title: 1949 NCAA Golf Championship
text: # 1949 NCAA Golf Championship
  
  The 1949 NCAA Golf Championship was the 11th 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 Veenker Memorial Golf Course at the Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa.
  
  North Texas State won the team title by ten strokes, the Eagles' first NCAA team national title.
  
  ## Individual results
  
  ### Individual champion
  
  * Harvie Ward, North Carolina
  
  ### Tournament medalist
  
  * Arnold Palmer, Wake Forest (141)
  
  ## Team results
  
  | Rank | Team | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | North Texas State | 590 |
  | T2 | Purdue | 600 |
  | T2 | Texas | 600 |
  | 4 | Michigan | 602 |
  | 5 | San Jose State (DC) | 603 |
  | 6 | Oklahoma A&M | 606 |
  | 7 | Wake Forest | 608 |
  | T8 | North Carolina | 610 |
  | T8 | Ohio State | 610 |
  | 10 | Miami (FL) | 613 |
  
  * Note: Top 10 only
  * DC = Defending champions
  