Purdue Men’s Golf Begins Spring Season in Puerto Rico

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 28-ranked Purdue men’s golf team begins its spring season in paradise when it hosts the 30^th Puerto Rico Classic at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
 
The Boilermakers are coming off a strong fall season and looking to improve its national golfstat ranking as they host one of the elite fields of the collegiate golf season. Purdue finished in the top five in four of its five events in the fall, owning an 18-hole stroke average of 287.75. The Boilermakers’ No. 28 national ranking is third among Big Ten teams.
 
According to this year’s early Golfstat rankings, eight of the 13 teams are ranked in the top 45, with three more squads being in the top 100. Purdue owns a 9-5-0 record against teams in the field, but is 0-3-0 against the three teams ahead of the Boilermakers in the rankings (Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ohio State).  
 
THE FIELD (Golfstat Rankings / as of Feb. 11, 2023)
9              Tennessee
16           Oklahoma
24           Ohio State
28           Purdue
31           Georgia
42           East Tennessee State
44           Ole Miss
45           Marquette
60           South Carolina
81           Wisconsin
89           Iowa
163         College of Charleston
188         Maryland
 
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue finished fourth out of 15 teams at the elite Isleworth Collegiate, shooting a 54-hole total of 2-under par 862 (291-283-288), falling to top-10 ranked teams Auburn, Florida and Illinois. Herman Sekne led the Boilermakers with a 4^th-place finish at 7-under par 209, while Nels Surtani was tied for seventh at 5-under par 211.  
 
PURDUE LINEUP

• Herman Sekne / Junior / Oslo, Norway
  

  • Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week for the fifth time after finishing 2^nd at the Purdue Fall Invitational.
  • Recorded 10th career top-10 showing with his finish at Isleworth.  
  • Has 28 even- or under-par rounds among his 63 career rounds played.
  • Has nine top-10 finishes in his last 12 events dating to last season.
  • Has four straight top-10 showings, tied for the second-longest streak in school history.
  • Ranks first in career stroke average by over half-a-stroke (72.05). Austin Eoff is second at 72.82 strokes.
  • Since the start…