WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team competes in the Southeast for the final time this season as it travels to Naples, Florida, for the loaded Calusa Cup hosted by the University of Iowa at Calusa Pines Golf Club.
Just nine teams will open play Sunday at the scenic 7,203-yard, par-72 Calusa Pines Golf Club. The teams will play 54 holes over three days, beginning Sunday afternoon and ending Tuesday.
The Boilermakers are one of two Big Ten teams in the field and will face off against five of the nation's top-15 teams, including the nation's top two ranked teams in Florida State and Oklahoma.
THE FIELD (Golfstat / Golfweek Rankings)
PURDUE LINEUP
THE COURSE
The Hurdzan/Fry-designed Calusa Pines Golf Club is located in Naples, Florida, and is the site of the Calusa Cup. The scenic course is known for its beautiful vistas and stylistically diverse holes. Consistently ranked one of the top golf courses in Florida, Calusa Pines rewards experienced players who can be dynamic in their style of play and calculate when to take risks. The expansive par-72 course stretches 7,203 yards.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Mostly sunny; 79 degrees; NE wind 7-15 MPH.
Monday: Sunny; 80 degrees; E wind 5-10 MPH.
Tuesday: Sunny; 82 degrees; E wind 5-10 MPH.
CALUSA CUP HISTORY
This marks Purdue's first appearance in the Calusa Cup. Several Boilermakers have played the course previously, coming on Spring Break and training trips to Florida.
LIVE STATS
Will be available on Golfstat.com.
Just nine teams will open play Sunday at the scenic 7,203-yard, par-72 Calusa Pines Golf Club. The teams will play 54 holes over three days, beginning Sunday afternoon and ending Tuesday.
The Boilermakers are one of two Big Ten teams in the field and will face off against five of the nation's top-15 teams, including the nation's top two ranked teams in Florida State and Oklahoma.
THE FIELD (Golfstat / Golfweek Rankings)
- (1 / 3) Florida State
- (2 / 1) Oklahoma
- (7 / 2) Wake Forest
- (8 / 12) Texas
- (15 / 21) Florida
- (41 / 42) Georgia Tech
- (45 / 44) Iowa
- (63 / 57) Purdue
- (98 / 79) Marquette
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).
- Co-leader this season in stroke average (71.78).
- Recorded a 72.05 stroke average last season – good for fourth in school history.
- Now owns six top-20 showings in his last 10 events (five top-10s).
- His 73.59 career stroke average is seventh in school history.
- Cole Bradley, Senior / West Lafayette, Indiana
- Shares the team lead in stroke average (71.78).
- Posted a top-10 finish at the Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay (T-10).
- Team leader in rounds of even-par or better (6).
- Has had a counting score in all nine rounds this season.
- Ranks 10th on the school's career stroke average list (73.65).
- Played his 100th career round in the Hootie Intercollegiate (now has 100 rounds).
- Herman Sekne, Freshman / Oslo, Norway
- An outstanding talent, Sekne placed fourth at the Kiawah Invitational.
- Has four rounds of even-par or better.
- Team leader in birdies made (34).
- At his current pace, would break the school record for stroke average by a freshman.
- His 206 in the Kiawah Invitational tied for the lowest 54-hole score by a freshman in school history.
- Peyton Snoeberger, Sophomore / Williamsport, Indiana
- Owns a 73.00 stroke average through two events this season.
- Has had a counting score in all nine rounds this year.
- Has four rounds of even par or better.
- Only player not to record a double-bogey or worse in the Hootie Intercollegiate.
- 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).
- Posted best finish of the season in the Hootie Intercollegiate (T-33rd).
- Had a streak of five straight rounds of even-par or better – 9th longest in school history.
- Leads the team this year with 112 pars and has a season-low two double bogeys (or worse) in 162 holes played.
THE COURSE
The Hurdzan/Fry-designed Calusa Pines Golf Club is located in Naples, Florida, and is the site of the Calusa Cup. The scenic course is known for its beautiful vistas and stylistically diverse holes. Consistently ranked one of the top golf courses in Florida, Calusa Pines rewards experienced players who can be dynamic in their style of play and calculate when to take risks. The expansive par-72 course stretches 7,203 yards.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Mostly sunny; 79 degrees; NE wind 7-15 MPH.
Monday: Sunny; 80 degrees; E wind 5-10 MPH.
Tuesday: Sunny; 82 degrees; E wind 5-10 MPH.
CALUSA CUP HISTORY
This marks Purdue's first appearance in the Calusa Cup. Several Boilermakers have played the course previously, coming on Spring Break and training trips to Florida.
LIVE STATS
Will be available on Golfstat.com.