Boilermakers Finish 4th at Bulls Bay

Boiler Notes

• Purdue’s 834 tied for the fourth-best tournament score in school history and was the second-best score in relation to par (-30) in school history.
• It marked the second time in school history that Purdue posted three tournament rounds of 830 or better.
• Purdue has posted five straight team rounds of even-par or better (2^nd and 3^rd rounds at Puerto Rico Classic; all three rounds at the Hootie at Bulls Bay).
• Purdue’s 274 in the first round was the 9^th-lowest round in school history.
• Herman Sekne finished third with a 15-under par 201 (69-65-67), good for the second-lowest, 54-hole tournament score in school history.
• Sekne shot a round in the 60s in all three rounds, just the third Boilermaker to do that in school history. He now has four straight rounds in the 60s.
• Sekne’s nine rounds in the 60s this season are already tied for the third most in a season in school history. His 11 career top-10 finishes are tied for the ninth most in a career in school history.
• Sekne’s season stroke average is now 70.11 and his career average is 71.78, a full stroke better than second on the career list (Austin Eoff).
• Nick Dentino’s 205 (67-72-66) tournament score was the ninth-best score in school history.

 
AWENDAW, S.C. – The Purdue men’s golf team wrapped up a strong weekend with a fourth-place showing at the Hootie at Bulls Bay at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, South Carolina.
 
The Boilermakers totaled a 30-under par 834 (274-280-280) to finish 10 shots behind champion East Tennessee State (-40) and just three shots behind New Mexico (-33) and two behind North Carolina State (-32). Missouri finished fifth at 26-under par 838.
 
Herman Sekne continued his All-America season with a third-place showing at 15-under par 201 (69-65-67). Sekne was even-par on his round through 12 holes, but birdied five of his last six holes for his ninth round in the 60s this season. Sekne now has five top-10 showings in his six events played this year.
 
Nick Dentino finished tied for sixth at 11-under par 205 (67-72-66). He posted a career-low 18-hole score (66) and career-low tournament score (205) by five shots. It was his first top-10 showing since the first tournament he played as a freshman in September 2019.  
 
Andrew Farraye finished tied for 37^th at 2-under par 214 (72-72-70), while Kent…