J. J. Jakovac, Jeff Leonard 

Individual champion’s school 

The following schools have produced more than one individual champion: 

    * 6: Columbus State, Florida Southern

    * 3: Cal State Northridge

    * 2: Cal State Chico, Middle Tennessee State, Tampa, UC Riverside, Valdosta State


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