Feb. 5, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The fourth-ranked Purdue women's golf team will kick off its spring season as it plays host to the 2010 Lady Puerto Rico Classic at the Trump International Golf Club Championship Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, on Feb. 7 to 9.
This prestigious tournament will feature some of the best collegiate golf programs in the U.S., including four teams ranked in the top 25 in the latest Golf World/NGCA Golf Coaches' poll (Purdue, Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma State) and 10 teams ranked in Golfweek's top 50.
Purdue is the highest ranked team in the field at No. 4/4. Alabama is the only other team inside the top 10 with a No. 8/9 ranking. Georgia is ranked 10th in the coaches' poll and 16 by Golfweek while Oklahoma State is 23rd in both polls. Rounding out Golfweek's top 50 is Florida State at No. 27, Kent State at No. 22, Northwestern is No. 38, Texas Tech is No. 48, No. 49 Iowa State and No. 50 Wisconsin.
The tournament will be played on the par-72, 6,219-yard Championship Course and will feature a 54-hole format with 18 holes played each day, with a shotgun start at 7:10 a.m. Eastern on Sunday and Monday and at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
Purdue will look to defend its 2009 Lady Puerto Rico championship title. The Boilermakers entered the final round with a 10-stroke lead and used a final round 296 (+8) to capture the title with a 54-hole total of 888 (+24). Tennessee finished in second with a score of 909 (+45). Former Boilermaker and first team All-American Maria Hernandez captured medalist honors with a three-round total of 219 (+3).
LeBlanc will be Purdue's most likely candidate to vie for medalist honors. LeBlanc enters the tournament as the No. 3 individual nationally according to Golfweek, while Gulyanamitta is ranked No. 12. The tournament will feature two other golfers ranked in Golfweek's top 10 with Camilla Lennarth of Alabama (No. 8) and Caroline Hedwall of Oklahoma State (No. 9).
This is the eighth year that Purdue has hosted the Lady Puerto Rico Classic and last year was the Boilermakers' first team championship. Their next highest finish occurred in 2006, when they finished in second place.
Live scoring is not available, but daily updates and full results can be found at purduesports.com.