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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] |
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, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 224,709 in th2021 US Census Bureau estimates According to the 2020 United States Census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783, a 25% increase from 56,397 in 2000. Meanwhile, the 2020 Census listed the neighboring city of West Lafayette at 44,595 and the Tippecanoe County population at 186,291. Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes impassable for riverboats upstream, though a French fort and trading post had existed since 1717 on the opposite bank and three miles downstream. It was named for the French general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1954 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
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