April 13, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Purdue men's golf team is in third place after the second 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 carded a second-round 289 and trail UNLV by six strokes for first place. Through two rounds, Purdue is the highest placing Big Ten school in the field with a 582.
Purdue, which is ranked 26th in the current Golfweek poll, recorded the third-best round of the day.
The Boilermakers were led by senior All-America candidate Lee Williamson, who stands in first place after a second-round 68. Williamson tied Indiana's Jeff Overton for the day's lowest score. His two-day total of 139 is four strokes better then the second-place individuals.
Freshman Dustin Cone recorded an even-par 71 and is tied for seventh place. Sophomore Shiv Kapur, who is coming off a third-place finish two weeks ago, is tied for 17th after a second-round 73.
Junior Chris Mayson is tied for 50th after a second-round 77. Senior Jason Bukowski carded a 79 and is tied for 82nd.
The final round will begin Sunday at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total
1 Lee Williamson 71 68 139 -3T-7 Dustin Cone 73 71 144 +2T-17 Shiv Kapur 74 73 147 +5T-50 Chris Mayson 75 77 152 +10T-82 Jason Bukowksi 80 79 159 +17
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total 1st UNLV 288 288 576 +82nd Colorado 295 284 579 +113rd Purdue 293 289 582 +144th Northwestern 289 300 589 +215th Michigan State 300 290 590 +226th Auburn 297 295 592 +24 Indiana 299 293 592 +248th Toledo 296 299 595 +279th Ohio State 299 298 597 +29 Illinois 299 298 597 +2911th Michigan 303 295 598 +3012th Miami (Ohio) 298 304 602 +3413th Texas A&M 305 304 609 +4114th Kent State 311 300 611 +4315th Wisconsin 308 304 612 +4416th Iowa 314 301 615 +4717th Marshall 311 310 621 +53