WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team returns to suburban Chicago this weekend for the Windon Memorial Classic held at the Knollwood Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, starting Monday.
It marks the second-of-four straight weeks with tournaments for the Boilermakers, who placed 13th at last weekend’s loaded Olympia Fields Invitational. Following this week, Purdue will head to Notre Dame next weekend, then host its own tournament on Oct. 13 and 14. Purdue will then conclude the fall season on Oct. 25 and 26 in Loxley, Alabama.
After a short hiatus from the tournament, this marks the third straight year that Purdue will compete at the Windon. Two years ago, the Boilermakers won the event with a school-record score of 814. Last season, Purdue finished a disappointing 14th place.
Thirteen of the nation’s top 100, including nine of the top 50, from last year’s final national ranking appear in the field. The Boilermakers are the fifth-highest ranked team from last year to compete. Purdue is 2-1-0 early on against the field, defeating Indiana and Michigan State, with a head-to-head loss to Illinois.
THE FIELD (Final 2025 Clippd Rankings)
13 Illinois
27 SMU
31 South Florida
35 Northwestern
38 Purdue
40 Notre Dame
42 New Mexico
45 Kansas
47 Marquette
60 Michigan State
66 Ohio State
72 Indiana
85 East Tennessee State
107 Minnesota
124 Oral Roberts
154 UC Davis
TEAM NOTES
• Purdue continues to avoid the big numbers on its counting team. The Boilermaker five have accounted for just two double-bogeys in 540 holes played. Four of the five players have yet to record a double-bogey or worse through the first two tournaments.
• Purdue is off to a sizzling start on the scorecard, posting a cumulative 24-under par through its first two tournaments.
• In the opener, The Boilermakers’ score of 49-under par 815 was the second-lowest, 54-hole score in school history. It featured a second-round tally of 24-under par 264, the lowest 18-hole score in school history.
• Purdue has shot 280 or better in all three rounds in a tournament seven times in school history. Three of the occurrences have come under head coach Andrew Sapp.
PURDUE LINEUP
• Sam Easterbrook (Jr. / Tomworth, England)
... 2025 First-team All-Big Ten honoree.
... Owns 10 top-10 finishes in just 27 career events, needing one more top-10 finish to move into the top 10 in school history.
... Has a 72.27 career stroke average, good for second all-time behind All-American Herman Sekne (71.42).
... Owns 18 career rounds in the 60s and 37 of his 78 career rounds have been even or under par.
... Finished T-6th at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate at 12-under par 204 (71-66-67); was 11-under par 133 over his final two rounds.
• Supapon Amornchaichan (So. / Bangkok, Thailand)
... 37 of his 46 career rounds have been 75 or lower. Saw a streak of 19 straight rounds of 75 or better end with his final-round 77 at Olympia Fields.
... Five of his six rounds so far this season have been between 69 and 73.
... 2025 Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman – one of three freshmen nationally to be named to ANY All-American squad.
... Finished T-9th at the NCAA Championships, the highest finish for a Boilermaker since 1961.
... Finished T-15 at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate, his third straight top-15 finish dating to his freshman season.
• Andre Zhu (R-Fr. / Richmond Hill, Ontario)
... Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 4) following a T-3 showing at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, in his first career event (68-65-68=201; -15).
... All six of his rounds have been 75 or lower.
... The 201 was the third-lowest, 54-hole score in Purdue history, and the lowest by five shots by a freshman.
... Became the fourth player in school history to have three rounds of 68 or better (Herman Sekne, Cole Bradley, Pariya Junhasavasdikul).
... Redshirted a year ago at the University of South Carolina, under previous Purdue head coach Rob Bradley.
• Will Harvey (Fr. / Westfield, Indiana)
... Placed T-15 at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, shooting 8-under par 208 (70-64-74).
... His second-round 64 tied for the fourth-best round in Purdue history and was the lowest round in school history by a freshman.
... Averaging 72.00 and 70.00 strokes in the first and second rounds; 75.00 in the third round.
... Won the 2025 Indiana High School championship by three shots, tying the record for lowest 36-hole score in state championship history.
... Also a strong basketball player, named second-team All-Conference after shooting over 46 percent from 3-point range. Attended same high school as Purdue Basketball’s current All-American Braden Smith.
• Kentaro Nanayama (Sr. / Jakarta, Indonesia)
... Totaled a 6-under par 210 (69-71-70) to finish T-23 at the Island Resort Intercollegiate.
... Four of his six rounds this season have been even- or under-par; nine of his 15 rounds dating to last year have been even- or under-par.
... Has a 72.46 career stroke average in 57 rounds, despite playing just 22 rounds on the counting team.
... Owns two top-20 finishes, including a T-18 finish at the Boilermaker Invitational where he was in the top five after 36 holes.
... Won the Badger Individual to start his redshirt freshman year in Sept. 2022.
• Jenson Forrester (Jr. / Wolverhampton, England)
... Owns three rounds of par or better through the first two tournaments.
... Averaging 72.00 strokes in the first and second rounds; 74.50 in the final round.
... Four top-10 finishes in 15 career events.
... Ranks second on the team with 21 birdies.
PREVIOUSLY AT THE WINDON MEMORIAL CLASSIC
Purdue has been a regular at the Windon Memorial Classic, making its ninth appearance in the event since the 2013-14 season. Purdue has won the tournament twice since that season (2015, 2023), setting two tournament records for lowest 54-hole score each time. However, no player on the Purdue team has had much individual success, with Sam Easterbrook the only current player with a top-25 finish (T-25 last year).
THE COURSE
Founded in 1924 on 240 rolling acres in Lake Forest, Illinois, Knollwood Club is one of the premier clubs in Illinois. C.H. Allison designed the original layout with a upgrade in 2017 by Drew Rogers. The club hosted the US Amateur in 1956 and the inaugural USGA Mid-Amateur in 1981, and then again in 1982. The course will play par-72 and 7,202 yards.
WEATHER FORECAST
Monday: Sunny, 83 degrees; SE winds 7 MPH
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 79 degrees; NE winds 8 MPH
LIVE SCORING
Will be available on scoreboard.clippd.com.