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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. 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 rounds played on the first day and an 18-hole round played on the final day, for a total of 54 holes. First round ''Friday, May 27, 1955'' Second round ''Friday, May 27, 1955'' Final round ''Saturday, May 28, 1955'' References {{Reflist, 2 Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purdue University
Purdue University is a Public university#United States, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; the first classes were held on September 16, 1874. Purdue University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Purdue enrolls the largest student body of any individual university campus in Indiana, as well as the ninth-largest foreign student population of any university in the United States. The university is home to the oldest computer science Purdue University Department of Computer Science, program in the United States. Pur ... [...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, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, 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 the oldest NCAA Division I conference in the country. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
