April 12, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Purdue men's golf team is in third place after the first round of the Kepler-Cleveland Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio. The event is being hosted by Ohio State and held at the University Scarlet Course.
The Boilermakers, who are coming off a first-place finish in their last outing, carded a first-round 293 and trail UNLV by five strokes for first place. Big Ten foe Northwestern, which is one of nine Big Ten schools in the event, is in second place after a 289.
Purdue, which is ranked 26th in the current Golfweek poll, was one of four teams which had four players who shot 75 or better in the 17-team field.
The Boilermakers were led by senior All-America candidate Lee Williamson, who fired an even-par 71. Williamson is tied for second place with seven other individuals.
Freshman Dustin Cone recorded a two-over 73 and is tied for 12th place. Sophomore Shiv Kapur, who is coming off a third-place finish two weeks ago, is tied for 25th after a first-round 74.
Junior Chris Mayson is tied for 30th after a first-round 75. Senior Jason Bukowski carded an 80 and is tied for 76th.
The second round begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The event's final round will begin Sunday at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total T-2 Lee Williamson 71 71 ET-12 Dustin Cone 73 73 +2T-25 Shiv Kapur 74 74 +3T-30 Chris Mayson 75 75 +4T-76 Jason Bukowksi 80 80 +9
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total 1st UNLV 288 288 +42nd Northwestern 289 289 +53rd Purdue 293 293 +94th Colorado 295 295 +115th Toledo 296 296 +126th Auburn 297 297 +137th Miami (Ohio) 299 298 +148th Ohio State 299 299 +15 Illinois 299 299 +15 Indiana 299 299 +1511th Michigan State 300 300 +1612th Michigan 303 303 +1913th Texas A&M 305 305 +2114th Wisconsin 308 308 +2415th Kent State 311 311 +27 Marshall 311 311 +2717th Iowa 314 314 +30