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.[ 2]
1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship Dates May 27–28, 1955 Location Lafayette, Indiana Course(s) Purdue Golf Course (South)[ 1] Par 71 Length 6,392 yards (5,845 m) Field 10 schools, 60 players Team: Purdue
Place
Team
Score
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
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.[ 3] [ 4]
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Joe Campbell
73
75
72
220
Wayne Etherton
78
75
75
228
Tom Schafer
79
76
73
228
Bill Redding
76
78
78
232
Ed McCallum
76
73
84
233
Don Albert
79
83
81
243
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Francis Cardi
74
72
77
223
Francis Schmidt
77
74
75
226
Fred Jones
76
75
78
229
Larry Harper
77
77
77
231
Larry Munsie
80
79
79
238
Jim Ross
81
79
86
246
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Roger Rubendall
72
71
73
216
James McDonald
77
80
76
233
David Forbes
81
72
81
234
Paul Kaste
77
83
79
239
Martin Rammer
79
79
86
244
Peter Angelbeck
75
88
86
249
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Steve Uzelac
77
74
76
227
Fred Micklow
77
78
74
229
Henry S. Loeb
77
76
81
234
Rob McMasters
73
79
85
237
Harold P. Andrews
80
81
82
243
John Schubeck
78
85
82
245
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Ted Vickerman
75
80
79
234
Norbert Anderson
80
76
79
235
Donald Dosen
78
82
79
239
Herbert Howe
81
76
84
241
Robert Nordstrom
85
77
80
242
James Lucius
81
79
83
243
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Herbert Klontz[ 5]
79
79
73
231
Edmund A. McCardell
86
75
74
235
Jack Sutton
79
78
82
239
John Marschall
76
83
81
240
Robert A. Rasley
83
81
83
247
Tom Davis
86
85
81
252
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Jim Sullivan
82
76
76
234
James Raymond
78
82
78
238
Martin A. Hurd
79
78
84
241
Robert J. Nodus
83
82
79
244
Lanny L. Johnson
85
88
74
247
John E. Steimle
77
84
87
248
Scores don't add up to 1,205.
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Byron Connell[ 6]
80
73
76
229
Robert Reitsch
80
78
83
241
Henry J. Foley
86
80
78
244
Byron Kenneth West
80
83
81
244
Roger Mueller
82
81
82
245
Richard Davies
86
87
89
262
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Rudy Boyd
76
78
79
233
Howie W.
81
76
80
237
Tull M.
82
79
77
238
Arthur Baller
86
83
81
250
Dick Aultman
81
87
83
251
John (unknown)
86
80
85
251
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Richard Cardwell
78
75
83
236
Donald R. Schieve
77
79
82
238
James F. Balch
83
79
82
244
Richard Williams
77
84
86
247
Robert W. Dyar
84
84
80
248
Philip (unknown)
85
82
86
253
The top five player scores counted towards the championship.[ 7]
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.
Friday, May 27, 1955 [ 8]
Place
Player
School
Score
To par
1
Roger Rubendall Wisconsin
72
+1
T2
Joe Campbell Purdue
73
+2
Rob McMasters Michigan
73
4
Francis Cardi Ohio State
74
+3
T5
Peter Angelbeck Wisconsin
75
+4
Ted Vickerman Minnesota
75
T7
Ed McCallum Purdue
76
+5
Bill Redding Purdue
76
Fred Jones Ohio State
76
John Marschall Iowa
76
Rudy Boyd Northwestern
76
T12
Francis Schmidt Ohio State
77
+6
Larry Harper Ohio State
77
James McDonald Wisconsin
77
Paul Kaste Iowa
77
Steve Uzelac Michigan
77
Fred Micklow Michigan
77
Henry S. Loeb Michigan
77
John E. Steimle Michigan State
77
Donald R. Schieve Indiana
77
Richard Williams Indiana
77
Friday, May 27, 1955
Place
Player
School
Score
To par
1
Roger Rubendall Wisconsin
72-71=143
+1
2
Francis Cardi Ohio State
74-72=146
+4
3
Joe Campbell Purdue
73-75=148
+6
4
Ed McCallum Purdue
76-73=149
+7
T5
Francis Schmidt Ohio State
77-74=151
+9
Fred Jones Ohio State
76-75=151
Steve Uzelac Michigan
77-74=151
8
Rob McMasters Michigan
73-79=152
+10
T9
Wayne Etherton Purdue
78-75=153
+11
David Forbes Wisconsin
81-72=153
Henry S. Loeb Michigan
77-74=153
Byron Connell Illinois
80-73=153
Richard Cardwell Indiana
78-75=153
T14
Bill Redding Purdue
76-78=154
+12
Larry Harper Ohio State
77-77=154
Rudy Boyd Northwestern
76-78=154
Saturday, May 28, 1955
Place
Player
School
Score
To par
1
Roger Rubendall Wisconsin
72-71-73=216
+3
2
Joe Campbell Purdue
73-75-72=220
+7
3
Francis Cardi Ohio State
74-72-77=223
+10
4
Francis Schmidt Ohio State
77-74-75=226
+13
5
Steve Uzelac Michigan
77-74-76=227
+14
T6
Wayne Etherton Purdue
78-75-75=228
+15
Tom Schafer Purdue
79-76-73=228
T8
Byron Connell Illinois
80-73-76=229
+16
Fred Micklow Michigan
77-78-74=229
Fred Jones Ohio State
76-75-78=229
T11
Herbert Klontz Iowa
79-79-73=231
+18
Larry Harper Ohio State
77-77-77=231
13
Bill Redding Purdue
76-78-78=232
+19
T14
Ed McCallum Purdue
76-73-84=233
+20
James McDonald Wisconsin
77-80-76=233
Rudy Boyd Northwestern
76-78-79=233
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