The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Golf Roster
Roster

Doug Ghim
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington Heights, Ill.
- High School:
- Buffalo Grove
2018 Ben Hogan Award winner
2018 Masters Tournament Silver Cup winner
2018 NCAA Raleigh Regional medalist
2018 Big 12 Championship medalist
2018 Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist
2018 Fred Haskins Award watch list
2018 All-Big 12
2018 Big 12 Tournament Team
2017 Andeavor Sun Bowl All-American Classic Champion
2017 Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate medalist
2017 Walker Cup selection
2017 U.S. Amateur runner up
2017 Pacific Coast Amateur Champion
2017 Big 12 Player of the Year
2017 Golfweek All-America First Team
2017 PING All-America Second Team
2017 PING All-Region
2017 All-Big 12
2017 Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist
2017 Arnold Palmer Cup selection
2017 Ben Hogan Award Watch List
2016 Palmer Cup selection
2016 PING All-America Second Team
2016 Golfweek Second Team All-America
2016 Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist
2016 All-Big 12
2015 PING All-America Honorable Mention
2015 All-Freshman Team
2015 All-Big 12 First Team
SENIOR (2017-18)
• Three medalist honors
• Six top-10 finishes in nine events
• team-leading 69.54 stroke average
• 22 of 28 rounds have been at or under par
• 14 of 28 rounds have been in the 60s
EVENT |
SCORES |
PLACE |
Trinity Forest |
72-69-69=210 (-3) |
T-8 |
Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational |
72-70-67=209 (-4) |
T-18 |
Golf Club of Georgia |
66-67-70=203 (-13) |
1 |
Amer Ari Invitational |
68-71-69=208 (-8) |
T-13 |
Querencia Cabo Collegiate |
69-71-70=210 (-3) |
6 |
Lamkin San Diego Classic |
72-76-72=220 (+4) |
T-40 |
Valspar Collegiate |
73-68-67=208 (-5) |
6 |
Big 12 Championship |
71-69-70-73=283 (+3) |
T-1 |
NCAA Raleigh Regional |
64-66-66=196 (-17) |
1 |
JUNIOR (2016-17)
• only finished outside the top-24 three times
• seven top-10 finishes
• fired 14 rounds in the 60s
• shot 24 of 40 rounds at or under par
• counted 38.5 of 40 rounds towards the team score
EVENT |
SCORES |
PLACE |
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational |
71-69-72=212 (+2) |
T-10 |
Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational |
72-71-72=215 (+5) |
27 |
Golf Club of Georgia |
71-67-71=209 (-7) |
3 |
East Lake Cup stroke play round |
69 (-3) |
4 |
Amer Ari Invitational |
69-75-67=211 (-5) |
T-22 |
Querencia Cabo Collegiate |
67-69-73=209 (-4) |
T-13 |
Lamkin San Diego Classic |
70-73-78=221 (+5) |
T-43 |
Valspar Collegiate |
75-73-65=213 (E) |
T-4 |
Aggie Invitational |
73-72=145 (+1) |
T-16 |
Western Intercollegiate |
68-72-76=216 (+6) |
T-24 |
UT Longhorn Shootout |
71-65=136 (-6) |
1 |
Big 12 Championship |
80-68-70-70=288 (+8) |
T2 |
NCAA Regional – Austin |
68-69-67=204 (-9) |
2 |
NCAA Championship |
77-70-72-77=296 (+8) |
T-51 |
EAST LAKE CUP MATCH PLAY
Ghim (UT) def. Hardy (Illinois), 4&2
Ghim (UT) def. Augenstein (Vanderbilt), 1UP
SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
• played in every event
• finished in the top-8 seven times
• posted a season-low tie for 2nd at the NCAA Franklin Regional
• carded all three rounds in the 60s at the NCAA Franklin Regional
• shot a season-low 64 during the first round of the NCAA Franklin Regional
• shot 23 of 40 rounds at or under par
• fired eight rounds in the 60s
EVENT |
SCORES |
PLACE |
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational |
68-71-70=209 (-1) |
T-6 |
Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational |
73-69-71=213 (-2) |
T-31 |
U.S. Collegiate |
72-73-72=217 (+1) |
