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Cardinals in Middle of the Pack Through Two Rounds at Purdue Fall Invite
October 13, 2025 | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Luke Johnston shot even par through 36 holes Monday and Ball State sites in an eighth-place tie with Ohio and Toledo as the Purdue Fall Invitational heads into Tuesday's final round.
Johnston shot 2-over-par in his first trip around the par-72 Kampen-Cosler golf course, then fired 2-under in his second trip. Cameron Young was 1-under in the second round, finishing at 2-over par. Johnston (74-70--144) is in 14th place after two rounds, and Young (75-71--146) in 24th, to pace the Cardinals.
Host Purdue (558) holds a whopping 19-stroke lead over second-place Oakland (577) and Southern Illinois (577) at +1. Butler (578), Nebraska (580) and Illinois State (581) are knotted just three strokes apart in fourth, fifth and six place, followed by a pack of schools from the Mid-American Conference, all in a virtual deadlock: Northern Illinois (592), Ball State (593), Ohio (593) and Toledo (593).
Senior Carter Smith (74-79--153) finished at +9 on Monday, followed by Aidan Gutierrez (74-83--157) and Samuel Harris (84-76--160).
The 15-team tournament was played adjacent to a 25-competitor individual tournament on Purdue's par-71 Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. Ball State golfers Avery Mahoney (74) and Happy Gilmore (75) finished a stroke apart over 18 holes of first-round action, and sit in 10th and 15th place heading into Tuesday's final round of 36 holes.
Johnston shot 2-over-par in his first trip around the par-72 Kampen-Cosler golf course, then fired 2-under in his second trip. Cameron Young was 1-under in the second round, finishing at 2-over par. Johnston (74-70--144) is in 14th place after two rounds, and Young (75-71--146) in 24th, to pace the Cardinals.
Host Purdue (558) holds a whopping 19-stroke lead over second-place Oakland (577) and Southern Illinois (577) at +1. Butler (578), Nebraska (580) and Illinois State (581) are knotted just three strokes apart in fourth, fifth and six place, followed by a pack of schools from the Mid-American Conference, all in a virtual deadlock: Northern Illinois (592), Ball State (593), Ohio (593) and Toledo (593).
Senior Carter Smith (74-79--153) finished at +9 on Monday, followed by Aidan Gutierrez (74-83--157) and Samuel Harris (84-76--160).
The 15-team tournament was played adjacent to a 25-competitor individual tournament on Purdue's par-71 Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. Ball State golfers Avery Mahoney (74) and Happy Gilmore (75) finished a stroke apart over 18 holes of first-round action, and sit in 10th and 15th place heading into Tuesday's final round of 36 holes.
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