| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. 38°47′28″N104°51′01″W / 38.7911°N 104.8502°W |
| Course(s) | The Broadmoor |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 26 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Houston (2nd title) Individual: Rex Baxter, Houston | |
| Location Map | |
  Broadmoor Location in the United States  Broadmoor Location in Colorado | |
The 1957 NCAA Golf Championship was the 19th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. [1]
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf.
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million sq mi (9.8 million km2), the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.93 million sq mi (10.2 million km2). With a population of more than 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.
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The tournament was held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Broadmoor is a hotel and resort in the Old Broadmoor neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Broadmoor is a member of Historic Hotels of America of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Its visitors have included heads of state, celebrities, and professional sports stars..
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality that is the largest city by area in Colorado as well as the county seat and the most populous municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in the east central portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located 60 miles (97 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
Defending champions Houston won the team title, the Cougars' second NCAA team national title.
