WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's golf team is back in action Monday, heading to Napa, California for the fifth-annual Silverado Showdown, co-hosted by Oregon and Colorado at the North Course of Silverado Resort & Spa. This is the Boilermakers' second trip to California in as many years, playing at UCLA in 2017, and their first-ever appearance at the Ducks' and Buffalos' annual event.
The Boilermakers are closing in on the postseason with this weekend's action being the first of two tournaments left before the Big Ten Championships, set for April 20-22 at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio. The Purdue lineup continued to show incredible balance last time out at the Clemson Invitational as senior Marta Martin took the lead spot for the second time in the last three tournaments with a career-best showing. Martin shot five-under par, 211 at The Reserve at Lake Keowee, playing all three rounds at par or better, and carries a streak of five consecutive rounds at par or better into the tournament.
THE FIELD
The fifth-annual Silverado Showdown features a loaded, 17-team field that includes four of the top 10, eight of the top-25 teams in the nation and a heavy Pac-12 Conference contingent. UCLA and USC highlight the list, ranked second and fifth in the nation, respectively, followed closely by No. 6 Stanford and No. 7 Texas. No. 11 Northwestern, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 14 Arizona and No. 18 Colorado bolster the list of teams.
| Team | GolfWeek | GolfStat |
| UCLA | 2 | 1 |
| Southern California | 5 | 8 |
| Stanford | 6 | 4 |
| Texas | 7 | 6 |
| Northwestern | 11 | 14 |
| Arizona State | 13 | 10 |
| Arizona | 14 | 13 |
| Colorado | 18 | 20 |
| Purdue | 28 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | 32 |
| UNLV | 34 | 37 |
| California | 49 | 52 |
| Oregon | 58 | 65 |
| Pepperdine | 59 | 50 |
| San Jose State | 66 | 61 |
| Washington State | 69 | 72 |
| Tulane | 99 | -- |
THE COURSE: North Course, Silverado Resort & Spa
The North Course at the Silverado Resort and Spa plays par 72, 6,196 yards, and has been the home of several PGA Tour events in its history. Designed by PGA Hall of Famer Johnny Miller, the course has hosted all five editions of the Silverado Showdown.
AT THIS EVENT
The Boilermakers make their first-ever appearance at the Silverado Showdown. Stanford won the 2017 event at 16-under par, and was 1-of-3 teams under par at the tournament. Lilia Vu of UCLA and Northwestern's Hannah Kim shared medalist honors in 2017 at eight-under par, 208, while Vu shot a scorching eight-under par, 63, in the second round of last year's tournament.
THE PLAYERS (Career Stats)
| PLAYER | HOMETOWN | RDS. | AVG. | TOP 10 | LOW 18 | LOW 54 |
| Micaela Farah | Lima, Peru | 43 | 74.9 | 2 | 69 | 214 |
| Marta Martin | Madrid, Spain | 117 | 75.2 | 5 | 69 | 211 |
| Mela Putri | Bali, Indonesia | 72 | 75.9 | 3 | 68 | 210 |
| Covadonga SanJuan | Aviles, Spain | 65 | 75.3 | 1 | 69 | 214 |
| Inez Wanamarta | Surabaya, Indonesia | 21 | 73.1 | 2 | 67 | 206 |
#BOILERNOTES
- Purdue's last two 54-hole team scores have ranked in the all-time top 25 in program history, marking the No. 16 all-time score at Clemson (289-287-293=869) and tied the No. 23 mark at the 3M Augusta Invitational (296-290-289=973)
- The Boilermakers have had five different players lead them for a tournament this season, with senior Marta Martin, sophomore Micaela Farah and freshman Inez Wanamarta each posting Purdue's top score twice
- Martin shot a career-best 54-hole score of five-under par, 211, at the Clemson Invitational, including a season-low round of three-under, 69, on the second day of competition
- Martin has an active streak of five straight rounds at par or better, dating to the second round at the 3M Augusta Invitational, and is averaging 70.8 stroke per 18 holes during the stretch
- Junior Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri has placed in the individual top 25 of three straight events, averaging 219.7 strokes per 54 holes
- Putri has made a team-high 58 birdies on the season, including a team-most 10 at Clemson, and has a team-high eight rounds of par or better
- Putri and sophomore Micaela Farah are tied for the most team-low tournament rounds this season, each posting the Boilermakers' low mark six times
- Farah owns a team-high two top-10 individual tournament finishes this season and has posted a team score in 18-of-21 rounds (.857) this season
- Freshman Inez Wanamarta has the Boilermakers' lowest 18-hole average for the season, carding 73.05 strokes per round
- Wanamarta joins Farah as the only two Boilermakers with a pair of top-10 individual finishes this season, and leads the team in par-four scoring (4.12), par-five scoring (4.91) and team-counted rounds (19.7-of-21, .938)