CARLSBAD, Calif. – The 19th-seeded Purdue men's golf team struggled on day one of the NCAA Championships held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
The Boilermakers shot a 22-over par 310 to place 30th after the opening 18 holes, forcing the Boilermakers to play two phenomenal rounds on Saturday and Sunday in hopes of advancing to the fourth round and subsequently match play, beginning on Tuesday.
Virginia and Arizona lead after 18 holes, shooting a 2-over par 290. Ohio State (+6) posted the morning's best score, while the 15th-place cutline is 10-over par, held by Wake Forest and Texas A&M. The Boilermakers are one shot back of Texas Tech (+21), three shots back of North Florida and West Virginia (+19) and four shots back of Clemson and Utah (+18).
The morning teams were greeted with the worst of the weather on day one as a light rain / heavy drizzle fell for a couple hours with a breeze that reached 10 miles per hour in the morning. The clouds lifted in the afternoon and the winds subsided for the afternoon wave.
Purdue managed just five birdies on day one and had more double-bogeys (8) than birdies (5) in its round. All eight of the double-bogeys came on the back nine. Purdue's counting team played the front nine in 9-over par, but played the back-nine in 13-over par.
The scoring average was 75.84 on the par-72 layout in the first round.
As he has done most of the season, senior Herman Sekne paced the Boilermakers with a 1-over par 73, good for 25th place and five shots off the lead, but just two shots out of the top 10. Sekne birdied hole No. 2, but then suffered bogeys on Nos. 4, 7 and 12 to move to 2-over par. He would birdie No. 18, with an impressive up-and-down after going about 40 yards right on his second shot on the 605-yard hole. He chipped to about 25 feet, then rolled in the birdie putt for his 1-over par 73.
Kent Hsiao also had a strong round, shooting a 2-over par 74, good for 41st place. Hsiao was 3-over par through four holes, but played his final 14 holes in 1-under par, capped off by a wonderful approach and a six-foot birdie putt on 18.
Peyton Snoeberger is tied for 125th after a 7-over par 79. Snoeberger was even-par through 11 holes, but played the final seven holes in 7-over par for his opening-round score.
Sam Easterbrook shot an 84, while Nels Surtani shot an 86.
Purdue will tee off round two at 12:22 p.m. PT / 3:22 p.m. ET off hole No. 10, paired with Stanford and Wake Forest.
The Boilermakers shot a 22-over par 310 to place 30th after the opening 18 holes, forcing the Boilermakers to play two phenomenal rounds on Saturday and Sunday in hopes of advancing to the fourth round and subsequently match play, beginning on Tuesday.
Virginia and Arizona lead after 18 holes, shooting a 2-over par 290. Ohio State (+6) posted the morning's best score, while the 15th-place cutline is 10-over par, held by Wake Forest and Texas A&M. The Boilermakers are one shot back of Texas Tech (+21), three shots back of North Florida and West Virginia (+19) and four shots back of Clemson and Utah (+18).
The morning teams were greeted with the worst of the weather on day one as a light rain / heavy drizzle fell for a couple hours with a breeze that reached 10 miles per hour in the morning. The clouds lifted in the afternoon and the winds subsided for the afternoon wave.
Purdue managed just five birdies on day one and had more double-bogeys (8) than birdies (5) in its round. All eight of the double-bogeys came on the back nine. Purdue's counting team played the front nine in 9-over par, but played the back-nine in 13-over par.
The scoring average was 75.84 on the par-72 layout in the first round.
As he has done most of the season, senior Herman Sekne paced the Boilermakers with a 1-over par 73, good for 25th place and five shots off the lead, but just two shots out of the top 10. Sekne birdied hole No. 2, but then suffered bogeys on Nos. 4, 7 and 12 to move to 2-over par. He would birdie No. 18, with an impressive up-and-down after going about 40 yards right on his second shot on the 605-yard hole. He chipped to about 25 feet, then rolled in the birdie putt for his 1-over par 73.
Kent Hsiao also had a strong round, shooting a 2-over par 74, good for 41st place. Hsiao was 3-over par through four holes, but played his final 14 holes in 1-under par, capped off by a wonderful approach and a six-foot birdie putt on 18.
Peyton Snoeberger is tied for 125th after a 7-over par 79. Snoeberger was even-par through 11 holes, but played the final seven holes in 7-over par for his opening-round score.
Sam Easterbrook shot an 84, while Nels Surtani shot an 86.
Purdue will tee off round two at 12:22 p.m. PT / 3:22 p.m. ET off hole No. 10, paired with Stanford and Wake Forest.