Boilers Keep Pace, T-3rd in Puerto RicoBoilers Keep Pace, T-3rd in Puerto Rico

Boilers Keep Pace, T-3rd in Puerto Rico

The Purdue women's golf team overcame a rocky start and kept pace with the leaders in the second round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on Monday.

Day Two Results / Final Round Tee Times

RIO GRANDE, P.R. -
The Purdue women's golf team overcame a rocky start and kept pace with the leaders in the second round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on Monday, shooting eight-over 296 at the Rio Mar Country Club River Course. Junior Micaela Farah led the way with her second straight round of even-par 72 and is one-of-nine individuals at or under par after 36 holes.
 
Farah is one-of-six players tied for fourth place at even par, one shot back from third place and four shots off the lead, which is shared by Kent State's Karoline Stormo and East Carolina's Dorthea Forbrigd. The Boilermaker junior traded two birdies for two bogeys Monday and dropped 14 pars to complete her round. The two mishaps came near the beginning and end of her day, making bogey on No. 2 and No. 17, but got those strokes back with birdies on No. 5 and No. 7.
 
Senior Covadonga SanJuan and sophomore Inez Wanamarta tied for the Boilermakers' No. 2 score at two-over 74. SanJuan recovered from a tough first round to make a couple birdies and turn in a team score for Purdue, gaining ground on No. 8 and No. 13, while Wanamarta went back-and-forth Monday, hitting two birdies on each side.
 
Senior Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri used a strong finish to post the final Purdue team score, making birdie on two of her last five holes to finish at four-over 76. She took advantage of the par 5 on No. 15 and made the second birdie on No. 18 to recover from a rough start to the back nine.
 
After a brilliant start Sunday freshman Danielle du Toit struggled Monday with a seven-over 79. She remains tied for 24th individually, just one stroke out of a spot in the top-20.
 
Kent State took over the top spot on the leaderboard, shooting even-par 288 to move past the Boilermakers and Arkansas. The Golden Flashes are four-over par after 36 holes, while the Razorbacks are second at nine-over par. The Boilermakers are tied at 12 over with East Carolina, holding a one-stroke lead on Virginia Tech in fifth.
 
The Boilermakers open the final round of play Tuesday at 7 a.m. ET, partnered with Kent State and Arkansas. The groups tee off on the first three holes in a shotgun start.