WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team has four players in the top 20 and sit in third place after 36 holes at the Purdue Fall Invitational, held at the Kampen Course.
The first two rounds on Monday were held on a perfect, sun-splashed day at the difficult Kampen Course. Only two teams and seven individuals recorded under-par rounds on the tournament’s first day.
The Boilermakers totaled a 36-hole tally of 3-over par 579 (287-292), sitting in third place behind No. 7-ranked Tennessee at 13-under par 563 (286-277) and national power LSU at 1-under par 575 (293-282). Little Rock is in fourth at 4-over par 564, while Indiana is fifth at 10-over par 586.
Herman Sekne continued his outstanding play, shooting a two-round total of 5-under par 139 (70-69) to finish day one in a tie for second. His 69 in the second round marked his third round already this season in 60s (out of seven rounds) and his 14th career round in the 60s. He enters tomorrow’s final round having posted back-to-back top-10 finishes in his first two events this season.
Sekne is five shots behind the 36-hole leader, Tennessee’s Bryce Lewis at 10-under par 134 (68-66).
Peyton Snoeberger (74-73=147), Nels Surtani (70-77=147) and Andrew Farraye (73-74=147) are all tied for 20th. Nick Dentino is tied for 39th at 7-over par 151 (76-75).
On the Ackerman-Allen Course, four Boilermakers are playing an individual tournament. Kent Hsiao and Kentaro Nanayama are tied for 11th at 1-under par 143. Luke Prall is tied for 16th at 3-over par 147 and Andrew White is tied for 27th at 5-over par 149.
Purdue will be paired with Tennessee and LSU in Tuesday’s final round at Kampen Course, teeing off at 9 a.m. ET. Admission is free to Tuesday’s final round.
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