May 30, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Purdue men's golf team is tied for 11th place after the first round of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The first round was completed early Thursday morning as Wednesday afternoon's play was suspended at 4:26 p.m. EST due to heavy rains.
The Boilermakers, who took the course at 7:15 a.m. to conclude the first round, fired an even-par 284 and are seven strokes out of first place. Illinois and Georgia Tech are tied for the first-round lead at seven-under par.
Four Boilermakers carded even-par rounds. Big Ten Player of the Year and All-America candidate Lee Williamson was three-over after nine holes, but birdied three holes on the back nine to finish with a 71.
Junior Chris Mayson, who placed second at the NCAA Central Regional, also made the turn at three over. He birdied holes 11, 13 and 16 and finished at even par.
Freshman Dustin Cone and sophomore Shiv Kapur both joined Williamson and Mayson, recording first round 71s. The four are all tied for 38th place.
Junior Peter Karmis fired a first-round 74 and is tied for 107th.
This is the second-straight season that the Boilermakers have advanced to the NCAA Championships. The Boilermakers finished 28th at the 2001 NCAA Championships.
The Boilermakers will begin the second round Thursday morning at 8:48 a.m. with scattered thunderstorms in the forecast. Live scoring is provided by www.golfstat.com. A link is provided on the main page of www.purduesports.com.
The event is being held at the 7,236-yard, par-71 Scarlet Course. The third round is scheduled to begin on Friday. The event will conclude on Saturday.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. Total T-38 Dustin Cone 71 71 ET-38 Shiv Kapur 71 71 ET-38 Chris Mayson 71 71 ET-38 Lee Williamson 71 71 ET-107 Peter Karmis 74 74 +3
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. Total 1st Georgia Tech 277 277 -7 Illinois 277 277 -73rd Washington 279 279 -54th Colorado 280 280 -45th Tulsa 281 281 -36th Arizona 282 282 -2 North Carolina 282 282 -28th Florida 283 283 -1 TCU 283 283 -1 Toledo 283 283 -111th Minnesota 284 284 E Pepperdine 284 284 E Purdue 284 284 E14th Clemson 286 286 +2 N.C. State 286 286 +216th Auburn 288 288 +4 Texas Tech 288 288 +418th Augusta State 289 289 +5 Oklahoma State 289 289 +520th Fresno State 290 290 +621st Texas 291 291 +7 Virginia Tech 291 291 +723rd Baylor 292 292 +8 Pacific 292 292 +8 UNLV 292 292 +826th Georgia 293 293 +9 New Mexico 293 293 +9 UAB 293 293 +929th VCU 295 295 +1130th Georgia Southern 296 296 +12