Purdue Men's Golf Ready for NCAA Regionals at PGA National ResortPurdue Men's Golf Ready for NCAA Regionals at PGA National Resort

Purdue Men's Golf Ready for NCAA Regionals at PGA National Resort

Purdue heads to the Sunshine State for the second time in its last three regional appearances, when it heads to PGA National Resort and the Champion Course for the 2022 NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional. 

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TOURNAMENT INFO
May 16-18, 2022 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
PGA National Resort - Champions Course

7,048 yards | Par 72
ADMISSION: FREE TO ALL SPECTATORS

THE TEAMS (In Seed Order)

Rk.    Team                     Head-to-Head
3.       Vanderbilt                     0-0-0
10.     Florida                          0-2-0
15.     Notre Dame                  1-0-0
22.     Florida State                 1-0-0
26.     PURDUE
34.     New Mexico                  0-1-0
40.     South Florida                0-1-0
45.     Little Rock                     0-0-0
53.     College of Charleston    1-1-0
60.      Indiana                          2-2-0
66.      San Diego                     0-0-0
117.    Davidson                       0-0-0
172.     Loyola Maryland           0-0-0
179.     Charleston Southern    0-0-0

Purdue Aims to Return to NCAA Championships 
• Purdue heads to the Sunshine State for the second time in its last three regional appearances, when it heads to PGA National Resort and the Champion Course for the 2022 NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional. 
• The Boilermakers are in search of its fourth NCAA Championships appearance in the last eight tournaments. The top-five finishers from the regional will advance to the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, on May 27 to June 1, for the NCAA Championships.
• Purdue was awarded the No. 5 seed in the regional, and is 5-7-0 against teams in the field. 
• Purdue is one of six Big Ten teams to advance to regionals, joined by Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State and Northwestern.

Purdue on Record-Breaking Run
• Purdue will play in its seventh NCAA Regional in the last eight chances after missing Regionals last season -- although we contend that Purdue would have played in Regionals if it played in the fall season of 2020. It's the best stretch for the Boilermaker program since the 50s and 60s. 
• Purdue made 19 straight NCAA Championship appearances from 1949 to 1967, winning the National Championship in 1961. 

The Underdog Role Fits Well
• In five of the six previous years, Purdue has exceeded their seeding expectations at NCAA Regionals advancing to the NCAA Championships three times and losing in a playoff once in the process. Now in 2022, Purdue hopes to play to its seed or beyond to reach its fourth National Championship in eight years.
Year     Seed     Finish         Score             Site                                  
2014      8th          3rd              894               Suger Grove, Illinois
2015     10th        T-5th            847                Lubbock, Texas
2016      6th           5th             910                Stillwater, Oklahoma
2017      7th           5th             882                West Lafayette, Indiana
2018      7th           9th             853                Kissimmee, Florida
2019      10th        T-9th           832                Pullman, Washington
2021       5th                                                  Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Current Players in NCAA Competition
Cole Bradley
2018     Kissimmee, Fla.             75-70-70=215         -1             T-32
2019     Pullman, Wash.              68-70-67=205         -5             T-24
2021     Noblesville, Ind. (Ind.)    72-69-65=206         -10            1
2021     Scottsdale, Ariz. (Ind.)    66-73-75-75=289    +9            T-39

Andrew Farraye
2019     Pullman, Wash.               XXX-71-73=144     +4              ---

Joe Weiler
2019     Pullman, Wash.                72-74-XXX=146     +6             ---
2021     Noblesville, Ind. (Ind.)      70-72-71=213         -3             T-10

Boilermaker Notes
• Purdue's three NCAA Championship appearances since 2014 are the second most in the Big Ten (Illinois - 7; Purdue - 3; Northwestern, Penn State - 1).
• Purdue had three All-Big Ten honors (Sekne, Weiler - 1st team; Bradley - 2nd team) for the first time since the 1981 squad had five All-Big Ten honorees. The two first-team honors are the most since 2000 (Chris Mayson, Lee Williamson). 
• Purdue's No. 26 Golfstat ranking is its highest entering the NCAA Regionals in 20 years (21st - 2002). 
• Purdue's No. 5 seed is its highest seeding in school history.
• Purdue's 285.52 stroke average for 18 holes is the best mark in school history by over two-and-a-half strokes (288.19 - 2002). 
• Five representatives have advanced in U.S. Open qualifying (Brian Carlson - 2018 grad; Benjamin Cai - incoming FR; Joe Weiler, Andrew Farraye and Herman Sekne). 

Purdue Individual Notes
Herman Sekne ... 1st-team All-Big Ten (unanimous) ... 2nd on single-season stroke average list (70.81) ... 1-of-2 players in Purdue history with 3 career tournaments of 205 or better ... 17 rounds of even-par or better, good for 8th in school history ... nine rounds in the 60s this season.
Joe Weiler ... 1st-team All-Big Ten ... 1-of-4 players in school history to earn two first-team All-Big Ten honors ... 4th on single-season average list (71.63) ... 73.05 career stroke average is 4th in school history ... ranks 9th in school history with 11 career top-10 finishes ... leads team in pars (314).
Cole Bradley ... 2nd-team All-Big Ten ... 6th on single-season stroke average list (71.85) ... 5th on career stroke average list (73.21) ... will move into 2nd on career rounds played list (149), events list (50) and strokes list (10,688 currently) ... 1-of-2 players in Purdue history with three career tournaments of 205 or better.
Andrew Farraye ... 3 straight top-20 showings ... team-best T-9th at Big Ten Champs ... 4 top-20 finishes ... 10-of-24 rounds even- or under par.
Nick Dentino ... 7 rounds of par or better ... 4 career top-20 showings ... played on counting team in six of eight events this year.
Peyton Snoeberger ... 72.00 stroke average in 6 rounds ... 3 rounds of even-par or better ... two top-15 finishes in his two events played.
 
Weather Forecast
Sunday, May 15 (Practice Round) -- 87 degrees, Mostly Sunny, SSE wind 5-10 MPH
Monday, May 16 (First Round) -- 89 degrees, Mostly Sunny, SSW wind 5-10 MPH
Tuesday, May 17 (Second Round) -- 90 degrees, Mostly Sunny, W wind 10-15 MPH
Wednesday, May 18 (Third Round) -- 90 degrees, Mostly Sunny, WSW wind 10-15 MPH