Minnesota Men's Golf
#73B10Men's · 2025-26
Record
96-73-4
173 meetings
Field status
—
Regional
—
Travel distance
—
Program arc
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish
Geography
hometime zones
2026 conference championship
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club · North Plains, OR·2026-05-01 → 2026-05-03
Winner: UCLA
Program history
Regional apps
17
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 15
Advanced
9
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 6
Regional wins
1
Best regional
#1
NCAA apps
30
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 7
NCAA wins
1
NCAA best
1
Match-play
0
Year-by-year regionals
= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.
Regional performance
Regional titles
1
17 appearances
Avg committee seed
7.8
across 8 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+30.2
1999 · Central
Beat the seed
4×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
1×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
8
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
274(-10)·2000 R3
283(-5)·1999 R1
284(E)·1998 R2
To par
-10(274)·2000 R3
-5(283)·1999 R1
-2(286)·2003 R3
36-Hole
Score
571(+3)·1998
573(+5)·2014
576(E)·1999
To par
E(576)·1999
+3(571)·1998
+5(573)·2014
54-Hole
Score
852(E)·2000
862(+10)·1998
865(+1)·1999
To par
E(852)·2000
+1(865)·1999
+6(870)·2003
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-5)·2024 R1
Ben Warian
65(-5)·2024 R3
Ben Warian
66(-5)·2000 R3
James McLean
To par
-5(66)·2000 R3
James McLean
-5(65)·2024 R1
Ben Warian
-5(65)·2024 R3
Ben Warian
36-Hole
Score
134(-6)·2024
Ben Warian
137(-5)·2023
Ben Warian
139(-1)·2010
Ben Pisani
139(-3)·2014
Jose Mendez
To par
-6(134)·2024
Ben Warian
-5(137)·2023
Ben Warian
-3(141)·1998
Martin Mesurier
-3(141)·1999
James McLean
-3(139)·2014
Jose Mendez
54-Hole
Score
199(-11)·2024
Ben Warian
209(-4)·2000
James McLean
209(-1)·2010
Ben Pisani
209(-4)·2023
Ben Warian
To par
-11(199)·2024
Ben Warian
-6(210)·2002
Justin Smith
-4(212)·1999
James McLean
-4(209)·2000
James McLean
-4(209)·2023
Ben Warian
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 2
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 3
1 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 4
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 5–8
2 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 9+
4 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Year-by-year NCAAs
NCAA championship scoring records
Team
Single round
Score
275(-13)·1998
276(-4)·2007
278(-6)·2002
278(-2)·2007
To par
-13(275)·1998
-6(282)·2000
-6(278)·2002
-6(282)·2006
36-Hole
Score
554(-6)·2007
571(-5)·1998
573(+5)·2002
573(-3)·2006
To par
-6(554)·2007
-5(571)·1998
-3(573)·2006
54-Hole
Score
848(+8)·2007
854(-10)·1998
856(+4)·2002
To par
-10(854)·1998
-2(862)·2000
+1(865)·2006
72-Hole
Score
1133(+13)·2007
1134(-2)·2002
1137(-15)·1998
To par
-15(1137)·1998
-5(1147)·2006
-3(1149)·2000
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-7)·1998
James McLean
66(-6)·1998
James McLean
66(-5)·2002
Matt Anderson
To par
-7(65)·1998
James McLean
-6(66)·1998
James McLean
-5(66)·2002
Matt Anderson
36-Hole
Score
132(-8)·2007
Bronson LaCassie
137(-7)·1998
James McLean
139(-3)·2002
Justin Smith
To par
-7(137)·1998
James McLean
-3(139)·2002
Justin Smith
-3(141)·2006
Bronson LaCassie
54-Hole
Score
202(-14)·1998
James McLean
210(-3)·2002
Justin Smith
212(-1)·1968
Bill Brask
212(+2)·2007
Victor Almstrom
To par
-14(202)·1998
James McLean
-3(210)·2002
Justin Smith
-2(214)·2006
Niall Turner
72-Hole
Score
271(-17)·1998
James McLean
279(-5)·2002
Justin Smith
279(-1)·2007
Victor Almstrom
To par
-17(271)·1998
James McLean
-5(283)·1998
Martin LeMesurier
-5(279)·2002
Justin Smith
NCAA Individual Champions
1998James McLean
1944Louis Lick
Minnesota in the record book
Career Stroke Average
171.49 avgJames McLean · 1998-00 · 99 rounds
Lowest Individual Round
162RunarArnorsson · Barona Collegiate Cup · March 21, 2016
Golf Majors by School
11Tom Lehman -1
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.