University of North Texas Athletics

Dick Whetzle was the first North Texas golfer to earn All-America honors in 1958 that capped off one of the most distinguished careers on the course.

White at North Texas, Whetzle’s amateur career included victories in the Dallas City Amateur in 1956 and the Texas State Public Links Championship that same year. In 1957 he finished third in the Texas PGA tournament and made the cut at the Houston Open in 1958.

Whetlze won the Southern Intercollegiate Championship in 1957 and ’58. He was the captain of the North Texas team in 1958 and was a first-team All-American. He guided North Texas to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championship in 1957.

Whetzle went on to play professionally and played in four U.S. Opens, two PGA championships and three National Club Professional Championships.