Full Results / Stage II Fact Sheet
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Rising Purdue senior August Kim, played in Stage I of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Qualifying Tournament over the weekend, hosted in Rancho Mirage, California at the Dinah Shore, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player Courses. Kim finished four-over par, 292, over 72 holes, tying for 58th place and advancing to the second stage of qualifying, scheduled for Oct. 17-23 in Venice, Florida.
Kim got the weekend off to a roaring start, matching her career-best round with a six-under, 66, on the Arnold Palmer course. She was tied for the overall lead with Kristina Merkle as the pair led the 347-player field after 18 holes.
Kim shot even par on Day 2, countering two bogies with a pair of birdies on the Gary Player course and dipping to fourth place overall, and then shot three-over, 75, Saturday on the Dinah Shore course, bumping down into a tie for 21st place. She repeated on the Shore course on the fourth and final day, shooting seven-over, 79, but holding on to a spot in the top-90 to advance.
Former Boilermaker Anna Appert Lund also competed in California over the weekend, but came up just shy of advancing, finishing three shots over the cut at nine-over, 297.
Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament will be played at Plantation Golf and Country Club in seven weeks (Oct. 17-23). The top-80 players in Stage II advance to the third and final stage, scheduled for Nov. 28 -- Dec. 4 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida. Players that do not advance to the final stage will receive 2017 Symetra Tour status, depending on completion of 72 holes.