Boilermakers Wrap Up Regular Season at Home

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team closes out its regular season this weekend, when it hosts the 20th Boilermaker Invitational at Ackerman-Allen Course on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Eighteen teams will play 36 holes on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday, starting with a shotgun start both days at 9 a.m. ET. Admission is free.
 
The event is the final regular-season tournament for the Boilermakers as all teams in the field will prepare for their conference championships next weekend. Six Big Ten teams as well as several Big East and MAC schools will be in the field. Purdue is looking for their second straight Boilermaker Invitational title after defeating No. 11 Oklahoma in the 2023 event. The Boilermakers did not host the event last Spring in advance of hosting the NCAA Regionals in mid-May.
 
The field consists of nine top-100, and four top-50, teams in the latest Clippd Golf national rankings (April 16).
 
The Boilermakers are looking for their fourth tournament win of the season, and third in four events this spring.
 
THE FIELD (2025 Clippd Rankings)
11           Illinois
37           Purdue
38           Notre Dame
50           Marquette
65           Michigan State
73           Michigan
79           Indiana
86           Iowa
96           Miami, Ohio
122         Toledo
134         Northern Illinois
161         Ball State
171         Butler
180         South Dakota
181         South Dakota State
183         Georgetown
195         DePaul
228         Bowling Green
 
TEAM NOTES

• Purdue owns a 32-3-1 spring season record, winning both the Puerto Rico Classic and the Hootie Intercollegiate. Over the last three tournaments, Purdue owns a an 11-1-0 record against top-10 ranked teams.
• The Boilermakers posted a 288.00 stroke average in the fall, but is averaging 280.78 strokes / 18 holes this fall.
• In the fall season, Purdue had one top-five individual finish in six tournaments. During the three-tournament spring season, Purdue has had four top-five individual finishes.
• Eight of Purdue's nine team rounds in the spring have been under par.
• Purdue has finished in the top four in six of nine tournaments so far this season.

 
PURDUE LINEUP

• Nels Surtani – Senior; Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 2024 Second-Team All-Big Ten selection.
  • Has seven top-30 placings in nine events.
  • Earlier this year, had eight straight rounds of even-par or better – third-longest streak in school history.
  • Owns a 72.86 career stroke average (5th in school history).
  • Played his 100th career round in the Hootie Intercollegiate (now with 101).
  • Won the 2024 Puerto Rico Classic for only collegiate victory, with the fifth-best score in tournament history (201; -15).
• Sam Easterbrook – Sophomore; Tomworth, England
  • Has had an outstanding sophomore season (T-6. T-73, T-5, T-25, T-17, T-17, 1, T-5, T-10) with five top-six finishes.
  • Leads the team in stroke average (71.00), rounds of par or better (16), top-10 finishes (5), top-20 finishes (7), rounds in the 60s (8) and birdies (105).
  • Posted the fourth-best freshman scoring average in school history last season (73.36).
  • Exactly half of his career rounds (30-of-60) have been at even or under-par.
• Supapon Amornchaichan – Freshman; Bangkok, Thailand
  • Top career placing came at the Fighting Irish Classic (T-12; +1).
  • Played well in season opener, posting T-15 finish at 1-under par 215; played final two rounds in 2-under par.
  • Finished in the top 50 in seven of nine events so far this year.
  • Shot 2-over par 74 in the opening round at Hootie, but was 1-under par combined in final two rounds.
  • Has had a team-counting round in 23-of-27 rounds this season.
  • A highly-regarded recruit, Amornchaichan was an AJGA Honorable Mention All-America honoree.
  • Won four titles during the 2022-23 season, including a pair of AJGA events.
  • Was fourth at the Western Junior Championship in 2023.
• Jenson Forrester – Sophomore; Wolverhampton, England
  • Has had a strong season, finishing third in the Hootie Intercollegiate, followed by a 10th-place finish at the Calusa Cup.
  • Has six top-35 finishes so far this year, including top-10 finishes in three of his last five events.
  • Was a regular a year ago at East Tennessee State, averaging 72.53 strokes per round and a pair of top-20 finishes.
  • Finished T-15 at the SoCon Men's Golf Championship and T-72 at the NCAA Championships.
• Kent Hsiao – Senior; Taipei, Taiwan
  • Led the Boilermakers with a T-7 showing at the Calusa Cup – his third straight top-25 placing.
  • Finished second at the Puerto Rico Classic, then T-22nd at the Hootie Intercollegiate.
  • Owns a 71.90 stroke average this season and has 10 rounds of par or better (21 total rounds played).
  • Owns a 72.84 career stroke average, good for fourth in school history.
  • Held the 36-hole lead at last year's NCAA Regional appearance at the Kampen-Cosler Course.

 
PREVIOUSLY AT THE BOILERMAKER INVITATIONAL
In the 20th rendition of the Boilermaker Invitational, Purdue is searching for its fourth title in tournament history (2023, 2011, 2004). The Boilermakers have finished as the runner-up seven times and have had three golfers win medalist honors (2023 – Herman Sekne; 2011 – Adam Schenk; 2005 – Johan Edin).
 
WEATHER FORECAST
Saturday: Showers likely; 62 degrees; NW wind 6-8 MPH.
Sunday: Showers likely; 65 degrees; E wind 8-13 MPH.

LIVE SCORING
Will be available on golfstat.com.