Feb. 23, 2003
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PALMER, P.R. - The Purdue men's golf team is tied for 14th after the first round of the 2003 Puerto Rico Classic. The event is being held at the par-72, 6,954-yard Westin Rio Mar Country Club in Palmer, Puerto Rico.
The Boilermakers fired a first-round 316 and are tied with Oklahoma and Illinois. N.C. State leads the event after an opening-round 288.
Purdue was led by senior Chris Mayson, who carded a 76 and is tied for 35th. Junior Shiv Kapur is tied 51st after a 78.
Senior Peter Karmis and sophomore Dustin Cone each carded a first-round 81 and are tied for 72nd place. Freshman Roberto Krutzfeldt fired an 82 and is tied for 77th.
The 18-team tournament features eight of the top 15 teams in Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. No. 1 Clemson, No. 5 Florida, No 8 and 2002 National Champion Minnesota, No. 9 Duke, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Illinois, No. 13 Georgia and No.14 Northwestern headline the field.
Colorado, East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, Kent State, Michigan, N.C. State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, host-school Purdue and Virginia round out the field.
Second-round action is slated to begin at 7 a.m. EST on Sunday. The tournament will conclude on Monday.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. TotalT35 Chris Mayson 76 76 +4T51 Shiv Kapur 78 78 +6T72 Peter Karmis 81 81 +9T72 Dustin Cone 81 81 +9T77 Roberto Krutzfeldt 82 82 +10
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1 N.C. State 288 288 E2 Minnesota 291 291 +3 Oklahoma State 291 291 +34 Clemson 293 293 +55 Texas 296 296 +86 Florida 300 300 +12 Northwestern 300 300 +12 E. Tennessee St.300 300 +129 Georgia Tech 301 301 +1310 Duke 304 304 +1611 Georgia 305 305 +1712 Colorado 310 310 +2213 Kent State 311 311 +2314 Oklahoma 316 316 +28 Purdue 316 316 +28 Illinois 316 316 +2817 Virginia 325 325 +3718 Michigan 328 328 +40