IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Golf

Last updated on September 24, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1970-71
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Belleville (West) | D S Q 1 | | Dave Shannahan Quincy (Sr.) | D Q 2 | | Champaign (Central) | D S Q 3 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D Q 3 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D S Q 5 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | D Q 6 | | Addison (A. Trail) | Q 7 | | Deerfield | D S Q 8 | | Springfield (H.S.) | D Q 9 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | D S Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D Q | | Belleville (Althoff) | Q | | Bensenville (Fenton) | Q | | Benton | Q | 15 1 | Ken Hungate Chicago (Fenger) | PQ | | Crete (C.-Monee) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | Q | | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Q | | Mattoon | Q | | Normal (University) | Q | | Robert Metcalf Orland Park (Sandburg) | Q | | Robinson | D Q | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S Q | | Rockford (East) | S Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | D Q | | Sterling (H.S.) | D Q | | Streator (Twp.) | D S Q | | Carbondale | D | | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | | Kankakee (McNamara) | D | | Bob Sterr LaGrange (Lyons) | D | | Normal (Community) | D | | Pekin | D | 16 2 2 | Delmar Davis Plano | D | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D | | St. Charles (H.S.) | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | |
 1971-72
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Galesburg (H.S.) | D S Q 1 | | Roger Soper Northfield (New Trier West) | D S Q 2 | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Q 3 | | Pekin | Q 3 | 19 3 | Delmar Davis Belleville (West) | D S Q 5 | | Naperville (H.S.) | Q 6 | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 6 | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | S Q 8 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D S Q 9 | | Kankakee (McNamara) | D Q 10 | | Bob Sterr Rockford (Guilford) | Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | Q | | Chicago (Bogan) | PQ | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | Q | | DeKalb | D Q | | Dixon (H.S.) | D S Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D Q | 24 6 | Dick Gerber Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | Q | | Monmouth (H.S.) | Q | | Robinson | D Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | D S Q | | Streator (Twp.) | D S Q | | Washington | Q | | Addison (A. Trail) | D | | Aurora (West) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Deerfield | D | | Downers Grove (South) | D | | Freeport (H.S.) | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | |
 1972-73
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Belleville (West) | D S Q 1 | | Dave Shannahan Pekin | D Q 2 | 24 1 | Delmar Davis Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D S Q 3 | | Hinsdale (Central) | D S Q 3 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q 5 | | Rockford (Guilford) | Q 6 | | Decatur (Lakeview) | D Q 7 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q 8 | 24 3 | Dick Gerber Decatur (MacArthur) | S Q 9 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q 9 | | Normal (University) | Q 9 | | Robert Metcalf Springfield (Griffin) | Q 9 | | Chicago (Fenger) | PQ | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | D Q | | Downers Grove (North) | Q | | Evergreen Park | Q | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D S Q | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D Q | | Naperville (H.S.) | D Q | | Normal (Community) | D S Q | | Quincy (Sr.) | S Q | | Rochelle | Q | | Rockford (East) | D S Q | | Streator (Twp.) | D Q | | Wheeling | Q | | Alton (Sr.) | D | | Berwyn (Morton West) | D | | Danville (Schlarman) | D | | DeKalb | D | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Mundelein (Carmel) | D | | Quincy (Catholic Boys) | D | | Robinson | D | | Roselle (Lake Park) | D | | Skokie (Niles East) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | | Urbana (H.S.) | D | |
 1973-74
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Pekin | D S Q 1 | | Delmar Davis Normal (University) | D S Q 2 | | Robert Metcalf Rockford (Guilford) | S Q 3 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | S Q 4 | 26 2 1 | Dick Gerber Aurora (West) | Q 5 | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | S Q 6 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D Q 6 | | Arlington Heights (St. Viator | Q 8 | | Aurora (East) | Q 8 | | Hinsdale (Central) | S Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Barrington | D S Q | | Belleville (East) | D Q | | Champaign (Centennial) | Q | | Bob Nelson Chicago (Mather) | PQ | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q | | Freeport (H.S.) | Q | | Joliet (West) | S Q | | Moline (H.S.) | Q | | Naperville (H.S.) | D Q | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q | | Normal (Community) | Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q | | Rockford (East) | D Q | | Springfield (Griffin) | Q | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D Q | | Woodstock (Marian) | Q | | Carbondale | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | DeKalb | D | | Dwight | D | | Elgin (Larkin) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Evergreen Park | D | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Newton | D | | Quincy (Catholic Boys) | D | | Rantoul | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | | Urbana (H.S.) | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | |
