Boilermakers Draw Strong Field to Kampen For Purdue Fall Invite

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team will play its third tournament in as many weeks when it hosts the Purdue Fall Invite at the Kampen Course on Monday and Tuesday.   
 

Action starts with 36 holes on Monday (9 AM ET start; shotgun) and concludes with the final 18 holes on Tuesday. This marks the second straight year that Purdue will have hosted a fall event on the Kampen Course.

 

According to this year’s early Golfweek rankings, 10 of the 15 teams are ranked in the top 100, with four squads being in the top 100. Purdue has faced four teams in the field this fall, owning a 2-2-0 record (wins vs. Iowa and Maryland; losses to Illinois State and Nebraska).  
 
THE FIELD (Golfweek Rankings / as of Sept. 30, 2022)
7              Tennessee
33           LSU
44           Little Rock
45           Purdue
51           Indiana
57           Illinois State
72           Memphis
82           Nebraska
99           Louisiana Tech
100         Iowa
135         VCU
148         Ball State
197         Central Arkansas
208         Eastern Michigan
218         Maryland
 
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue overcame a sluggish start for the third straight tournament to rally to finish fifth at the Marquette Intercollegiate at the Milwaukee Country Club last weekend. The Boilermakers were in eighth place after 36 holes but responded with a 2-over par 282, the third-best team round of the day, to move up three spots into fifth and record its second top-5 finish of the year.  Herman Sekne (T-6) and Andrew Farraye (T-16) both earned top-20 finishes.
 
TEAM NOTES

• With its top-five finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate, Purdue has played 110 tournaments under head coach Rob Bradley, finishing in the top five in 59 of them.
• Purdue has 28 rounds of 279 or better during the Rob Bradley era. Prior to his arrival, Purdue had 16 rounds of 279 or better in school history.
• Eight of the top-10 single-season team scoring averages have come in the Rob Bradley era.
• Since the start of last year, Purdue owns a 108-51-0 (.676) head-to-head winning percentage.
• The SEC is considered the strongest conference in golf. Purdue is 2-2-0 this year against the league, with Tennessee and LSU both…