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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's golf team returns to tournament play this week, heading to Augusta University for the 3M Augusta Invitational on Friday. The Boilermakers will play in the Jaguars' home event for the fifth time in program history, winning the tournament in 2011 and 2013.
Senior August Kim got her spring season going last weekend, posting a 3-0 mark in match play at the Gifford Great 8 Match Play, hosted by UCLA at Brentwood Country Club. Kim played nearly flawless over the three rounds in Los Angeles, making just three bogeys over 54 holes, and is now 8-2-1 in match play in her Purdue career.
The Boilermaker senior owns three top-five finishes in her final collegiate campaign, but is still seeking her first medalist honor of the season. She was runner-up at the Landfall Tradition in the fall at six-under par, and shot four-under at the Windy City Collegiate.
Kim and the Boilermakers tee off Friday morning at Forest Hills Golf Club and will be paired with the host Jaguars, who are led by former Boilermaker assistant coach Caroline Hegg.
THE FIELD
The 12th-annual 3M Augusta Invitational features a 14-team field, headlined by the Boilermakers and No. 37 Tennessee. The host Jaguars are the event's defending champions, topping last year's 16-team field at three-under par and besting the runner-up by 10 strokes.
| (Seed) Team | GolfWeek | GolfStat |
| Purdue | 32 | 23 |
| Tennessee | 37 | 33 |
| Augusta | 47 | 45 |
| Coastal Carolina | 62 | 65 |
| Mississippi | 69 | 70 |
| Memphis | 72 | 73 |
| East Tennessee State | 80 | 79 |
| Columbia | 89 | 88 |
| Kennesaw State | 96 | 91 |
| Troy | 99 | 100 |
| Virginia Tech | -- | 94 |
| Daytona State | -- | -- |
| Eastern Michigan | -- | -- |
| James Madison | -- | -- |
THE COURSE: Forest Hills Golf Club
Forest Hills Golf Club plays par-72, 6,248 yards
AT THIS EVENT
Purdue returns to Augusta for the fifth time in event history and the first time since 2014. The Boilermakers own a pair of titles, winning in 2011 and 2013, and were the third-place finishers in 2012. Some of the best marks in program history came at the 2011 tournament as the Boilermakers carded a round of 13-under, 275, while Paula Reto shot an eight-under, 64, at the 2012 edition for the lowest 18-hole score all-time at Purdue.
THE PLAYERS (Season Stats)
| PLAYER | HOMETOWN | RDS. | AVG. | TOP 10 | LOW 18 | LOW 54 |
| Linn Andersson | Jonkoping, Sweden | 9 | 73.4 | 2 | 69 | 212 |
| Micaela Farah | Lima, Peru | 6 | 75.5 | 0 | 71 | 219 |
| August Kim | St. Augustine, Fla. | 15 | 72.5 | 3 | 68 | 210 |
| Marta Martin | Madrid, Spain | 15 | 75.0 | 1 | 71 | 217 |
| Melati Putri | Denpasar, Bali | 12 | 74.8 | 1 | 71 | 214 |
| Cova SanJuan | Aviles, Spain | 12 | 74.0 | 0 | 70 | 218 |
#BOILERNOTES
- The Boilermakers played in their first match play event of the season last time out, taking fourth place at the Gifford Great 8 Match Play, hosted by UCLA
- Senior August Kim posted a 3-0 mark at UCLA, including a 2-up win over Ohio State's Katja Pogacar
- Augusta head coach Caroline Hegg is a former Boilermaker assistant coach
- Sophomore Covadonga SanJuan has been the Boilermakers' top finisher in two straight tournaments, posting a two-over, 218, to tie for 18th at The Dickson in Houston last time out
- The Boilermakers matched the eighth-best team round in program history at The Dickson, shooting a six-under, 282, in the opening round
- SanJuan matched her top individual showing of the season at the 2017 Lady Puerto Rico Classic, carding a four-over, 220, including a second-round, two-under, 70
- Kim has played 60 percent of her tournament rounds at par or better this season, good for a team-high nine rounds at the mark
- Kim owns the Boilermakers' only two eagles of the season, making one in each of her last two tournaments, including a 3 on the 473-yard par 5 in the final round at The Dickson
- Freshman Micaela Farah has turned in a qualifying team score in each of her first six rounds as a Boilermaker, including a career-best 71 in the opening round at The Dickson
- Purdue won its season-opening tournament for the second straight season, tying for the team title at the Minnesota Invitational (Sept. 12-13)
- The Boilermakers placed two individuals in the top-10 of three straight tournaments in the fall, marking the first time since 2013, when they accomplished the feat in six consecutive outings
- The Boilermakers' sixth-place effort at the Windy City Collegiate was their best since winning the event in 2011, and marked their first tournament victory over conference rival Northwestern since the 2013 NCAA Championships
- Purdue finished the fall by shooting eight-over, 872, at the Landfall Tradition and taking fourth place in an impressive field in Wilmington, North Carolina
- Kim advanced to Stage III of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in the fall, one-of-11 amateurs to reach the final stage
- GolfWeek.com's Lance Ringler picked the Boilermakers to win the Big Ten Conference this season.
- Purdue has four players currently on the LPGA Tour, including tour rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon who tied for eighth at the 2017 season-opening LPGA Pure Silk Bahamas event, and Maude-Aimee Leblanc who tied for seventh at the 2017 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open