May 28, 2006

The South Carolina men’s golf team will compete in this week’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. The Gamecocks travel to Sunriver, Ore., on Sunday in preparation for the event, which runs May 31-June 3.

The Gamecocks will be making their 14th appearance in the NCAA finals (1964, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006). This will mark Carolina’s seventh trip to the Championship under head coach Puggy Blackmon. USC’s best showing is an eighth-place finish in 1988. Including his 13-year tenure as the head coach at Georgia Tech, Blackmon has taken 18 teams to the NCAA Championship.

Here’s a complete look at South Carolina’s history in the NCAA Championship:

1964 NCAA Championship
Broadmoor • Colorado Springs, Colo. • 642 (T-34th)

Complete results unavailable.

1978 NCAA Championship
Oregon Country Club • Eugene, Ore. (May 20-23)
301-299-303-298=1201 (17th of 21 teams)

Mike Holland 73-71-72-71=287 T10th
Steve Liebler 79-74-73-76=302 T78th
Tim Baker 80-73-76-74=303 T108th
Darrell Welker 70-81-82-77=310 T144th
Dirk Maust 79-82-82-80=323 T178th
Coach: Bobby Foster

1984 NCAA Championship
Bear Creek Golf World • Houston, Texas (May 20-23)
294-296-288-292=1170 (12th of 21 teams)

Fred Wadsworth 69-69-72-75=285 T9th
Webb Heintzelman 74-75-72-75=296 T60th
Greg Sweatt 76-73-71-74=296 T60th
Bob Hughes 75-75-73-74=297 T67th
Greg McBride 80-76-78-74=308 95th
Coach: Bobby Foster

1988 NCAA Championship
North Ranch Country Club • Thousand Oaks, Calif. (May 25-28)
298-298-295-296=1186 (T8th of 30 teams)

Jeff Hull 69-70-79-73=291 13th
Rick Williams 76-76-71-73=296 31st
Brett Quigley 75-77-71-75=298 43rd
Ron Hrubala 77-75-77-75=304 65th
Robert Dargan 77-79-76-75=307 75th
Coach: Steve Liebler

1990 NCAA Championship
Oak Tree Country Club (East) • Edmond, Okla. (June 7-10)
293-300=593 (T18th of 29 teams)

Bruce Bulina 74-71=145 missed cut
Jeff Hull 74-75=149 missed cut
Rick Williams 70-82=152 missed cut
Morgan Beam 80-77=15 missed cut
Jerome Andrews 71-86=157 missed cut
Coach: Steve Liebler

1991 NCAA Championship
Poppy Hills Golf Course • Pebble Beach, Calif. (May 20-23)
311-295-298-296=1200 (15th of 30 teams)

Robert Dargan 78-70-76-74=298 T37th
Brett Quigley 80-73-74-72=299 T40th
Carl Paulson 77-77-72-76=302 T64th
Daniel Seawell 76-75-76-79=306 T91st
Michael Christie 80-82-76-74=312 T127th
Coach: Steve Liebler

1992 NCAA Championship
UNM Championship Course • Albuquerque, N. M. (May 20-23)
297-298=595 (28th of 30 teams)

Michael Christie 74-71=145 missed cut
Carl Paulson 75-73=148 missed cut
Daniel Seawell 77-77=154 missed cut
Morgan Beam 80-77=157 missed cut
Chad Mason 71-86=157 missed cut
Coach: Steve Liebler

1996 NCAA Championship
The Honors Course • Chattanooga, Tenn. (May 29-June 1)
308-308=618 (22nd of 30 teams)

Brad McFadden 77-76=153 missed cut
Jake Kransteuber 76-77=153 missed cut
David Seawell 78-77=155 missed cut
Stewart Ginn 77-79=156 missed cut
Matt Filipowicz 83-78=161 missed cut
Coach: Puggy Blackmon

1997 NCAA Championship
Conway Farms Golf Club • Lake Forest, Ill. (May 28-31)
291-301=592 (21st of 30 teams)

Jake Kransteuber 72-72=144 missed cut
Eric Ecker 70-75=145 missed cut
Christoffer Ekebergh 75-77=152 missed cut
Mark Catalano 74-78=152 missed cut
Brent Roof 76-77=153 missed cut
Coach: Puggy Blackmon

1998 NCAA Championship
UNM Championship Course • Albuquerque, N. M. (May 27-30)
285-281-284-296=1146 (11th of 30 teams)

Jake Kransteuber 68-74-71-71=285 T29th
Mark Catalano 72-68-75-73=288 T37th
Eric Ecker 74-69-72-75=290 T40th
Brent Roof 75-75-66-76=292 T60th
Kyle Thompson 71-70-76-77=294 T70th
Coach: Puggy Blackmon

1999 NCAA Championship
Hazeltine National Golf Course • Chasta, Minn. (June 2-5)
308-307=615 (20th of 30 teams)

John Bloomfield* 74-76-83-82=315 T74th
Eric Ecker 76-78=154 missed cut
Mark Catalano 78-78=156 missed cut
Daniel Brunson 83-75=158 missed cut
Kyle Thompson 80-81=161 missed cut
[*-Bloomfield made cut for final 2 rounds as individual]
Coach: Puggy Blackmon

2001 NCAA Championship
Duke University Golf Club • Durham, N. C. (May 30-June 2)
295-298=593 (20th of 30 teams)

Ernie Rose 74-72=146 missed cut
Kyle Thompson 72-74=146 missed cut
Brent Delahoussaye 75-74=149 missed cut
John Bloomfield 74-78=152 missed cut
Nash Elliot 75-79=154 missed cut
Coach: Puggy Blackmon

2003 NCAA Championship
Karsten Creek Golf Club • Stillwater, Okla. (May 27-30)
313-331-311=955 (29th of 30 teams)

Eirik Johansen 75-80-74=229 Missed Cut
Martin Rominger 76-82-83=241 Missed Cut
West Streib 89-89-82=260 Missed Cut
Alex Hamilton 79-80-72=231 Missed Cut
Nash Elliot 79-80-72=231 Missed Cut
Coach: Puggy Blackmon