WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team looks to continue its red-hot spring season at the small, but mighty Calusa Cup at Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
The Boilermakers have won their last two events of the spring, but three straight will be difficult against a field that boasts four of the top-12 teams in the country. Purdue has never won three straight tournaments in school history and a win would be the fourth of the year for the Boilermakers, which would tie for the second most in school history in a year.
Just nine teams are in the field, but are headlined by four top-12 teams (LSU, Virginia, UCLA and Florida) and three more in the top 50 (Louisville, Purdue, Wake Forest).
Action begins Sunday and will run through Tuesday, with the nine teams playing 18 holes each day.
THE FIELD (2025 Clippd Rankings)
4 LSU
8 Virginia
10 UCLA
12 Florida
37 Louisville
38 Purdue
46 Wake Forest
92 Iowa
100 Miami, Ohio
TEAM NOTES
PURDUE LINEUP
PREVIOUSLY AT THE CALUSA CUP
The Boilermakers are making their fifth straight appearance in the Calusa Cup, looking for its second straight top-five finish. Purdue has finished 8th, 5th, 8th and 2nd in its previous five appearances, missing out on a team title by six shots behind Florida in last year's event. The Boilermakers owned wins over Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Georgia in last year's tournament, while Herman Sekne (T-5), Sam Easterbrook (T-5) and Nels Surtani (7) all finished in the top 10.
THE COURSE
The Hurdzan/Fry-designed Calusa Pines Golf Club is located in Naples, Florida, and is the site of the Calusa Cup. The scenic course is known for its beautiful vistas and stylistically diverse holes. Consistently ranked one of the top golf courses in Florida, Calusa Pines rewards experienced players who can be dynamic in their style of play and calculate when to take risks. The expansive par-72 course stretches 7,203 yards.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Partly Sunny, 87 degrees, SSE Wind 15-25 MPH.
Monday: Partly Sunny, 85 degrees, S Wind 15-25 MPH.
Wednesday: Showers, 76 degrees, NW Wind 10-20 MPH.
LIVE SCORING
Will be available on golfstat.com.
The Boilermakers have won their last two events of the spring, but three straight will be difficult against a field that boasts four of the top-12 teams in the country. Purdue has never won three straight tournaments in school history and a win would be the fourth of the year for the Boilermakers, which would tie for the second most in school history in a year.
Just nine teams are in the field, but are headlined by four top-12 teams (LSU, Virginia, UCLA and Florida) and three more in the top 50 (Louisville, Purdue, Wake Forest).
Action begins Sunday and will run through Tuesday, with the nine teams playing 18 holes each day.
THE FIELD (2025 Clippd Rankings)
4 LSU
8 Virginia
10 UCLA
12 Florida
37 Louisville
38 Purdue
46 Wake Forest
92 Iowa
100 Miami, Ohio
TEAM NOTES
- Purdue owns a 27-0-1 spring season record, winning both the Puerto Rico Classic and the Hootie Intercollegiate. Over the last two tournaments, Purdue owns nine wins over top-50 teams.
- The Boilermakers posted a 288.00 stroke average in the fall, but is averaging 276.50 strokes / 18 holes this fall.
- In the fall season, Purdue had one top-five individual finish in six tournaments. During the two-tournament spring season, Purdue has had four top-five individual finishes.
- Purdue has posted six straight team rounds of 280 or lower.
- Purdue has finished in the top four in five of eight tournaments so far this season.
PURDUE LINEUP
- Nels Surtani – Senior; Indianapolis, Indiana
- 2024 Second-Team All-Big Ten selection.
- Has six top-30 placings in eight events.
- Eight straight rounds of even-par or better – third-longest streak in school history.
- Owns a 72.80 career stroke average (3rd 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) with four top-six finishes.
- Leads the team in stroke average (70.88), rounds of par or better (14), top-10 finishes (4), top-20 finishes (6), rounds in the 60s (8) and birdies (93).
- Posted the fourth-best freshman scoring average in school history last season (73.36).
- Almost half of his career rounds (28-of-57) 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 six of eight 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 21-of-24 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 last week's Hootie Intercollegiate, his career-best finish.
- Has five top-35 finishes so far this year, including top-7 finishes in two of the last four 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
- Finished second at the Puerto Rico Classic, then T-22nd at the Hootie Intercollegiate.
- Owns a 72.00 stroke average this season and has eight rounds of par or better (18 total rounds played).
- Owns a 72.89 career stroke average, good for fifth in school history.
- Held the 36-hole lead at last year's NCAA Regional appearance at the Kampen-Cosler Course.
PREVIOUSLY AT THE CALUSA CUP
The Boilermakers are making their fifth straight appearance in the Calusa Cup, looking for its second straight top-five finish. Purdue has finished 8th, 5th, 8th and 2nd in its previous five appearances, missing out on a team title by six shots behind Florida in last year's event. The Boilermakers owned wins over Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Georgia in last year's tournament, while Herman Sekne (T-5), Sam Easterbrook (T-5) and Nels Surtani (7) all finished in the top 10.
THE COURSE
The Hurdzan/Fry-designed Calusa Pines Golf Club is located in Naples, Florida, and is the site of the Calusa Cup. The scenic course is known for its beautiful vistas and stylistically diverse holes. Consistently ranked one of the top golf courses in Florida, Calusa Pines rewards experienced players who can be dynamic in their style of play and calculate when to take risks. The expansive par-72 course stretches 7,203 yards.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Partly Sunny, 87 degrees, SSE Wind 15-25 MPH.
Monday: Partly Sunny, 85 degrees, S Wind 15-25 MPH.
Wednesday: Showers, 76 degrees, NW Wind 10-20 MPH.
LIVE SCORING
Will be available on golfstat.com.