Boilermakers Start Strong at Isleworth

WINDERMERE, Fla. – Amongst a loaded field, the Purdue men’s golf team played well on day one of the Isleworth Collegiate, finishing the first round in fifth out of 15 teams.
 
The Boilermakers totaled a 3-over par 291 to finish the initial 18 holes in fifth place, just five shots out of second place. Auburn leads the tournament after tallying a 15-under par 273. Florida is second at 2-under par 286, while UCF is third at even-par 288 and LSU is fourth at 2-over par 290.
 
Purdue is fifth and followed by Arizona and West Virginia at 4-over par 292, South Carolina and California in eighth at 5-over par 293 and Illinois and Minnesota tied for 10^th at 6-over par 294.
 
Purdue recovered after a slow start as its four counting players were 6-over par through five holes. The counting four players played the final 13 holes in a combined 3-under par to move up the leaderboard.
 
Junior Herman Sekne continued his excellent season, opening the tournament with a 4-under par 68, good for T-5^th after the first round. Sekne was 1-over par through six holes, but played his last 12 holes in 5-under par for his opening-round 68.
 
The 68 tied a season-best, 18-hole score for the junior and was his fourth round in the 60s this season, coming in just 10 rounds played. It marked his 15^th career round in the 60s, and 27 of his 61 career rounds have been even- or under-par.
 
Nels Surtani has positioned himself for another top-20 finish after an opening-round 72, good for 17^th place. Surtani was solid all day with three birdies, three bogeys and 12 pars on his round.
 
Luke Prall overcame a slow start to shoot a 2-over par 74, good for 28^th place. Prall bogeyed the first two holes, but played the last 16 holes in even-par, including nine pars on the back nine for his 74.
 
Nick Dentino is tied for 50^th at 5-over par 77 and Peyton Snoeberger is tied for 71^st at 9-over par 81.
 
Purdue will tee off hole No. 1, in Monday’s second round, starting at 8:50 a.m. ET. Purdue will be paired with top-30 teams LSU and Arizona.