Easterbrook Posts Top-10 Finish at Puerto Rico Classic – Purdue Boilermakers

RIO GRANDE, P.R. – The Purdue men’s golf team wrapped up play at the Puerto Rico Classic on Wednesday, finishing 13^th in the elite tournament held at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole score of 9-under par 855 (283-284-288) to finish 13^th out of 15 teams. No. 1-ranked Virginia won the tournament at 55-under par 809, outdistancing No. 2-ranked LSU (-37). Tennessee (-36), Oklahoma (-33) and South Carolina (-28) rounded out the top five.

Sam Easterbrook led the Boilermakers with a T-9 showing at 10-under par 206 (69-67-70), his 12^th career top-10 showing, good for the ninth-most top-10 finishes in school history. It marks his second straight year of finishing in the top 10 at the Puerto Rico Classic after winning medalist honors a year ago.

Supapon Amornchaichan finished tied for 48^th at 2-under par 214 (72-71-71). Jenson Forrester (71-73-75) and Will Harvey (71-75-73) tied for 71^st at 3-over par 219, while Kentaro Nanayama was T-75 at 4-over par 220 (73-73-74).

Playing as individuals, Andre Zhu was tied for 48^th at 2-under par 214 (68-73-73), while Yilin Sun was 85^th at 16-over par 232 (80-76-76).

Purdue will be off until the end of March when it heads to South Carolina for the Hootie at Bulls Bay.