COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 28-ranked Purdue men's golf team continued to struggle on the greens and fell to fifth on a wind-blown Saturday at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.
The Boilermakers totaled a round-two score 21-over par 301 to fall to fifth place after 36 holes on a day when winds gusted to 30 miles per hour. Purdue sits in fifth place with a 29-over par 589 (288-301), 15 shots behind leader Northwestern. Michigan State is second at 17-over par 577, while Illinois (+26) is third and Ohio State (+28) is fourth.
Wisconsin is in sixth at 33-over par 593, followed by Rutgers (+37), Nebraska (+38), Indiana (+39), Penn State (+40), Iowa (+44), Michigan (+49), Minnesota (+49) and Maryland (+63).
Purdue struggled mightily on the greens for the second straight day, registering just six birdies in round two. The Boilermakers have managed just 15 birdies through two rounds, ranking seventh in the field.
Scioto showed its teeth in round two, as the 70 golfers averaged 76.79 strokes per round, well worse than the 74.13 round-one average. The par-5 6th hole yielded 31 birdies in round two, while the other 17 holes combined for just 70 birdies. Hole 8 and 17 saw no birdies in round two and hole No. 8 has yet to see a birdie this week. Hole 9 and 18 had just one birdie in round two.
Two Boilermakers are in the top 10 after 36 holes, as both Kent Hsiao and Herman Sekne are just five shots off the lead. Hsiao shot a 5-over par 75 for a two-round total of 5-over par 145 (70-75). Sekne shot a 2-over par 72 after his opening-round 73 to move up 13 spots into the top 10.
Peyton Snoeberger looks for his first top-20 finish at the Big Ten Championships, currently in T-18 at 8-over par 148 (71-77). Nels Surtani is tied for 33rd at 11-over par 151 (74-77), while freshman Sam Easterbrook is tied for 44th at 13-over par 153 (74-79).
The Boilermakers will tee off in Sunday's second-to-last grouping, starting at 8:50 a.m. ET, off hole No. 1, while being paired with Ohio State and Wisconsin.
The Boilermakers totaled a round-two score 21-over par 301 to fall to fifth place after 36 holes on a day when winds gusted to 30 miles per hour. Purdue sits in fifth place with a 29-over par 589 (288-301), 15 shots behind leader Northwestern. Michigan State is second at 17-over par 577, while Illinois (+26) is third and Ohio State (+28) is fourth.
Wisconsin is in sixth at 33-over par 593, followed by Rutgers (+37), Nebraska (+38), Indiana (+39), Penn State (+40), Iowa (+44), Michigan (+49), Minnesota (+49) and Maryland (+63).
Purdue struggled mightily on the greens for the second straight day, registering just six birdies in round two. The Boilermakers have managed just 15 birdies through two rounds, ranking seventh in the field.
Scioto showed its teeth in round two, as the 70 golfers averaged 76.79 strokes per round, well worse than the 74.13 round-one average. The par-5 6th hole yielded 31 birdies in round two, while the other 17 holes combined for just 70 birdies. Hole 8 and 17 saw no birdies in round two and hole No. 8 has yet to see a birdie this week. Hole 9 and 18 had just one birdie in round two.
Two Boilermakers are in the top 10 after 36 holes, as both Kent Hsiao and Herman Sekne are just five shots off the lead. Hsiao shot a 5-over par 75 for a two-round total of 5-over par 145 (70-75). Sekne shot a 2-over par 72 after his opening-round 73 to move up 13 spots into the top 10.
Peyton Snoeberger looks for his first top-20 finish at the Big Ten Championships, currently in T-18 at 8-over par 148 (71-77). Nels Surtani is tied for 33rd at 11-over par 151 (74-77), while freshman Sam Easterbrook is tied for 44th at 13-over par 153 (74-79).
The Boilermakers will tee off in Sunday's second-to-last grouping, starting at 8:50 a.m. ET, off hole No. 1, while being paired with Ohio State and Wisconsin.