COLUMBUS, Ohio – Purdue men’s golf head coach Andrew Sapp has finished preparations for the 46th U.S. Senior Open held at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.
Sapp will be making his second straight appearance in the U.S. Senior Open after grabbing one of six spots in final qualifying, finishing tied for fourth in qualifying in Rockville, Maryland.
Sapp will tee off round one on Thursday (July 2) off hole 10 at 12:56 p.m. ET, and round two on Friday (July 3) at 7:21 a.m. ET, off hole one.
A year ago, Sapp finished tied for 50th at the Senior Open held at the Broadmoor in Colorado Sports, Colorado, after being in the top 15 after 54 holes.
This marks Sapp’s third appearance in the U.S. Senior Open, also competing in 2022 and 2025. He is the only collegiate coach competing in this year’s field.
Since his arrival, Purdue golf has cemented itself among the top teams in the Big Ten Conference, registering four tournament victories and advancing to the NCAA Championships in both seasons. Sapp became the first Big Ten head coach since Illinois’ Mike Small (2001, 2002) to make the NCAA Championships in his first two seasons.
All told, Purdue has reached the NCAA Championships in all three years that Sapp has been on staff, the ninth-longest streak in the country and the longest active streak in the Big Ten Conference.
During the 2025-26 season, the Boilermakers won the Purdue Fall Invitational, placed in the top five in seven tournaments and posted the lowest stroke average in school history. In addition, Purdue’s finish at the NCAA Championships was its best finish since the 2004 event.
In addition, Purdue had a player (Sam Easterbrook) competing in the NCAA Championships fourth round for the second straight season for the first time since the NCAA implemented the Match Play feature. Easterbrook, who will return next season, narrowly missed out on a spot on the NCAA-All Championships Team with a 16th-place finish.