Jack Veghte
Jack Veghte
Full Name:  John Veghte, Jr

Seminole Relations:  Father of John Veghte

Legacy Bricks:  Legacy Walk Map Link
   1983 Golf HOF - Loc 66


FSU Career
Golf
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1954  5-11 165  Fr   *   Gloversville, NY                        
1955  6-0  165  So   *   Gloversville, NY                        
1956  6-0  163  Jr   *   Gloversville, NY                        
1957  6-0  165  Sr   *   Gloversville, NY                        


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1983
In 1953, a New Yorker named Jack Veghte came to Florida State where he played number 1 on the Seminole golf team for the next four years. He won more than 30 dual matches while losing only 3. In 1957, Veghte was Florida Intercollegiate runner-up and winner of the New York State Amateur Championship. In that same year he received a BS in Business Administration from FSU. After graduation the Seminole Alum continued his career as an amateur golfer. Three times he had been Florida State amateur champion. In 1975, Veghte was a U.S. Amateur quarter finalist and in 1980 and 1981 he was Southern Amateur runner-up. Jack Veghte, a successful Clearwater business executive, has been active civic leader while continuing a career as an amateur golfer that has made him one of the nation's best. One of the finest golfers in Florida State history, Jack Veghte has well represented his alma mater as student, athlete and citizen.



FSU Statistics
Golf
Year    Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10   Ave
===========================================================
1953-54         9       9.0  6  69    648    0     0  72.00
1954-55        13      17.0  6  66  1,244    0     0  73.18
1955-56        15      21.0  8  70  1,554    0     0  74.00
1956-57        14      21.5  9  67  1,577    0     2  73.35
-----------------------------------------------------------
Total          51      69   29  66  5,023    0     2  73.33
   Date     Opponent/Tournament             Place  Round 1  Round 2  Round 3  Round 4  Total  Par
----------  ------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -----  ---
            1953-54 Season
03/13/1954  Florida Intercollegiate           12     75       74       71       73      293    72
03/22/1954  Western Illinois                         71                                  71    72
03/23/1954  Davidson College                         72                                  72    72
03/27/1954  Rollins College                           0                                   0    
04/03/1954  Stetson                                  71                                  71    72
04/05/1954  Wake Forest                              69                                  69    72
04/24/1954  Rollins College                          72                                  72    72
04/26/1954  Southwestern-Memphis                      0                                   0    72
04/28/1954  Georgia Tech                              0                                   0    72
            1954-55 Season
03/05/1955  Rollins College                          72                                  72    72
03/12/1955  Maxwell AFB                              70                                  70    72
03/17/1955  Davidson College                         66                                  66    72
03/19/1955  Auburn                                   69                                  69    72
03/21/1955  Georgia Tech                             75                                  75    72
03/22/1955  Georgia                                  73                                  73    72
04/01/1955  Florida Intercollegiate                  78       78       72       76      304    71
04/11/1955  Kentucky                                 75                                  75    72
04/15/1955  Stetson                                  75                                  75    72
04/16/1955  Rollins College                          74                                  74    72
04/23/1955  Stetson                                  72                                  72    72
04/30/1955  Auburn                                   68                                  68    72
05/07/1955  Southern Intercollegiate                 76       75                        151    
            1955-56 Season
02/26/1956  George Washington Tournament      12t    74       78       71       80      303    72
03/03/1956  Stetson                                  71                                  71    72
03/05/1956  Florida                                  74                                  74    72
03/10/1956  Florida Intercollegiate                   0                                 294    
03/16/1956  Auburn                                   70                                  70    72
03/20/1956  Georgia                                  70                                  70    72
03/22/1956  Alabama                                  72                                  72    72
03/23/1956  Maxwell AFB                              71                                  71    72
04/09/1956  Georgia Tech                             75                                  75    72
04/11/1956  Rollins College                          71                                  71    72
04/14/1956  Auburn                                   77                                  77    72
04/16/1956  Florida                                  73                                  73    72
04/21/1956  Rollins College                          70                                  70    71
05/05/1956  Southern Intercollegiate                 74       77       73       74      298    72
06/26/1956  NCAA Championship                        76       83                        159    72
            1956-57 Season
02/08/1957  Wisconsin                                 0                                   0    72
02/24/1957  George Washington Tournament      10t    74       75       73       77      299    72
03/02/1957  Auburn                                   75                                  75    72
03/09/1957  Florida                                  81                                  81    72
03/16/1957  Florida Intercollegiate            2     70       68       67       72      277    71
03/18/1957  Georgia Tech                             74                                  74    72
03/20/1957  Alabama                                  67                                  67    72
03/21/1957  Georgia                                  39                                  39    
03/26/1957  Miami                                    76                                  76    72
03/30/1957  Rollins College                          70                                  70    72
04/27/1957  Rollins College                          72                                  72    72
05/01/1957  Florida                                  72                                  72    72
05/04/1957  Southern Intercollegiate          16t    71       77       81       71      300    72
05/11/1957  Auburn                                   75                                  75    72