1954–55 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team

The 1954–55 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Sam Voinoff, then in his sixth season with the Boilermakers. The team was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They won the Big Ten Conference championship and finished in a tie for ninth at the NCAA championships with SMU.

1954–55 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf
NCAA, T–9th
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Head coach

Roster
  • Don Albert
  • Joe Campbell
  • Wayne Etherton
  • Don Granger
  • Bob Krueger
  • Ed McCallum
  • Bill Redding
  • Ron Pierce
  • Tom Schaefer
  • Source [1][2]

Schedule
  • Tennessee W, 17–10
  • Vanderbilt W, 21–15
  • Tennessee W, 23.5–12.5
  • Michigan State W, 28.5–7.5
  • Detroit W, 30–6
  • Ohio State W, 26.5–9.5
  • Michigan L, 19–17
  • Indiana W, 27–9
  • Ohio State L, 26.5–9.5
  • Michigan W, 27.5–8.5
  • Illinois W, 30–18
  • Ohio State W, 20–16
  • Michigan W, 23.5–18.5
  • Indiana W, 29–9
  • Notre Dame W, 25–7
  • Illinois W, 33.5–14.5
  • Indiana W, 28.5–7.5
  • Northwestern W, 29–7
  • Wisconsin W, 23.5–12.5
  • Big Ten Championships, 1st of 10
  • NCAA Championships, T–9th of 33

Big Ten Championship results

Team results
  • May 1955 in Lafayette, Indiana[3]
  • 1. Purdue 1,141
  • 2. Ohio State 1,147
  • 3. Wisconsin 1,166
  • 4. Michigan 1,170
  • 5. Minnesota 1,191
  • 6. Iowa 1,192
  • 7. Michigan State 1,204
  • 8. Illinois 1,205
  • 9. Northwestern 1,209
  • 10. Indiana 1,213

Individual results

The championship was shortened for the first time ever from 72 holes to 54 as a result of storms.[4]

Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Joe Campbell 73 75 72 220
Wayne Etherton 78 75 75 228
Tom Schafer 79 76 73 228
Bill Redding 76 78 78 232
Ed McCallum 76 73 84 233
Don Albert 79 83 81 243

The top five player scores counted towards the championship.[5]

References
  1. "Year-By-Year Golf Roster". www.purduesports.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. "2010-11 Purdue Men's Golf Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016.
  3. "Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. "Purdue Caps Big 10 Golf By 6 Strokes". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Lafayette, Indiana. May 29, 1955. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. Bartlett, Charles (May 29, 1955). "Rubendall and Purdue Win In Big Ten Golf". Chicago Tribune. Lafayette, Indiana. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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