1954 Men's Golf - Year In Review

1954 Men's Golf - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Don Veller, Head Coach

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1954 Spring Sports

Baseball: Cooter Mills, Track: Ken Jarrett
Golf: Jimmy James, Tennis: Hal Schaus

1954 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Harry Atherson, 5-8, 160, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Bunk Berry, 5-8, 140, Tallahassee

Vincent Druding, 5-10, 175, Chicago, Ill.

Vernon Edgar, 5-9, 155, Lakeland

Mel Fleischer, 5-10, 160, Sanford

Gus James, 5-11, 180, Chicago, Ill.

Neil LaBar, 6-1, 170, Panama City

Bob Shuman, 6-0, 168, Atlanta, Ga.

Jack Veghte, 5-11, 165, Gloversville, N.Y.

1954 Roster - By Name

L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Harry Atherson        5-8   160  So        Ann Arbor, Mich.
* Bunk Berry            5-8   140  Fr        Tallahassee (Leon)
  Randy Church          5-8   170  So   *    Dothan, Ala.
  Vincent Druding       5-10  175  So        Chicago, Ill.
* Vernon Edgar          5-9   155  So        Lakeland
* Mel Fleischer         5-10  160  Fr        Sanford
  Tom Hall              6-4   171  So        Glendale, W.Va.
  Gus James             5-11  180  So        Chicago, Ill.
* Jimmy James           5-11  150  Sr-R ***  Miami
  Neil LaBar            6-1   170  Fr        Panama City
  Ken Peterson          5-10  200  Jr        South Bend, Ind.
* Bob Shuman            6-0   168  Fr        Atlanta, Ga.
* Jack Veghte           5-11  165  Fr        Gloversville, N.Y.
Letter winners from the Tallahassee Democrat, May 30, 1954, page 9.

1954 Schedule and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
03/10
Postgame
Box
A
 Stetson
Four-way
W 18.5-7.5
03/10
Postgame
Box
N
 Miami
Four-way, DeLand, Fla.
L 18.5-24.5
03/10
Postgame
Box
N
 Rollins College
Four-way, DeLand, Fla.
L 18.5-22.0
03/13
Postgame
Box
N
 Florida Intercollegiate
March 11-13, 1954, DeLand, Fla.
5th Place
03/20
Postgame
Box
H
 Auburn
W 14.5-12.5
03/22
Postgame
Box
H
 Western Illinois
W 21-6
03/23
Postgame
Box
H
 Davidson College
W 30.5-5.5
03/27
Postgame
Box
A
 Rollins College
L 13-14
04/03
Postgame
Box
H
 Stetson
W 13-5
04/05
Postgame
Box
H
 Wake Forest
W 18-9
04/14
Postgame
Box
H
 Illinois State
W 27-0
04/24
Postgame
Box
H
 Rollins College
W 20.5-6.5
04/26
Postgame
Box
H
 Southwestern-Memphis
W 18-3
04/28
Postgame
Box
N
 Georgia Tech
Athens, Ga.
L 10-17
05/01
  
Box
N
 Southern Intercollegiate
April 29-May 1, 1954, Athens, Ga.
 
05/14
    
H
 Jacksonville NAS
T 0-0
 
EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    9- 4-1   8- 0-1   1- 1     0- 3

1954 EOY Stats

Name                 Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10   Ave
========================================================================
Ken Peterson                 1      0     0   0      0    0     0   0.00
Bunk Berry                  10     12    10  69    851    0     1  70.92
Jack Veghte                  9      9     6  69    648    0     0  72.00
Jimmy James                 10      6     3  68    432    0     0  72.00
Mel Fleischer                6      3     2  71    218    0     0  72.67
Bob Shuman                   5      2     0  73    147    0     0  73.50
Vernon Edgar                 7      4     1  72    301    0     0  75.25
Randy Church                 1      1     0  78     78    0     0  78.00
Florida State 18.5, Stetson 7.5
03/10/1954, Four-way, DeLand, Fla.

 Miami 24.5, Florida State 18.5
03/10/1954, Four-way, DeLand, Fla.

 Rollins College 22, Florida State 18.5
03/10/1954, Four-way, DeLand, Fla.

 Florida Intercollegiate, 5th place
03/13/1954, March 11-13, 1954, DeLand, Fla.

