WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team continues its postseason quest in nearly the same place it started two weeks ago, when it returns to the Pacific Northwest for the NCAA Corvallis Regional, hosted by Oregon State University at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis.
The Boilermakers’ previous tournament came in the same state, when it placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside Portland. Purdue hopes to finish at least one spot higher this week, which would qualify Purdue for the NCAA National Championships at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on May 29 to June 3.
THE SCHEDULE
• Monday, May 18 – 11:25 a.m. to 12:09 p.m. ET – Off hole 1, paired with San Diego and Georgia Southern
• Tuesday, May 19 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:53 p.m. ET – To Be Determined on first-round scores.
• Wednesday, May 20 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:53 p.m. ET – To Be Determined on second-round scores.
THE FIELD (May 10, 2026 Clippd Rankings)
6 Arkansas
7 Texas Tech
17 Oklahoma
19 Charlotte
30 UCLA
31 Notre Dame
42 San Diego
43 Purdue
56 Georgia Southern
60 Oregon State
80 Liberty
93 Xavier
151 Sacramento State
THE UNDERDOG
Purdue enters the Regional as the No. 8 seed, but the Boilermakers have had success as the underdog. Since the 2014 Regionals, Purdue has out-performed its seed seven times in 10 Regional appearances.
• 2014 – Sugar Grove, Illinois (8th seed; placed 3rd)
• 2015 – Lubbock, Texas (10th seed; placed T-5th)
• 2016 – Stillwater, Oklahoma (6th seed; placed 5th)
• 2017 – West Lafayette, Indiana (7th seed; placed 5th)
• 2018 – Kissimmee, Florida (7th seed; placed 9th)
• 2019 – Pullman, Washington (10th seed; placed T-9th)
• 2022 – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (5th seed; placed 7th)
• 2023 – Salem, South Carolina (7th seed; placed 12th)
• 2024 – West Lafayette, Indiana (5th seed; placed 2nd)
• 2025 – Auburn, Alabama (7th seed; placed 4th)
• 2026 – Corvallis, Oregon (8th seed; ---)
JOURNEY TO SAN DIEGO
A top-five placing in the Corvallis Regional would give Purdue its 32nd National Championship appearance, and a trip in three straight years for the first time since making 19 straight trips from 1949 to 1967. Purdue’s 31 appearances in the National Championships are the third most for a Northern school (above 40 degree North latitude), behind BYU (35) and Oregon (32).
Purdue’s five appearances in the National Championships since 2014 are the second most in the Big Ten during that span.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES SINCE 2014 (Big Ten Only)
10 – Illinois (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025)
5 – Purdue (2014, 2015, 2017, 2024, 2025)
4 – Ohio State (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
1 – UCLA (2025)
1 – Northwestern (2018)
1 – Penn State (2017)
PURDUE AT THE NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Purdue is looking for its first NCAA Regional title since 2002 (Little Rock, Ark.).
• Purdue is making its 11th NCAA Regionals appearance in the last 12 tournaments (2020 – CoVid year; 2021 – missed). The total is second in the Big Ten behind Illinois (12).
• Purdue’s five-lowest, 54-hole scores in NCAA play have all come in Regional play since 2015.
• Since 2014, Purdue has played in nine different states in 11 NCAA Regional appearances (Florida 2x, Indiana 2x, Alabama, Illinois, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington).
• Head coach Andrew Sapp is looking to become the first Purdue coach in school history to lead the Boilermakers to the National Championships in his first two years at the helm.
THE COURSE (Trysting Tree Golf Club; Corvallis, Oregon)
Since its grand opening in the summer of 1988, the spacious Trysting Tree Golf Club, located just five minutes from the Oregon State campus, has been the home of the Beavers’ men’s and women’s golf programs. It has become one of the Northwest’s finest public golf courses and one of the nation’s premier collegiate facilities.
Trysting Tree Golf Club is a versatile golf course varying in lengths from 5,500-7,000 yards and carries a par 72. Oregon State coaches and student-athletes enjoy the luxury of the program’s own three-hole, par-3 golf course and their own covered end of the driving range and short-game practice area. They also have a dedicated team room called the “Beaver Den” on the second level of the club’s dining area.
Trysting Tree has been the host site of the men’s and women’s NCAA West Regional Championships in 2001, the men’s Pac-12 Championship in 2002 and 2012, and the women’s Pac-12 Championship in 2003 and 2014.
