The South Carolina Gamecocks men's golf team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference in Division I of the NCAA. Major team victories include the 1964 ACC Championship, the 1991 Metro Conference Championship, and the 2007 NCAA West Regional Championship. The Gamecocks also had runner-up finishes in the 1968 ACC Championship; the 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990 Metro Conference Championships; and the 1998, 2008, 2013, and 2015 SEC Championships. Under the guidance of head coach Bill McDonald, the South Carolina men's golf program has won or shared 12 tournament titles and made six NCAA regional and three NCAA championship appearances. Last season the Gamecocks finished ninth at the NCAA Championship and matched the school record of nine top-five finishes in 12 events, including three tournament wins. The Gamecocks are currently ranked 5th in the nation and led by Will Murphy, Matt NeSmith, Will Starke, and Caleb Sturgeon.
Bill McDonald - Head Coach
Alex Hamilton - Assistant Coach
Carl Paulson - Volunteer Coach
Puggy Blackmon (1995-2007)
GCAA Hall of Fame, 2004
Steve Liebler (1987-1995)
Bobby Foster (1977-1987)
South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame, 2010
The University of South Carolina left the ACC in 1971, following numerous disputes over the ACC's recruiting regulations and the political dominance of the conference's four North Carolina schools. USC then competed as an independent until 1983 when it joined the Metro Conference for all sports except football and men's soccer. In 1991, the Gamecocks joined the SEC when it increased its membership to 12 schools.
Notable wins and honors
Mark Anderson
2005 Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational
2005 SEC Freshman of the Year
2005 & 2008 All-American
George Bryan
2008 Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational
2010 SEC Championship Runner-Up
2007, 2009 & 2010 All-American
Golf Channel "Big Break" Contestant
Michael Christie
1992 All-American
Eric Ecker
1998 SEC Championship
1998 & 1999 All-American
Dykes Harbin
2012 Southeastern Amateur
2012 AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic
Webb Heintzelman
1984 All-American
Mike Holland
1976 South Carolina Amateur
1978 All-American
South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame, 2006
Jeff Hull
1989 All-American
Eirik Johansen
2003 & 2006 All-American
Steve Liebler
1979 Guilford College Invitational
1980 Andy Bean Intercollegiate
1981 Southeastern Intercollegiate
1981, 1994 & 2011 Eastern Amateur
1980 & 1981 All-American
Will Murphy
2014 Azalea Invitational
2014 Sunnehanna Amateur
2014 All-American
Matt Nesmith
2012 Azalea Invitational
2013 SEC Freshman of the Year
2013 All-American
2015 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
2015 SEC Championship
Carl Paulson
1991 Metro Conference Championship
1991 LSU National Invitational
1993 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate
1993 Ping Intercollegiate
1993 SEC Player of the Year
1993 All-American
Allen Powers
1967 South Carolina Intercollegiate
1967 Palmetto Intercollegiate
1968 All-American
1982 South Carolina Amateur
South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame, 1996
Brett Quigley
1989 Metro Conference Tournament Runner-Up
1991 All-American
David Seawell
1994, 1995 & 1996 All-American
Mark Silvers
2009 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2009 All-American
Will Starke2014 Seahawk Intercollegiate
Caleb Sturgeon2012 Wendy's Kiawah Classic
2014 Badger Invitational
Kyle Thompson
1997 Palmetto Classic
1999 Seminole Classic
1999 NCAA East Regional
2000 Carpet Capital Collegiate
2001 NCAA West Regional
1999, 2000 & 2001 All-American
David Tolley
1982 U.S. Amateur Runner-up
1984 All-American
Fred Wadsworth
1984 Imperial Lakes Invitational
1984 Eastern Amateur
1984 Gamecock Invitational
1984 All-American
Rick Williams
1988 Wolfpack Invitational
1989 Palmetto Invitational
1990 Metro Conference Championship
1990 All-American
Florian Fritsch
Eirik Johansen
James Morrison
2010 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal
Mark Anderson
2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am
Wesley Bryan
2016 Chitimacha Louisiana Open
2016 El Bosque Mexico Championship
2016 Digital Ally Open
2016 Web.com Tour Player of the Year
Michael Christie
1995 Nike Carolina Classic
1996 Nike Greater Greenville Classic
1996 Nike Permian Basin Open
1996 Nike Utah Classic
Mike Holland
1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with Vance Heafner
Steve Liebler
Carl Paulson
1995 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament - medalist
1999 Nike Utah Classic
1999 Nike Boise Open
Brett Quigley
1996 NIKE Philadelphia Classic
2001 BUY.COM Arkansas Classic
Kyle Thompson
2007 Rex Hospital Open
2007 Oregon Classic
2011 Rex Hospital Open
Fred Wadsworth
1986 Southern Open
1989 South African Open
