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#BoilerNotes
- Purdue won its second team title of the fall season after winning the Windon Memorial Classic in September. Prior to winning the Windon Memorial, Purdue had gone over four years since winning a team title.
- At last year's Bridgestone Golf Collegiate, the Boilermakers recorded a team score of 32-over par 896. The Boilermakers improved their score by 62 shots from last year.
- Purdue has finished in the top four in five straight tournaments for the first time since the 1970-71 campaign (eight straight).
- Purdue now owns a stellar 58-5-1 (.914) head-to-head record.
- Austin Eoff won his first individual title after finishing in the top five in five previous events during his career.
- Purdue's 834 was the second-best score in school history behind the 830 (-22) set earlier this year at the Windon Memorial Classic. In relation to par, Purdue's 30-under par score is a school record.
- Purdue's 22-under par 266 in the second round is the best round in school history, while its 277 in the first round is tied for the fifth-best round in school history.
- Austin Eoff's 13-under par 203 is the third-best, 54-hole score in school history. His first-round 64 is the fourth-best round in school history.
- Eoff has now recorded a top-10 finish in all five events this year and in seven straight events dating to last year, which is a school record.
- Eoff has recorded 12 career top-10 finishes, coming in just 30 events. His 12 career top-10 finishes are now tied for the fifth most in school history and his five top-10 finishes this year are tied for the ninth most in a season already.
- Eoff's single-season stroke average now stands at 71.00, just off the school-record pace of 70.78 set by Lee Williamson during the 2001-02 year. His career average of 72.52 is a school record by almost a full stroke (Adam Schenk, 73.35).
- Brian Carlson's 54-hole total of 206 is tied for the sixth-best, 54-hole score in school history. He finished third, giving him three straight top-three finishes. His second-round 65 tied for the fifth-best round in school history.
- Freshman Jarle Volden's second-round 65 tied for the best round in school history by a freshman and was the fifth-best round in school history.
GREENSBORO, N.C. ââ'¬"- For the second time this fall, the No. 21-ranked Purdue men's golf team captured a team title, winning the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate held at the Grandover Resort.
The Boilermakers recorded a score of 30-under par 834 (277-266-291) to defeat No. 12-ranked North Carolina by two shots (275-272-289=836). Northwestern and UNC Greensboro were a distant third at 4-under par 860.
The 834 was the second-best score in school history and the 30-under par was the best score in school history in relation to par.
After going almost four-and-a-half years without a team title, Purdue has now won team titles in two of its last three tournaments, winning the Windon Memorial Classic in late September. The two titles mark the two best, 54-hole team scores in program history.
Leading the charge for Purdue was junior Austin Eoff, who captured his first individual medalist title with a 54-hole score of 13-under par 203 (64-67-72), the third-best, 54-hole score in school history. Eoff has now finished in the top 10 in seven straight events, a new school record, and has posted five straight rounds of even par or better. Eoff tallied 19 birdies against six bogeys during his 54 holes of play.
Sophomore Brian Carlson continued his strong play with a third-place finish at 10-under par 206 (70-65-71). The finish was his third straight top-three finish and like Eoff, Carlson had no double-bogeys or worse. He posted 13 birdies over the 54 holes and has now been under par in seven of his last nine competitive rounds.
Senior Stuart Macdonald finished tied for 11th at 1-under par 215 (73-72-70). With North Carolina closing the gap late, Macdonald had a huge birdie on his final hole of the competition to give the Boilermakers some added breathing room. Macdonald now has 10 career top-20 finishes and has finished in the top 16 in three straight events.
Junior Fernando Barco placed tied for 24th at 2-over par 218 (71-69-78), while freshman Jarle Volden was tied for 66th at 13-over par 229 (81-65-83).
The Boilermakers are now off until the Big Ten Match Play Championship on Feb. 12-13, 2016, in Palm Coast, Florida.