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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 25th-ranked Purdue women's golf team kicks off the spring season Sunday, heading to Orlando, Florida for the 13th-annual UCF Challenge at Eagle Creek Golf Club. The Boilermakers will open the spring somewhere other than the Lady Puerto Rico Classic for the first time since 2003, set to warm-up against a solid 16-team field.
The Boilermakers are set to field six players in the three-day tournament, led by senior Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri, junior Micaela Farah and sophomore Inez Wanamarta. Freshman Danielle du Toit aims to pick up where she left off in an impressive fall, and senior Covadonga SanJuan is scheduled to make her season debut. Sophomore Lauren Guiao will compete in the field as an individual.
This is the Boilermakers' first-ever trip to UCF's annual event, and their first tournament in Florida since 2016, when Purdue took sixth at the Hurricane Invitational at The Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables. The 2019 UCF Challenge features a trio of top-20 teams in third-ranked Vanderbilt, No. 9 Kent State and No. 14 Illinois, and two top individuals in Vanderbilt's No. 3 Abbey Carlson and Kent State's No. 25 Michaela Finn.
THE FIELD (Rankings are Golfweek/Golfstat)
Vanderbilt (3/6)
Kent State (9/10)
Illinois (14/18)
Purdue (25/29)
Miami (27/27)
Michigan State (35/30)
Penn State (40/39)
Kennesaw State (42/37)
Iowa State (45/-)
Old Dominion (50/-)
SMU (-/49)
UCF
College of Charleston
East Carolina
Tulane
Wisconsin
PURDUE LINEUP
Danielle du Toit, Freshman: Was the Boilermakers' No. 2 finisher in all three events in the fall, including a top-10 showing at the Illini Women's Invitational … produced a team-low score average of 73.22 through three fall tournaments … had four straight rounds under par, finishing the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a collegiate-best score of five-under 67, and playing all three rounds at Illinois under par … finished second on the team in the fall with 23 birdies and had one of two eagles for the squad.
Micaela Farah, Junior: Tied for the Boilermakers' second-lowest round average in the fall at 73.78 … played three of her nine fall rounds under par, including a career-low mark of 67 in the opening round of the Illini Women's Invitational … posted Purdue's low score in four-of-nine rounds in the fall, and was the Boilermakers' top finisher at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, shooting two-over 218 and tying for 13th place.
Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri, Senior: Tied with Farah for the team's second-lowest round average in the fall (73.78), and turned in four rounds of par or better … notched her fourth career top-10 finish with a collegiate-low score of eight-under 208 at the Illini Women's Invitational, including a career-best, four-under 68 in the second round … dropped a team-high 25 birdies in the fall schedule.
Inez Wanamarta, Sophomore: Played just one fall event in 2018, posting Purdue's low tournament total at the Landfall Tradition … turned in the team's low score in all three rounds at Landfall, including a mark of even-par 72 in the second 18 … named the 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year after setting Purdue's rookie records for scoring average (73.21) and rounds of par of better (12).
Covadonga SanJuan, Senior: Making her senior debut this weekend after sitting out all three events in the fall … averaged 74.15 strokes per round as a junior, including eight rounds of par or better … was the Boilermakers' top individual at the 2017 Landfall Tradition and tied for the team's low mark at the 2018 Big Ten Championships.
Lauren Guiao, Sophomore: Playing in her third varsity event of the season after appearing at the Illini Women's Invitational and Windy City Collegiate Classic … turned in a team score in three-of-six fall rounds, including a collegiate-low score of one-under 71 in the second round at Illinois.
THE COURSE
A par-72, 6,349-yard course, Eagle Creek Golf Club has played host to the Knights' annual event for the last five seasons. Designed by Ron Garl and Howard Swan, it is part of a group of designated "Audubon International Silver Signature" courses, featuring more than 90 white sand bunkers and dramatic bulkheads embracing water hazards and greens, all nestled beneath a canopy of towering trees and foliage.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: AM Clounds/PM Sun, 75/60 degrees; NNE 8 MPH.
Monday: Partly Cloudy, 77/59 degrees; NNE 7 MPH.
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy, 79/58 degrees; NE 6 MPH.
UCF CHALLENGE HISTORY
Purdue is set to play at the UCF Challenge for the first time.
