1955–56 Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team explained

Mode:	men's golf
Year:	1955–56
Prev Year:	1954–55
Next Year:	1956–57
Team:	Purdue Boilermakers
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Bowl Result:	T–2nd

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.^[1]

Roster

Name	Year	High school	Hometown
Joe Campbell	Junior	Anderson High School	Anderson, Indiana
Art Lemon
Bill Redding	Junior		Logansport, Indiana^[2]
Wayne Etherton	Senior
Ed "Eddie" McCallum	Senior	Crawfordsville High School^[3]	Crawfordsville, Indiana
Tom Shaffer	Junior
Don Granger	Junior	Anderson High School^[4]	Anderson, Indiana

• Source ^{[5] [6]}

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.^[7]
• 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.^[8]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1957 Debris :: Debris Yearbook.
2. News: Bill Redding's legacy lives on . Shearer . John . July 19, 2011 . Knoxville News Sentinel . December 29, 2016.
3. News: Favorites Advance To Third Round in Junior Golf Meet . The Terre Haute Star . June 28, 1950 . 12.
4. Book: Anderson. 9781439645826. Humphrey. David. 2014-06-23.
5. Web site: Year-By-Year Golf Roster . www.purduesports.com . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110104181334/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-golf/archive/pur-m-golf-yrbyyroster.html . 4 January 2011 . dead.
6. Web site: 2010-11 Purdue Men's Golf Information Guide . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230002236/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2010-11MensGolfInfoGuide.pdf . December 30, 2016 . dead.
7. Web site: Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Record Book. 2016. Big Ten Conference. December 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227152433/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/Mens_Golf_Record_Book.pdf. December 27, 2016.
8. News: Purdue's Campbell Wins Big 10 Golf Title with 281 . Bartlett . Charles . May 27, 1956 . Chicago Tribune . December 30, 2016.