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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. Roster *Don Albert *Joe Campbell *Wayne Etherton *Don Granger *Bob Krueger *Ed McCallum *Bill Redding *Ron Pierce *Tom Schaefer *Source 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 The National Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Voinoff
Samuel Voinoff (February 22, 1907 – November 17, 1989) was an American college football and golf coach at Purdue University. He coached Purdue to 10 Big Ten titles and one NCAA national championship in golf. He was the president of the Golf Coaches Association of America from 1962–64 and 1970–71. He is a 1995 Boilermaker Hall of Fame inductee. Head coaching record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Voinoff, Sam 1907 births 1989 deaths Purdue Boilermakers football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football players Purdue Boilermakers men's golf coaches People from Sullivan County, Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
The 1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship was held on May 27–28, 1955 at the Purdue Golf Course (South) in Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette ( , ) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi .... The team champion was Purdue with a score of 1,141 and the individual champion was Roger Rubendall of Wisconsin who shot a 216. Team results Individual results The championship was shortened for the first time ever from 72 holes to 54 as a result of storms canceling a morning round on Saturday. Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Iowa Michigan State Illinois ''Scores don't add up to 1,205.'' Northwestern Indiana The top five player scores counted towards the championship. Round summaries The 1955 Big Ten Championship was played over two days with two 18-hole roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 NCAA Golf Championship
The 1955 NCAA Men's Golf Championship was the 17th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA men's collegiate golf. It was contested in June 1955 at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di .... LSU won the team title and Joe Campbell from Purdue won the individual title. Team competition Leaderboard References NCAA Men's Golf Championship Golf in Tennessee NCAA Golf Championship NCAA Golf Championship NCAA Golf Championship NCAA Golf Championship {{US-golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. It has been ranked as among the best public universities in the United States by major institutional rankings, and is renowned for its engineering program. The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 masters and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and doctor of nursing practice. In addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. Purdue is the founding member of the Big Ten Conference and enrolls the largest student body of any individual univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 universities, and it has 14 members and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. Large student enrollment is a hallmark of its universities, as 12 of the 14 members enroll more than 30,000 students. They are largely state public universities; found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