THE TEE TIMES:
Round 1 (Holes 7-9; 8:45 a.m. ET): Purdue, Miami, Michigan State
Round 2 (Holes TBA; shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. ET): To be announced
Round 3 (Holes TBA; shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. ET): To be announced
LIVE STATS
Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 25th-ranked Purdue women's golf team kicks off the spring season Sunday, heading to Orlando, Florida for the 13th-annual UCF Challenge at Eagle Creek Golf Club. The Boilermakers will open the spring somewhere other than the Lady Puerto Rico Classic for the first time since 2003, set to warm-up against a solid 16-team field.
The Boilermakers are set to field six players in the three-day tournament, led by senior Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri, junior Micaela Farah and sophomore Inez Wanamarta. Freshman Danielle du Toit aims to pick up where she left off in an impressive fall, and senior Covadonga SanJuan is scheduled to make her season debut. Sophomore Lauren Guiao will compete in the field as an individual.
This is the Boilermakers' first-ever trip to UCF's annual event, and their first tournament in Florida since 2016, when Purdue took sixth at the Hurricane Invitational at The Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables. The 2019 UCF Challenge features a trio of top-20 teams in third-ranked Vanderbilt, No. 9 Kent State and No. 14 Illinois, and two top individuals in Vanderbilt's No. 3 Abbey Carlson and Kent State's No. 25 Michaela Finn.
THE FIELD (Rankings are Golfweek/Golfstat)
Vanderbilt (3/6)
Kent State (9/10)
Illinois (14/18)
Purdue (25/29)
Miami (27/27)
Michigan State (35/30)
Penn State (40/39)
Kennesaw State (42/37)
Iowa State (45/-)
Old Dominion (50/-)
SMU (-/49)
UCF
College of Charleston
East Carolina
Tulane
Wisconsin
PURDUE LINEUP
Danielle du Toit, Freshman: Was the Boilermakers' No. 2 finisher in all three events in the fall, including a top-10 showing at the Illini Women's Invitational … produced a team-low score average of 73.22 through three fall tournaments … had four straight rounds under par, finishing the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a collegiate-best score of five-under 67, and playing all three rounds at Illinois under par … finished second on the team in the fall with 23 birdies and had one of two eagles for the squad.
Micaela Farah, Junior: Tied for the Boilermakers' second-lowest round average in the fall at 73.78 … played three of her nine fall rounds under par, including a career-low mark of 67 in the opening round of the Illini Women's Invitational … posted Purdue's low score in four-of-nine rounds in the fall, and was the Boilermakers' top finisher at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, shooting two-over 218 and tying for 13th place.
Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri, Senior: Tied with Farah for the team's second-lowest round average in the fall (73.78), and turned in four rounds of par or better … notched her fourth career top-10 finish with a collegiate-low score of eight-under 208 at the Illini Women's Invitational, including a career-best, four-under 68 in the second round … dropped a team-high 25 birdies in the fall schedule.
Inez Wanamarta, Sophomore: Played just one fall event in 2018, posting Purdue's low tournament total at the Landfall Tradition … turned in the team's low score in all three rounds at Landfall, including a mark of even-par 72 in the second 18 … named the 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year after setting Purdue's rookie records for scoring average (73.21) and rounds of par of better (12).
Covadonga SanJuan, Senior: Making her senior debut this weekend after sitting out all three events in the fall … averaged 74.15 strokes per round as a junior, including eight rounds of par or better … was the Boilermakers' top individual at the 2017 Landfall Tradition and tied for the team's low mark at the 2018 Big Ten Championships.
Lauren Guiao, Sophomore: Playing in her third varsity event of the season after appearing at the Illini Women's Invitational and Windy City Collegiate Classic … turned in a team score in three-of-six fall rounds, including a collegiate-low score of one-under 71 in the second round at Illinois.
THE COURSE
A par-72, 6,349-yard course, Eagle Creek Golf Club has played host to the Knights' annual event for the last five seasons. Designed by Ron Garl and Howard Swan, it is part of a group of designated "Audubon International Silver Signature" courses, featuring more than 90 white sand bunkers and dramatic bulkheads embracing water hazards and greens, all nestled beneath a canopy of towering trees and foliage.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: AM Clounds/PM Sun, 75/60 degrees; NNE 8 MPH.
Monday: Partly Cloudy, 77/59 degrees; NNE 7 MPH.
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy, 79/58 degrees; NE 6 MPH.
UCF CHALLENGE HISTORY
Purdue is set to play at the UCF Challenge for the first time.
THE TEE TIMES:
Round 1 (Holes 7-9; 8:45 a.m. ET): Purdue, Miami, Michigan State
Round 2 (Holes TBA; shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. ET): To be announced
Round 3 (Holes TBA; shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. ET): To be announced
LIVE STATS
Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com.