The 1939 NCAA Golf Championship was the first annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. The tournament was held at the Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa.
Stanford captured in the inaugural team championship and Vincent D'Antoni, from Tulane, won the individual title. The Indians were coached by Eddie Twiggs. The Indians had also won the last collegiate golf championship, held at Oakmont Country Club in 1938, before the beginning of NCAA sponsorship.
Sid Richardson of Northwestern, with a score of 144, was the tournament's medalist.
Team results Rank Team Score Stanford 612 Northwestern 614 Princeton Iowa Agricultural 615 Duke 617 LSU Iowa 623 Michigan 624 Oklahoma 627 Georgetown 630 Minnesota 633 Notre Dame Yale 635 Texas 640 USC 641 California 643 Amherst 644 Harvard 645 Ohio State Missouri 653 Michigan State 657 Kansas 660 Chicago 687
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