March 21, 2003
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Purdue men's golf is tied for seventh at the Furman Intercollegiate from March 21 to 23, at the Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C.
The Boilermakers fired a first-round 299 and trail Virginia Tech by nine strokes for first place.
The event includes three, 18-hole rounds on the par-72, 6,800-yard course. This is the 34th year Furman has hosted the event. Virginia Tech won the tournament last year. Purdue was led by sophomore Dustin Cone, who fired a one-over par 73. He is tied for 10th overall. Junior Shiv Kapur is tied for 19th after an opening-round 74. Senior Peter Karmis is tied for 25th after a 77. Senior Chris Mayson is tied for 51st after a 77. Junior Ryan Barauskas is tied for 64th with a six-over 78.
Second-round action is slated to begin at 8 a.m. EST on Friday.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. TotalT-10 Dustin Cone 73 73 +1T-19 Shiv Kapur 74 74 +2T-25 Peter Karmis 75 75 +3T-51 Chris Mayson 77 77 +5T-64 Ryan Barauskas 78 78 +6
Place School 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1 Virginia Tech 290 290 +22 Furman University 291 291 +33 Coastal Carolina 293 293 +54 Francis Marion U. 296 296 +85 East Carolina Univ. 297 297 +96 Memphis, U. of 298 298 +107 Purdue University 299 299 +11 Wofford College 299 299 +119 UNC-Greensboro 302 302 +1410 Charleston Southern 303 303 +15 Elon University 303 303 +15 Marshall University 303 303 +1513 Old Dominion Univ. 304 304 +1614 Virginia, U. of 306 306 +1815 Winthrop University 307 307 +1916 Tennessee-Chattanooga 313 313 +2517 Citadel, The 315 315 +2718 Davidson College 317 317 +29 Furman 317 317 +2920 Appalachian State U. 319 319 +3121 Western Carolina U. 320 320 +3222 Texas-Pan American 322 322 +34