PURDUE LINEUP
-- Sam Easterbrook (Jr. / Tomworth, England)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten selection
• 70.84 stroke average; 6 top-10 finishes; 8 rounds in the 60s.
• Three straight top-10 placings (10th, T-2nd, T-9th)
• 15 career top-10 placings (6th in Purdue history).
• 21 rounds of par or better (2nd in Purdue history).
• 4th on single-season stroke average list (70.84).
• Owns a career 71.99 stroke average (2nd in Purdue history).
-- Kentaro Nanayama (Sr. / Jakarta, Indonesia)
• 72.06 stroke average; 4 top-20 finishes; 7 rounds in the 60s.
• 72.34 career stroke average in 47 rounds on the counting team.
• Three top-30 finishes in his last four events; other was a medical withdrawal.
• Has shot 76 or better in his last 14 rounds (every round this spring).
• Seven top-30 placings in 10 full events this season.
-- Will Harvey (Fr. / Westfield, Indiana)
• 72.24 stroke average; 5 top-20 showings; 2 top-5 placings; 6 rounds in the 60s.
• Top-16 finishes in three of his last four events.
• Boasts the team’s top par-5 scoring average (4.68).
• 3 top-10s are 3rd most by a freshman in school history (Austin Eoff, Adam Schenk – 4).
• 72.24 stroke average is best by a freshman in school history by almost a stroke.
-- Andre Zhu (R-Fr. / Richmond Hill, Ontario)
• 72.44 stroke average; 3 top-20 showings; 13 rounds of par or better.
• School-record holder for lowest tournament score by a freshman (201).
• Third on the team in birdies with 93.
-- Supapon Amornchaichan (So. / Bangkok, Thailand)
• 72.56 stroke average; 3 top-20 finishes; 15 rounds of par or better.
• 23 of his 27 rounds have been 75 or lower.
• Only career top-10 finish came at the 2025 NCAA Championships (T-9th).
-- Jenson Forrester (Jr. / Wolverhampton, England)
• 72.64 stroke average; 1 top-10 showing; 13 rounds of par or better.
• Played the final two rounds at the Big Ten Championships in even-par (70-70).
• Posted four top-30 finishes during the fall season.
PURDUE GOLFERS IN THE NCAA REGIONAL / NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
-- Supapon Amornchaichan
• 2025 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 73-69-72-71=285 (-3); T-9th
• 2025 Regionals; Auburn GC – 72-73-72=217 (+1); T-15th
-- Sam Easterbrook
• 2025 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 82-75-77=234 (+18); T-139th
• 2025 Regionals; Auburn GC – 73-77-77=227 (+11); T-52nd
• 2024 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 84-XX-XX=84 (+12); N/A
• 2024 Regionals; Kampen-Cosler Course – 72-76-74=222 (+6); T-44th
-- Jenson Forrester
• 2025 Nationals; La Costa Resort – 84-71-80=235 (+19); T-144th
• 2025 Regionals; Auburn GC – 71-79-72=222 (+6); T-31st
-- Kentaro Nanayama
• 2023 Regionals; Cliffs at Keowee Falls – XX-XX-68=68 (-4); N/A
TEAM NOTES
• Purdue’s stroke average of 284.38 is currently the lowest in school history by 2.25 strokes per round (2021-22; 286.63).
• Purdue is a combined 32-under par through its 32 rounds this season. Eighteen of the 32 rounds have been even- or under par. The 18 even- or under-par rounds are the most in school history, with at least three more rounds to play.
• Purdue has had just six top-5 individual finishes this season. However, all six of Purdue’s regulars have at least two top-20 placings.
• Purdue’s six regulars have between a 70.84 and 72.64 stroke average, all currently ranking in the top 25 of the single-season stroke average chart.
• All six of Purdue’s regulars have had rounds of 68 or better.
• Purdue has four players that have recorded at least six rounds in the 60s.
WEATHER FORECAST
• Monday, May 18 – Mostly Sunny, 74 degrees; N wind 5-10 MPH
• Tuesday, May 19 – Partly Sunny, 77 degrees; N wind 10-15 MPH
• Wednesday, May 20 – Partly Sunny, 79 degrees; N wind 5-10 MPH