May 22, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's golf team will be playing in its third NCAA Championships in the last four seasons after finishing seventh at the NCAA Men's Golf Central Regional Championships on Saturday.
The Boilermakers fired a final-round 308 and totaled 905 over the three rounds. Kentucky won the tournament after an 882. The Wildcats were the only team to fire three rounds below 300. Kentucky's John Holmes won the individual title after a three-round, two-under 214.
Kent State, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU and Wichita State joined Purdue in advancing to the NCAA Championships. The 2004 NCAA Men's Golf National Championships are in Hot Springs, Va., from June 1 to 4.
Purdue head coach Devon Brouse was confident even though the Boilermakers straddled the cutline following the morning session
"I'm not happy that we limped in, but I felt like it was enough when we wrapped up," said head coach Devon Brouse. "Our guys fought hard and battled to do what we needed to do."
Purdue was led by senior Shiv Kapur, who fired a 73 on Saturday. He totaled 222 over the three rounds, despite not having one round at or below par. Kapur tied for 13th overall.
"I had a good stretch, but I gave the strokes right back," said Kapur. "I'm happy with my round and the week overall. I came out today with the mentality that I wanted to play four more rounds of golf after today."
Freshman Peter Richardson shot a final-round 78. Richardson totaled a 229 over the three rounds.
Senior Luke Epp fired a 78 on Saturday and totaled a 230 over the three days.
Junior Dustin Cone carded a 231 on the week. He fired an 80 on Saturday. Freshman Pariya Junhasavasdikul recorded a final-round 79.
The Kampen Course is played at 7,259 yards and a par 72. Complete results can be found at purduesports.com or golfstat.com.
Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. TotalShiv Kapur 73 76 73 222Peter Richardson 72 79 78 229Luke Epp 76 76 78 230Dustin Cone 74 77 80 231Pariya Junhasavasdikul 80 73 79 232
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1 Kentucky 298 285 299 8822 Oklahoma State 287 298 308 8933 Oklahoma 305 294 297 8964 Texas A&M 292 303 304 899T5 Texas 298 296 307 901T5 TCU 305 297 299 9017 Purdue 295 302 308 9058 Wichita State 302 300 306 9089 SMU 302 299 308 90910 Kent State 301 305 304 910