 1974-75
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (Guilford) | D S Q 1 | | Roger Lindemann Barrington | S Q 2 | | Naperville (Central) | D S Q 3 | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D Q 4 | | Belleville (East) | S Q 5 | | Decatur (Lakeview) | S Q 6 | | Pekin | Q 7 | 20 7 1 | Delmar Davis Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q 8 | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D Q 9 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D S Q 10 | | Addison (A. Trail) | Q | | Aurora (West) | Q | | Belleville (Althoff) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Chicago Heights (Marian) | S Q | | Downers Grove (South) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D Q | 18 2 3 | Dick Gerber Galesburg (H.S.) | D S Q | | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Q | | Mattoon | Q | | Mendota | Q | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q | | Normal (University) | Q | | Robert Metcalf Quincy (Sr.) | D Q | | Rockford (East) | Q | | Sterling (H.S.) | D Q | | Waukegan (H.S.) | Q | | Belleville (West) | D | | Carterville | D | | Champaign (Central) | D | | Danville (H.S.) | D | | DeKalb | D | | Dundee | D | | Evergreen Park | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Mt. Carmel | D | | Mundelein (Carmel) | D | | Northfield (New Trier West) | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Streator (Twp.) | D | |
 1975-76 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carmi | D S Q 1 | | Dave Johnson Normal (University) | S Q 2 | | Robert Metcalf Bloomington (Central Catholic | Q 3 | | Plano | D Q 4 | | Chatham (Glenwood) | D Q 5 | | Dunlap | D Q 6 | | Danville (Schlarman) | D Q 7 | | Sandwich | S Q 8 | | Monmouth (H.S.) | D Q 9 | | Kankakee (McNamara) | D | | Pat Hickey Mt. Morris | D | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | D | | Jim Citro
 1975-76 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (Guilford) | D S Q 1 | | Roger Lindemann Belleville (West) | D S Q 2 | | Mundelein (Carmel) | Q 3 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | Q 4 | | Aurora (West) | D Q 5 | | Hinsdale (Central) | S Q 5 | | Decatur (MacArthur) | Q 7 | | Skokie (Niles North) | D Q 7 | 4 3 | Joe Rusk Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S Q 9 | | Dave Wheeler Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q 10 | | Lisle (Benet Academy) | D Q 10 | | Belleville (Althoff) | Q | | Cary (C.-Grove) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Freeport (H.S.) | Q | | Hillside (Proviso West) | Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S Q | | Barrington | D | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D | 23 3 | Dick Gerber Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D | | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | D | | McHenry | D | | Charles Cuda Pekin | D | 24 2 | Delmar Davis South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | | Waukegan (East) | D | |
 1976-77 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carmi | D S Q 1 | | Dave Johnson Auburn | Q 2 | | Dunlap | D Q 3 | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | D Q 4 | | Jim Citro Kankakee (McNamara) | D Q 5 | | Pat Hickey Mt. Morris | D Q 6 | | Monmouth (H.S.) | D S Q 7 | | Bloomington (Central Catholic | S Q 8 | | Peru (St. Bede) | Q 9 | | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | D | | Danville (Schlarman) | D | | Lebanon | D | | Lombard (Montini) | D | | Staunton | D | 10 2 1 | Larry Kuba
 1976-77 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | D Q 1 | | George Bork Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D Q 2 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | Q 3 | | Naperville (North) | S Q 4 | | Buffalo Grove | D S Q 5 | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D Q 6 | | Joliet (West) | D S Q 7 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S Q 8 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | Q 9 | | Quincy (Sr.) | S Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | Q | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D Q | | Chicago (Hubbard) | PQ | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D S Q | 22 2 | Dick Gerber Franklin Park (East Leyden) | D Q | | Hinsdale (Central) | Q | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | S Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q | | South Holland (Thornwood) | Q | | Waukegan (East) | Q | | Addison (A. Trail) | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Chicago (Mt. Carmel) | D | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | D | | DeKalb | D | | Downers Grove (North) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Springfield (Griffin) | D | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | D | |
