1961 NCAA golf championship

1961 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

Tournament information
Dates	1961
Location	Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. 40.441944°N 86.9125°W / 40.441944; -86.9125
Course(s)	Purdue University Golf Course (Purdue University)
Statistics
Par	71
Field	28 teams
Champion
Team: Purdue Individual: Jack Nicklaus, Ohio State
Team: 584 (+16)
Location map
Purdue Golf Club Location in the United States Show map of the United States Purdue Golf Club Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana

The 1961 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 23rd annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate golf.

It was contested in 1961 at the Purdue University Golf Course in Lafayette, Indiana.

Host team Purdue won the team title and Jack Nicklaus from Ohio State won the individual title over Purdue's Mark Darnell.^[1][2]

Team competition

Leaderboard

Place	Team	Total
1	Purdue	584[3]
2	Arizona State	595
3	Southern California	596
4	Oklahoma State	597
5	Texas A&M	602
6	Michigan State	603

References

1. "2016-17 NCAA Men's Golf Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
2. "Purdue Men's Golf Records" (PDF). Purdue University. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
3. "1961 National Champions" (PDF). Purdue University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.