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1974 NCAA Division I golf championship

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1974 NCAA Division I Golf Championship
Tournament information
LocationSantee, California, U.S.
32°50′34″N 117°00′35″W / 32.842824°N 117.009842°W / 32.842824; -117.009842
Course(s)Carlton Oaks Country Club
Statistics
Field15 teams
Champion
Team: Wake Forest (1st title)
Individual: Curtis Strange, Wake Forest
Location map
Carlton Oaks is located in the United States
Carlton Oaks
Carlton Oaks
Location in the United States
Carlton Oaks is located in California
Carlton Oaks
Carlton Oaks
Location in California
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The 1974 NCAA Division I Golf Championship was the 36th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the University Division level in the United States.[1]

The tournament was held at the Carlton Oaks Country Club in Santee, California, a suburb of San Diego.

Wake Forest won the team championship, the Demon Deacons' first NCAA title.

Curtis Strange, also from Wake Forest, won the individual title.

Wake Forest staged the largest comeback in NCAA Championship history and Curtis Strange won the title with one of the greatest shots in championship golf history. The Demon Deacons erased a 33-shot deficit after the second round to go into the final round only three shots out of the lead. On the 72nd and final hole, Strange teed off on a par-5 with Wake Forest tied for the team lead. On his second shot, he hit a one-iron to within three feet and rolled in the putt for a championship-clinching eagle.

Individual results

Individual champion

Team results

Rank Team Score
1 Wake Forest 1,158
2 Florida 1,160
3 Houston (DC) 1,176
4 USC 1,177
5 Oklahoma State 1,178
T6 Indiana 1,186
New Mexico
8 Long Beach State 1,193
T9 BYU 1,194
San Jose State
T11 Arizona State 1,196
Oklahoma
13 North Texas State 1,200
14 Alabama 1,205
15 Texas 1,208
  • DC = Defending champions
  • Debut appearance

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 17 April 2020.