Purdue Boilermakers men's golf

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Purdue Boilermakers men's golf
Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg
University Purdue University
Conference Big Ten
Head coach
  • Men's: Rob Bradley (4th season)
Location West Lafayette, Indiana
CourseBirck Boilermaker Golf Complex
Par: 72
Yards: 7,465
Nickname Boilermakers
ColorsOld gold and black [1]
   
NCAA champions
1961
NCAA individual champions
Fred Wampler (1950)
Joe Campbell (1955)
NCAA Championship appearances
1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1981, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017
Conference champions
1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1981
Individual conference champions
John Lehman (1928)
Fred Wampler (1948)
Fred Wampler (1949)
Fred Wampler (1950)
Gene Coulter (1951)
Don Albert (1953)
Bob Benning (1954)
Joe Campbell (1956)
Joe Campbell (1957)
John Konsek (1958)
John Konsek (1959)
John Konsek (1960)
Steve Mayhew (1967)
Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2007)

The Purdue Boilermakers men's golf team represents the Purdue University in the sport of golf. The Boilermakers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten Conference. They are currently led by head coach Rob Bradley. The Purdue Boilermakers men's golf program has won 12 Big Ten Conference championships and one NCAA national team championship in 1961. The first year of golf at Purdue was in 1921.

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Championships

Purdue's 1921 golf team 1921 Purdue University golf team.png
Purdue's 1921 golf team

Facilities

The Purdue men's golf team practices and plays at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex located on Cherry Lane. The golf complex consists of two, 18-hole Pete Dye golf courses, the Tom Spurgeon Training Center, a range, two putting greens, and two chipping greens.

Ackerman-Allen Golf Course

Ackerman-Allen was originally called the "Purdue South Course" due to its location just south of Cherry Lane. The course was built in 1934 by Indiana Golf Hall of Famer Bill Diddle. Purdue South Course was modified in 1968 by Larry Packard and again in 1996 with the opening of the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. [7] The name of the course was changed to Ackerman Hills Golf Course after receiving donations by the Ackerman Family. Ackerman Hills underwent extreme renovations in 2014 by golf course architect Pete Dye with goals of creating a championship-caliber golf course while maintaining its parkland style. The renovations not only expanded the course to nearly 7600 yards from the championship tees, but also incorporated improvements in drainage, irrigation, and pace of play. Modifications to the old, severe-sloping greens were made to accommodate for the faster green speeds demanded nowadays. Tee boxes and tree placement and replacement were also parts of the renovations. These renovations were finished in 2016 and were made possible due to donations by the Ackerman family as well as Samuel R Allen. After renovations, the name was changed to the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. The finalized, par-72 course features rolling hills, white sand bunkers, and tree lined fairways. The course uses bent grass for its fairways, tees, and greens and offers five tee sets. [8]


Ackerman-Allen Course [9]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Black76.8 / 137461605390370300543180401478372837643443418756048757425351338187546
Blue73.2 / 128398580360360192531171394415340136339040216145744654520446934376838
White70.9 / 125361490343350167521154376401316335138237914444943651517237232006363
Gold69.2 / 121345479334339146497136359380301530835436312744140947915535229886003
Silver65.9 / 11431343930528512342011230035726542783003329239934942610232326015255
Par454435344364443545343672
SI 108141216618421151713917153

Kampen Course

Kampen Course, originally called the "Purdue North Course," was renovated by Pete Dye in 1996. Dye collaborated with Purdue students in the departments of forestry, entomology, water quality testing, agronomy as well as the superintendent to create a challenging championship course. The renovations included a water reclamation process which allows for the water used on the course to be recycled. The course was renamed to honor Emerson Kampen for his support of Purdue athletics. The Kampen Course is a links-style course featuring vast sand bunkers, native grasslands, ponds and a natural celery bog. The par-72 course has four tee sets and measures over 7400 yards from the championship tees. It uses bent grass for its fairways, tees, and greens. Kampen has been rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and was awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest's "Places to Play." Kampen has also been rated as one of the hardest golf courses in Indiana. [10] Each year, Purdue holds the Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen course.

Due to its notoriety, Kampen has hosted these golf tournaments:


Kampen Course [11]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Black76.5 / 146392185482534230598365406478367060748347718338536260820648437957465
Blue73.8 / 141380165437494194581309383426336955841341417338535555418446935056874
White71.6 / 135365150422478168553290367392318551539638715332734252416741532266411
Gold70.5 / 130353134402466142489272355374298749238037313731732751014839630806067
Silver66.7 / 121280122324399122439231316355258844329632111629429245311734026725260
Par434535444365443445343672
SI 101221614618841353159171171

Tom Spurgeon Training Center

This 11,400 square foot training center features heated hitting bays where players can hit balls off artificial turf out onto the range from inside. [12] The hitting bays are equipped with down-the-line and face-on cameras for the Purdue golf team to take videos on and analyze their swings. The training center also has a large, indoor, turf putting room to practice putting during the winter. Also included in the training center are locker rooms for the men's and women's golf team, a lounge area with a TV, and a club repair room. [13]

