Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 5-11 165 Fr * Gloversville, NY 1955 6-0 165 So * Gloversville, NY 1956 6-0 165 Jr * Gloversville, NY 1957 6-0 165 Sr * Gloversville, NY
| Jack Veghte |
Full Name: Jack Veghte |
| FSU Career |
| Golf | |
Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 5-11 165 Fr * Gloversville, NY 1955 6-0 165 So * Gloversville, NY 1956 6-0 165 Jr * Gloversville, NY 1957 6-0 165 Sr * Gloversville, NY |
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| Awards |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1983 |
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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 5 5.0 4 66 352 0 0 70.40 1955-56 5 6.0 3 70 443 0 0 73.83 ----------------------------------------------------------- Total 19 20 13 66 1,443 0 0 72.15 |
Date Opponent/Tournament Place Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Par
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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
1955-56 Season
03/02/1956 STETSON 71 71 72
03/16/1956 AUBURN 70 70 72
03/20/1956 GEORGIA 70 70 72
04/16/1956 FLORIDA 73 73 72
06/26/1956 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 76 83 159 72
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