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By the way, Cal Men's Golf has been the gold standard for non-revenue sports financially. Yes, their roster is significantly smaller, but they have been able to be mostly self-sufficient (there was also a report of a small net positive in revenue for the program at one point) thanks to a significant endowment and other means. There was even an NYTimes article on the Cal program several years back. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/sports/golf/cal-mens-golf-team-plays-and-pays-own-way-to-top.html

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Fun fact that the Arizona State men's golf coach tweeted about today: Morikawa is now the reigning PGA champion *and* reigning Pac-12 champion!

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Great article by Ohio Bear. I thought there might have been earlier coverage, particularly when he won an extra hole victory over Justin Thomas at Muirfield, but maybe there was and I missed it.

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Among the post match interviewers was Steph Curry. Haven’t figured out how to link to the video, but it’s on ESPN.

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Nice write up! I don’t watch golf too often, but I feel very lucky that I happened to see this all live. Credit to GF for being a golf fan.

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