NAPLES, Fla. – The Purdue men's golf team sits in the middle of the pack after 18 holes at the small, but mighty Calusa Cup, hosted by the University of Iowa at Calusa Pines Golf Club.
The Boilermakers fired a 9-over par 297 to sit in fifth place out of nine teams on the difficult Calusa Pines layout. Louisville leads the way with a brilliant, first-round score of 4-under par 284. Florida is second at 2-over par 290, while UCLA is third at 4-over par 292. Wake Forest is fourth at 8-over par 296.
Purdue is one shot ahead of Iowa (+10), four shots clear of LSU (+13) and five shots ahead of Virginia (+14). Miami, Ohio rounds out the field at 17-over par.
Seven of the nine teams in the field are ranked in the top 50 nationally, headlined by #4 LSU, #8 Virginia and #10 UCLA. Florida is ranked #12, while Louisville is ranked #37.
Sam Easterbrook continues to pace the Boilermakers, firing a 1-under par 71 to finish the opening 18 holes in a tie for sixth. After playing the opening nine holes in 1-over par, Easterbrook played the back nine in 2-under par with no bogeys.
Easterbrook has been at even- or under-par in seven straight rounds entering tomorrow's second round.
Jenson Forrester is tied for 10th at 1-over par 73. Like Easterbrook, he fared better on the back nine, shooting 2-over par on the front nine, but 1-under par on the back nine.
Supapon Amornchaichan is tied for 26th at 4-over par 76, while Kent Hsiao is tied for 34th at 5-over par 77. Nels Surtani is tied for 37th at 6-over par 78.
Purdue will be paired with Iowa and Wake Forest in Monday's second round, teeing off from 12:30 to 1:10 p.m. ET, off hole No. 1.
The Boilermakers fired a 9-over par 297 to sit in fifth place out of nine teams on the difficult Calusa Pines layout. Louisville leads the way with a brilliant, first-round score of 4-under par 284. Florida is second at 2-over par 290, while UCLA is third at 4-over par 292. Wake Forest is fourth at 8-over par 296.
Purdue is one shot ahead of Iowa (+10), four shots clear of LSU (+13) and five shots ahead of Virginia (+14). Miami, Ohio rounds out the field at 17-over par.
Seven of the nine teams in the field are ranked in the top 50 nationally, headlined by #4 LSU, #8 Virginia and #10 UCLA. Florida is ranked #12, while Louisville is ranked #37.
Sam Easterbrook continues to pace the Boilermakers, firing a 1-under par 71 to finish the opening 18 holes in a tie for sixth. After playing the opening nine holes in 1-over par, Easterbrook played the back nine in 2-under par with no bogeys.
Easterbrook has been at even- or under-par in seven straight rounds entering tomorrow's second round.
Jenson Forrester is tied for 10th at 1-over par 73. Like Easterbrook, he fared better on the back nine, shooting 2-over par on the front nine, but 1-under par on the back nine.
Supapon Amornchaichan is tied for 26th at 4-over par 76, while Kent Hsiao is tied for 34th at 5-over par 77. Nels Surtani is tied for 37th at 6-over par 78.
Purdue will be paired with Iowa and Wake Forest in Monday's second round, teeing off from 12:30 to 1:10 p.m. ET, off hole No. 1.