May 30, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Purdue men's golf team is tied for 11th place after the second round of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
The Boilermakers, who took the course at 7:15 a.m. Thursday morning to conclude the first round, begin second-round play around 8:45 a.m. EST. Purdue fired a second-round 287 and have a two-day total of 571. Clemson and Georgia Tech are tied for the lead after two rounds at five-under par (563).
"We really feel pretty good about our position," said coach Devon Brouse. "We are trying not to look at our standing, but try to focus on how we have played. We feel we played very steady and very solid."
Big Ten Player of the Year and All-America candidate Lee Williamson led the Boilermakers in the second round with a one-under 70. He birdied four of his final seven holes and is tied for 23rd with a two-day total of 141.
"We didn't really make a move today but we played solid," said Williamson. "Tomorrow we are looking to make our run and get out of the pack and into contention. I had my chances to score better today and hopefully tomorrow I'll take advantage of them."
Junior Chris Mayson, who placed second at the NCAA Central Regional, fired a second-round 73 and is three-over par over the first two rounds. He is tied for 53rd with a 144. Sophomore Shiv Kapur kept paced with Mayson and fired a second-round 73 and has a two-day total of 144. He is tied for 53rd place overall.
Junior Peter Karmis improved by three strokes from his first-round score and fired an even-par 71 in the second round and is tied for 75th with a two-day total of 145.
Freshman Dustin Cone is tied for 119th after a second-round 77. He has a two-day total of 148.
"We are hoping we have a good round in us tomorrow," said Brouse. "Our guys are confident and hopefully that will translate into some low rounds. These two days have been a lot of fun but we have something to prove in an event with the best teams in the nation."
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 third round at 8:03 a.m. EST. 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 event will conclude on Saturday.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. Total T-23 Lee Williamson 71 70 141 -1T-53 Shiv Kapur 71 73 144 +3T-53 Chris Mayson 71 73 144 +3T-75 Peter Karmis 74 71 145 +4T-119 Dustin Cone 71 77 148 +7
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. Total 1st Clemson 286 277 563 -5 Georgia Tech 277 286 563 -53rd Toledo 283 281 564 -44th North Carolina 282 284 566 -2 Texas 291 275 566 -2 TCU 283 283 566 -27th N.C. State 286 281 567 -18th Florida 283 286 569 +19th Tulsa 281 289 570 +2 Washington 279 291 570 +211th Purdue 284 287 571 +3 Virginia Tech 291 280 571 +313th Arizona 282 290 572 +4 Augusta State 289 283 572 +4 Pepperdine 284 288 572 +416th Colorado 280 293 573 +5 Illinois 277 296 573 +5 Minnesota 284 289 573 +519th Auburn 288 287 575 +7 Texas Tech 288 287 575 +721st Fresno State 290 286 576 +822nd UAB 293 286 579 +1123rd Baylor 292 289 581 +13 UNLV 292 289 581 +1325th Georgia 293 289 582 +14 Oklahoma State 289 293 582 +1427th New Mexico 293 291 584 +16 Pacific 292 292 584 +1629th Georgia Southern 296 291 587 +1930th VCU 295 295 590 +22