The 1955–56 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Sam Voinoff, then in his seventh 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 second at the NCAA championships with North Texas. The co-captains of the team were Ed McCallum and Wayne Etherton.[1]
| 1955–56 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf | |
|---|---|
NCAA, T–2nd | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Head coach | |
Roster
edit| Name | Year | High school | Hometown |
| Joe Campbell | Junior | Anderson High School | Anderson, Indiana |
| Art Lemon | |||
| Bill Redding | Junior | Logansport, Indiana[2] | |
| Wayne Etherton | Senior | ||
| Ed "Eddie" McCallum | Senior | Crawfordsville High School[3] | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Tom Shaffer | Junior | ||
| Don Granger | Junior | Anderson High School[4] | Anderson, Indiana |
Schedule
edit- Tennessee W, 17–10
- Tennessee W, 15.5–11.5
- Vanderbilt W, 15.5–11.5
- Illinois W, 28–8
- Michigan State W, 24–12
- Detroit W, 34.5–1.5
- Indiana W, 27.5–8.5
- Notre Dame W, 29.5–6.5
- Ohio State L, 27.5–14.5
- Michigan L, 21.5–14.5
- Indiana W, 29.5–6.5
- Michigan W, 23–19
- Ohio State L, 23–13
- Northwestern W, 28.5–7.5
- Ohio State W, 29–7
- Michigan W, 19.5–6.5
- Notre Dame W, 25–11
- Detroit W, 33–3
- Wisconsin W, 24–12
- Northwestern W, 29.5–9.5
- Illinois W, 24–12
- Indiana W, 29.5–9.5
- Big Ten Championships, 1st of 10
- NCAA Championships, T–2nd of 31
Big Ten Championship results
editTeam results
edit- May 25–26, 1956 in Wilmette, Illinois and Northwestern was the host school.[7]
- 1. Purdue 1,501
- 2. Michigan 1,508
- 3. Ohio State 1,509
- 4. Wisconsin 1,520
- 5. Northwestern 1,526
- 6. Illinois 1,549
- Michigan State 1,549
- Minnesota 1,549
- 9. Iowa 1,569
- 10. Indiana 1,590
Individual results
editJoe Campbell won the Big Ten Conference individual title.[8]
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Campbell | 71 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 281 |
| Bill Redding | 76 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 303 |
| Wayne Etherton | 74 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 304 |
| Tom Schafer | 77 | 72 | 75 | 85 | 305 |
| Don Granger | 81 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 308 |
| Ed McCallum | 83 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 318 |
The top five player scores counted towards the championship.
References
edit- ^ "1957 Debris :: Debris Yearbook".
- ^ Shearer, John (July 19, 2011). "Bill Redding's legacy lives on". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Favorites Advance To Third Round in Junior Golf Meet". The Terre Haute Star. June 28, 1950. p. 12.
- ^ Humphrey, David (June 23, 2014). Anderson. ISBN 9781439645826.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Golf Roster". www.purduesports.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "2010-11 Purdue Men's Golf Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Bartlett, Charles (May 27, 1956). "Purdue's Campbell Wins Big 10 Golf Title with 281". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2016.[dead link]