June 3, 2004
HOT SPRINGS, Va. - The Purdue men's golf team failed to make the cut at the NCAA Men's Golf National Championships.
The Boilermakers fired a third-round 294 and tied with Georgia and Southern California for 15th overall. The top 15 teams make the cut for the final round, so all 15 golfers played a playoff hole.
Georgia went three under on the first hole, Southern California was one under and Purdue was at even par. The Bulldogs advanced to the final round on Friday. UCLA leads the field with 18 holes remaining. The Boilermakers finished tied for 16th.
Purdue senior Shiv Kapur will be in action on Friday after a three-round 210. His two-over 70 on Thursday put him into a tied for 10th overall. He will participate in the fin al round as an individual.
Freshman Pariya Junhasavasdikul shot a 75 and totaled a 218 over the three days. Freshman Peter Richardson totaled a 220 after a 73 on Thursday. Junior Dustin Cone shot a 76 to finish with a 224. Senior Luke Epp totaled a 232 after a third-round 75..
Kapur tees off in the first group at 8:18 a.m. ET on Friday in the final round.
The event is being hosted by Virginia Tech on the par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades at the Homestead Golf Course in Hot Springs, Va. The tournament features 18 holes on each of the next two days.
The Boilermakers advanced to the event after a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional Championships from May 20 to 22 at Purdue's Kampen Course.
Purdue is ranked No. 49 in the current golfweek.com poll. This is the third time in the last four seasons the Boilermakers are playing in the NCAA Championships. They are one of 19 teams to accomplish that feat.
Live scoring for the championships can be found at golfstat.com.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. TotalT10 Shiv Kapur 72 68 70 210- Pariya Junhasavasdikul 72 70 76 - 218- Peter Richardson 74 73 73 - 220- Dustin Cone 74 74 76 - 224- Luke Epp 79 78 75 - 232