1940 NCAA Golf Championship

The 1940 NCAA Golf Championship was the second annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. The tournament was held at the Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, Vermont.

1940 NCAA Golf Championship
Tournament information
LocationManchester, Vermont, U.S.
Course(s)Ekwanok Country Club
Statistics
Length6,082 yards
Field20 teams
Champion
Team: LSU and Princeton
Individual: Dixon Brooke (Virginia)
Team: 601

LSU and Princeton shared the team championship, the first for both programs. Dixon Brooke from Virginia captured the individual title.[1] The Tigers from LSU were coached by Mike Donahue and the Tigers from Princeton by Walter Bourne.

John P. Burke (Georgetown), with a score of 143, was the tournament's medalist.

Team results

RankTeamScore
T1LSU601
Princeton
3Georgetown606
4Duke612
5Illinois616
T6USC617
Stanford
8Iowa State A&M618
9Michigan State College620
T10Northwestern621
Yale
  • Note: Top 10 only

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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