1955–56 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team

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.

Roster Name Year High school HometownJoe CampbellJuniorAnderson High SchoolAnderson, IndianaArt LemonBill ReddingJuniorLogansport, IndianaWayne EthertonSeniorEd "Eddie" McCallumSeniorCrawfordsville High SchoolCrawfordsville, IndianaTom ShafferJuniorDon GrangerJuniorAnderson High SchoolAnderson, Indiana

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Schedule 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 Team results May 25–26, 1956 in Wilmette, Illinois and Northwestern was the host school. 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 Joe Campbell won the Big Ten Conference individual title. 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.

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