WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After winning his first career tournament Monday, sophomore Herman Sekne has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week, the league office announced today.
The accolade is the first career honor for the sophomore from Oslo, Norway.
Sekne helped the Boilermakers to their first win of the season at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate, while also winning medalist honors. Sekne made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to give Purdue a one-shot victory over Missouri in the team race, while also securing a one-shot victory individually.
Sekne totaled a 54-hole tally of 11-under 205 (69-70-66), a career-best 54-hole score. His 205 is the sixth-best, 54-hole score in school history, while in relation to par, the 11-under par is third all time. He is now one of four players in school history to have two tournaments of 206 or lower (Adam Schenk, Cole Bradley, Peter Richardson).
Sekne leads the Boilermakers with a 70.11 stroke average and six of his nine rounds this season have been even or under-par. He has two top-20 finishes in his three events after also finishing tied for 12th at the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate. Entering the weekend, Sekne was ranked 79th nationally in the latest Golfweek rankings.
The Boilermakers will close out their fall season on Monday and Tuesday at the Purdue Fall Invitational, being played at the Kampen Course.
The accolade is the first career honor for the sophomore from Oslo, Norway.
Sekne helped the Boilermakers to their first win of the season at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate, while also winning medalist honors. Sekne made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to give Purdue a one-shot victory over Missouri in the team race, while also securing a one-shot victory individually.
Sekne totaled a 54-hole tally of 11-under 205 (69-70-66), a career-best 54-hole score. His 205 is the sixth-best, 54-hole score in school history, while in relation to par, the 11-under par is third all time. He is now one of four players in school history to have two tournaments of 206 or lower (Adam Schenk, Cole Bradley, Peter Richardson).
Sekne leads the Boilermakers with a 70.11 stroke average and six of his nine rounds this season have been even or under-par. He has two top-20 finishes in his three events after also finishing tied for 12th at the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate. Entering the weekend, Sekne was ranked 79th nationally in the latest Golfweek rankings.
The Boilermakers will close out their fall season on Monday and Tuesday at the Purdue Fall Invitational, being played at the Kampen Course.