Boilermakers Continue Busy Slate at Notre Dame – Purdue Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team competes for its third straight weekend when it travels to South Bend for the Fighting Irish Classic, starting Monday at Warren Golf Course.

It marks the third-of-four straight weeks with tournaments for the Boilermakers, who have competed at the loaded Olympia Fields Invitational and the Windon Memorial Classic. Following this week, Purdue will host its own tournament on Oct. 13 and 14, and then conclude the fall season on Oct. 25 and 26 in Loxley, Alabama. 

This marks the third straight year that Purdue will compete at the Fightin Irish Classic. Two years ago, the Boilermakers finished eighth, while a year ago, the Boilermakers were runners-up to the host Irish.

Thirteen of the nation’s top 100, including nine of the top 60 and last year’s national champion, from last year’s final national ranking appear in the field.

THE FIELD (Final 2025 Clippd Rankings)
2    Oklahoma State
12    North Carolina
14    UCLA
25    Tennessee
28    Louisville
38    Purdue
40    Notre Dame
51    Santa Clara
53    Little Rock
72    Indiana
76    Kent State
79    Georgia Southern
95    Iowa
101    Miami, Ohio
129    Louisiana Tech

TEAM NOTES
• Purdue continues to avoid the big numbers on its counting team. The Boilermaker five have accounted for just five double-bogeys in 810 holes played. Two of the five players (Supapon Amormchaichan, Kentaro Nanayama) have yet to record a double-bogey or worse through the first two tournaments.
• In the opener, The Boilermakers’ score of 49-under par 815 was the second-lowest, 54-hole score in school history. It featured a second-round tally of 24-under par 264, the lowest 18-hole score in school history.
• Purdue has shot 280 or better in all three rounds in a tournament seven times in school history. Three of the occurrences have come under head coach Andrew Sapp. 

PURDUE LINEUP
• Sam Easterbrook (Jr. / Tomworth, England)
… 2025 First-team All-Big Ten honoree.
… Owns 10 top-10 finishes in just 28 career events, needing one more top-10 finish to move into the top 10 in school history.
… Has a 72.32 career stroke average, good for second all-time behind All-American Herman Sekne (71.42).
… Owns 18 career rounds in the 60s and 38 of his 81 career rounds have been even or under par. 
… Finished T-6th at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate at 12-under par 204 (71-66-67); was 11-under par 133 over his final two rounds.

• Supapon…