Purdue Boilermakers men's golf

Purdue Boilermakers men's golf
UniversityPurdue University
ConferenceBig Ten
Head coach
  • Men's: Andrew Sapp (3rd season)
LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana
CourseBirck Boilermaker Golf Complex
Par: 72
Yards: 7,465
NicknameBoilermakers
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, 2024, 2025, 2026
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.

Championships

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 76.8 / 137 461605390370300543180401478372837643443418756048757425351338187546
Blue 73.2 / 128 3985803603601925311713944153401 36339040216145744654520446934376838
White 70.9 / 125 3614903433501675211543764013163 35138237914444943651517237232006363
Gold 69.2 / 121 3454793343391464971363593803015 30835436312744140947915535229886003
Silver 65.9 / 114 3134393052851234201123003572654 2783003329239934942610232326015255
Par 454435344364443545343672
SI 10814121661842 1151713917153

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 76.5 / 146 392185482534230598365406478367060748347718338536260820648437957465
Blue 73.8 / 141 3801654374941945813093834263369 55841341417338535555418446935056874
White 71.6 / 135 3651504224781685532903673923185 51539638715332734252416741532266411
Gold M:70.5 / 130 W:74.9 / 130 3531344024661424892723553742987 49238037313731732751014839630806067
Silver M:66.7 / 121 W:70.5 / 121 2801223243991224392313163552588 44329632111629429245311734026725260
Par 434535444365443445343672
SI 10122161461884 1353159171171

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)
  • Cole Bradley – 2021 (HM)
  • Herman Sekne – 2023 (3rd), 2024 (HM)
  • Supapon Amornchaichan – 2025 (HM)

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

Source[14][15]

Record by year

Tournament champion National champion
Year Coach Conference Postseason[a]
Big Ten (1921–present)
1920–21No Coach—
1921–22G. A. Young6th
1922–23Burr Swezey6th
1923–24—
1924–25—
1925–26—
1926–274th
1927–28—
1928–29Jack Bixler—
1929–308th
1930–317th
1931–32—
1932–33—
1933–345th
1934–359th
1935–369th
1936–377th
1937–38Harry Allspaw8th
1938–39T-7th
1939–409th
1940–419th
1941–428th
1942–43—
1943–442nd
1944–45Sam Voinoff8th
1945–46Loomis Heston8th
1946–473rdNCAA, T–14th
1947–482nd
1948–493rdNCAA, T–2nd
1949–501stNCAA, 2nd
1950–51Sam Voinoff2ndNCAA, 5th
1951–522ndNCAA, T–3rd
1952–531stNCAA, 9th
1953–544thNCAA, 10th
1954–551stNCAA, T–9th
1955–561stNCAA, T–2nd
1956–575thNCAA, 11th
1957–581stNCAA, T–10th
1958–591stNCAA, 2nd
1959–601stNCAA, T–2nd
1960–614thNCAA, 1st
1961–622ndNCAA, 6th
1962–633rdNCAA, T–11th
1963–641stNCAA, 22nd
1964–651stNCAA, T–4th
1965–667thNCAA, T–18th
1966–671stNCAA, 4th
1967–684th
1968–692nd
1969–705th
1970–711st
1971–727th
1972–734th
1973–746th
1974–75Joe CampbellT–5th
1975–763rd
1976–77T–8th
1977–785th
1978–799th
1979–804th
1980–811stNCAA, T–25th
1981–82T–3rd
1982–83T–8th
1983–844th
1984–852nd
1985–867th
1986–877th
1987–889th
1988–896th
1989–9010th
1990–919th
1991–9211th
1992–9311th
1993–94Bob Prange11th
1994–952nd
1995–968th
1996–978th
1997–989th
1998–99Devon Brouse11th
1999–20002nd
2000–012ndNCAA, 28th
2001–023rdNCAA, 7th
2002–035th
2003–044thNCAA, T–16th
2004–055thNCAA, T–23rd
2005–063rd
2006–073rd
2007–089th
2008–09T-8th
2009–105th
2010–11T-6th
2011–125th
2012–137th
2013–14Rob Bradley5thNCAA, 27th
2014–158th
2015–16T-6thNCAA, 29th
2016–17T-4thNCAA, 28th
2017–188th
2018–192nd
2019–20
2020–217th
2021–226th
2022–23T-7th
2023–243rdNCAA, 30th
2024–25Andrew Sapp9thNCAA, 27th
2025–26T-6thNCAA, 23rd
  1. ↑ The first NCAA Division I championship was held in 1939.
  • Totals updated through the end of the 2025–2026 school year.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Purdue Fonts and Colors". Purdue Marketing and Communications. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Championship History". NCAA. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Purdue Men's Golf Records" (PDF). Purdue University. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ McFadden, George (July 2, 1950). "Purdue's Fred Wampler Captures NCAA Golf Tournament". Albuquerque Journal. p. 12. Retrieved October 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ↑ "Purdue's Joe Campbell Wins NCAA Golf Crown". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. United Press. June 27, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved October 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  7. ↑ "Ackerman Hills to undergo renovation as course aims to become part of Dye Trail". Golf, Latest News, Courses, Technology | GolfCourseArchitecture.net. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex - Renovation Update". www.purduegolf.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  9. ↑ "Scorecard - Ackerman-Allen Course - West Lafayette, IN".
  10. ↑ "Kampen Course - West Lafayette - Birck Boilermaker Golf Course". www.purduegolf.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  11. ↑ "Scorecard - Kampen Course - West Lafayette, IN".
  12. ↑ "Golf Training Center - Birck Boilermaker Golf Course". www.purduegolf.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Purdue dedicates new indoor golf training center".
  14. 1 2 "2025–26 MGOLF Record Book" (PDF). PurdueSports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Amornchaichan Garners Honorable Mention All-America Status". PurdueSports.com. June 9, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
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