The Look of a Longhorn Dynasty at the U.S. Open The University of Texas is becoming known for more than its football and basketball prowess, thanks to the recent success of its men's golf team. The Longhorns just won the N.C.A.A. title, and can count on having two up-and-coming talents as part of their team for the next few years. Future Longhorn golfer Beau Hossler, and current player Jordan Spieth, made a splash at the U.S. Open by being the low amateurs in their first trips to the major. Spieth, an 18-year-old who just finished his freshman year at Texas, was the U.S. Open's top low amateur, tying for 21st, at 7-over. Spieth, who played wearing an orange Texas baseball hat, finished tied with Tiger Woods. Hossler, a high school senior-to-be from Misson Viejo, Calif., finished two shots behind Spieth. Hossler, 17, has already committed to attend Texas, and showed his Longhorn love by wearing an orange-and-white striped Texas-logoed polo shirt during his final round on Sunday at Olympic. "Beau just looks really confident on the course and he's handling himself well off the course too," Spieth, a Dallas native, told ESPN.com. So it's just been an all-around great effort by him and cool to see him sporting the Longhorn gear out there. Hossler, who briefly led the U.S. Open on Saturday, said the experience showed him the differences between being an amateur and a pro. He made a run to become the first amateur since 1971 to finish inside of the top-10, but a dodgy round round of 76 on Sunday dashed his hopes. "I had no idea how to play golf at his age," golfer Jason Dufner, who played with Hossler on Sunday, told espnW.com. I know he wishes he would have probably finished a little bit better, but any time you're in the top 30 of a U.S. Open at 17 years old, you got to have a lot going for you. NBC's commentators quoted Hossler as saying the free dry cleaning service for his golf clothes was an unexpected highlight. There's no running to do laundry between rounds for U.S. Open competitors. "There's so much, so many positives for the week," Hossler told ESPN.com. I played well out of 70 holes, 72 holes I probably played well 60 of them. Made some crucial mistakes, missed some on the wrong side of the holes. But just like from last year, it's only a learning experience, and I still have some time before I come out and start doing this for a living. Texas" golf team just won its third N.C.A.A. title in school history on June 3, the first in 40 years, by defeating Alabama in the fifth and deciding match. Spieth won his match, helping Texas overcome an 0-2 deficit against Alabama at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. It came down to the last hole of the fifth match to decide the title. Texas senior Dylan Frittelli drained a 20-foot birdie putt to defeat Alabama's Cory Whitsett. "I don't even know what happened," Frittelli said, according to The Associated Press. "It was all a blur. I just wanted to make that putt. It was amazing.