<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2wTFyc_0vmOeeiE00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2wTFyc_0vmOeeiE00" width="1600" height="900" >WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team looks to defend the Windon Memorial Classic title this weekend against a loaded field at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.Purdue is looking for its second title of the fall season for the second straight year, after winning the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate. The Boilermakers are coming off a fourth-place finish at the Purdue Fall Invitational last weekend at the Kampen-Cosler Course.Sixteen teams will comprise the field, consisting of some of the nation's top teams. The Boilermakers are one of five Big Ten teams that will compete at Conway Farms.THE FIELD (Final 2024 Clippd Rankings)6 Illinois16 Arizona19 East Tennessee State31 Notre Dame32 Purdue33 Northwestern45 Houston47 South Florida50 Indiana55 Pepperdine69 Michigan State70 Kansas72 Augusta81 Kentucky112 Marquette127 UC DavisTEAM NOTES<ul><li>Purdue's win in the season-opening event was its first season-opening win since the 2010-11 season when it won the Turning Stone Invitational in New York.</li><li>Purdue is looking for its second fall win for the second straight season. Since the 1980-81 season, Purdue has won two events in the fall season just five previous times (1980, 1993, 1994, 2015, 2023).</li><li>Purdue is averaging 857.00 strokes per tournament through its first two events this fall. The Boilermakers haven't shot higher than 296 this season.</li><li>Boilermaker individuals have posted six top-20 finishes this season, but are looking for their first top-three finish this season.</li></ul>PURDUE LINEUP<ul><li>Nels Surtani – Senior; Indianapolis, Indiana</li><li>2024 Second-Team All-Big Ten selection.</li><li>Owns three top-25 finishes in three events this season.</li><li>Owns a 72.95 career stroke average (4th in school history).</li><li>Won the 2024 Puerto Rico Classic (only collegiate win).</li></ul><ul><li>Sam Easterbrook – Sophomore; Tomworth, England</li><li>Recorded third career top-5 finish, last week at the Purdue Fall Invite (36-hole leader).</li><li>Has four top-6 finishes in last five regular-season events dating to last year.</li><li>Posted the fourth-best scoring average by a Purdue freshman in school history (73.36).</li><li>Eighteen of his 42 rounds last season were even- or under-par.</li><li>Finished eighth at the Canadian Amateur in early August.</li></ul><ul><li>Jenson Forrester – Sophomore; Wolverhampton, England</li><li>Finished third last week at the Purdue Fall Individual at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course (72-67-71=210; -3).</li><li>Has two top-35 finishes so far this year (T-33rd at Island Resort Intercollegiate).</li><li>Was a regular a year ago at East Tennessee State, averaging 72.53 strokes per round and a pair of top-20 finishes.</li><li>Finished T-15 at the SoCon Men's Golf Championship and T-72 at the NCAA Championships.</li></ul><ul><li>Supapon Amornchaichan – Freshman; Bangkok, Thailand</li><li>Played well in season opener, posting T-15 finish at 1-under par 215; played final two rounds in 2-under par.</li><li>Finished in the top 50 in all three events so far this year.</li><li>Bounced back with a 71 in the second round at the Purdue Fall Invitational.</li><li>A highly-regarded recruit, Amornchaichan was an AJGA Honorable Mention All-America honoree.</li><li>Won four titles during the 2022-23 season, including a pair of AJGA events.</li><li>Was fourth at the Western Junior Championship in 2023.</li></ul><ul><li>Kentaro Nanayama – Junior; Jakarta, Indonesia</li></ul><ul><li>Finished T-9th at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate.</li><li>Missed the Inverness Intercollegiate to play a pro event in Indonesia.</li><li>Struggled in round one last week, but played final two rounds in even-par at Kampen.</li><li>Won a pair of tournaments last summer, including the Bali International Amateur.</li></ul>PREVIOUSLY AT THE WINDON MEMORIAL CLASSICThis marks Purdue's 16th appearance in the Windon Memorial Classic, winning the 2015 and 2023 events. Last year's team set a tournament and school record with a 54-hole total of 814 (269-268-277). Herman Sekne led three players in the top 10 with an individual title, shooting a school-record 197 (64-68-65).THE COURSEConway Farms Golf Club opened for play on August 3, 1991. The Tom Fazio award-winning course sits on 209 acres in Lake Forest, Illinois, and is designed around Scottish links golf traditions. Considered one of the top courses in the Chicago region, the course has hosted several high-profile events, including the NCAA Championships, the USGA Junior Amateur, Big Ten Championships and the 2013, 2015 and 2017 BMW Championships.WEATHER FORECASTSunday: Mostly Cloudy, 71 degrees, NNE wind 10-15 MPH (gusts to 25 MPH).Monday: Partly Sunny, 73 degrees, E wind 5-10 MPH.LIVE SCORINGWill be available on clippd.com.</div></body>

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's golf team looks to defend the Windon Memorial Classic title this weekend against a loaded field at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. Purdue is looking for its second title of the fall season for the second straight year, after...