April 12, 2018 Live Scoring / Rd. 1 Pairings / Season Stats
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The surging Purdue men's golf team begins its postseason preparations this weekend by hosting the 15th annual Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen Course.
Action begins at 9 a.m. ET, on Saturday with 17 teams will play 36 holes in a shotgun start. Sunday's final day of 18 holes will start at 8 a.m., with tee times off hole Nos. 1 and 10. Admission is free both days.
TEAMS COMPETING (Golfstat rankings)
Kent State (31), Northwestern (37), PURDUE (39), UCF (56), Ohio State (67), Miami Ohio (69), Wisconsin (85), Michigan (93), Cincinnati (98), Indiana (104), Toledo (119), UT Arlington (120), Southern Illinois (121), Western Kentucky (130), Northern Illinois (155), Wichita State (190), Xavier (237).
QUOTABLE
"We are excited for this weekend and hosting the Boilermaker Invitational. This is our last chance to play before the Big Ten Championships and there are several strong teams in the field. We have had a good spring and hope to continue our momentum for this weekend and then into the postseason."
AT THE BOILERMAKER
- This marks the 15th year of the Boilermaker Invitational, all of the events being held at the Kampen Course.
- Purdue has posted nine top-three team performances in the 14 previous years. The Boilermakers won titles in 2004 and 2011.
- The Boilermakers have finished as the runner-up in each of the last two years, finishing second to top-10 teams Illinois (2016; by seven shots) and Kent State (2017; by five shots).
NOTING THE BOILERMAKERS
- After a month off, Purdue swings back into action this weekend. After a fall that saw Purdue barely above .500 and ranked 54th in the Golfstat rankings, the Boilermakers have posted finishes of T-1st, 3rd, T-2nd and 6th en route to a 33-8-2 spring head-to-head record and a 15-spot jump in the national rankings to No. 39. Purdue is likely to make its fifth straight NCAA Regionals appearance with the strong spring play.
- Purdue's 18-hole team average of 291.42 ranks as the fourth-lowest stroke average in school history. Of Purdue's 24 team rounds this year, seven of them have been at even or under-par, including two straight and in four of nine team rounds this spring.
- Brian Carlson is averaging 71.71 strokes per round, good for the second-best average in school history (Lee Williamson, 2001-02 -- 70.78). Carlson's finishes this year have been T-18th, 7th, T-27th, T-2nd, T-31st, T-12th, T-4th and 1st. He owns six top-20 finishes in his eight events and two straight top-five showings.
- Freshmen Jason Hong, Cole Bradley and Joe Weiler are the third-, fifth- and sixth-ranked freshmen in the Big Ten Conference. Hong's 74.17 stroke average is the sixth best by a freshman in school history, while Weiler's 74.50 average is the ninth-best average.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The surging Purdue men's golf team begins its postseason preparations this weekend by hosting the 15th annual Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen Course.
Action begins at 9 a.m. ET, on Saturday with 17 teams will play 36 holes in a shotgun start. Sunday's final day of 18 holes will start at 8 a.m., with tee times off hole Nos. 1 and 10. Admission is free both days.
TEAMS COMPETING (Golfstat rankings)
Kent State (31), Northwestern (37), PURDUE (39), UCF (56), Ohio State (67), Miami Ohio (69), Wisconsin (85), Michigan (93), Cincinnati (98), Indiana (104), Toledo (119), UT Arlington (120), Southern Illinois (121), Western Kentucky (130), Northern Illinois (155), Wichita State (190), Xavier (237).
QUOTABLE
"We are excited for this weekend and hosting the Boilermaker Invitational. This is our last chance to play before the Big Ten Championships and there are several strong teams in the field. We have had a good spring and hope to continue our momentum for this weekend and then into the postseason."
AT THE BOILERMAKER
- This marks the 15th year of the Boilermaker Invitational, all of the events being held at the Kampen Course.
- Purdue has posted nine top-three team performances in the 14 previous years. The Boilermakers won titles in 2004 and 2011.
- The Boilermakers have finished as the runner-up in each of the last two years, finishing second to top-10 teams Illinois (2016; by seven shots) and Kent State (2017; by five shots).
NOTING THE BOILERMAKERS
- After a month off, Purdue swings back into action this weekend. After a fall that saw Purdue barely above .500 and ranked 54th in the Golfstat rankings, the Boilermakers have posted finishes of T-1st, 3rd, T-2nd and 6th en route to a 33-8-2 spring head-to-head record and a 15-spot jump in the national rankings to No. 39. Purdue is likely to make its fifth straight NCAA Regionals appearance with the strong spring play.
- Purdue's 18-hole team average of 291.42 ranks as the fourth-lowest stroke average in school history. Of Purdue's 24 team rounds this year, seven of them have been at even or under-par, including two straight and in four of nine team rounds this spring.
- Brian Carlson is averaging 71.71 strokes per round, good for the second-best average in school history (Lee Williamson, 2001-02 -- 70.78). Carlson's finishes this year have been T-18th, 7th, T-27th, T-2nd, T-31st, T-12th, T-4th and 1st. He owns six top-20 finishes in his eight events and two straight top-five showings.
- Freshmen Jason Hong, Cole Bradley and Joe Weiler are the third-, fifth- and sixth-ranked freshmen in the Big Ten Conference. Hong's 74.17 stroke average is the sixth best by a freshman in school history, while Weiler's 74.50 average is the ninth-best average.