Men's golf team gets third place

By Purdue Sports Information

RIDGE VERONA, Wis. — The Purdue men’s golf team finished third in the Badger Invitational playing in soggy conditions over the weekend.

Rain fell for most of the round on Sunday at the 15-team event, which was won by Toledo and hosted by Wisconsin.

The Boilermakers, who were in fourth place after two rounds, carded a final round 291 to move into the top three with a total of 865. Toledo won the event with a total score of 853, followed by Arkansas-Little Rock with an 858. Only two teams finished below par. Purdue placed first among the seven Big Ten schools who were in the invitational, edging out Michigan by two strokes for third place.

Senior Lee Williamson, who was in third place after the first two rounds, fired a 70 yesterday and finished eight strokes under par. He placed second overall with a 208 total. Williamson’s second round 67 tied for the lowest individual round of the tournament.

Junior Peter Karmis tied for 20th place for the Boilermakers, while junior Chris Mayson finished tied for 29th after a final-round 73.

Freshman Dustin Cone, playing in his first collegiate event, carded a 223 on the weekend and finished tied for 41st. Senior Jason Bukowski fired a 224 and tied for 45th overall.

For the second straight season, the Boilermakers began the fall schedule with a third-place finish. Purdue placed third at the PSI Net Intercollegiate in Minneapolis a year ago.

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