#BoilerNotes
- The Boilermakers have now won their season-opening tournament eight times in program history (1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2013, 2015).
- Purdue had four individuals in the top-20, individually just once in 2014-15 (Big Ten Championships, and twice in 2013-14 (Butler Invitational, Purdue Rainy Day Shootout).
- Linn Andersson's third-place finish is the top showing of her Purdue career and her first time as the team's top finisher at a tournament.
- Andersson led the team with 12 birdies over 54 holes, good for second-most at the tournament, followed by Anna Appert Lund with 10.
- Andersson's average of 3.97 was tied for the top Par 4 Scoring for the tournament.
- August Kim's 35 pars were the most on the team and tied for ninth at the tournament.
- Purdue improved its team score by 26 strokes over the 2014 season-opener at The Minikahda Club, moving from sixth to first in the team standings.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Purdue women's golf team emerged victorious in its first tournament of the year, winning the Minnesota Invitational at the Minikahda Club on Tuesday. The Boilermakers shot 10-over, 298, on the final day, holding off a pair of challengers to take home their first tournament title since the 2014 Butler Invitational, while sophomore Linn Andersson was Purdue's top individual, placing third with a score of one-under par, 215.
The Boilermakers put together a balanced team effort on Tuesday as Andersson and freshman Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri each shot two-over, 74, while senior Anna Appert Lund and sophomore Marta Martin each carded scores of three-over, 75. The foursome did the bulk of their work on the back nine, shooting a combined score of two-over, led by Martin's trio of birdies and one-under score down the stretch. Putri put the stamp on the victory with a birdie on No. 1 as the shotgun start had her finishing on the opening hole.
Purdue's three-round total of 20-over, 287-299-298=884, bested second-place East Carolina by two strokes (886, +22), and came in three shots ahead of Big Ten foe Illinois (887, +23). Minnesota boasted the individual medalist as Celia Kuenster finished three-under par, 68-72-73=213, followed closely by F. Gstafsson Spang of East Carolina (213, -2) and Andersson (215, -1). Appert Lund joined Andersson in the top-10, tied for 10th at seven-over par, 223, while Kim and Putri both finished in the top-20, tied for 13th and 20th, respectively.
Place Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total To Par 3 Linn Andersson 71 70 74 215 -1 T10 Anna Appert Lund 69 79 75 223 +7 T13 August Kim 70 77 77 224 +8 T20 Melati Putri 77 75 74 226 +10 T34 Marta Martin 77 77 75 229 +13
| Place | Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | To Par |
| 3 | Linn Andersson | 71 | 70 | 74 | 215 | -1 |
| T10 | Anna Appert Lund | 69 | 79 | 75 | 223 | +7 |
| T13 | August Kim | 70 | 77 | 77 | 224 | +8 |
| T20 | Melati Putri | 77 | 75 | 74 | 226 | +10 |
| T34 | Marta Martin | 77 | 77 | 75 | 229 | +13 |