Feb. 25, 2002
PALMER, P.R. -- The Purdue men's golf fired a second-round 278 to move up to third place in the Puerto Rico Classic on Monday. The Boilermakers have a two-day total of 571 and trail Clemson, which stands at 568, for second place. Georgia Tech leads the tournament with a two-day total of 550.
The Boilermakers have been led by senior All-America candidate Lee Williamson, who fired a second-round 66 and is tied for fourth place overall. Joining Williamson at four under par is junior Chris Mayson, who carded a second-round 68 on Monday.
Freshman Dustin Cone fired a 72. He now has a two-day total of 145 and stands tied for 21st. Sophomore Shiv Kapur is tied for 27th after a two-round total of 146. Senior Peter Karmis carded a 78 on Monday and is tied for 71st with a two-day total of 158.
"We got two great rounds out of Lee (Williamson) and Chris (Mayson) today," said head coach Devon Brouse. "Our birdie production remained the same and we were able to eliminate many of the mistakes we made yesterday."
The Boilermakers' second-round score of 278 is tied for the third-lowest 18-hole round in school history.
"Ten under par is a wonderful team effort," said Brouse. "Hopefully we can continue that for the final round."
The final round begins on Tuesday at 8 a.m. EST.
The 15-team event features Clemson, Colorado, Duke, East Tennessee State, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kent State, Minnesota, N.C. State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Purdue, Texas and Virginia.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. TotalT-4th Lee Williamson 74 66 140 -4T-4th Chris Mayson 72 68 140 -4T-21st Dustin Cone 73 72 145 +1T-27th Shiv Kapur 74 72 146 +2T-71st Peter Karmis 80 78 158 +14
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1st Georgia Tech 275 275 5502nd Clemson 279 289 5683rd Purdue 293 278 571T-4th Florida 293 288 581T-4th Minnesota 295 287 5816th East Tenn. St. 295 288 5837th Colorado 289 295 5848th N.C. State 303 282 5859th Duke 296 292 58810th Texas 289 302 591T-11th Northwestern 299 294 593T-11th Oklahoma 295 298 593T-11th Georgia 293 300 59314th Virginia 299 303 60215th Kent State 308 295 603