Iowa State Cyclones men's golf
| Iowa State Cyclones Men's Golf | |
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| Founded | 1935 |
| University | Iowa State University |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Ames, Iowa |
| Head coach | Andrew Tank (7th year) |
| Course | Veenker Memorial Golf Course Par: 72 Yards: 6,543 |
| Nickname | Cyclones |
| Colors | Cardinal and Gold |
| NCAA Team Appearance | |
| 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2014, 2015 | |
| Conference Champions | |
| 1940, 1947, 1953 | |
| Individual Conference Champions | |
| Billy Hall (1939), Max Hall (1941), Dan Molyneaux (1953) | |
The Iowa State Cyclones men's golf team represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team is coached by Andrew Tank, he is in his 7th year at Iowa State. The Cyclones play their home meets at Veenker Memorial Golf Course on Iowa State's campus.
The Iowa State men's golf team first got it start in 1923 in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference. After three years the MVIAA dropped men's golf as a sponsored sport. When the Big Six sponsored golf in 1935, Iowa State joined once again. The early Cyclone squad were led by Coach Hugo Otopalik who split his time between Iowa State golf and wrestling. As a pioneer in the field of collegiate golf, OtopaliK was tournament director at the first NCAA golf championship held at the Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines in 1939 and was the first chairman of the NCAA golf committee. His best squads were headlined by brothers Billy and Max Hall; culminating with Big Six conference titles for Billy and Max in 1939 and 1941 respectively and a seventh place finish in the 1940 NCAA Championship.
After struggling to find success for almost half a century the Cyclones were able to reach the NCAA Regionals in seven out of nine years from 1991 to 1999. Several of those 1990s were led by Jason Knutzon who would go on to play in both the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.
Under current head coach, Andrew Tanks, Iowa State is experiencing success both individually and as a team. Nate McCoy finished tied for 29th at the 2012 NCAA Championship, the highest individual finish in program history. In 2014 the team would reach the NCAA Finals for the first time in over 50 years, they finished tied for 25th
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