Four Huskers produced top-25 individual performances to power the Nebraska men’s golf team to a fifth-place finish in a 15-team field at the Purdue Fall Invitational on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Big Red finished with a season-best, three-round team total of 855 (+3), just two strokes back of No. 9 Illinois, which tied for third at 853 (+1) with No. 79 VCU. The hosts from No. 40 Purdue claimed the team title after firing the tournament's best round with a 275 (-9) on Tuesday. The Boilermakers finished at 842 (-10) to secure a one-shot win over No. 84 Illinois State in second at 843 (-9).
The No. 87 Huskers, who continue to climb in the national standings, finished three shots ahead of No. 54 UNLV and nine strokes in front of No. 85 Ball State among the seven top-100 teams in the tournament field.
Harry Crockett, a junior from Oxted, England, wrapped up his best tournament of the season with a final-round 71 to close at even-par 213 to tie for 12th in the tournament after an opening-round 70 (-1) and a second-round 72 on Monday. Crockett's effort came on a par-71, 7,275-yard layout at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.
Sophomore Quinn Yost (Farmington, N.M.) and junior Hamish Murray (Sydney, Australia) finished right behind Crockett with one-over-par scores of 214 to tie for 17th.
Murray matched Crockett for Nebraska's best final-round score with a 71, to follow his rounds of 73 and 70 on Monday. Yost, who fired a 68 (-3) in Monday's second round, added a 72 on Tuesday to close another impressive tournament.
Senior Gentry Scheve (Emporia, Kan.) rounded out the four Huskers in the top 25 by tying for 21st overall at 215. Scheve entered the day tied for eighth at 140 (-2) and played an outstanding front nine to move to three-under-par, ran into trouble on the back.
Reed Malleck (York, Neb.) completed the Husker contingent with a 77 on Tuesday to close at 222 (+9) in a tie for 54th.
Jackson Buchanan (Illinois) and Valentin Peugnet (Illinois State) shared individual medalist honors with 54-hole scores of 204 (-9).
Nebraska returns to action at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 16-17) to complete the fall season.
Purdue Fall Invitational
Oct. 9-10, 2023
West Lafayette, Indiana
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course (Par 71, 7,275 Yards)
Final Team Results
1. Purdue - 291-276-275=842 (-10)
2. Illinois State - 277-283-283=843 (-9)
T3. VCU - 289-278-286=853 (+1)
T3. Illinois - 284-285-284=853 (+1)
5. Nebraska - 290-276-289=855 (+3)
6. Miami (Ohio) - 284-288-285=857 (+5)
7. UNLV - 289-284-285=858 (+6)
8. Northern Illinois - 281-279-301=861 (+9)
9. Central Arkansas - 278-289-296=863 (+11)
10. Ball State - 294-277-293=864 (+12)
11. Butler - 293-290-290=873 (+21)
12. Western Kentucky - 292-293-295=880 (+28)
13. Dayton - 301-291-294=886 (+34)
14. Eastern Michigan - 294-294-299=887 (+35)
15. DePaul - 302-291-310=903 (+51)
Final Individual Results
T1. Jackson Buchanan, Illinois - 68-69-67=204 (-9)
T1. Valentin Peugnet, Illinois State - 67-66-71=204 (-9)
3. Herman Wibe Sekne, Purdue - 71-70-65=206 (-7)
4. Zach Place, Northern Illinois - 67-68-72=207 (-6)
5. Alex McCulla, Illinois State - 70-70-68=208 (-5)
T6. Max Herendeen, Illinois - 72-66-71=209 (-4)
T6. Mattias Varjun, VCU - 72-67-70-=209 (-4)
T6. *Ryan Voois, Illinois - 72-68-69=209 (-4)
9. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue - 73-67-70=210 (-3)
T10. Jerry Ji, Illinois - 71-70-71=212 (-1)
T10. Veikka Viskari, VCU - 69-70-73=212 (-1)
Nebraska Individuals
T12. Harry Crockett - 70-72-71=213 (E)
T17. Quinn Yost - 74-68-72=214 (+1)
T17. Hamish Murray - 73-70-71=214 (+1)
T21. Gentry Scheve - 73-67-75=215 (+2)
T54. Reed Malleck - 74-71-77=222 (+9)