Florida State Men's Golf - 1954 Year In Review

Florida State Men's Golf - 1954 Year In Review
Coaching Staff Don Veller, Head Coach Click here to see indivual mug shots	1954 FSU 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, MI

Bunk Berry, 5-8, 140, Tallahassee

Vincent Druding, 5-10, 175, Chicago, IL

Vernon Edgar, 5-9, 155, Lakeland

Mel Fleischer, 5-10, 160, Sanford

Gus James, 5-11, 180, Chicago, IL

Neil La Bar, 6-1, 170, Panama City

Bob Shuman, 6-0, 168, Atlanta, GA

Jack Veghte, 5-11, 165, Gloversville, NY

1954 Roster - By Name

L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Harry Atherson        5-8   160  So        Ann Arbor, MI
* Bunk Berry            5-8   140  Fr        Tallahassee (Leon)
  Randy Church          5-8   170  So   *    Dothan, AL
  Vincent Druding       5-10  175  So        Chicago, IL
* Vernon Edgar          5-9   155  So        Lakeland
* Mel Fleischer         5-10  160  Fr        Sanford
  Tom Hall              6-4   171  So        Glendale, WV
  Gus James             5-11  180  So        Chicago, IL
* Jimmy James           5-11  150  Sr-R ***  Miami
  Neil La Bar           6-1   170  Fr        Panama City
  Ken Peterson          5-10  200  Jr        South Bend, IN
* Bob Shuman            6-0   168  Fr        Atlanta, GA
* Jack Veghte           5-11  165  Fr        Gloversville, NY

Letter winners from the Tallahassee Democrat, May 30, 1954, page 9.

1954 Schedule and Results

DATE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE
03/10	A	STETSON Four-way	W 18.5-7.5
03/10	A	MIAMI Four-way, Deland, Fl	L 18.5-24.5
03/10	A	ROLLINS COLLEGE Four-way, Deland, Fl	L 18.5-22.0
03/13	N	FLORIDA INTERCOLLEGIATE March 11-13, 1954, Deland, Fl	5th Place
03/20	H	AUBURN	W 14.5-12.5
03/22	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W 21-6
03/23	H	DAVIDSON COLLEGE	W 30.5-5.5
03/27	A	ROLLINS COLLEGE	L 13-14
04/03	H	STETSON	W 13-5
04/05	H	WAKE FOREST	W 18-9
04/14	H	ILLINOIS STATE	W 27-0
04/24	H	ROLLINS COLLEGE	W 20.5-6.5
04/26	H	SOUTHWESTERN-MEMPHIS	W 18-3
04/28	N	GEORGIA TECH Athens, Ga	L 10-17
05/01	N	SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE April 29-May 1, 1954, Athens, Ga
05/14	H	JACKSONVILLE NAS	T 0-0

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS    9- 4-1   8- 0-1   1- 3     0- 1

1954 EOY Stats
Name                 Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10   Ave
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Ken Peterson                 1      0     0   0      0    0     0   0.00
Bunk Berry                  10      8     6  69    569    0     1  71.13
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 INTERCOLLEGIATE, 5th place
03/13/1954, March 11-13, 1954, Deland, Fl

Name                       Place  Total
=========================  =====  =====
Bunk Berry                   2     282
Jack Veghte                 12     293
Jimmy James                        308
Ken Peterson                       314

FLORIDA STATE 21, WESTERN ILLINOIS 6
03/22/1954, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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, FL

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, FL

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, FL

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, FL

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, FL

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, FL

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, FL

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