March 19, 2005
HOUSTON - The Purdue men's golf team moved up seven spots in the standings and is tied for sixth after two rounds of the Hall of Fame Invitational in Houston, Texas.
The Boilermakers carded a 282 on Saturday, 19 strokes better than their first round total. Purdue tied for the third-lowest round of the day.
The Boilermakers are tied with Kentucky who also totaled 583 over the first two rounds. Oklahoma State leads the event with a total of 562 and UNLV is second with 563.
Sophomore Bobby Bennett rebounded from a first-round 77 to fire a blistering 68 on Saturday. It tied for the second-lowest round of Bennett's career and tied for the fourth-lowest individual round of the day. Bennett is tied for 23rd overall with teammates Pariya Junhasavasdikul and Peter Richardson.
Junhasavasdikul carded a 71 in the second round after a 74 on Friday. Richardson notched a two-under 70 after a first-round 75.
Senior Dustin Cone is tied for 40th overall after firing a second-round 73. He has a two-round total of 148.
Sophomore Johan Edin is tied for 91st after a 76 on Saturday. He has a two-round total of 157.
The event is being hosted by the University of Texas and held at the Redstone Golf Club. The course is a par-72, 7,352-yard layout.
The final round will be held on Sunday, March 20. Purdue tees off at 7:30 a.m. CST. Live scoring can be viewed at golfstat.com.