Purdue Men’s Golf Finishes 28th at NCAA Championships

It was a rough Memorial Day weekend for Purdue men’s golf. Although they qualified for the NCAA Championships once again this year, they were never in contention on a rough course at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Of the 30 teams that were in competition this weekend Purdue was 28^th after today, and did not make the top 15 cut for tomorrow’s fourth and final round of stroke play. Purdue was +38 for the weekend, two strokes ahead of Kennesaw State and three ahead of Clemson. The cut line was +7 as a team.

Purdue fired a 298 on day one and was in 26^th place after 18 holes. Round two was better at 295, but the third and final round was a 309, the worst on the day from all 30 teams. Purdue was one of only two Big Ten teams in the field, however. Illinois is in 5^th place with a -14.

Fernando Barco was in 76^th place individually as Purdue’s leader with a +5. Timmy Hildebrand fired a +6 for the weekend, while Austin Eoff had a +12.

This was Purdue’s third appearance at the national championships in four years.