NOTE: Tuesday's tee times have moved up 30 minutes in advance of expected rain moving in. Hole 1 tee times start at 7:30 a.m. ET, while hole No. 10 starts at 8 a.m. ET.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team posted five solid rounds on a near-perfect scoring day at Kampen-Cosler Course to sit in third place after 18 holes at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional.
The Boilermakers totaled a 4-under par 284 to finish 18 holes in third place, seven shots behind No. 2-ranked Vanderbilt (-11; 277) and one shot behind No. 11-ranked Arizona (-5; 283).
No. 15-ranked Florida is in fourth at 1-over par 289, while No. 23-ranked New Mexico is in fifth at 2-over par 290.
The top-five finishing teams will advance to the NCAA National Championships held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on May 24-29.
"I think we played pretty solid today and having everyone under or even par was a really good start for us. Across the board, the guys played well and if you can get five players at even-par or better on this course, you are going to be right there," said head coach Rob Bradley. "This course is all about making good decisions and having control and the guys stayed in front of that. It's important to stay with the same game plan and just keep doing what we are doing."
For the first time in Purdue's NCAA Regionals or Championships history, the Boilermakers had all five rounds of even-par or better. Purdue is the only team in the field with five rounds of even-par or better.
Four players shot scores of 1-under par 71, while freshman Sam Easterbrook carded an even-par 72.
All-American Herman Sekne started slow, but rallied on his back nine to shoot a 1-under par 71, his 17th round of even-par or better this season. After a bogey on his sixth hole on the par-4 15th, he played the remaining 12 holes in 2-under par for his 71, with birdies coming on holes 1 and 6. He now has 56 rounds of even-par or better, coming in just 107 career rounds.
Junior Nels Surtani also had a strong back nine to record his 1-under par 71. Surtani was 1-over par through six holes, before birdies and 16 and 17 (one of just five on the day) moved him to 1-under par. He bogeyed the difficult 18th hole, but played his final nine holes in 1-under par with one birdie and eight pars for his 14th round of par or better this season.
Senior Peyton Snoeberger started red-hot for the Boilermakers en route to his 1-under par 71, recording birdies on 12, 13, 16 and 17 to move to 3-under par through eight holes. A double-bogey on 18 dropped him to 1-under par, before playing his final nine holes in even-par for his 71.
Lastly, junior Kent Hsiao also was 3-under through seven holes, before a bogey on 17 dropped him to 2-under par. He would play the front nine in 1-over par with four pars, two birdies and three bogeys for his round of 71.
All four players at 71 sit inside the top 10 in a tie for eighth place after 18 holes.
Freshman Sam Easterbrook was 2-under par through six holes before three straight birdies on 16, 17 and 18 moved him to 1-over par for his round. He would birdie holes 4 and 7, sandwiched around at bogey on No. 6, to finish at even-par 72.
Easterbrook sits inside the top 20 in a 17th-place tie after 18 holes.
Purdue will tee off round two at 7:30 a.m. ET, off hole No. 1 and be paired with Vanderbilt and Arizona.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team posted five solid rounds on a near-perfect scoring day at Kampen-Cosler Course to sit in third place after 18 holes at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional.
The Boilermakers totaled a 4-under par 284 to finish 18 holes in third place, seven shots behind No. 2-ranked Vanderbilt (-11; 277) and one shot behind No. 11-ranked Arizona (-5; 283).
No. 15-ranked Florida is in fourth at 1-over par 289, while No. 23-ranked New Mexico is in fifth at 2-over par 290.
The top-five finishing teams will advance to the NCAA National Championships held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on May 24-29.
"I think we played pretty solid today and having everyone under or even par was a really good start for us. Across the board, the guys played well and if you can get five players at even-par or better on this course, you are going to be right there," said head coach Rob Bradley. "This course is all about making good decisions and having control and the guys stayed in front of that. It's important to stay with the same game plan and just keep doing what we are doing."
For the first time in Purdue's NCAA Regionals or Championships history, the Boilermakers had all five rounds of even-par or better. Purdue is the only team in the field with five rounds of even-par or better.
Four players shot scores of 1-under par 71, while freshman Sam Easterbrook carded an even-par 72.
All-American Herman Sekne started slow, but rallied on his back nine to shoot a 1-under par 71, his 17th round of even-par or better this season. After a bogey on his sixth hole on the par-4 15th, he played the remaining 12 holes in 2-under par for his 71, with birdies coming on holes 1 and 6. He now has 56 rounds of even-par or better, coming in just 107 career rounds.
Junior Nels Surtani also had a strong back nine to record his 1-under par 71. Surtani was 1-over par through six holes, before birdies and 16 and 17 (one of just five on the day) moved him to 1-under par. He bogeyed the difficult 18th hole, but played his final nine holes in 1-under par with one birdie and eight pars for his 14th round of par or better this season.
Senior Peyton Snoeberger started red-hot for the Boilermakers en route to his 1-under par 71, recording birdies on 12, 13, 16 and 17 to move to 3-under par through eight holes. A double-bogey on 18 dropped him to 1-under par, before playing his final nine holes in even-par for his 71.
Lastly, junior Kent Hsiao also was 3-under through seven holes, before a bogey on 17 dropped him to 2-under par. He would play the front nine in 1-over par with four pars, two birdies and three bogeys for his round of 71.
All four players at 71 sit inside the top 10 in a tie for eighth place after 18 holes.
Freshman Sam Easterbrook was 2-under par through six holes before three straight birdies on 16, 17 and 18 moved him to 1-over par for his round. He would birdie holes 4 and 7, sandwiched around at bogey on No. 6, to finish at even-par 72.
Easterbrook sits inside the top 20 in a 17th-place tie after 18 holes.
Purdue will tee off round two at 7:30 a.m. ET, off hole No. 1 and be paired with Vanderbilt and Arizona.