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Cole Bradley Season 2019-20

YearJunior
HometownWest Lafayette, Ind.
2021-22
• Bradley was named PING All-Midwest Region and second-team All-Big Ten after an outstanding senior season. 
• Registered a 72.33 stroke average with four top-10 and five to-20 finishes. His stroke average was eighth in school history.
• Posted 14 rounds (out of 30) of even-par or better scores. 
• Became the eighth player in Purdue history with 10,000 or more competitive strokes, ranking second on the all-time strokes played list (10,915). 
• His 149 rounds played were second most in school history.
• His 64 in the opening round of the Boilermaker Invitational was the third-lowest round in Purdue history. 
• One of two players in school history with three career rounds of 205 or better, including a career-best 203 at the Puerto Rico Classic (4th in Purdue history). Became one of two players in Purdue history with three rounds in the 60s in the event. 
• Finished career fifth in school history in career stroke average (73.21). 

2020-21
• Named PING Honorable Mention All-American after an outstanding month of May.
• Also named PING All-Midwest Region and second-team All-Big Ten, as well as Academic All-Big Ten.
• Won the NCAA Noblesville Regional by two shots with a score of 10-under par 206 (72-69-65). The victory was his first career collegiate win.
• His 65 in the final round was the lowest NCAA Tournament score in school history and he finished with five birdies in the last seven holes.
• His 10-under par 206 was the lowest NCAA score in relation to par in school history.
• Finished T-39th at the NCAA Championships, Purdue's best finish for an individual since 2004 (Shiv Kapur). 
• Ended the year with a 72.46 stroke average, good for ninth on Purdue's all-time single-season list.
• Posted 14 rounds (out of 28) of even-par or better, and 20 of his 21 team rounds were on the counting team.
• Recorded three other top-20 finishes on the year (T-10 at Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay; 20 at the Boilermaker Invitational; T-20 at Big Ten Championships). 
• Will likely set the school record for career rounds played and career strokes.

2019-20
• Recorded a 75.24 stroke average including a top-20 finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills (T-7).
• Had three rounds of even-par or better.
• Ranks 12th on the school’s career stroke average list (73.84).
• Named to the Big Ten’s All-Academic Team.

2018-19
• Bradley had another strong season, posting a 72.57 stroke average with two top-10 finishes.
• Finished seventh at the Intercollegiate at the Grove (-4) before placing third at the Chatham Hills Collegiate (-10) the following week.
• His 206 at the Chatham Hills Collegiate was the ninth-lowest, 54-hole score in Purdue history.
• His 72.57 stroke average was the seventh-lowest in school history.
• Recorded 18 rounds of even par or better, tied for the fifth most in Purdue history.
• Second on the team in pars (378) and birdies (114). 
• Had a counting score in 32 of 35 rounds played.
• Enters his junior season ranking ninth on the career stroke average chart (73.64). 

2017-18
• Bradley had a strong freshman season, appearing in all 12 events, playing 35 rounds. 
• Posted a stroke average of 74.26, the seventh-best average by a freshman in school history.
• Posted three top-20 finishes, coming at the season-opening Gopher Invitational (T-13th), the Boilermaker Invitational (T-20th) and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (T-11th).
• Finished tied for 32nd at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional with rounds of 75-70-70=215 (-1). 
• Along with teammate Jason Hong, Bradley is the first freshman to shoot two rounds of 70 or better in NCAA play in school history.
• Posted eight under-par rounds, including a career-best 68 in the final round of the Gopher Invitational.
• Led the team in pars made (409).
• Had a strong summer following his freshman year, winning the Indiana Amateur and placing 11th at the Indiana Open. 
• Also finished 11th at the prestigious Monroe Invitational in June. 

HIGH SCHOOL
• Bradley had an outstanding high school career at Harrison High School after just picking the game up recently.
• Started playing golf in the fall before his freshman year, needing about 20 months to win the Indiana State high school championship as a sophomore.
• Finished high school career ranked No. 106 nationally and 34th among Class of 2017 players in the final Golfweek boys rankings
• Was named Indiana All-State golf three times.
• Named MVP of the tennis team as a freshman, and was one of the top tennis players in the state before picking up golf.
• Won the 2016 Crooked Stick Invitational.
• Won the 2016 Indiana Junior PGA Championship.
• Finished eighth at the 2017 Indiana Open.
• Competed in the prestigious Western Junior following his senior year.

PERSONAL
• Majoring in pre-finance.
• Born April 12, 1999.
• Son of Rob and Chas Bradley.
• Father, Rob, is the head coach of the Purdue golf team.
• Sister, Wesley, is an outstanding tennis player.
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2021-22

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2020-21

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