WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team returns to action this weekend at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, South Carolina. The event is co-hosted by former Hootie and Blowfish lead-singer Darius Rucker, the College of Charleston and University of South Carolina.
The 16-team field will open play Sunday at the 7,220-yard, par-72 Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, just north of downtown Charleston. The teams will play 54 holes over three days, beginning Sunday morning and ending Tuesday.
The Boilermakers are one of two Big Ten teams in the field and will be joined by national powers Auburn, Duke, South Carolina and North Carolina State.
THE FIELD (Golfstat / Golfweek Rankings)
PURDUE LINEUP
Amid windswept savannahs and centuries old live oaks lies a course that entwines the ultimate in atmosphere and course design. In the tradition of Alastair MacKenzie, Mike Strantz created an extraordinary layout that thrills each and every round. Couple the area's best golf experience with our well-appointed clubhouse, exciting and expansive member social calendar and The Ranch, a state-of-the-art golf learning facility, Bulls Bay offers the premier club experience in all the Lowcountry.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Slight chance of showers; 82 degrees; SW wind 10-15 MPH.
Monday: Partly sunny; 67 degrees; ESE wind 5-15 MPH.
Tuesday: Chance of Showers; partly sunny; 71 degrees; ESE wind 10-15 MPH.
HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY HISTORY
This marks Purdue's second appearance in the event, after placing T-11th in March 2019. The Boilermakers shot 5-over par 869 (289-295-285) as South Carolina won the team title at 22-under par 842. Then-sophomores Cole Bradley (+5; 221) and Joe Weiler (+7; 223) finished T-46th and T-57th, respectively.
LIVE STATS
Will be available on BirdieFire.com.
The 16-team field will open play Sunday at the 7,220-yard, par-72 Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, just north of downtown Charleston. The teams will play 54 holes over three days, beginning Sunday morning and ending Tuesday.
The Boilermakers are one of two Big Ten teams in the field and will be joined by national powers Auburn, Duke, South Carolina and North Carolina State.
THE FIELD (Golfstat / Golfweek Rankings)
- (7 / 17) Auburn
- (18 / 29) North Carolina State
- (32 / 33) Kansas
- (34 / 23) South Carolina
- (42 / 27) Duke
- (53 / 46) Kentucky
- (54 / 57) Purdue
- (65 / 67) Kent State
- (76 / 58) Missouri
- (77 / 97) Iowa State
- (79 / 89) West Virginia
- (82 / 85) College of Charleston
- (91 / 79) Marquette
- (99 / 100) Louisiana Tech
- (--- / 81) Wisconsin
- (--- / ---) Wichita State
PURDUE LINEUP
- Joe Weiler, Senior / Bloomington, Indiana
- Named first-team All-Big Ten and PING All-Midwest Region a year ago.
- Finished T-4th at the season-opening Timuquana Collegiate (-8; 208).
- Recorded a 72.05 stroke average last season – good for fourth in school history.
- Now owns six top-20 showings in his last nine events (five top-10s).
- Since the start of the 2019-20 season, is averaging 71.85 strokes per round (cumulative 2-over par).
- His 73.61 career stroke average is seventh in school history.
- Cole Bradley, Senior / West Lafayette, Indiana
- Owns a 72.17 stroke average in two events this season.
- Top finish came at the Timuquana Collegiate (T-33rd).
- Had three rounds of even-par or better this season.
- Has had a counting score in all six rounds this season.
- Ranks 11th on the school's career stroke average list (73.73).
- Peyton Snoeberger, Sophomore / Williamsport, Indiana
- Owns a 72.50 stroke average through two events this season.
- Has had a counting score in all six rounds this year.
- Second on the team in pars made (74; 108 holes played).
- Tied for the team lead in rounds of even-par or better (4).
- Herman Sekne, Freshman / Oslo, Norway
- Has shown improvement during his first two events, posting a T-33rd finish in his first career event, then a T-4 showing at the Kiawah Invitational.
- Ranked 112th nationally by Golfweek Magazine and 83rd by Golfstat (14th among freshmen nationally).
- Leads team in stroke average (70.50), birdies (26), par-3 scoring (3.00) and par-4 scoring (3.87).
- Tied for team in lead in rounds of even or under par (4).
- His 206 in the Kiawah Invitational tied for the lowest 54-hole score by a freshman in school history.
- Nick Dentino, Sophomore / Carmel, Indiana
- Recorded one of the best freshman seasons in Purdue history a year ago.
- Set the school record for stroke average by a freshman (73.05).
- Led the team a year ago with 20 counted rounds (out of 21).
- Had a streak of five straight rounds of even-par or better – 9th longest in school history.
- Ranked second on the team with 233 pars.
- Andrew Farraye, Junior / St. Augustine, Florida
- Last season, Farraye tied for the team lead in top-20 finishes (5).
- Eleven of his 21 rounds were even-par or better.
- Led the team in birdies (72).
- Had 19th-best stroke average in school history (73.00).
- Best finish this year is a T-29 showing at the Timuquana Collegiate.
Amid windswept savannahs and centuries old live oaks lies a course that entwines the ultimate in atmosphere and course design. In the tradition of Alastair MacKenzie, Mike Strantz created an extraordinary layout that thrills each and every round. Couple the area's best golf experience with our well-appointed clubhouse, exciting and expansive member social calendar and The Ranch, a state-of-the-art golf learning facility, Bulls Bay offers the premier club experience in all the Lowcountry.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Slight chance of showers; 82 degrees; SW wind 10-15 MPH.
Monday: Partly sunny; 67 degrees; ESE wind 5-15 MPH.
Tuesday: Chance of Showers; partly sunny; 71 degrees; ESE wind 10-15 MPH.
HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY HISTORY
This marks Purdue's second appearance in the event, after placing T-11th in March 2019. The Boilermakers shot 5-over par 869 (289-295-285) as South Carolina won the team title at 22-under par 842. Then-sophomores Cole Bradley (+5; 221) and Joe Weiler (+7; 223) finished T-46th and T-57th, respectively.
LIVE STATS
Will be available on BirdieFire.com.