SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team posted three consistent rounds en route to a to second-place finish at the competitive Fighting Irish Classic held at Warren Golf Course in South Bend.
The Boilermakers shot under 285 in all three rounds and had four players post top-20 finishes to finish second out of a 15-team field that included six Big Ten teams.
Purdue totaled a 6-over par 846 after rounds of 281-284-281 to finish 11 shots behind team champion Notre Dame (-5) and to edge Louisville (+7; 287-276-284) by one shot. Little Rock was fourth at 8-over par 848, while Tennessee was fifth at 13-over par 853.
The Boilermakers used their consistency across all three rounds to finish as the runner-up. Purdue's counting scores during the 54-hole event ranged from 68 to 72.
Sophomore Jenson Forrester led the Boilermakers with a T-7 finish, shooting 1-under par 209 (68-72-69). Forrester got on the board early today with a big eagle on the par-5 6th hole, then posted birdies on three of his last seven holes for his round of 69.
Freshman Supapon Amornchaichan had his best showing of his career, finished T-12 at 1-over par 211 (69-71-71). Amornchaichan chipped in for birdie on the difficult par-4 18th hole to record his best career finish.
Nels Surtani and Sam Easterbrook posted top-20 finishes, placing T-17 at 4-over par 214. Surtani recorded rounds of 72-71-71, while Easterbrook shot 72-70-72.
Kentaro Nanayama jumped 17 spots into T-47 with a final-round 70 for a three-round score of 10-over par 220 (72-78-70).
Purdue will close out the fall season in two weeks, traveling to Saucier, Mississippi, for the Fallen Oak Invitational, starting Oct. 19.
The Boilermakers shot under 285 in all three rounds and had four players post top-20 finishes to finish second out of a 15-team field that included six Big Ten teams.
Purdue totaled a 6-over par 846 after rounds of 281-284-281 to finish 11 shots behind team champion Notre Dame (-5) and to edge Louisville (+7; 287-276-284) by one shot. Little Rock was fourth at 8-over par 848, while Tennessee was fifth at 13-over par 853.
The Boilermakers used their consistency across all three rounds to finish as the runner-up. Purdue's counting scores during the 54-hole event ranged from 68 to 72.
Sophomore Jenson Forrester led the Boilermakers with a T-7 finish, shooting 1-under par 209 (68-72-69). Forrester got on the board early today with a big eagle on the par-5 6th hole, then posted birdies on three of his last seven holes for his round of 69.
Freshman Supapon Amornchaichan had his best showing of his career, finished T-12 at 1-over par 211 (69-71-71). Amornchaichan chipped in for birdie on the difficult par-4 18th hole to record his best career finish.
Nels Surtani and Sam Easterbrook posted top-20 finishes, placing T-17 at 4-over par 214. Surtani recorded rounds of 72-71-71, while Easterbrook shot 72-70-72.
Kentaro Nanayama jumped 17 spots into T-47 with a final-round 70 for a three-round score of 10-over par 220 (72-78-70).
Purdue will close out the fall season in two weeks, traveling to Saucier, Mississippi, for the Fallen Oak Invitational, starting Oct. 19.