Match play. . 1996 Guided by the Big Ten Coach of the Year Jim Brown, Ohio State wins back-to-back Big Ten championships. of his projects were co-designs with either Pete Dye or Desmond Muirhead, who were two of the leading through Nicklaus Design. There are 22 former Buckeyes on the PGA Tour. Columbus, OH 43210. Tryba by the Numbers: One PGA Tour Victory, Three NIKE Tour Victories, $1,008,786 in career winnings. . Naming of Jack Nicklaus Drive. Career Highlights: Broke through with first PGA Tour title at 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic . 1977 Ohio State claims both top spots at the Big Ten championships as Mark Balen wins the title and John Cook is the runner-up. Groves is named First Team All-America for the second year in a row. by Bernie Karsko , Sports Editor "We'll get better . About. 1987 Robert Huxtable is the Big Ten medalist and Dennis Harrington is the runner-up as Ohio State nabs its sixth conference title in as many years. Columbus, OH 43210. . The Ohio Union, 1739 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1956 Rick Jones, Ohio State (Ohio State University Golf Club, Columbus, OH) 1955 Joe Campbell, Purdue (Holston Hills Country Club, Knoxville, TN) 1954 Hillman Robbins, Memphis. Privacy statement | 2008 The Buckeyes make their 31st appearance at the NCAA tournament under the direction of Jim Brown, hosting the Central Regional at Scarlet Course. "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_NCAA_Division_I_Golf_Championship&oldid=1022132609, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 May 2021, at 17:22. Career Highlights: Joined the PGA Tour in 1965, and the Senior Tour in 1992 . You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Join our linker program. Nicklaus led the Ohio State men's golf team to Big Ten titles in 1960 and 1961 and won the NCAA individual title in 1961. Ohio State Junior titles at the age 12. I ended up playing Mike in the finals of that and I beat him to win the NCAA. 1974 -Jim Brown, a former Buckeye golfer and basketball player, is named head coach. Had his best year in 1973 when in an eight week span he won five tournament titles . . 2015 Jay Moseley, a graduate of the University of Auburn, is named head coach after six years as head coach at Kennesaw State University.