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
| Jack Veghte |
Full Name: John Wurz Veghte 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 |
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| 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 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
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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
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
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