NAPLES, Fla. – The Purdue men's golf team posted the second-best round of the day for the second straight round and finished as the Calusa Cup runner-up at Calusa Pines Golf Club.
The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole score of 3-over par 867 (289-291-287) on the difficult Calusa Pines layout to finish six shots behind No. 16-ranked Florida (-3; 861). Purdue topped No. 34-ranked Wake Forest by two shots and 16 shots over No. 15-ranked Georgia Tech, which finished fourth. No. 20-ranked Georgia was fifth at 20-over par, 17 shots behind the Boilermakers.
Purdue had strong performances up-and-down the lineup with three players finishing in the top seven and another in the top 20.
Freshman Sam Easterbrook recorded one of the best finishes of his career, finishing tied for fifth at 1-under par 215 (72-72-71) with all three rounds at even-par or better. Easterbrook didn't record a double-bogey (or worse) all week and played the par-3's in a tournament-best 3-under par.
Herman Sekne continued his assault on the Purdue record books, also finishing tied for fifth at 1-under par 215 (70-74-71). Sekne recorded his fourth top-5 finish of the season and his 17th career top-10 finish, good for fourth on the list, despite playing just 35 tournaments.
Nels Surtani had a strong final two rounds to finish seventh at even-par 216 (74-70-72). He played his last 35 holes in 3-under par after an opening-round 74 to move into the top 10. It marks his fourth career top-10 finish.
Nick Dentino finished tied for 16th at 6-over par 222 (73-75-74), while Peyton Snoeberger tied for 31st at 12-over par 228 (78-77-73). Playing as an individual, Kent Hsiao finished tied for ninth at 2-over par 218 (73-73-72).
The Boilermakers will wrap up the regular season on April 19 to 21 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, hosted by Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole score of 3-over par 867 (289-291-287) on the difficult Calusa Pines layout to finish six shots behind No. 16-ranked Florida (-3; 861). Purdue topped No. 34-ranked Wake Forest by two shots and 16 shots over No. 15-ranked Georgia Tech, which finished fourth. No. 20-ranked Georgia was fifth at 20-over par, 17 shots behind the Boilermakers.
Purdue had strong performances up-and-down the lineup with three players finishing in the top seven and another in the top 20.
Freshman Sam Easterbrook recorded one of the best finishes of his career, finishing tied for fifth at 1-under par 215 (72-72-71) with all three rounds at even-par or better. Easterbrook didn't record a double-bogey (or worse) all week and played the par-3's in a tournament-best 3-under par.
Herman Sekne continued his assault on the Purdue record books, also finishing tied for fifth at 1-under par 215 (70-74-71). Sekne recorded his fourth top-5 finish of the season and his 17th career top-10 finish, good for fourth on the list, despite playing just 35 tournaments.
Nels Surtani had a strong final two rounds to finish seventh at even-par 216 (74-70-72). He played his last 35 holes in 3-under par after an opening-round 74 to move into the top 10. It marks his fourth career top-10 finish.
Nick Dentino finished tied for 16th at 6-over par 222 (73-75-74), while Peyton Snoeberger tied for 31st at 12-over par 228 (78-77-73). Playing as an individual, Kent Hsiao finished tied for ninth at 2-over par 218 (73-73-72).
The Boilermakers will wrap up the regular season on April 19 to 21 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, hosted by Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.