 1977-78 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carmi | D S Q 1 | | Dave Johnson Kankakee (McNamara) | D Q 2 | | Pat Hickey Elgin (St. Edward) | D Q 3 | | Quincy (Notre Dame) | D Q 4 | | Jim Citro Auburn | D Q 5 | | Dunlap | S Q 5 | | Effingham (St. Anthony) | Q 5 | | Addison (Driscoll) | S Q 8 | | Lombard (Montini) | Q 9 | | Dwight | D | | Mt. Morris | D | | Peru (St. Bede) | D | | Sullivan | D | |
 1977-78 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnetka (New Trier East) | D Q 1 | | Clint Carlstrom Palatine (Fremd) | S Q 2 | | McHenry | Q 3 | | Charles Cuda Moline (H.S.) | D Q 4 | | Freeport (H.S.) | S Q 5 | | Hinsdale (Central) | D Q 6 | | Springfield (Griffin) | Q 7 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D Q 8 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | S Q 9 | | Franklin Park (East Leyden) | Q 10 | | Belleville (East) | Q | | Bloomington (H.S.) | S Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D Q | 27 4 | Dick Gerber Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Joliet (West) | D Q | | Palos Heights (Shepard) | Q | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D S Q | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D S Q | | Barrington | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | Jim LeMaster DeKalb | D | | Palatine (H.S.) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Peoria (Spalding) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Waukegan (East) | D | | Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | D | |
 1978-79 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carmi | D S Q 1 | | Dave Johnson Quincy (Notre Dame) | D S Q 2 | | Jim Citro Elgin (St. Edward) | D S Q 3 | | Dwight | Q 4 | | Petersburg (PORTA) | Q 5 | | Sullivan | D Q 6 | | Morrison | Q 7 | | Woodstock (Marian) | D Q 8 | | Metropolis | Q 9 | | Auburn | D | | Danville (Schlarman) | D | | Normal (University) | D | | Robert Metcalf Port Byron (Riverdale) | D | 15 9 |
 1978-79 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Springfield (Griffin) | D S Q 1 | | Ron Brian Peoria (Spalding) | D Q 2 | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D S Q 3 | | Hinsdale (Central) | D S Q 3 | | Naperville (North) | D Q 5 | | Rockford (Guilford) | S Q 6 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D S Q 7 | | Freeport (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 8 | | Libertyville | Q 10 | | Barrington | Q | | Belleville (West) | D S Q | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | Q | | Jim LeMaster Downers Grove (South) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D Q | 24 1 | Dick Gerber Hoffman Estates (Conant) | D Q | | Lincoln | Q | | Oak Forest | Q | | South Holland (Thornwood) | Q | | Decatur (Lakeview) | D | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 19 1 | George Weber Palos Heights (Shepard) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Waukegan (West) | D | |
 1979-80 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carmi | D S Q 1 | | Mike Croghan Elgin (St. Edward) | D S Q 2 | | Sullivan | D Q 3 | | Dwight | Q 4 | | Morrison | D S Q 5 | | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | Q 6 | | Staunton | D Q 7 | 12 2 | Larry Kuba Port Byron (Riverdale) | D Q 8 | 20 8 | Danville (Schlarman) | S Q 9 | | Normal (University) | Q 10 | | Robert Metcalf Girard | D | | Kankakee (McNamara) | D | | Pat Hickey Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D | | Monmouth (H.S.) | D | | Somonauk | D | | Walnut | D | | Woodstock (Marian) | D | |
 1979-80 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Springfield (Griffin) | D S Q 1 | | Ron Brian Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q 2 | | Naperville (North) | D Q 3 | | Champaign (Central) | Q 4 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D S Q 5 | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D S Q 6 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D Q 7 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S Q 8 | | Belleville (West) | Q 9 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D S Q 10 | | Belleville (East) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Chicago (Marist) | Q | | DeKalb | D Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Highland Park | Q | | Oak Forest | D Q | | Oak Park (Fenwick) | Q | | Palatine (H.S.) | D S Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | Q | | Ron Ziegler Bensenville (Fenton) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Burbank (St. Laurence) | D | | Tom Gorman Crystal Lake (Central) | D | 6 8 | Ron Marks Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | Jim LeMaster Hinsdale (Central) | D | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 20 1 | George Weber O'Fallon | D | 23 3 3 | Dan May Waukegan (East) | D | |