Round 2 Results / Round 3 Scoring
WINDERMERE, Fla. - The No. 31-ranked Purdue men's golf team remains in the hunt for the team title after 36 holes at the prestigious Tavistock Invitational, sitting in third place following Monday's second round.
The Boilermakers shot a 2-over par 290 to finish the day with a 36-hole total of 3-under par 573 (283-290). No. 7-ranked Florida leads the field at 16-under par 560 (283-277), while third-ranked Vanderbilt is second at 7-under par 569. The remainder of the top six is No. 9-ranked North Carolina (289-285=574; -2), North Florida (286-291=577; +1) and No. 6-ranked Texas Tech (293-285=578; +2). No. 1-ranked Illinois and No. 36-ranked Arizona State are tied for seventh at 4-over par 580.
The Tavistock Collegiate Invitational is considered the premier fall event in collegiate golf. Four of the nation's top-seven and 10 of the nation's top-45 teams are in the field. Every team in the field is ranked in the nation's top 100. Played at the prestigious Isleworth Golf and Country Club, the course is home to Tiger Woods and plays to par-72 and over 7,500 yards.
Purdue once again played consistent golf up-and-down the lineup, having a player in the top 10, three players in the top 20 and four players in the top 35. As a team, Purdue leads the field in pars made (118).
Leading the charge is senior Austin Eoff, who is T-7th after 36 holes at 2-under par 142 (70-72). For the second straight round, Eoff was consistent in his scoring, registering 16 pars, one birdie and one bogey. Through 36 holes, Eoff has just three bogeys while leading the field in pars made (29).
Brian Carlson and Fernando Barco are tied for 16th at even-par 144. Carlson posted his second straight even-par round, featuring four birdies and four bogeys during Monday's play. He posted three straight birdies on Nos. 5 to 7, but then bogeyed No. 8 and 11 to fall to even-par. He would birdie No. 14, but bogey No. 15 to complete his see-saw round.
Barco had a strong start, making the turn in 3-under par 33 after birdies on Nos. 1, 5 and 9, but bogeys on Nos. 11 and 13 dropped him to 1-under par, before a double-bogey on the final hole dropped him out of the top 10.
Timmy Hildebrand is tied for 31st at 3-over par 147 (70-77). Hildebrand was a 3-over par at the turn, then triple-bogeyed the par-3 11th hole to fall to 6-over par. He would rally down the stretch, playing the final seven holes in 1-under par to sit just outside the top-25 after 36 holes.
Jarle Volden is tied for 62nd at 9-over par 153 (80-73), but he posted a strong bounceback effort with a 1-over par 73 in the second round. Volden was 1-under par through 14 holes, but a double-bogey on the par-3 15th hole sent him over par for his round. He would finish the day with 12 pars, three birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey.
Purdue will complete play in Tuesday's third and final round, teeing off at 9:40 a.m. ET with Florida and Vanderbilt.
MGOLF Remains in the Hunt at Tavistock
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