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.
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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 |