Live Scoring / Day One Results / Round Three Tee Times
WILMETTE, Ill. - The Purdue women's golf team battled through 36 holes at the eighth-annual Windy City Collegiate, hosted by Northwestern at Westmoreland Country Club on Monday, and is tied for 10th place in one of the nation's most elite early season fields, shooting nine-over, 585. Senior Anna Appert Lund posted the top individual effort of the day for the Boilermakers, shooting one-under par, 143, and is tied for 16th place overall.
The Boilermakers came out firing Monday morning, playing the first 18 holes at -2, 286, and sitting in fourth place after the first round. Appert Lund led the charge, draining four birdies on her way to a two-under, 70, while junior August Kim followed closely at one-under, 71. Freshman Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri posted a collegiate best round of even-par, 72, highlighted by an eagle on the 378-yard, par-four ninth hole, while sophomore Linn Andersson rounded out the team score with a one-over, 73.
The second 18 holes of the day proved tougher for the Old Gold and Black, who just couldn't get things going en route to an 11-over, 299. After making 14 birdies and Putri's eagle in the first round, they made only nine birdies in the second. Appert Lund remained steady, making three of the squad's second-round birdies and finishing one-over, 73. Kim, Putri and sophomore Marta Martin chipped in the other three team scores with marks of 75, 75 and 76, respectively.
Appert Lund is the lone Boilermaker in the top-20 individual standings, while Kim is one stroke outside the top-30 at two-over, 146. Putri sits three-over par, 147, while Martin is six-over, 150, and Andersson is seven-over par, 151.
Georgia and Northwestern are in first and second, respectively, as the Bulldogs finished the day 14-under par, 562, while the host Wildcats are 12-under, 564. Top-ranked, two-time defending event champions, Southern California, are in third at 10-under, 566. Georgia's Bailey Tardy and Northwestern's Hannah Lee share the individual lead at seven-under par, 137. Oklahoma State posted the top team round of the day, firing a scorching 12-under, 276, in the second round.
Play resumes tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. ET.