1939 NCAA golf championship explained

1939 NCAA Golf Championship
Location:Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Course:Wakonda Country Club
Field:23 teams
Champion:Team: Stanford
Individual: Vincent D'Antoni (Tulane)
Score:Team: 612
Next:1940

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.[1] [2] 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

dat-sort-type=numberRank !Team Score
Stanford 612
614
Princeton
615
617
LSU
623
624
627
630
633
Notre Dame
635
640
641
643
644
645
Ohio State
653
657
660
687

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results . NCAA . August 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: 1939 Stanford Men's Golf Team . Stanford Men's Golf . August 9, 2015.