SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team put together three consistent rounds and finished fifth at the competitive Fighting Irish Classic at the Warren Golf Course.
Purdue totaled a 54-hole tally of 9-over par 849 (280-285-284), piecing together the third-lowest round of the day on a day when the scoring average was almost two shots higher per player than Monday’s second round.
UCLA won the event at 7-under par and was followed by North Carolina (-4), Notre Dame (+4) and Louisville (+7). The Boilermakers finished three shots ahead of Iowa, Tennessee and Georgia Southern.
Leading the way for the Boilermakers was senior Kentaro Nanayama and sophomore Supapon Amornchaichan in 12th place. Nanayama posted rounds of 67-72-72, while Amornchaichan recorded scores of 72-69-70.
Jenson Forrester moved up 11 spots into 23rd place at 4-over par 214 (69-74-71). Sam Easterbrook was tied for 29th at 5-over par 215 (73-70-72) and Andre Zhu was tied for 39th at 7-over par 217 (72-74-71).
Purdue will host the Purdue Fall Invitational next Monday and Tuesday at the Kampen-Cosler Course.