RIO GRANDE, P.R. – The Purdue men’s golf team wrapped up play at the Puerto Rico Classic on Wednesday, finishing 13th in the elite tournament held at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole score of 9-under par 855 (283-284-288) to finish 13th out of 15 teams. No. 1-ranked Virginia won the tournament at 55-under par 809, outdistancing No. 2-ranked LSU (-37). Tennessee (-36), Oklahoma (-33) and South Carolina (-28) rounded out the top five.
Sam Easterbrook led the Boilermakers with a T-9 showing at 10-under par 206 (69-67-70), his 12th career top-10 showing, good for the ninth-most top-10 finishes in school history. It marks his second straight year of finishing in the top 10 at the Puerto Rico Classic after winning medalist honors a year ago.
Supapon Amornchaichan finished tied for 48th at 2-under par 214 (72-71-71). Jenson Forrester (71-73-75) and Will Harvey (71-75-73) tied for 71st at 3-over par 219, while Kentaro Nanayama was T-75 at 4-over par 220 (73-73-74).
Playing as individuals, Andre Zhu was tied for 48th at 2-under par 214 (68-73-73), while Yilin Sun was 85th at 16-over par 232 (80-76-76).
Purdue will be off until the end of March when it heads to South Carolina for the Hootie at Bulls Bay.