1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 27–28, 1955
LocationLafayette, Indiana
Course(s)Purdue Golf Course (South)[1]
Statistics
Par71
Length6,392 yards (5,845 m)
Field10 schools, 60 players
Champion
Team: Purdue
Individual: Roger Rubendall, Wisconsin

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]

Team results

PlaceTeamScore
1Purdue1,141
2Ohio State1,147
3Wisconsin1,166
4Michigan1,170
5Minnesota1,191
6Iowa1,192
7Michigan State1,204
8Illinois1,205
9Northwestern1,209
10Indiana1,213

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.[3][4]

Purdue

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

Ohio State

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

Wisconsin

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

Michigan

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

Minnesota

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

Iowa

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

Michigan State

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

Illinois

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

Northwestern

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

Indiana

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]

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[8]

PlacePlayerSchoolScoreTo par
1Roger RubendallWisconsin72+1
T2Joe CampbellPurdue73+2
Rob McMastersMichigan73
4Francis CardiOhio State74+3
T5Peter AngelbeckWisconsin75+4
Ted VickermanMinnesota75
T7Ed McCallumPurdue76+5
Bill ReddingPurdue76
Fred JonesOhio State76
John MarschallIowa76
Rudy BoydNorthwestern76
T12Francis SchmidtOhio State77+6
Larry HarperOhio State77
James McDonaldWisconsin77
Paul KasteIowa77
Steve UzelacMichigan77
Fred MicklowMichigan77
Henry S. LoebMichigan77
John E. SteimleMichigan State77
Donald R. SchieveIndiana77
Richard WilliamsIndiana77

Second round

Friday, May 27, 1955

PlacePlayerSchoolScoreTo par
1Roger RubendallWisconsin72-71=143+1
2Francis CardiOhio State74-72=146+4
3Joe CampbellPurdue73-75=148+6
4Ed McCallumPurdue76-73=149+7
T5Francis SchmidtOhio State77-74=151+9
Fred JonesOhio State76-75=151
Steve UzelacMichigan77-74=151
8Rob McMastersMichigan73-79=152+10
T9Wayne EthertonPurdue78-75=153+11
David ForbesWisconsin81-72=153
Henry S. LoebMichigan77-74=153
Byron ConnellIllinois80-73=153
Richard CardwellIndiana78-75=153
T14Bill ReddingPurdue76-78=154+12
Larry HarperOhio State77-77=154
Rudy BoydNorthwestern76-78=154

Final round

Saturday, May 28, 1955

PlacePlayerSchoolScoreTo par
1Roger RubendallWisconsin72-71-73=216+3
2Joe CampbellPurdue73-75-72=220+7
3Francis CardiOhio State74-72-77=223+10
4Francis SchmidtOhio State77-74-75=226+13
5Steve UzelacMichigan77-74-76=227+14
T6Wayne EthertonPurdue78-75-75=228+15
Tom SchaferPurdue79-76-73=228
T8Byron ConnellIllinois80-73-76=229+16
Fred MicklowMichigan77-78-74=229
Fred JonesOhio State76-75-78=229
T11Herbert KlontzIowa79-79-73=231+18
Larry HarperOhio State77-77-77=231
13Bill ReddingPurdue76-78-78=232+19
T14Ed McCallumPurdue76-73-84=233+20
James McDonaldWisconsin77-80-76=233
Rudy BoydNorthwestern76-78-79=233

References

  1. "Lafayette Holds Attention". Anderson Herald. May 27, 1955. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "Purdue Caps Big 10 Golf By 6 Strokes". Cedar Rapids Gazette. May 29, 1955. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. "Purdue Is Loop Golf Champion". Waterloo Daily Courier. May 29, 1955. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. "Iowa Third In Track, 6th In Loop Gol f". Iowa City Press Citizen. May 30, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. "Purdue Wins Big 10 Golf". Racine Journal Times Bulletin. May 29, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. Bartlett, Charles (May 29, 1955). "Rubendall and Purdue Win In Big Ten Golf". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  8. "Purdue Leads Big Ten Golf Field Into Final Round". Mason City Globe Gazette. May 28, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
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