June 4, 2004
HOT SPRINGS, Va. - Purdue senior Shiv Kapur certainly made the most of the final tournament of his collegiate career.
Kapur tied for 10th place overall at the NCAA Men's Golf National Championships on Friday. He played the final round as an individual. The Boilermakers tied for 15th place overall and missed the cut for the final round after falling in a playoff hole to Georgia and Southern California on Thursday.
Kapur fired a 72 on Friday after carding two birdies and four bogeys. He totaled a 282 over the four rounds. His low for the week was a two-under 68 on Wednesday.
The event was hosted by Virginia Tech on the par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades at the Homestead Golf Course in Hot Springs, Va.
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 was ranked No. 49 in the golfweek.com poll heading into the championships. This was the third time in the last four seasons the Boilermakers were playing in the NCAA Championships. They are one of 19 teams to accomplish that feat.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. TotalT10 Shiv Kapur 72 68 70 72 282