1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship Explained
| 1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship |
| Location: | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Course: | Purdue Golf Course (South)[1] |
| Dates: | May 27–28, 1955 |
| Par: | 71 |
| Yardage: | 6392yd |
| Field: | 10 schools, 60 players |
| Champion: | Team: Purdue
Individual: Roger Rubendall, Wisconsin |
| Previous: | 1954 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The 1955 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship was held on May 27–28, 1955 at the Purdue Golf Course (South) in Lafayette, Indiana. The team champion was Purdue with a score of 1,141 and the individual champion was Roger Rubendall of Wisconsin who shot a 216.[2]
Team results
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|
| 1 | | 1,141 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1,147 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 1,166 |
| 4 | Michigan | 1,170 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 1,191 |
| 6 | Iowa | 1,192 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 1,204 |
| 8 | Illinois | 1,205 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 1,209 |
| 10 | Indiana | 1,213 | |
Individual results
The championship was shortened for the first time ever from 72 holes to 54 as a result of storms canceling a morning round on Saturday.[3] [4]
Purdue
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Joe Campbell | 73 | 75 | 72 | 220 |
| Wayne Etherton | 78 | 75 | 75 | 228 |
| Tom Schafer | 79 | 76 | 73 | 228 |
| Bill Redding | 76 | 78 | 78 | 232 |
| Ed McCallum | 76 | 73 | 84 | 233 |
| Don Albert | 79 | 83 | 81 | 243 | |
Ohio State
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Francis Cardi | 74 | 72 | 77 | 223 |
| Francis Schmidt | 77 | 74 | 75 | 226 |
| Fred Jones | 76 | 75 | 78 | 229 |
| Larry Harper | 77 | 77 | 77 | 231 |
| Larry Munsie | 80 | 79 | 79 | 238 |
| Jim Ross | 81 | 79 | 86 | 246 |
|
Wisconsin
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Roger Rubendall | 72 | 71 | 73 | 216 |
| James McDonald | 77 | 80 | 76 | 233 |
| David Forbes | 81 | 72 | 81 | 234 |
| Paul Kaste | 77 | 83 | 79 | 239 |
| Martin Rammer | 79 | 79 | 86 | 244 |
| Peter Angelbeck | 75 | 88 | 86 | 249 | |
Michigan
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Steve Uzelac | 77 | 74 | 76 | 227 |
| Fred Micklow | 77 | 78 | 74 | 229 |
| Henry S. Loeb | 77 | 76 | 81 | 234 |
| Rob McMasters | 73 | 79 | 85 | 237 |
| Harold P. Andrews | 80 | 81 | 82 | 243 |
| John Schubeck | 78 | 85 | 82 | 245 | |
Minnesota
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Ted Vickerman | 75 | 80 | 79 | 234 |
| Norbert Anderson | 80 | 76 | 79 | 235 |
| Donald Dosen | 78 | 82 | 79 | 239 |
| Herbert Howe | 81 | 76 | 84 | 241 |
| Robert Nordstrom | 85 | 77 | 80 | 242 |
| James Lucius | 81 | 79 | 83 | 243 | |
Iowa
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Herbert Klontz[5] | 79 | 79 | 73 | 231 |
| Edmund A. McCardell | 86 | 75 | 74 | 235 |
| Jack Sutton | 79 | 78 | 82 | 239 |
| John Marschall | 76 | 83 | 81 | 240 |
| Robert A. Rasley | 83 | 81 | 83 | 247 |
| Tom Davis | 86 | 85 | 81 | 252 | |
Michigan State
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Jim Sullivan | 82 | 76 | 76 | 234 |
| James Raymond | 78 | 82 | 78 | 238 |
| Martin A. Hurd | 79 | 78 | 84 | 241 |
| Robert J. Nodus | 83 | 82 | 79 | 244 |
| Lanny L. Johnson | 85 | 88 | 74 | 247 |
| John E. Steimle | 77 | 84 | 87 | 248 | |
Illinois
Scores don't add up to 1,205.
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Byron Connell[6] | 80 | 73 | 76 | 229 |
| Robert Reitsch | 80 | 78 | 83 | 241 |
| Henry J. Foley | 86 | 80 | 78 | 244 |
| Byron Kenneth West | 80 | 83 | 81 | 244 |
| Roger Mueller | 82 | 81 | 82 | 245 |
| Richard Davies | 86 | 87 | 89 | 262 | |
Northwestern
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Rudy Boyd | 76 | 78 | 79 | 233 |
| Howie W. | 81 | 76 | 80 | 237 |
| Tull M. | 82 | 79 | 77 | 238 |
| Arthur Baller | 86 | 83 | 81 | 250 |
| Dick Aultman | 81 | 87 | 83 | 251 |
| John (unknown) | 86 | 80 | 85 | 251 | |
Indiana
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|
| Richard Cardwell | 78 | 75 | 83 | 236 |
| Donald R. Schieve | 77 | 79 | 82 | 238 |
| James F. Balch | 83 | 79 | 82 | 244 |
| Richard Williams | 77 | 84 | 86 | 247 |
| Robert W. Dyar | 84 | 84 | 80 | 248 |
| Philip (unknown) | 85 | 82 | 86 | 253 | |
The top five player scores counted towards the championship.
