May 22, 2005
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -
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The Purdue men's golf team advanced to the 2005 NCAA Men's Golf Central Regional Championships on Saturday in dramatic fashion.
Purdue tied for 10th place with Wichita State and the two teams went to a playoff hole to decide who moved on and who went home.
On Hole No. 10, Bobby Bennett and Pariya Junhasavasdikul both collected pars and that was enough to propel the Boilermakers to their fourth NCAA Championships appearance in the last five seasons.
The Boilermakers fired a a 294 on Saturday and totaled 875 over the three rounds. They finished only nine shots from being in the top four. Augusta State won the event with a total of 849.
Bennett finished tied for 20th after a final-round 75. He was the top-placing Boilermaker.
Junhasavasdikul also carded a 74 in the final round and tied for 43rd overall.
Senior Dustin Cone and sophomore Peter Richardson both tied for 77th. Cone fired a 75. Richardsdon, who struggled in the first two rounds, posted the lowest round of the day for Purdue with a two-over 72.
Freshman Santiago Russi played a great tournament and tied for 50th overall. He shot a 75 on Saturday.
There were three regional sites with 27 teams at each regional. The top 10 teams from each regional advanced to the 2005 NCAA Men's Golf Championships on May 5 to 7. Each regional was a 54-hole event.
Purdue has advanced to four of the last five NCAA Championships.
The Central Regional Championships were hosted by Notre Dame at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend. The course is a par 70 and was playing 7,011 yards.
For more information on the NCAA Men's Golf Championships check ncaa.org or back here at purduesports.com.