Name                       Place  Rnd1  Rnd2  Rnd3  Rnd4  Total
=========================  =====  ====  ====  ====  ====  =====
Bunk Berry                   2     70    70    71    71    282
Jack Veghte                 12     75    74    71    73    293
Jimmy James                                                308
Ken Peterson                                               314
Florida State 14.5, Auburn 12.5
03/20/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

 Florida State 21, Western Illinois 6
03/22/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Name                       Place  Rnd1  Total
=========================  =====  ====  =====
Bunk Berry                         71     71
Jack Veghte                        71     71
Jimmy James                        73     73
Vernon Edgar                       78     78
Randy Church                       78     78
Florida State 30.5, Davidson College 5.5
03/23/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Name                       Place  Rnd1  Total
=========================  =====  ====  =====
Bunk Berry                         72     72
Jack Veghte                        72     72
Vernon Edgar                       72     72
Jimmy James                        74     74
Bob Shuman                         74     74
Rollins College 14, Florida State 13
03/27/1954, Winter Park, Fla.

Bunk Berry and Jimmy James (FSU) beat Bill Boogess and Ledbetter (R) 6-3
Mel Fleischer and Vernon Edgar (FSU) tied Stewart and Remsburg (R) 4.5-4.5
Jack Veghte and Bob Shuman (FSU) lost to Dinga and Falken (R) 6.5-2.5
Name                       Place  Total
=========================  =====  =====
Jimmy James                          0
Mel Fleischer                        0
Vernon Edgar                         0
Jack Veghte                          0
Bob Shuman                           0
Bunk Berry                          69
Florida State 13, Stetson 5
04/03/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Name                       Place  Rnd1  Total
=========================  =====  ====  =====
Bunk Berry                         69     69
Jack Veghte                        71     71
Jimmy James                        74     74
Florida State 18, Wake Forest 9
04/05/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Arnold Palmer (68) and Phil Welchman (72) (WF) beat Bunk Berry (70) and Jimmy James (72) (FSU), 6-3
Jack Veghte (69) and Bob Shuman (FSU) beat Joe Turner and Al Birmingham (WF), 7.5-1.5
Vernon Edgar and Mel Fleischer (FSU beat Sandy Burton and Sonny George (WF), 7.5-1.5
Name                       Place  Rnd1  Total
=========================  =====  ====  =====
Jack Veghte                        69     69
Bunk Berry                         70     70
Jimmy James                        72     72
Bob Shuman                         73     73
Mel Fleischer                      75     75
Vernon Edgar                       77     77
Florida State 27, Illinois State 0
04/14/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Name                       Place  Rnd1  Total
=========================  =====  ====  =====
Bunk Berry                         71     71
Jimmy James                        71     71
Mel Fleischer                      72     72
Florida State 20.5, Rollins College 6.5
04/24/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Bunk Berry and Jimmy James (FSU) beat Bill Bodgess and Bruce Ramsburg (R), 5.5-3.5
Vernon Edgar and Jack Veghte (FSU) beat Ed Dinga and Marlene Stewart (R), 7.5-1.5
Bob Shuman and Mel Fleischer (FSU) beat Dick McFarland and Dennis Folken (R), 7.5-1.5
Name                       Place  Total
=========================  =====  =====
Jimmy James                          0
Bob Shuman                           0
Mel Fleischer                        0
Jack Veghte                         72
Bunk Berry                          74
Vernon Edgar                        74
Florida State 18, Southwestern-Memphis 3
04/26/1954, Tallahassee, Fla.

Bunk Berry and Jimmy James (FSU) beat McLean and Frank Cauthron (SWM), 6.5-2.5
Vernon Edgar and Jack Veghte (FSU) beat Lewis Bledsoe and Jim Dees (SWM), 9-0
Mel Fleischer (FSU) beat Jim Napier (SWM), 2.5-.5
Name                       Place  Total
=========================  =====  =====
Bunk Berry                           0
Vernon Edgar                         0
Jack Veghte                          0
Jimmy James                         68
Mel Fleischer                       71
Georgia Tech 17, Florida State 10
04/28/1954, Athens, Ga.

Bunk Berry and Jimmy James (FSU) beat Arthur Edge and Ned Edge (GT), 7-2
Dick Edwards and Gabe Hill (GT) beat Vernon Edgar and Mel Fleischer (FSU), 9-0
George Johnson and John Maddox (GT) beat Bob Shuman and Jack Veghte (FSU), 6-3
Name                       Place  Total
=========================  =====  =====
Jimmy James                          0
Vernon Edgar                         0
Mel Fleischer                        0
Jack Veghte                          0
Bob Shuman                           0
Bunk Berry                          73