Individual honors

All-Americans

  • John Konsek – 1958 (1st), 1959 (1st), 1960 (1st)
  • Gene Francis – 1958 (3rd), 1959 (2nd), 1960 (3rd)
  • Mike Darnell – 1961 (HM)
  • Jerry Jackson – 1961 (HM). 1962 (HM)
  • Terry Winter – 1963 (3rd). 1964 (1st)
  • Bob Zender – 1965 (2nd)
  • Rick Radder – 1966 (HM)
  • Steve Meyhew – 1967 (2nd)
  • Jim Duffy – 1967 (HM)
  • Don Klenk – 1968 (HM)
  • Jeff Radder – 1969 (2nd), 1970 (HM)
  • Fred Clark – 1970 (2nd)
  • Bill Hoffer – 1971 (1st)
  • Tom Fox – 1974 (HM)
  • Rick Dalpos – 1981 (3rd)
  • Lenny Hartlage – 1984 (HM)
  • Chris Kite – 1984 (HM)
  • Lee Williamson – 2001 (HM), 2002 (1st)
  • Shiv Kapur – 2002 (HM), 2004 (HM)

Note: 1st = first team, 2nd = second team, 3rd = third team, HM = honorable mention

Record by year

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Purdue (Big Ten Conference)(1921–present)
1920–21No Coach N/A
1921–22 G. A. Young 6th
1922–23 Burr Swezey 6th
1923–24 Burr Swezey N/A
1924–25 Burr Swezey N/A
1925–26 Burr Swezey N/A
1926–27 Burr Swezey 4th
1927–28 Burr Swezey N/A
1928–29 Jack Bixler N/A
1929–30 Jack Bixler 8th
1930–31 Jack Bixler 7th
1931–32 Jack Bixler N/A
1932–33 Jack Bixler N/A
1933–34 Jack Bixler 5th
1934–35 Jack Bixler 9th
1935–36 Jack Bixler 9th
1936–37 Jack Bixler 7th
1937–38 Harry Allspaw 8th
1938–39 Harry Allspaw T–7th
1939–40 Harry Allspaw 9th
1940–41 Harry Allspaw 9th
1941–42 Harry Allspaw 8th
1942–43 Harry Allspaw N/A
1943–44 Harry Allspaw 2nd
1944–45 Sam Voinoff 8th
1945–46 Loomis Heston 8th
1946–47 Loomis Heston 3rdNCAA, T–14th
1947–48 Loomis Heston 2nd
1948–49 Loomis Heston 3rdNCAA, T–2nd
1949–50 Loomis Heston 1stNCAA, 2nd
1950–51 Sam Voinoff 2ndNCAA, 5th
1951–52 Sam Voinoff 2ndNCAA, T–3rd
1952–53 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, 9th
1953–54 Sam Voinoff 4thNCAA, 10th
1954–55 Sam Voinoff 1st NCAA, T–9th
1955–56 Sam Voinoff 1st NCAA, T–2nd
1956–57 Sam Voinoff 5thNCAA, 11th
1957–58 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, T–10th
1958–59 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, 2nd
1959–60 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, T–2nd
1960–61 Sam Voinoff 4th NCAA, 1st
1961–62 Sam Voinoff 2ndNCAA, 6th
1962–63 Sam Voinoff 3rdNCAA, T–11th
1963–64 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, 22nd
1964–65 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, T–4th
1965–66 Sam Voinoff 7thNCAA, T–18th
1966–67 Sam Voinoff 1stNCAA, 4th
1967–68 Sam Voinoff 4th
1968–69 Sam Voinoff 2nd
1969–70 Sam Voinoff 5thNCAA, 10th
1970–71 Sam Voinoff 1st
1971–72 Sam Voinoff 7th
1972–73 Sam Voinoff 4th
1973–74 Sam Voinoff 6th
1974–75 Joe Campbell T–5th
1975–76 Joe Campbell 3rd
1976–77 Joe Campbell T–8th
1977–78 Joe Campbell 5th
1978–79 Joe Campbell 9th
1979–80 Joe Campbell 4th
1980–81 Joe Campbell 1stNCAA, T–25th
1981–82 Joe Campbell T–3rd
1982–83 Joe Campbell T–8th
1983–84 Joe Campbell 4th
1984–85 Joe Campbell 2nd
1985–86 Joe Campbell 7th
1986–87 Joe Campbell 7th
1987–88 Joe Campbell 9th
1988–89 Joe Campbell 6th
1989–90 Joe Campbell 10th
1990–91 Joe Campbell 9th
1991–92 Joe Campbell 11th
1992–93 Joe Campbell 11th
1993–94 Bob Prange 11th
1994–95 Bob Prange 2nd
1995–96 Bob Prange 8th
1996–97 Bob Prange 8th
1997–98 Bob Prange 9th
1998–99 Devon Brouse 11th
1999–2000 Devon Brouse 2nd
2000–01 Devon Brouse 2ndNCAA, 28th
2001–02 Devon Brouse 3rdNCAA, 7th
2002–03 Devon Brouse 5th
2003–04 Devon Brouse 4thNCAA, T–16th
2004–05 Devon Brouse 5thNCAA, T–23rd
2005–06 Devon Brouse 3rd
2006–07 Devon Brouse 3rd
2007–08 Devon Brouse 9th
2008–09 Devon Brouse T–8th
2009–10 Devon Brouse 5th
2010–11 Devon Brouse T–6th
2011–12 Devon Brouse 5th
2012–13 Devon Brouse 7th
2013–14 Rob Bradley 5thNCAA, 27th
2014–15 Rob Bradley 8th
2015–16 Rob Bradley T–6thNCAA, 29th
2016–17 Rob Bradley T–4thNCAA, 28th
Total:

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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