Tournament information | |
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Location | Ames, Iowa, U.S. 42°02′23″N93°39′09″W / 42.039722°N 93.6525°W |
Course(s) | Veenker Memorial Golf Course |
Statistics | |
Field | 31 teams |
Champion | |
Team: North Texas State (1st title) Individual: Harvie Ward (North Carolina) | |
Location Map | |
Location in the United States Location in Iowa | |
The 1949 NCAA Golf Championship was the 11th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. [1]
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The tournament was held at the Veenker Memorial Golf Course at the Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa.
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North Texas State won the team title by ten strokes, the Eagles' first NCAA team national title.
Rank | Team | Score |
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1 | North Texas State | 590 |
T2 | Purdue | 600 |
Texas | ||
4 | Michigan | 602 |
5 | San Jose State (DC) | 603 |
6 | Oklahoma A&M | 606 |
7 | Wake Forest | 608 |
T8 | North Carolina | 610 |
Ohio State | ||
10 | Miami (FL) | 613 |
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