1956 NCAA golf championship

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1956 NCAA Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 24–30, 1956
Location Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
40°01′55″N83°03′08″W / 40.031886°N 83.0523498°W / 40.031886; -83.0523498
Course(s) Ohio State University Golf Club
(Ohio State University)
Statistics
Field31 teams
Champion
Team: Houston
Individual: Rick Jones, Ohio State
Team: 601
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The 1956 NCAA Men's Golf Championship was the 18th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA men's collegiate golf.

Contents

The tournament was held at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Houston won the team title and Rick Jones from Ohio State won the individual title over Houston's Rex Baxter Jr. [1]

Team competition

Leaderboard

PlaceTeamTotal
1Houston601
T2 Purdue 602
West Texas State
4Oklahoma A&M605
5Florida State606
6Notre Dame607

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References

  1. "2016-17 NCAA Men's Golf Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.