April 13, 2003

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Purdue men's golf team tied for seventh place at the Robert Kepler Invitational, which was held at the par 72, 7,251-yard Ohio State Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

The Boilermakers fired a final-round 302 and tied with Northwestern for seventh place overall. Purdue and the Wildcats totaled 909 over the two days. Ohio State won the event after a three-round 893.

The 16-team tournament featured Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, Kent State, Kentucky, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Purdue, Toledo, and Wisconsin.

Purdue was led by senior Peter Karmis, who tied for eighth overall. He fired a final-round 70 and had a three-round total of 222.

Junior Shiv Kapur tied for 25th overall. He notched a final-round 82 and totaled 228 over the three days. Sophomore Dustin Cone carded a final-round 75 and tied for 27th overall.

Junior Luke Epp tied for 43rd overall. He had a final-round 77 and totaled a 232 over the weekend.

Junior Ryan Masuda shot a final-round 80 and totaled a 242 over the three rounds.

The Boilermakers are in action again on May 2 to 4 at the Big Ten Championships in Bloomington.

Place	Individual	1st Rd.		2nd Rd.		3rd rd.		Total
T8      Peter Kamris	73		79              70		222
T25	Shiv Kapur	75		71		82		228
T27     Dustin Cone	75          	79              75		229
T43     Luke Epp        78          	77  		77		232
T80	Ryan Masuda	83		79		80		242

Place	Team	        1st Rd.	2nd Rd.	3rd Rd.	Total
1   	Ohio State	297  	294    	302	893
2   	Illinois	299  	302    	296	897
3       Kentucky	306  	301    	293	900
4   	Indiana 	302  	298    	301	901
5   	Miami (Ohio)    303  	302    	301	906
6   	Kent State      306  	303    	298	907
7   	Northwestern    306  	304    	299	909
	Purdue	        301  	306   	302	909
9       Toledo	        307  	294   	312	913
10   	Michigan State  309  	302   	306	917

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