Crawford Hall | 949-824-1097 | psmolins@uci.edu

UC Irvine won the 1975 NCAA Division II title and the Anteaters’ Jerry Wisz was the individual champion.  Wisz and Gary Singer were two-time All-Americans for the national power ‘Eaters in the 1970s.

The Anteaters, led by head coach Paul Smolinski, won six Big West Conference titles from 2001-10.  John Chin, a three-time Big West Player of the Year, became UCI’s first NCAA Division I All-American in 2010.  He won the Golfstat Cup that year and played for the U.S. in the Palmer Cup.

 

All-Americans

Big West Player of the Year

2010 - John Chin
1976 - Alan Drobka
1976 - Dave Williams
1975 - Steve Ryan
1974 - Jerry Wisz
1975 - Jerry Wisz
1974 Steve Robertson
1973 John Brizendine
1973 – Gary Singer
1972- Gary Singer

2010 - John Chin
2009 - John Chin
2008 - John Chin
2007 - Brian Edick
2003 - Jeff Coburn

Big West Freshman of the Year

2009 - Roberto Francioni
2007 - John Chin
2006 - Tim Cha

 

Big West Coach of the Year

 

2010 - Paul Smolinski
2008 - Paul Smolinski
2007 - Paul Smolinski
2006 - Paul Smolinski
2003 - Paul Smolinski
2002 - Paul Smolinski
2001 - Paul Smolinski
1992 - Steve Ainslie
1983 - Steve Ainslie

 

 

 
 
 

All-Time Coaches 

Danny Rogers, 1966
Dick Davis, 1967
Tim Tift, 1968-69
Jerry Hulbert, 1970-75
Bill Hairston, 1976
Bob Hartman, 1977-78
Steve Ainslie, 1979-95
Jeff Johnston, 1995-98
Paul Smolinski 1998 - Present

 

Complete UC Irvine Golf History

Honors
Big West Championships