May 1, 2018 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue senior Brian Carlson was voted a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten men's golf selection the league office announced Tuesday.
Carlson becomes head coach Rob Bradley's second All-Big Ten first-team selection, joining Austin Eoff (2016) as members of the exclusive group. Carlson was previously named a second-team honoree in 2016.
The All-America candidate from Madison, Connecticut, has had a sensational campaign for the Boilermakers. He leads the team with a 71.66 stroke average, finishing in the top 20 in nine of 11 events played this year. His 71.66 average is the second-best average in school history while his nine top-20 showings are tied for the second most.
Carlson has gone 208 holes dating to Oct. 24, without a double-bogey and he has posted finishes of T-12th, T-4th, 1st, T-5th, T-11th and T-10th during six spring events. During the six spring events, he is a combined 6-under par.
His career average of 73.27 is the second lowest in school history and he owns 14 top-10 finishes in 45 career events, the fifth-most top-10 finishes in school history.
He is one of 10 players in school history to win multiple events (2015 Windon Memorial Classic, 2018 John Hayt Invitational). Carlson has risen to No. 48 in the official Golfstat national rankings, the highest ranking for a Purdue player since Lee Williamson finished ninth in 2002.
Carlson and his teammates will play in their fifth straight NCAA Regional on May 14-16, at a site to be determined.
Carlson becomes head coach Rob Bradley's second All-Big Ten first-team selection, joining Austin Eoff (2016) as members of the exclusive group. Carlson was previously named a second-team honoree in 2016.
The All-America candidate from Madison, Connecticut, has had a sensational campaign for the Boilermakers. He leads the team with a 71.66 stroke average, finishing in the top 20 in nine of 11 events played this year. His 71.66 average is the second-best average in school history while his nine top-20 showings are tied for the second most.
Carlson has gone 208 holes dating to Oct. 24, without a double-bogey and he has posted finishes of T-12th, T-4th, 1st, T-5th, T-11th and T-10th during six spring events. During the six spring events, he is a combined 6-under par.
His career average of 73.27 is the second lowest in school history and he owns 14 top-10 finishes in 45 career events, the fifth-most top-10 finishes in school history.
He is one of 10 players in school history to win multiple events (2015 Windon Memorial Classic, 2018 John Hayt Invitational). Carlson has risen to No. 48 in the official Golfstat national rankings, the highest ranking for a Purdue player since Lee Williamson finished ninth in 2002.
Carlson and his teammates will play in their fifth straight NCAA Regional on May 14-16, at a site to be determined.