The 1954
NCAA Golf Championship was the 16th annual
NCAA
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-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's
collegiate golf in the
United States
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.
The tournament was held at the
Braeburn Country Club in
Houston, Texas
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, co-hosted by the
University of Houston
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and
Rice University
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.
SMU won the team title, the Mustangs' NCAA team national title.
Individual results
Individual champion
*
Hillman Robbins,
Memphis State
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Tournament medalist
*
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,
Purdue
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Team results
*Note: Top 10 only
*DC = Defending champions
References
NCAA Men's Golf Championship
Golf in Texas
NCAA Golf Championship
NCAA Golf Championship
NCAA Golf Championship
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