The Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team represents the Purdue University in the sport of golf. The Boilermakers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten Conference. They are currently led by head coach Rob Bradley. The Purdue Boilermakers men's golf program has won 12 Big Ten Conference championships and one NCAA national team championship in 1961. The first year of golf at Purdue was in 1921.

Championships

NCAA National Champions: 1961 Big Ten Team Championships: 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1981 NCAA Championship (Individual): 1950 – Fred Wampler NCAA Championship (Individual): 1955 – Joe Campbell

Facilities The Purdue men's golf team practices and plays at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex located on Cherry Lane. The golf complex consists of two, 18-hole Pete Dye golf courses, the Tom Spurgeon Training Center, a range, two putting greens, and two chipping greens.

Ackerman-Allen Golf Course Ackerman-Allen was originally called the "Purdue South Course" due to its location just south of Cherry Lane. The course was built in 1934 by Indiana Golf Hall of Famer Bill Diddle. Purdue South Course was modified in 1968 by Larry Packard and again in 1996 with the opening of the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. The name of the course was changed to Ackerman Hills Golf Course after receiving donations by the Ackerman Family. Ackerman Hills underwent extreme renovations in 2014 by golf course architect Pete Dye with goals of creating a championship-caliber golf course while maintaining its parkland style. The renovations not only expanded the course to nearly 7600 yards from the championship tees, but also incorporated improvements in drainage, irrigation, and pace of play. Modifications to the old, severe-sloping greens were made to accommodate for the faster green speeds demanded nowadays. Tee boxes and tree placement and replacement were also parts of the renovations. These renovations were finished in 2016 and were made possible due to donations by the Ackerman family as well as Samuel R Allen. After renovations, the name was changed to the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. The finalized, par-72 course features rolling hills, white sand bunkers, and tree lined fairways. The course uses bent grass for its fairways, tees, and greens and offers five tee sets.

Kampen Course Kampen Course, originally called the "Purdue North Course," was renovated by Pete Dye in 1996. Dye collaborated with Purdue students in the departments of forestry, entomology, water quality testing, agronomy as well as the superintendent to create a challenging championship course. The renovations included a water reclamation process which allows for the water used on the course to be recycled. The course was renamed to honor Emerson Kampen for his support of Purdue athletics. The Kampen Course is a links-style course featuring vast sand bunkers, native grasslands, ponds and a natural celery bog. The par-72 course has four tee sets and measures over 7400 yards from the championship tees. It uses bent grass for its fairways, tees, and greens. Kampen has been rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and was awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest's "Places to Play." Kampen has also been rated as one of the hardest golf courses in Indiana. Each year, Purdue holds the Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen course.

Due to its notoriety, Kampen has hosted these golf tournaments:

1999 Big Ten Women's Championship 2000 Big Ten Men's Championship 2000 Western Junior Championship 2001 NCAA Women's Central Regional 2003 NCAA Women's Championships 2004 NCAA Men's Regional 2004 Indiana Open 2005 Women's Western Amateur 2005 Trusted Choice Big 'I' Junior Classic 2008 NCAA Men's Championships 2009 Big Ten Women's Championship 2011 Big Ten Men's Championship 2017 NCAA Men's Regional 2017, 2020 Indiana Open 2021 Boilermaker Classic (Forme Tour) 2024 NCAA Men's Regional Championship 2025 Dye Junior Invitational 2025 Junior PGA Championship

Tom Spurgeon Training Center This 11,400 square foot training center features heated hitting bays where players can hit balls off artificial turf out onto the range from inside. The hitting bays are equipped with down-the-line and face-on cameras for the Purdue golf team to take videos on and analyze their swings. The training center also has a large, indoor, turf putting room to practice putting during the winter. Also included in the training center are locker rooms for the men's and women's golf team, a lounge area with a TV, and a club repair room.

