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NCAA Golf: Top 5 Teams to Watch Out For This Year

By Colin Mieczkowski

College Golf: Oregon head coach Casey Martin at Eugene CC. Eugene, OR 1/26/2009 CREDIT: Rich Frishman (Photo by Rich Frishman /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X81704 TK6 R2 F118 )
College Golf: Oregon head coach Casey Martin at Eugene CC. Eugene, OR 1/26/2009 CREDIT: Rich Frishman (Photo by Rich Frishman /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X81704 TK6 R2 F118 ) /
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EUGENE, OR – JUNE 1: Gavin Hall of Texas hits his drive during the final round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship at Eugene Country Club on June 1, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR – JUNE 1: Gavin Hall of Texas hits his drive during the final round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship at Eugene Country Club on June 1, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

4. University of Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns fought a duel for the ages against the Oregon Ducks at last year’s NCAA Championships. Ultimately, their efforts fell short, as the Ducks went on to win their first national golf title in school history.

Despite the defeat, the Longhorns are still going to be a tough team to deal with. However, the loss of Beau Hossler will sting, so they’ve been bumped down to fourth on this list.

However, they’ve maintained a couple of solid players who can help them make a push. Both senior Gavin Hall and junior Doug Ghim notched multiple top 10 finishes last year.

There’s no doubt that the Longhorns aren’t quite as strong as they were a season ago, but don’t sleep on the 2012 national champions. Oh, and for the record, they currently hold the top spot in the official NCAA rankings.

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