LAHAINA, Hawai’i – The Purdue men’s golf team overcome a slow start, surging up the leaderboard in the final two rounds to place seventh at the Ka’Anapali Classic in Lahaina, Hawai’i.
The Boilermakers shot a 1-under par 851 to finish seventh behind six other top-40 teams at the Royal Ka’Anapali Golf Course. Georgia won the event at 23-under par, and was followed by Clemson (-22), TCU (-16), Oklahoma (-6), Kansas (-4) and Colorado (-3).
The Boilermakers recorded rounds of 299-278-274, after a wind-swept first day. Purdue’s total of 16-under par over the last two rounds was fourth among all teams in the field.
Jenson Forrester led the Boilermakers with his third top-five finish of the season at 7-under par 206 (69-69-68). Forrester finished tied for fifth, four shots off the lead.
Micah Sheffer had an outstanding final two rounds, finishing tied for 37th at 3-over par 216. Sheffer recorded rounds of 80-71-65 – a career-best, 18-hole score in his final round.
Will Harvey also tied for 37th at 3-over par 216 with rounds of 77-68-71.
Sam Easterbrook was tied for 70th at 8-over par 221 (76-70-75). Andre Zhu was tied for 77th at 10-over par 223 (77-76-70). Playing as an individual, Supapon Amornchaichan finished tied for 47th at 4-over par 217 (79-68-70).
The tournament concludes the fall season for the Boilermakers.