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March 22, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas - After entering the final round tied for first with the top-ranked team in the country, the 12th-ranked Purdue women's golf team shot a final round 294 (+6) to claim victory at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational on Sunday. Senior Maria Hernandez took home medalist honors for the second time in as many appearances at the BRLI, finishing with a 54-hole score of 210 (-6) and a three stroke lead over Arkansas' Lucy Nunn (213, -3).
The Boilermakers had four golfers land in the top 20, including two in the top five, leading to a three-round team score of 872 (+8) and a six-stroke victory over Arizona State, the top-ranked team in the latest Golfworld/NGCA coaches' poll. Purdue's score of 872 broke a 26-year-old record for the lowest 54-hole score in the tournament's history, topping Tulsa's score of 890 set in 1983.
Hernandez led the way for Purdue, putting together three sub-par rounds totaling a score of 210 (-6), the lowest individual score in the tournament's 36-year history. The two-time first team All-American never trailed in the event, firing an opening round 70 (-2), second round 69 (-3) and final round 71 (-1). This was Hernandez's 11th first place finish of her career and third on the season.
Sophomore Maude-Aimee LeBlanc finished in fourth place with a score of even-par 216. The Sherbrooke, Quebec, native began Sunday's final round in third place with opening round scores of 70 (-2) and 71 (-1), and shot a final round 75 (+3) to seal her fourth top five finish this season.
Sophomores Junthima Gulyanamitta and Thea Hoffmeister finished in a four-way tie for 17th, each shooting total scores of 223 (+7). Gulyanamitta used an eagle on the 459-yard par-five fifth hole to grab her third-best finish of the championship season, while Hoffmeister jumped 17 spots in the standings on Sunday, shooting a final round one-under par 71.
Senior Carolyn Mess carded a score of 81 (+9) for the second consecutive round giving her a share of 83rd place and a three-round total score of 247 (+31).
Playing as an individual, freshman Vaishavi Sinha finished in a tie for 75th (243, +27), shooting an opening round 80 (+8), second round 81 (+9) and final round 82 (+10).
This was the second time in three years that the Boilermakers have won the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational. Purdue and Maria Hernandez each won the title in 2007, the last time the Boilermakers competed in the event.
Trailing first place Purdue was Arizona State (878, +14), Arkansas (880, +16), New Mexico (891, +27), Duke (897, +33), Notre Dame (915, +51), Furman (918, +54), Texas A&M (918, +54), Texas (919, +55), Vanderbilt (922, +58), Oklahoma (922, +58), South Carolina (929, +65), Tulsa (929, +65), Chattanooga (930, +66), Arizona (932, +68), Florida State (933, +69) and UCF (950, +86).
The 54-hole event was hosted by Texas and played at the 6,324-yard, par-72 University of Texas Golf Club.
Purdue will be back in action on April 3 to 5, competing at the Ping/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.