Closing out #GOLFTVCollege week by counting down the 10 best college golfers of all-time.

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🔟 Jon Rahm.
Arizona State. 2012-2016.

The Spaniard compiled 11 wins in 53 starts. A two-time All-American, Rahm was the first player to win the Ben Hogan Award twice. During his senior year, he became @Pac12 champ and finished college as the top-ranked amateur in the world.
9⃣ Jack Nicklaus.
Ohio State. 1957-1961.

Jack led his Buckeyes team to Big Ten titles in '60 and '61, claimed the U.S. Amateur in '59 and '61, and the NCAA individual champion in '61. As an amateur, he finished second at the 1960 @USOpenGolf, two strokes behind Arnold Palmer.
8⃣ Jennifer Kupcho.
Wake Forest. 2015-2019.

Known for claiming the inaugural @anwagolf, Kupcho also won 9 times at @WakeForest, including the 2018 NCAA individual title. She set a college career record with 35 rounds in the 60s and became the No. 1 amateur in the world.
7⃣ Justin Leonard.
University of Texas. 1991-1994.

The native Texan won the 1992 U.S. Amateur and in 1994 he took home the NCAA individual title and Haskins Award. He is the only four-time Southwestern Conference Championship medalist. He finished his career with 9 victories.
6️⃣ Maria Fassi.
Arkansas. 2015-2019.

She finished her career with 10 wins, including the 2019 SEC and NCAA Championships, leading to the ANNIKA Award. Set the best scoring average in Arkansas history (72.03) while compiling 64 rounds of par or better.
5️⃣ Luke Donald.
Northwestern. 1997-2001.

Donald was the '99 NCAA individual champion (breaking Tiger's scoring record), a 4-time All-American, 3-time Big Ten Player of the Year, 2-time Big Ten champion and 13-time tournament medalist. He was ranked No. 1 over a 3-year span.
4⃣ Lorena Ochoa
Arizona. 2000-2002.

Won 12 times in 20 career starts, including 7 in a row as a sophomore. Ochoa never finished more than three strokes off the lead, had 47 rounds of par or better and set the single-season NCAA scoring average record at 70.13.
3⃣ Tiger Woods.
Stanford. 1994-1996.

A two-time All-American, two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year, 1996 Player of the Year, 1996 NCAA individual champion and won 42% of the tournaments he played in (11 victories in 26 events). He also won 3 US Amateur titles whilst at Stanford.
2️⃣ Ben Crenshaw.
Univ. of Texas. 1971-1973.

The inaugural winner of the Haskins Award ultimately won the prize three times during his remarkable career. He won back-to-back NCAA team titles, was the NCAA medalist from '71 to '73 and finished his career with 18 tournament wins.
1️⃣ Phil Mickelson.
AZ State. 1988-1992.

One of the best ever. The four-time All-American racked up 16 wins in 51 starts, 43 top-10 finishes, 3 NCAA titles and 3 Haskins Awards. The NCAA now awards a trophy in his namesake to the best freshman in the country.
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