RIO GRANDE, P.R. – The Purdue men’s golf team continued its consistent play in the spring opener, shooting a 14-under par 274 for the second straight day to grab the 36-hole lead at the prestigious Puerto Rico Classic held at Grand Reserve Golf Club.
The Boilermakers entered the second round two shots behind Ole Miss, but recorded the second-best round of the day to take a one-shot lead over the Rebels into tomorrow’s final round.
Purdue leads with a 28-under par 548 (274-274), one shot ahead of No. 1 Ole Miss (-27). No. 18 South Carolina is in third, six shots off Purdue’s pace (-22), while No. 32 Georgia and No. 7 LSU are tied fourth at 20-under par. No. 4 Oklahoma is sixth at 19-under par.
The Boilermakers continue to put up low numbers, ranking third in the field with 42 birdies while recording three eagles in the second round. Purdue is 12-under par as a team on the par-4’s and share the lead among the field in par-3 scoring (-4).
Purdue is also sixth in pars made (116) and have recorded just one double-bogey among its counting five in the first two rounds.
Kent Hsiao fired his second straight round of 6-under par 66 to sit atop the individual leaderboard at 12-under par 132, tied with Ole Miss’ Colin Trolio. Hsiao recorded his second straight round without a bogey and started his round 6-under par through the first six holes, featuring two eagles. He then made 12 pars on the last 12 holes.
Sam Easterbrook is tied for third at 8-under par 136, following a 3-under par 69 in round two. Like Hsiao, Easterbrook started on fire, recording five straight birdies on holes five through nine. However, he bogeyed three of the last five holes to fall back off the pace set by Hsiao.
Jenson Forrester also had a solid second round, shooting a 4-under par 68 to move into T-12 at 6-under par 138 (70-68). Forrester was even-par through seven holes, but played his last 11 holes in 4-under par to move up the leaderboard.
Supapon Amornchaichan (71-72=143) and Nels Surtani (72-71=143) are tied for 33rd at 1-under par.
Purdue will be paired with Ole Miss and South Carolina in Wednesday’s final round, teeing off at 7:30 a.m. ET.
The Boilermakers entered the second round two shots behind Ole Miss, but recorded the second-best round of the day to take a one-shot lead over the Rebels into tomorrow’s final round.
Purdue leads with a 28-under par 548 (274-274), one shot ahead of No. 1 Ole Miss (-27). No. 18 South Carolina is in third, six shots off Purdue’s pace (-22), while No. 32 Georgia and No. 7 LSU are tied fourth at 20-under par. No. 4 Oklahoma is sixth at 19-under par.
The Boilermakers continue to put up low numbers, ranking third in the field with 42 birdies while recording three eagles in the second round. Purdue is 12-under par as a team on the par-4’s and share the lead among the field in par-3 scoring (-4).
Purdue is also sixth in pars made (116) and have recorded just one double-bogey among its counting five in the first two rounds.
Kent Hsiao fired his second straight round of 6-under par 66 to sit atop the individual leaderboard at 12-under par 132, tied with Ole Miss’ Colin Trolio. Hsiao recorded his second straight round without a bogey and started his round 6-under par through the first six holes, featuring two eagles. He then made 12 pars on the last 12 holes.
Sam Easterbrook is tied for third at 8-under par 136, following a 3-under par 69 in round two. Like Hsiao, Easterbrook started on fire, recording five straight birdies on holes five through nine. However, he bogeyed three of the last five holes to fall back off the pace set by Hsiao.
Jenson Forrester also had a solid second round, shooting a 4-under par 68 to move into T-12 at 6-under par 138 (70-68). Forrester was even-par through seven holes, but played his last 11 holes in 4-under par to move up the leaderboard.
Supapon Amornchaichan (71-72=143) and Nels Surtani (72-71=143) are tied for 33rd at 1-under par.
Purdue will be paired with Ole Miss and South Carolina in Wednesday’s final round, teeing off at 7:30 a.m. ET.
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