1945 NCAA golf championship
Golf tournament
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The 1945 NCAA Golf Championship was the seventh annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course | Ohio State University Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 5 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Ohio State (1st) Individual: John Lorms (Ohio State) | |
| Team: 602 | |
The tournament was held at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.
Host Ohio State won the team title, finishing 19 strokes ahead of second-place finishers Michigan and Northwestern. This was the Buckeyes' first NCAA golf title.
The individual championship was won by John Lorms, also from Ohio State.[1]
Contested during the midst of World War II, only five teams contested the tournament.
Team results
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 602 |
| T2 | Michigan | 621 |
| Northwestern | ||
| 4 | Notre Dame (DC) | 633 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 638 |
- DC = Defending champions
