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
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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
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.
