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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team steps up in competition this weekend hosting the 27th annual Puerto Rico Classic at the Rio Mar Resort's River Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Action begins Sunday and concludes Tuesday with 18 holes each day at the Rio Mar Resort's Ocean Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
The field is consistently ranked as one of the best in college golf and this year is no different. The field features four teams that reached last year's NCAA Championships (Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, North Carolina State) and also includes four other teams ranks in the nation's top 40 (Georgia Tech, Georgia, Marquette, Iowa).
In all, nine of the nation's top 56 teams will be among this week's competitors.
THE FIELD (Rankings via Golfstat)
PURDUE LINEUP
THE COURSE
The event returns to the River Course at the Rio Mar Resort after playing last year's event on the Ocean course, due to the reconstruction after Hurricane Maria decimated the River Course. Playing 6,902 yards and par-72, the Greg Norman-design wraps around the serene Mameyes River. Inspired by the natural terrain of the land, the holes are integrated into existing foliage creating a lush, verdant course with stunning views of the El Yunque's mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Partly sunny, 83 degrees; scattered showers.
Monday: Mostly sunny, 82 degrees; isolated showers.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, 82 degrees; scattered showers.
HISTORY AT THE PUERTO RICO CLASSIC
This marks Purdue's 21st appearance in the tournament, while still looking for its first team title. The Boilermakers have finished third three times, including last year's third-place showing, missing out on the team title by just three shots. Timmy Hildebrand finished third at the 2017 event, the second-best finish ever by a Purdue golfer at the event (2002 – Lee Williamson; 2nd). Alabama has won the tournament six times, the most for a single team, followed by Georgia Tech (5), Florida (4) and Georgia (4). Georgia Tech has had a medalist in seven tournaments.
LIVE STATS
Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team steps up in competition this weekend hosting the 27th annual Puerto Rico Classic at the Rio Mar Resort's River Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Action begins Sunday and concludes Tuesday with 18 holes each day at the Rio Mar Resort's Ocean Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
The field is consistently ranked as one of the best in college golf and this year is no different. The field features four teams that reached last year's NCAA Championships (Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, North Carolina State) and also includes four other teams ranks in the nation's top 40 (Georgia Tech, Georgia, Marquette, Iowa).
In all, nine of the nation's top 56 teams will be among this week's competitors.
THE FIELD (Rankings via Golfstat)
- Georgia Tech (4)
- Alabama (5)
- Clemson (12)
- Oklahoma (13)
- Georgia (21)
- NC State (28)
- Marquette (31)
- Iowa (40)
- Ohio State (56)
- Purdue (66)
- UNC Greensboro (91)
- Maryland (93)
- East Carolina (98)
- Virginia Tech (104)
- Middle Tennessee (138)
PURDUE LINEUP
- Jarle Volden, Senior: Ranks third on the team in stroke average (72.50) and is 14th on the school's career stroke average list (74.14) … finished T-17th at last year's Puerto Rico Classic … six of his 12 rounds this year are even or under par … finished T-8th at the Intercollegiate at the Grove and has nine career top-20 finishes.
- Timmy Hildebrand, Senior: Ranked No.72 in Golfstat and No. 54 in the Golfweek national rankings … owns a 70.72 stroke average this season and his career average of 73.11 in second all-time … has five top-20 finishes in six events this year and has posted 12 of 18 rounds of even par or better … owns four top-six finishes this year, including a T-3rd showing at the Intercollegiate at the Grove … has 11 career top-10 finishes, good for eighth all-time.
- Cole Bradley, Sophomore: Second on the team in stroke average (72.17) and his career average of 73.55 is seventh all-time … owns two top-10 finishes this season (7th at Intercollegiate at the Grove; 3rd at the Chatham Hills Collegiate) … 11 of his 18 rounds are even-par or better this year … leads team with 62 birdies … has five career top-20 finishes in 18 career events.
- Joe Weiler, Sophomore: Averaging 73.39 strokes per round this season and 74.09 for his career, good for 12th all-time at Purdue … six rounds of even par or better … owns two top-30 finishes (T-27th at Intercollegiate at the Grove; T-25th at Chatham Hills Collegiate) … has been on the counting team in 17 of 18 rounds this season.
- Andrew Lewis, Freshman: Has appeared in two tournaments, owning a 75.00 stroke average … has been even or under-par in three of six rounds this year.
THE COURSE
The event returns to the River Course at the Rio Mar Resort after playing last year's event on the Ocean course, due to the reconstruction after Hurricane Maria decimated the River Course. Playing 6,902 yards and par-72, the Greg Norman-design wraps around the serene Mameyes River. Inspired by the natural terrain of the land, the holes are integrated into existing foliage creating a lush, verdant course with stunning views of the El Yunque's mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Partly sunny, 83 degrees; scattered showers.
Monday: Mostly sunny, 82 degrees; isolated showers.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, 82 degrees; scattered showers.
HISTORY AT THE PUERTO RICO CLASSIC
This marks Purdue's 21st appearance in the tournament, while still looking for its first team title. The Boilermakers have finished third three times, including last year's third-place showing, missing out on the team title by just three shots. Timmy Hildebrand finished third at the 2017 event, the second-best finish ever by a Purdue golfer at the event (2002 – Lee Williamson; 2nd). Alabama has won the tournament six times, the most for a single team, followed by Georgia Tech (5), Florida (4) and Georgia (4). Georgia Tech has had a medalist in seven tournaments.
LIVE STATS
Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com.