March 18, 2006
HOUSTON, Texas - The Purdue men's is in sixth place after two rounds of the Hall of Fame Invitational in Houston, Texas.
The No. 44 Boilermakers fired a second-round 300, three strokes lower than their first-round total. Purdue's second round total was the fifth-lowest round of the day. It's overall total of 603 is 17 strokes behind first-place Oklahoma State.
East Tennessee State and Texas are tied for second with a total of 593. Oklahoma is fourth (599) and Texas A&M is fifth (601).
Junior Peter Richardson fired the Boilermakers' low round on Saturday. His one-over 73 was two better than his round of 75 on Friday. He is tied for ninth overall with a total of 148.
Junior Bobby Bennett posted a team-low 74 on Friday. In the second round, Bennett carded a 75 and remains tied for 13th with a total of 149.
Junior Pariya Junhasavasdikul is tied for 24th overall after a two-round total of 151. Junhasavasdikul recorded a 74 on Saturday, three strokes lower than his first-round total.
Sophomore Santiago Russi is 11-over par and tied for 44th overall with a total of 155. Freshman Michael Randle has total of 159 and is tied for 69th place overall.
The Boilermakers placed seventh in the Hall of Fame Invitational in 2005. The Hall of Fame Invitational features 17 teams, including No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Oklahoma State.
The Hall of Fame Invitational is being played at the par 72, 7,244-yard Redstone Tournament Course. The final round will be held on Sunday.
Live scoring of the Hall of Fame Invitational is being provided at golfstat.com.