California Collegiate Athletics Association

Cal State San Bernardino’s first national champion, Scott Householder fired the lowest four-round individual score relative to par in tournament history to claim the 1997 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships individual title. Householder shot rounds of 66, 70, 68 and 69 for his 15-under-par 273 to finish two strokes ahead of the field to secure the individual victory and power his team to a third-place finish.

Along with his impressive run to national acclaim, Householder earned All-American status twice, including a first-team nod in 1997. In 1996, he was named honorable-mention All-American after finishing third at the NCAA West Regional, and taking 31st individually while helping the Coyotes to 11th at the NCAA Championships. 

The Petaluma native played junior college golf at College of the Desert before moving on to compete for the Coyotes. His golf success at Cal State San Bernardino was a springboard for Householder to enjoy a brief career in professional golf and a subsequent career in the Palm Springs-Indio area using his degree in marketing and business management as he operates a property management company. 

Householder was inducted into the first class of the Cal State San Bernardino Hall of Fame in 2009, and has recently been joined by the 2019 Coyote volleyball team as fellow national champions to don a Cal State San Bernardino logo.