T-22 |
Arizona Intercollegiate |
72-70-70=212 (-1) |
7 |
John A. Burns Intercollegiate |
71-70-73=214 (-2) |
T-7 |
Southern Highlands |
74-74-75=223 (+7) |
T-27 |
Lamkin Classic |
76-73-70=219 (+3) |
14 |
Valspar Collegiate |
71-73-68=212 (-2) |
T-3 |
Augusta Invitational |
67-72-71=210 (-6) |
T-8 |
The Maxwell |
72-67=139 (-1) |
T-12 |
Big 12 Championship |
74-71-67-72=295 (-3) |
T-4 |
NCAA Franklin Regional |
64-69-69=202 (-14) |
T-2 |
NCAA Championship Stroke Play |
73-71-71-71=286 (+6) |
T-22 |
NCAA Match Play
Ghim (UT) def. McGreevy (OU), 7&6
Ghim (UT) def. Suh (USC), 4&3
Ghim (UT) def. Lim (UO), 2&1
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
• appeared in 12 events with a 71.76 stroke average
• recorded a career-high tie for 3rd at the Gifford Collegiate
• had a team-best tie for 8th at the NCAA Championship after stroke play
• posted his second top-10 finish at the NCAA Regional with a tie for 7th
• shot a season-low 66 twice at the Gifford Collegiate and once at the Amer Ari/Big Island Intercollegiate
• 54-hole total of 206 at the Gifford Collegiate is a team low on the season and is the first time he broke par for his 54-hole total as a collegiate player
EVENT |
SCORES |
PLACE |
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational |
77-73-72 = 222 (+12) |
T-23 |
Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational |
73-73-74 = 220 (+10) |
T-22 |
Gifford Collegiate |
66-74-66 = 206 (-7) |
T-3 |
Amer Ari/Big Island Intercollegiate |
73-72-66 = 211 (-5) |
T-32 |
Johnny Hayt Collegiate Invitational |
80-70-74 = 224 (+8) |
T-23 |
Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters |
73-71-71 = 215 (-1) |
T-23 |
Linger Longer Invitational |
69-74-74 = 217 (+1) |
T-30 |
3M Augusta Invitational |
71-70-72 = 213 (-3) |
T-20 |
Western Intercollegiate |
67-76-68 = 211 (+1) |
T-11 |
Big 12 Championship |
76-70-68-79 = 293 (+12) |
T-16 |
NCAA Regional – Lubbock |
71-70-68 = 209 (-4) |
T-7 |
NCAA Championship |
72-73-70-71=286 = 286 (-2) |
T-8 |
NCAA Match Play
Hoey (USC) def. Ghim (UT), 2&1
NATIONALLY
• currently ranked 15th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
BEFORE TEXAS
• 2011 Illinois State Junior medalist
• finished third at the 2010 Illinois Class 3A State Championship as a freshman
• No. 5 junior player in Golfweek’s Class of 2014 when he signed his National Letter of Intent
• won medalist honors at the 2014 Western Amateur where he set the course record with a second-round 63
• finished his junior career ranked No. 8 in the AJGA Polo Golf Rankings after totaling three years of Rolex Junior All-America honors and four AJGA titles, including his signature win at the CB&I Boys Championship
• 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links runner-up after claiming a share of medalist honors in stroke-play qualifying
• 2014 CB&I Boys champion where his 12-under 204 broke a tournament scoring record set by former Longhorn Jordan Spieth
• 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship semifinalist before falling to eventual champion and Texas teammate Scottie Scheffler
• posted three top-10 AGJA finishes during the 2013 season - Junior Players Championship, Junior PGA Championship and AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions
GHIM YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year |
Events |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Scoring Avg. |
Low Round |
Best Finish |
17-18 |
9 |
28 |
1,947 |
69.54 |
64 |
1 |
16-17 |
14 |
40 |
2,844 |
71.10 |
65 |
1 |
15-16 |
13 |
40 |
2,851 |
71.28 |
64 |
T-2 |
14-15 |
12 |
38 |
2,727 |
71.76 |
66 |
T-3 |
TOTAL |
48 |
146 |
10,369 |
71.02 |
64 |
1 |