title: 1956 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
text: # 1956 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
  
  The 1956 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship was held on May 25–26, 1956 in Wilmette, Illinois and Northwestern was the host school. The team champion was Purdue with a score of 1,501 and the individual champion was Joe Campbell of Purdue who shot a 281.
  
  ## Team results
  
  | Place | School | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Purdue | 1,501 |
  | 2 | Michigan | 1,508 |
  | 3 | Ohio State | 1,509 |
  | 4 | Wisconsin | 1,520 |
  | 5 | Northwestern | 1,526 |
  | T6 | Illinois | 1,549 |
  | T6 | Michigan State | 1,549 |
  | T6 | Minnesota | 1,549 |
  | 9 | Iowa | 1,569 |
  | 10 | Indiana | 1,590 |
  
  ## Individual results
  
  ### Purdue
  
  Joe Campbell won the Big Ten Conference individual title.
  
  | Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Joe Campbell | 71 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 281 |
  | Bill Redding | 76 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 303 |
  | Wayne Etherton | 74 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 304 |
  | Tom Schafer | 77 | 72 | 75 | 85 | 305 |
  | Don Granger | 81 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 308 |
  | Ed McCallum | 83 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 318 |
  
  The top five player scores counted towards the championship.
  
  ## Round summaries
  
  The 1956 Big Ten Championship was played over two days with two 18-hole rounds played on each day, for a total of 72 holes.
  
  ### First round
  
  Friday, May 25, 1955
  
  ### Second round
  
  Friday, May 25, 1955
  
  ### Third round
  
  Saturday, May 26, 1955
  
  ### Final round
  
  Saturday, May 26, 1955
  
  | Place | Player | School | Score | To par |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Joe Campbell | Purdue | 71-72-67-71=281 | −3 |
  | 2 | Rudy Boyd | Northwestern | 70-74-73-72=289 | +5 |
  | 3 | Roger Rubendall | Wisconsin | 72-77-70-77=296 | +12 |
  | T4 | Ken Rodewald | Michigan State | 76-69-76-76=297 | +13 |
  | T4 | Joe Schubeck | Michigan | 74-76-73-74=297 | +13 |
  | 6 | Dave Forbes | Wisconsin | 74-79-75-72=300 | +16 |
  | T7 | Frank Judish | Iowa | 76-73-73-79=301 | +17 |
  | T7 | Bob McMasters | Michigan | 72-77-77-75=301 | +17 |
  | T7 | Mike Mural | Ohio State | 73-77-76-75=301 | +17 |
  | T7 | Fred Michlow | Michigan | 78-74-74-75=301 | +17 |
  