Boilermakers Wrap Up Busy Stretch at Windon MemorialBoilermakers Wrap Up Busy Stretch at Windon Memorial

Boilermakers Wrap Up Busy Stretch at Windon Memorial

Purdue wraps up a busy start to the season at the Windon. 

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team is wrapping up a busy opening stretch to the season, competing in its third tournament in three weeks at the Windon Memorial Classic held at Conway Farms on Monday and Tuesday.
 
Purdue finished tied for second at the Island Resort Intercollegiate to start the season, then placed seventh at the Gopher Invitational last weekend.
 
The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins Monday with 36 holes at the prestigious Conway Farms in Lake Forest, Illinois. Action will conclude Sunday with 18 holes on the 7,233-yard, par-71 layout.
 
THE FIELD (Rankings via Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll)
  • RV - Iowa State
  • RV - Kansas
  • RV - Marquette
  • RV - Notre Dame
  • RV - UNLV
  • Northwestern
  • East Tennessee State
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Northern Illinois
  • Ole Miss
  • Purdue
  • South Florida
  • UC Davis
 
PURDUE LINEUP
  • Joe Weiler, Junior: Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week after a T-3rd place finish at the Gopher Invitational … has been at even- or under-par in all six rounds this year, tied for the fifth-longest streak in school history … has tied his career-low, 54-hole score in each of the last two events (210) … finished T-2nd at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate two weeks ago.
  • Nick Dentino, Freshman: Finished second in his first career tournament two weeks ago at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, then followed up that finish with a T-16 finish at the Gopher Invitational … has been at even- or under-par in five of six rounds this year and has been on the counting team in all six rounds … tied for the team lead in birdies (23) and is second in pars (66) … has yet to record a double-bogey or worse.
  • Cole Bradley, Junior: Has finished T-30 and T-44 in his first two events this season … all six rounds have been between 73 and 75 this year … tied for the team lead in birdies (23).
  • Peyton Snoeberger, Freshman: Played well in his first career tournament with a T-18th place finish at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, including rounds of 71-70 in the first two rounds … averaging 72.00 strokes per round in the second round this year … posting a 4.67 scoring average on par-5s this season.
  • Andrew Farraye, Sophomore: Breaking into the counting lineup after a pair of top-20 finishes as an individual in the first two events … finished T-8th at the Pioneer Creek Collegiate last weekend, his first career top-10 finish … averaging 4.46 strokes per hole on par-5s this year … tied for the team lead with 23 birdies and has posted two eagles already.  
 
THE COURSE
Designed around the traditions of Scottish golf links by Tom Fazio, the course opened for play 28 years ago and is notable for having hosted numerous amateur championship tournaments since 1997 as well as the PGA Tour's BMW Championship in 20132015, and 2017, part of the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs in September. It also played host to the 2006 Big Ten Championships, where Purdue finished third at 34-over par. This marks the third time the event has been played at Conway Farms (1999, 2004) – the Boilermakers finished T-3rd out of 18 teams at the 2004 event.
 
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 76 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny, high of 77 degrees.
 
WINDON MEMORIAL CLASSIC HISTORY
Purdue has been a fixture in the Windon Memorial Classic, appearing in its 13th event since its first appearance in 2003. The Boilermakers have won the event once, in 2015, in dominating fashion, setting the 54-hole scoring record by four shots (830), while posting the second-best, 18-hole score in tournament history (272). Brian Carlson won medalist honors that year with a 6-under par 207 at Lake Shore Country Club.
 
LIVE STATS
Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com.