CARLSBAD, Calif. – Freshman Supapon Amornchaichan fired an even-par round of 72 to finish the first three rounds in a tie for 10th, to advance to the fourth and final round at the NCAA Championships held at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.
Meanwhile as a team, the Boilermakers wrapped up their season with a 27th-place finish at 37-over par 901 (307-294-300). The Boilermakers were done in with a difficult opening round, digging too deep of a hole to advance to the fourth round on Memorial Day.
The 27th-place finish matches the highest for the Boilermakers since also finishing 27th in 2014.
The story of the day was the performance by the freshman from Thailand. He finished round three tied for 10th at 2-under par 214 (73-69-72), currently the highest placing for a Boilermaker at the NCAA Championships since Shiv Kapur finished tied for 10th in the 2004 NCAA Championships.
His 2-under par score through three rounds is the lowest score in relation to par at the NCAA Championships in school history.
Amornchaichan is second among all freshmen in the field behind Oklahoma's Clark Van Gaalen, who is tied for fourth at 5-under par 211.
In addition, Amornchaichan locks up honorable mention All-America honors with a top-15 finish before the third-round cut and with a comeback victory in the final round, would lock up first-team All-American honors. He is currently nine shots behind the current leader, Ole Miss' Michael La Sasso (-11), and is just three shots out of the top five.
Amornchaichan is looking for his first career top-10 finish, coming in maybe the most unlikely event. He played well at Regionals, finishing tied for 15th at Auburn, but his best career finish is a 12th-place tie at the Fighting Irish Classic.
Outside of Amornchaichan, the Boilermakers could get nothing going in round three. Purdue managed just 11 birdies and finished tied for last in the field with 33 birdies during the three rounds.
Nels Surtani ended his career with a T-108th showing at 12-over par 228 (73-79-76). He tied a school record this season with 35 rounds of 75 or better (39 total rounds) and finished with a career stroke average of 72.89, good for fourth on the all-time chart. He had 17 career top-20 finishes in 40 career events.
Kent Hsiao finished tied for 135th at 17-over par 233 (79-79-75). Hsiao also finished his career on Sunday, finishing with five top-20 finishes in 10 events this season. He ended his career with a 72.94 stroke average, good for sixth in school history.
Sam Easterbrook ended a strong sophomore campaign with a T-139th finish at 18-over par 234 (82-75-77). He ended the season with nine top-20 finishes in 13 events and a stroke average of 71.77 is eighth in school history. He finished the year second in school history in top-20 showings (9) and rounds in the 60s (11).
Jenson Forrester finished tied for 144th at 19-over par 235 (84-71-80). Forrester posted a 72.54 stroke average this season, good for 18th in school history.
The Boilermakers finished the season with a 286.82 stroke average per 18 holes, ranking second in school history in stroke average, just 0.19 strokes behind the school-record 286.63 during the 2021-22 season.
Amornchaichan will tee off the final round at 3:53 p.m. ET, on Memorial Day off hole No. 10.
Meanwhile as a team, the Boilermakers wrapped up their season with a 27th-place finish at 37-over par 901 (307-294-300). The Boilermakers were done in with a difficult opening round, digging too deep of a hole to advance to the fourth round on Memorial Day.
The 27th-place finish matches the highest for the Boilermakers since also finishing 27th in 2014.
The story of the day was the performance by the freshman from Thailand. He finished round three tied for 10th at 2-under par 214 (73-69-72), currently the highest placing for a Boilermaker at the NCAA Championships since Shiv Kapur finished tied for 10th in the 2004 NCAA Championships.
His 2-under par score through three rounds is the lowest score in relation to par at the NCAA Championships in school history.
Amornchaichan is second among all freshmen in the field behind Oklahoma's Clark Van Gaalen, who is tied for fourth at 5-under par 211.
In addition, Amornchaichan locks up honorable mention All-America honors with a top-15 finish before the third-round cut and with a comeback victory in the final round, would lock up first-team All-American honors. He is currently nine shots behind the current leader, Ole Miss' Michael La Sasso (-11), and is just three shots out of the top five.
Amornchaichan is looking for his first career top-10 finish, coming in maybe the most unlikely event. He played well at Regionals, finishing tied for 15th at Auburn, but his best career finish is a 12th-place tie at the Fighting Irish Classic.
Outside of Amornchaichan, the Boilermakers could get nothing going in round three. Purdue managed just 11 birdies and finished tied for last in the field with 33 birdies during the three rounds.
Nels Surtani ended his career with a T-108th showing at 12-over par 228 (73-79-76). He tied a school record this season with 35 rounds of 75 or better (39 total rounds) and finished with a career stroke average of 72.89, good for fourth on the all-time chart. He had 17 career top-20 finishes in 40 career events.
Kent Hsiao finished tied for 135th at 17-over par 233 (79-79-75). Hsiao also finished his career on Sunday, finishing with five top-20 finishes in 10 events this season. He ended his career with a 72.94 stroke average, good for sixth in school history.
Sam Easterbrook ended a strong sophomore campaign with a T-139th finish at 18-over par 234 (82-75-77). He ended the season with nine top-20 finishes in 13 events and a stroke average of 71.77 is eighth in school history. He finished the year second in school history in top-20 showings (9) and rounds in the 60s (11).
Jenson Forrester finished tied for 144th at 19-over par 235 (84-71-80). Forrester posted a 72.54 stroke average this season, good for 18th in school history.
The Boilermakers finished the season with a 286.82 stroke average per 18 holes, ranking second in school history in stroke average, just 0.19 strokes behind the school-record 286.63 during the 2021-22 season.
Amornchaichan will tee off the final round at 3:53 p.m. ET, on Memorial Day off hole No. 10.