Feb. 27, 2002
PALMER, P.R. -- The Purdue men's golf team fired a final-round 286 to finish in third place in the Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday. The Boilermakers have a three-day total of 857. Georgia Tech won the tournament with a total of 829. Clemson finished just ahead of Purdue with a total score of 854.
The Boilermakers were led by senior All-America candidate Lee Williamson, who fired a final-round 67 and finished second place overall with a nine-under 207. Junior Chris Mayson finished with a final-round 73 and finished in a ninth-place tie.
Sophomore Shiv Kapur fired off a two-under 70 and finished 16th with a 216 total. Freshman Dustin Cone shot a third-round 76 to finish tied for 28th. Senior Peter Karmis carded a 77 on the final round and finished in a tie for 67th.
"Another good showing for us today," said Purdue head coach Devon Brouse. "Lee (Williamson) had an incredible tournament and it was good to see Shiv (Kapur) shoot under par. Playing with the No. 1 and 2 teams in the country was a great experience for our guys."
The Boilermakers next play in the Conrad Rehling Invitational on March 15-17.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total2nd Lee Williamson 74 66 67 140 -9T-9th Chris Mayson 72 68 73 140 -316th Shiv Kapur 74 72 70 146 ET-28st Dustin Cone 73 72 76 145 +5T-67th Peter Karmis 80 78 77 158 +19
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1st Georgia Tech 275 275 279 8292nd Clemson 279 289 286 8543rd Purdue 293 278 286 8574th Florida 293 288 288 8695th Colorado 289 295 288 8726th Minnesota 295 287 300 8817th East Tenn. St. 295 288 300 8838th N.C. State 303 282 302 8879th Duke 296 292 301 88910th Oklahoma 295 298 297 89011th Georgia 293 300 300 89312th Texas 289 302 303 894T-13th Northwestern 299 294 320 913T-13th Virginia 299 303 311 913T-13th Kent State 308 295 310 913