2009 BYU Hall of Fame
The 1981 BYU men’s golf team was the first Cougar team in any sport to win an outright NCAA Championship, defeating Oral Roberts by two shots at Stanford Golf Course in California. The Cougars won the title after finishing runner-up in 1980.
BYU had finished in the top 5 in the NCAA Championships for eight straight years before winning the title in 1981.
Dick Zokol was the low BYU scorer in the tournament, including a second round score of 66. He finished eighth overall, followed by Keith Clearwater at 10th and Rick Fehr at 15th. Zokol, Clearwater and Barry Willardson were All-Americans.