Cardinals in Middle of the Pack Through Two Rounds at Purdue Fall Invite

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.

Cardinals in Middle of the Pack Through Two Rounds at Purdue Fall Invite

Players Mentioned

Happy Gilmore

Aidan Gutierrez

Samuel Harris

Luke Johnston

Avery Mahoney

Carter Smith

Cameron Young

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