Individual honors All-Americans

John Konsek – 1958 (1st), 1959 (1st), 1960 (1st) Gene Francis – 1958 (3rd), 1959 (2nd), 1960 (3rd) Mike Darnell – 1961 (HM) Jerry Jackson – 1961 (HM). 1962 (HM) Terry Winter – 1963 (3rd). 1964 (1st) Bob Zender – 1965 (2nd) Rick Radder – 1966 (HM) Steve Meyhew – 1967 (2nd) Jim Duffy – 1967 (HM) Don Klenk – 1968 (HM) Jeff Radder – 1969 (2nd), 1970 (HM) Fred Clark – 1970 (2nd) Bill Hoffer – 1971 (1st) Tom Fox – 1974 (HM) Rick Dalpos – 1981 (3rd) Lenny Hartlage – 1984 (HM) Chris Kite – 1984 (HM) Lee Williamson – 2001 (HM), 2002 (1st) Shiv Kapur – 2002 (HM), 2004 (HM) Cole Bradley – 2021 (HM) Herman Sekne – 2023 (3rd), 2024 (HM) Supapon Amornchaichan – 2025 (HM)

Note: 1st = first team, 2nd = second team, 3rd = third team, HM = honorable mention

Source

Record by year

1920–21 No Coach — 1921–22 G. A. Young 6th 1922–23 Burr Swezey 6th 1923–24 — 1924–25 — 1925–26 — 1926–27 4th 1927–28 — 1928–29 Jack Bixler — 1929–30 8th 1930–31 7th 1931–32 — 1932–33 — 1933–34 5th 1934–35 9th 1935–36 9th 1936–37 7th 1937–38 Harry Allspaw 8th 1938–39 T-7th 1939–40 9th 1940–41 9th 1941–42 8th 1942–43 — 1943–44 2nd 1944–45 Sam Voinoff 8th 1945–46 Loomis Heston 8th 1946–47 3rd NCAA, T–14th 1947–48 2nd 1948–49 3rd NCAA, T–2nd 1949–50 1st NCAA, 2nd 1950–51 Sam Voinoff 2nd NCAA, 5th 1951–52 2nd NCAA, T–3rd 1952–53 1st NCAA, 9th 1953–54 4th NCAA, 10th 1954–55 1st NCAA, T–9th 1955–56 1st NCAA, T–2nd 1956–57 5th NCAA, 11th 1957–58 1st NCAA, T–10th 1958–59 1st NCAA, 2nd 1959–60 1st NCAA, T–2nd 1960–61 4th NCAA, 1st 1961–62 2nd NCAA, 6th 1962–63 3rd NCAA, T–11th 1963–64 1st NCAA, 22nd 1964–65 1st NCAA, T–4th 1965–66 7th NCAA, T–18th 1966–67 1st NCAA, 4th 1967–68 4th 1968–69 2nd 1969–70 5th 1970–71 1st 1971–72 7th 1972–73 4th 1973–74 6th 1974–75 Joe Campbell T–5th 1975–76 3rd 1976–77 T–8th 1977–78 5th 1978–79 9th 1979–80 4th 1980–81 1st NCAA, T–25th 1981–82 T–3rd 1982–83 T–8th 1983–84 4th 1984–85 2nd 1985–86 7th 1986–87 7th 1987–88 9th 1988–89 6th 1989–90 10th 1990–91 9th 1991–92 11th 1992–93 11th 1993–94 Bob Prange 11th 1994–95 2nd 1995–96 8th 1996–97 8th 1997–98 9th 1998–99 Devon Brouse 11th 1999–2000 2nd 2000–01 2nd NCAA, 28th 2001–02 3rd NCAA, 7th 2002–03 5th 2003–04 4th NCAA, T–16th 2004–05 5th NCAA, T–23rd 2005–06 3rd 2006–07 3rd 2007–08 9th 2008–09 T-8th 2009–10 5th 2010–11 T-6th 2011–12 5th 2012–13 7th 2013–14 Rob Bradley 5th NCAA, 27th 2014–15 8th 2015–16 T-6th NCAA, 29th 2016–17 T-4th NCAA, 28th 2017–18 8th 2018–19 2nd 2019–20 2020–21 7th 2021–22 6th 2022–23 T-7th 2023–24 3rd NCAA, 30th 2024–25 Andrew Sapp 9th NCAA, 27th 2025–26 T-6th NCAA, 23rd

Totals updated through the end of the 2025–2026 school year.

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