Cole Bradley

Purdue men’s golf head coach Andrew Sapp has announced that former Boilermaker All-American Cole Bradley has been named assistant coach.   Bradley is a 2022 graduate of Purdue who has spent the last two years playing professionally.   “I am excited to welcome Cole back to Purdue as an assistant coach,” Sapp said. “He brings a great deal of experience, knowledge and understanding of the game and knows what we are looking for in future Boilermakers. He is well-respected in the collegiate golf community and obviously comes from a great golf family. We are thrilled to have him on staff and I can’t wait to get to work with him.”   “I am thrilled to return to Purdue to start my coaching career with Coach Sapp,” Bradley said. “The culture at Purdue has played a big role in my career and the chance to keep developing this program to reach the highest level is very exciting for me. Coach Sapp is an incredible person and coach, we have the best facilities in America and our players are ready to take it to the next level. I can’t wait to get going.”   Bradley had an outstanding career at Purdue, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2022 after placing in the top 40 at the NCAA Championships – the highest finish for a Boilermaker since 2004. He earned a spot in the National Championships after winning his lone collegiate tournament, the NCAA Noblesville Regional at the Sagamore Country Club, posting the third-lowest, 54-hole NCAA Tournament score in Purdue history.   Bradley’s name is littered throughout the Purdue record books, ranking seventh in school history in career stroke average (73.21) and 10th (2022), 14th (2021) and 15th (2019) on the single-season stroke average list, the lowest being a 72.23 average during the 2021-22 season. He played 149 career rounds, the second most in school history and his 10,915 strokes played were also second.   He is one of two players in Purdue history with three tournament rounds of 205 or lower, joining only Herman Sekne on that list. His 7-under par 64 in the 2022 Boilermaker Invitational is tied for the fourth-best, 18-hole score in Purdue history.   Bradley was a two-time All-Big Ten and PING All-Region honoree and a four-time member of the Big Ten All-Academic Team.