WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 24th-ranked Purdue women's golf team opens its spring break competition Friday, set to take on a solid field at the 3M Augusta Invitational, hosted by the University of Augusta at Forest Hills Golf Club. It marks the Boilermakers' second trip to Augusta in as many seasons and the fifth appearance at the tournament in its history.
At Augusta, the Boilermakers will enjoy the hospitality of Jaguar head coach and former Boilermaker assistant coach Caroline (Haase) Hegg, who is in her third season at the University of Augusta. Hegg played for the Old Gold and Black from 2003-07, and spent five seasons as an assistant under Purdue head coach Devon Brouse. She was with the Boilermakers for a trio of top-10 NCAA Championship finishes, including our 2011 runner-up finish and 2013's third-place effort, and a Big Ten team title in 2013.
THE FIELD
The 2018 3M Augusta Invitational features a 15-team field, highlighted by the Boilermakers at No. 24 in the country. Apt challenges will come from a host of top-100 squads, including Virginia Tech, Memphis, Georgia and the host Jaguars. It will be the third meeting of the season against Augusta, and second against Georgia, Troy and Virginia Tech as Purdue has a 4-1 record against the group so far this season.
| Team | GolfWeek | GolfStat |
| Purdue | 24 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech | 43 | 47 |
| Memphis | 56 | 65 |
| Georgia | 59 | 55 |
| Augusta | 75 | 78 |
| Mercer | 78 | 75 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 83 | 77 |
| East Tennessee St. | 88 | 92 |
| Central Arkansas | -- | -- |
| Columbia | -- | -- |
| Daytona State | -- | -- |
| Eastern Michigan | -- | -- |
| James Madison | -- | -- |
| Southern Miss | -- | -- |
| Troy | -- | -- |
THE COURSE: Forest Hills Golf Club
Forest Hills Golf Club is the Jaguars' home course and plays par 72, 6,248 yards. It has played host to the annual event for the last 12 seasons.
AT THIS EVENT
The Boilermakers have fared well at Augusta's annual event, taking home the team title in three of its four previous appearances, including the 2017 edition. Last season Purdue shot 14-over 878 to top the field, led by a third-place showing from August Kim at two-under par. The Boilermakers also carried home the team title in 2011 and 2013, while taking third place in 2012.
THE PLAYERS (Career Stats)
| PLAYER | HOMETOWN | RDS. | AVG. | TOP 10 | LOW 18 | LOW 54 |
| Mica Farah | Lima, Peru | 37 | 75.2 | 1 | 69 | 219 |
| Marta Martin | Madrid, Spain | 111 | 75.4 | 4 | 69 | 216 |
| Mela Putri | Bali, Indonesia | 66 | 76.1 | 3 | 68 | 210 |
| Cova SanJuan | Aviles, Spain | 62 | 75.2 | 1 | 69 | 214 |
| Inez Wanamarta | Surabaya, Indonesia | 15 | 73.1 | 1 | 67 | 206 |
#BOILERNOTES
- Purdue head coach Devon Brouse is in his 20th season at his alma mater, returning in 1998 and taking the Boilermakers to the postseason in 17 of the last 18 years
- The Boilermakers continue to hold a national top-25 position, sitting 24th in the country on GolfWeek.com and No. 20 on GolfStat.com
- Senior Marta Martin led the team for the first time this season and became the fourth different Boilermaker to be the top individual finisher, leading her team to a fifth-place finish
- Martin shot matching scores of one-over 73 in the first and second rounds in Arizona
- Sophomore Micaela Farah has placed in the individual top-20 in three of the last four tournaments, including a career-best second-place effort at The Dickson
- Her one-round total of three-under 69, is tied for the third-best single round by a Boilermaker this season
- Farah has had at least one round under par in three of her last four tournaments, including a final-round 71 in Arizona
- Freshman Inez Wanamarta has placed in the top-20 in 4-of-6 tournaments to start her Boilermaker career, including her 14th-place showing at The Dickson
- Wanamarta is the only player to lead the Boilermakers in two different tournaments this season
- Wanamarta shared medalist honors at the season-opening Minnesota Invitational, tying a Boilermaker 54-hole record with a score of 10-under 206, initially set by Paula Reto at the 2013 NCAA West Regional
- Wanamarta's final-round, five-under 67 is tied for the 12th-lowest round all-time by a Boilermaker and tied for the third-lowest by a Purdue freshman
- Wanamarta was honored as the Big Ten Player of the Week on Sept. 13
- Junior Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri posted a career-best round of four-under 68 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Putri finished in the top-15 of the individual standings in each of her first two tournaments of the season, tying for 12th to lead the team at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
- Putri's has made a team-best 32 birdies on the season, followed by Wanamarta with 30
- Sophomore Cova SanJuan had a strong return to the lineup after sitting out the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, shooting one-over 73 at The Dickson to tie for 21st
- SanJuan has led the Boilermakers in two individual rounds this season and had the squad's top individual showing at the Landfall Tradition to close the fall
- The Boilermakers were under par as a team in all three rounds at Minnesota en route to the third-lowest 54-hole team score in program history: 283-285-286=854 (-10)
- Farah and Martin were all named to the Big Ten Conference Players to Watch list, published Aug. 30
- Farah was the sixth freshman in program history to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors
- Purdue's season-opening lineup was without a U.S. born player for the first time since 2010, as Putri and Wanamarta hail from Indonesia, Martin and Cova SanJuan are from Spain and Farah is from Peru