Members of the 1979-80 Pacific men's golf team included Kris Baxter, Tom Brill, Bill Corbett, Jim Evans, Dan Field, Tony McBroom, Bryan Pini, Jim Rowse, Fred Tedeschi, Steve Vanscoy, Scott Wenborn and head coach Glen Albaugh,
Pacific competed in the challenging District 8 in 1979-80, consistently facing the likes of USC, UCLA, Oregon, Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, Long Beach State, San Diego State, San Jose State and Fresno State. As there were no NCAA Regional tournaments until 1988, only the top six teams from each district would earn bids to the annual NCAA Championships.
The Tigers showed glimpses of what was to come during the fall tournament season, notching Top-5 team finishes at the Nevada Wolf Pack Golf Classic, Pacific Autumn Invitational and Stanford Fall Intercollegiate.
Pacific would carry its momentum forward during the spring, as the 1979-80 Tigers were ranked as high as No. 15 in the nation and advanced to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time in program history. Competing against the very best in collegiate golf at the Ohio State University Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, Pacific finished in 24th place as a team. Rowse finished in a tie for 45th place individually at the NCAA Championships, capping his second consecutive All-America Honorable Mention campaign.
Rowse, Pini, and Corbett alternated in the top three spots in the Tigers' lineup with similar stroke averages for the season. Evans, Wenborn, and Baxter, the team's captain, filled out the six-man team that competed in most of the team's tournaments in 1979-80. Brill was a three-year letterwinner for the Tigers, and Vanscoy, Tedeschi and Field rounded out the roster.
Out of 12 tournaments Pacific competed in during the season, the Tigers placed in the Top-5 seven times, including two team titles and three individual champions. A further trademark of Coach Albaugh's legacy, each member of the Tigers' roster would go on to graduate from the University.
