Feb. 25, 2003
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PALMER, P.R. - The Purdue men's golf team finished 15th at the 2003 Puerto Rico Classic. The event was held at the par-72, 6,954-yard Westin Rio Mar Country Club in Palmer, Puerto Rico.
The Boilermakers fired a final-round 299, equaling their second-round score and 17 strokes lower than their first-round score of 316. They finished with a three-day total of 914. Oklahoma State won the event with an 862. Clemson, Minnesota and Texas all tied for second with 872 strokes.
Purdue was led by senior Peter Karmis and junior Shiv Kapur. The pair tied for 35th place overall. Karmis fired a second-round 71 and Kapur carded a 72 to finish with a 224.
Senior Chris Mayson tied for 56th after a final-round 78. Mayson had a three-day total of 230. Sophomore Dustin Cone tied for 73rd with three-day total of 236. He totaled a 236.
Freshman Roberto Krutzfeldt shot an 83 on Tuesday and tied for 86th overall.
The 18-team tournament featured 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 rounded out the field.
The Boilermakers are in action again from March 14 to 16 at the Conrad Rehling Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. TotalT35 Peter Karmis 81 72 71 224 +8T35 Shiv Kapur 78 74 72 224 +8T56 Chris Mayson 76 76 78 230 +14T73 Dustin Cone 81 77 78 236 +20T86 Roberto Krutzfeldt 82 80 83 245 +29
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1 Oklahoma State 291 289 282 862 -22 Clemson 293 293 295 872 +8 Minnesota 291 286 286 872 +8 Texas 296 291 285 872 +85 Florida 300 291 283 874 +106 N.C. State 288 286 301 875 +117 Georgia Tech 301 289 292 882 +188 Oklahoma 316 288 291 895 +319 E. Tennessee St.300 301 295 896 +32 Northwestern 300 297 299 896 +3211 Georgia 305 293 299 897 +3312 Duke 304 301 299 904 +4013 Colorado 310 297 300 907 +4314 Kent State 311 303 295 909 +4515 Purdue 316 299 299 914 +5016 Illinois 316 306 306 928 +6417 Virginia 325 313 311 949 +8518 Michigan 328 319 313 960 +96