NAPLES, Fla. – The Purdue men's golf team fell one spot, but still finished in the top half of elite Calusa Cup, placing fourth out of nine teams.
The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole tally of 4-over par 868 (297-285-286) to finish 21 shots behind No. 12 Florida and 20 shots behind top-40 squad Louisville. No. 10 UCLA was third at 1-under par 863, five shots ahead of the Boilermakers.
The Boilermakers knocked off No. 4 LSU by 14 shots and No. 8 Virginia by 27 shots.
In its three tournaments thus far this spring, Purdue is 32-3-1 in head-to-head competition with an 11-1-0 record against teams ranked in the nation's top 10.
After a tough first round, Kent Hsiao played fantastic golf over the last two days to finish tied for seventh at 2-under par 214 (77-69-68). His final two-round score of 7-under par 137 was the lowest score in the field over the final two days.
Jenson Forrester recorded his second straight top-10 finish with an even-par score of 216 (73-72-71). Forrester now has four top-10 showings this year.
Sam Easterbrook was the third Boilermaker in the top 10, tying Forrester for 10th at even-par 216 (71-72-73). His streak of eight straight rounds of even- or under-par was snapped in today's final round.
Nels Surtani finished tied for 27th at 8-over par 224 (78-72-74), while Supapon Amornchaichan was tied for 39th at 15-over par 231 (76-81-74).
The Boilermakers begin their final tune-up for the postseason in two weeks with the Boilermaker Invitational on April 19 and 20 at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.
The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole tally of 4-over par 868 (297-285-286) to finish 21 shots behind No. 12 Florida and 20 shots behind top-40 squad Louisville. No. 10 UCLA was third at 1-under par 863, five shots ahead of the Boilermakers.
The Boilermakers knocked off No. 4 LSU by 14 shots and No. 8 Virginia by 27 shots.
In its three tournaments thus far this spring, Purdue is 32-3-1 in head-to-head competition with an 11-1-0 record against teams ranked in the nation's top 10.
After a tough first round, Kent Hsiao played fantastic golf over the last two days to finish tied for seventh at 2-under par 214 (77-69-68). His final two-round score of 7-under par 137 was the lowest score in the field over the final two days.
Jenson Forrester recorded his second straight top-10 finish with an even-par score of 216 (73-72-71). Forrester now has four top-10 showings this year.
Sam Easterbrook was the third Boilermaker in the top 10, tying Forrester for 10th at even-par 216 (71-72-73). His streak of eight straight rounds of even- or under-par was snapped in today's final round.
Nels Surtani finished tied for 27th at 8-over par 224 (78-72-74), while Supapon Amornchaichan was tied for 39th at 15-over par 231 (76-81-74).
The Boilermakers begin their final tune-up for the postseason in two weeks with the Boilermaker Invitational on April 19 and 20 at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.