The 1954–55 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team represented
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 ...
. The head coach was
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 Coa ...
, then in his sixth season with the Boilermakers. The team was a member of the
Big Ten Conference
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. 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
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Big Ten Championships, 1st of 10
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NCAA Championships
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, T–9th of 33
Big Ten Championship results
Team results
*May 1955 in Lafayette, Indiana
*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.
The top five player scores counted towards the championship.
References
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Purdue Boilermakers men's golf seasons