[7] Round summaries
The 1955 Big Ten Championship was played over two days with two 18-hole rounds played on the first day and an 18-hole round played on the final day, for a total of 54 holes.
First round
Friday, May 27, 1955[8]
| Place | Player | School | Score | To par |
|---|
| 1 | Roger Rubendall | Wisconsin | 72 | +1 |
| T2 | Joe Campbell | Purdue | 73 | +2 |
| Rob McMasters | Michigan | 73 |
| 4 | Francis Cardi | Ohio State | 74 | +3 |
| T5 | Peter Angelbeck | Wisconsin | 75 | +4 |
| Ted Vickerman | Minnesota | 75 |
| T7 | Ed McCallum | Purdue | 76 | +5 |
| Bill Redding | Purdue | 76 |
| Fred Jones | Ohio State | 76 |
| John Marschall | Iowa | 76 |
| Rudy Boyd | Northwestern | 76 |
| T12 | Francis Schmidt | Ohio State | 77 | +6 |
| Larry Harper | Ohio State | 77 |
| James McDonald | Wisconsin | 77 |
| Paul Kaste | Iowa | 77 |
| Steve Uzelac | Michigan | 77 |
| Fred Micklow | Michigan | 77 |
| Henry S. Loeb | Michigan | 77 |
| John E. Steimle | Michigan State | 77 |
| Donald R. Schieve | Indiana | 77 |
| Richard Williams | Indiana | 77 | |
Second round
Friday, May 27, 1955
| Place | Player | School | Score | To par |
|---|
| 1 | Roger Rubendall | Wisconsin | 72-71=143 | +1 |
| 2 | Francis Cardi | Ohio State | 74-72=146 | +4 |
| 3 | Joe Campbell | Purdue | 73-75=148 | +6 |
| 4 | Ed McCallum | Purdue | 76-73=149 | +7 |
| T5 | Francis Schmidt | Ohio State | 77-74=151 | +9 |
| Fred Jones | Ohio State | 76-75=151 |
| Steve Uzelac | Michigan | 77-74=151 |
| 8 | Rob McMasters | Michigan | 73-79=152 | +10 |
| T9 | Wayne Etherton | Purdue | 78-75=153 | +11 |
| David Forbes | Wisconsin | 81-72=153 |
| Henry S. Loeb | Michigan | 77-74=153 |
| Byron Connell | Illinois | 80-73=153 |
| Richard Cardwell | Indiana | 78-75=153 |
| T14 | Bill Redding | Purdue | 76-78=154 | +12 |
| Larry Harper | Ohio State | 77-77=154 |
| Rudy Boyd | Northwestern | 76-78=154 | |
Final round
Saturday, May 28, 1955
| Place | Player | School | Score | To par |
|---|
| 1 | Roger Rubendall | Wisconsin | 72-71-73=216 | +3 |
| 2 | Joe Campbell | Purdue | 73-75-72=220 | +7 |
| 3 | Francis Cardi | Ohio State | 74-72-77=223 | +10 |
| 4 | Francis Schmidt | Ohio State | 77-74-75=226 | +13 |
| 5 | Steve Uzelac | Michigan | 77-74-76=227 | +14 |
| T6 | Wayne Etherton | Purdue | 78-75-75=228 | +15 |
| Tom Schafer | Purdue | 79-76-73=228 |
| T8 | Byron Connell | Illinois | 80-73-76=229 | +16 |
| Fred Micklow | Michigan | 77-78-74=229 |
| Fred Jones | Ohio State | 76-75-78=229 |
| T11 | Herbert Klontz | Iowa | 79-79-73=231 | +18 |
| Larry Harper | Ohio State | 77-77-77=231 |
| 13 | Bill Redding | Purdue | 76-78-78=232 | +19 |
| T14 | Ed McCallum | Purdue | 76-73-84=233 | +20 |
| James McDonald | Wisconsin | 77-80-76=233 |
| Rudy Boyd | Northwestern | 76-78-79=233 | |
References
Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
Notes and References
- News: Lafayette Holds Attention . May 27, 1955 . Anderson Herald . January 3, 2017 . subscription .
- 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.
- News: Purdue Caps Big 10 Golf By 6 Strokes . May 29, 1955 . Cedar Rapids Gazette . December 30, 2016 . subscription .
- News: Purdue Is Loop Golf Champion . May 29, 1955 . Waterloo Daily Courier . January 3, 2017 . subscription .
- News: Iowa Third In Track, 6th In Loop Gol f. May 30, 1955 . Iowa City Press Citizen . January 4, 2017 . subscription .
- News: Purdue Wins Big 10 Golf . May 29, 1955 . Racine Journal Times Bulletin . January 4, 2017 . subscription .
- News: Rubendall and Purdue Win In Big Ten Golf . Bartlett . Charles . May 29, 1955 . Chicago Tribune . December 30, 2016.
- News: Purdue Leads Big Ten Golf Field Into Final Round . May 28, 1955 . Mason City Globe Gazette . January 4, 2017 . subscription .
