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2008 NCAA Division I men's golf championship

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2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 28–31, 2008
LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
40°26′18″N 86°55′34″W / 40.438219°N 86.926209°W / 40.438219; -86.926209
Course(s)Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex
Kampen Course
Statistics
Par72
Length7,450 yards
Field156 players, 30 teams
Cut224 (individual)
913 (team)
Champion
Team: UCLA
Individual: Kevin Chappell, UCLA
Team: 1,194 (+42)
Individual: 286 (−2)
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Birck Boilermaker is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Birck Boilermaker is located in Indiana
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The 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 28 to May 31, 2008, at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was the 70th NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, and was hosted by Purdue University. The team championship was won by the UCLA Bruins who captured their second national championship by one stroke over the defending champion Stanford Cardinal in stroke play. The individual national championship was won by Kevin Chappell, also from UCLA.[1][2]

Venue

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The tournament was played on the Kampen Course of the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. This was the third NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship hosted by Purdue University on their campus golf courses in West Lafayette, Indiana; Purdue previously hosted in 1952 and 1961. The Kampen Course was redesigned in 1998 by golf course architect Pete Dye.

References

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  1. ^ "2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships". Purdue University. May 31, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Golf: Division 1 Men's" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 16, 2013.