WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the ninth time in the last 10 tournaments, the Purdue men's golf team has been selected for the NCAA Regional Championships announced Wednesday afternoon on the Golf Channel.
Purdue will host the Regional at the Kampen-Cosler Course on May 13 through 15, receiving the No. 5 seed. The No. 5 seed matches the highest of the Rob Bradley tenure, also receiving a No. 5 seed in 2022 at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The Boilermakers will be joined in seed order by Vanderbilt, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Purdue, San Diego State, Mississippi State, Indiana, College of Charleston, Stetson, Colorado State, Southern Illinois and Tennessee Tech.
The top five teams at Regionals will advance to the NCAA National Championships held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa's North Course in Carlsbad, California, on May 24 through 29.
"We're obviously thrilled to be hosting Regionals and to have a chance to compete for a Regional Championship is something we have built toward all season," Purdue head coach Rob Bradley said. "We've had a solid year and to bring some of the nation's elite teams to our course is very exciting for us. This is a great field with a lot of very good teams, so we will have to play very well to advance, but I'm excited to see what this team can do. We will be ready."
Under Bradley, Purdue is currently in one of its best stretches in school history, reaching the postseason for the ninth time in 10 tournaments, the best stretch for the program since the 1950s and 60s. Purdue has been a top-10 seed in all nine regionals and surpassed its seed in five of the previous eight regionals.
Purdue's nine appearances in the last 10 years are the second most in the Big Ten behind Illinois' 10 appearances. Only Illinois (10), Purdue (9), Ohio State (8), Northwestern (7) and Michigan State (6) have more than five trips to the last 10 Regionals.
Purdue enters the NCAA West Lafayette Regional ranked No. 30 in the country, posting seven top-three finishes in nine events while posting a head-to-head record of 93-35-3 (.721). The Boilermakers won the Windon Memorial Classic and Purdue Fall Classic and have placed in the top three in each of their last four tournaments (Hootie at Bulls Bay, Calusa Cup, Robert Kepler Intercollegiate and Big Ten Championships).
On the individual side, the Boilermakers are led by All-America candidate Herman Sekne, who was just voted the Big Ten Golfer of the Year and awarded the Les Bolstad Award given to the Big Ten golfer with the lowest stroke average during the season. He owns five top-five finishes in his nine events played, while owning the school record for stroke average (70.27). He was joined on the All-Big Ten team by second-team selection Nels Surtani, who won the Puerto Rico Classic and owns a 72.21 stroke average. Purdue' top-five golfers all have a stroke average under 73.00 strokes per round.
During the Bradley era that started before the 2013-14 season, Purdue has made the National Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Purdue's three appearances are the second most in the Big Ten during that span (Illinois 8, Purdue 3, Ohio State 3, Northwestern 1, Penn State 1).
Purdue will host the Regional at the Kampen-Cosler Course on May 13 through 15, receiving the No. 5 seed. The No. 5 seed matches the highest of the Rob Bradley tenure, also receiving a No. 5 seed in 2022 at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The Boilermakers will be joined in seed order by Vanderbilt, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Purdue, San Diego State, Mississippi State, Indiana, College of Charleston, Stetson, Colorado State, Southern Illinois and Tennessee Tech.
The top five teams at Regionals will advance to the NCAA National Championships held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa's North Course in Carlsbad, California, on May 24 through 29.
"We're obviously thrilled to be hosting Regionals and to have a chance to compete for a Regional Championship is something we have built toward all season," Purdue head coach Rob Bradley said. "We've had a solid year and to bring some of the nation's elite teams to our course is very exciting for us. This is a great field with a lot of very good teams, so we will have to play very well to advance, but I'm excited to see what this team can do. We will be ready."
Under Bradley, Purdue is currently in one of its best stretches in school history, reaching the postseason for the ninth time in 10 tournaments, the best stretch for the program since the 1950s and 60s. Purdue has been a top-10 seed in all nine regionals and surpassed its seed in five of the previous eight regionals.
Purdue's nine appearances in the last 10 years are the second most in the Big Ten behind Illinois' 10 appearances. Only Illinois (10), Purdue (9), Ohio State (8), Northwestern (7) and Michigan State (6) have more than five trips to the last 10 Regionals.
Purdue enters the NCAA West Lafayette Regional ranked No. 30 in the country, posting seven top-three finishes in nine events while posting a head-to-head record of 93-35-3 (.721). The Boilermakers won the Windon Memorial Classic and Purdue Fall Classic and have placed in the top three in each of their last four tournaments (Hootie at Bulls Bay, Calusa Cup, Robert Kepler Intercollegiate and Big Ten Championships).
On the individual side, the Boilermakers are led by All-America candidate Herman Sekne, who was just voted the Big Ten Golfer of the Year and awarded the Les Bolstad Award given to the Big Ten golfer with the lowest stroke average during the season. He owns five top-five finishes in his nine events played, while owning the school record for stroke average (70.27). He was joined on the All-Big Ten team by second-team selection Nels Surtani, who won the Puerto Rico Classic and owns a 72.21 stroke average. Purdue' top-five golfers all have a stroke average under 73.00 strokes per round.
During the Bradley era that started before the 2013-14 season, Purdue has made the National Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Purdue's three appearances are the second most in the Big Ten during that span (Illinois 8, Purdue 3, Ohio State 3, Northwestern 1, Penn State 1).