WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the first time since 2018, two Purdue women's golfers earned All-Big Ten accolades, as the conference announced the honors Wednesday afternoon. Kan Bunnabodee was named First Team All-B1G, while Inez Wanamarta collected Second Team All-B1G recognition, making the Boilermakers one of four programs to have multiple golfers on the All-B1G teams.
While leading Purdue in stroke average (72.90), Bunnabodee became the first Boilermaker to earn First Team All-B1G honors since Wanamarta four years ago. The junior has paced the Boilermakers in four out of the seven tournaments she has appeared in this season, which includes two top-10 performances. She is currently ranked No. 69 in the country according to Golfstat.
Bunnabodee began the season by tying for seventh at the Samuel P. Golden Invitational (Sept. 13-14) with a career-low 9-under 207 (69-66-72), the third-lowest 54-hole total in school history. Ending the fall, she placed a career-best fourth at the Landfall Tradition (Oct. 29-31). The Chonburi, Thailand, native also produced the lowest round a team-best 10 times, highlighted by a pair of rounds in the 60s. With the strong 2021-22 season, Bunnabodee picked up all-conference accolades for the first time in her career. She also earned a B1G Sportsmanship Award for her demeanor on the course.
Wanamarta became an All-B1G honoree for the third time in her career. The 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, she also was a first team selection before landing on the second team as a sophomore. In her final season as a Boilermaker, Wanamarta has the second-best stroke average for Purdue (73.73) behind Bunnabodee, and she has played in a team-high 10 tournaments. The graduate senior led Purdue at the Columbia Classic (Feb. 13-14), tying for eighth (75-72-73—220) for her best showing of the 2021-22 campaign. She also went 3-0 at Big Ten Match Play to help the Boilermakers finish runner-up in the spring event.
Appearing in 45 tournaments over her career, Wanamarta has played 122 rounds of stroke play for the Old Gold and Black. In her final Big Ten Championship over the weekend (April 22-24), she paced the Boilermakers by finishing 16th (71-73-75—219). The Surbaya, Indonesia, native added the 16th top-20 performance to her Purdue career.
Bunnabodee, Wanamarta and the rest of the Boilermakers await to hear Purdue's name called during Wednesday's selection show for the 2022 NCAA Women's Golf Championships. The 12 teams for each of the six regional sites will be unveiled beginning at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
2022 BIG TEN WOMEN'S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Big Ten Golfer of the Year: Ashley Lau, Michigan
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jan Dowling, Michigan
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
Kornkamol Sukaree, Illinois
Crystal Wang, Illinois
Patricie Mackova, Maryland
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Ashley Lau, Michigan
Valery Plata, Michigan State
Jennifer Cai, Northwestern
Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
Aine Donegan, Indiana
Monet Chun, Michigan
Mikaela Schulz, Michigan
Kirsten Baete, Nebraska
Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern
Kelly Sim, Northwestern
Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State
Inez Wanamarta, Purdue
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Alise Knudson, Illinois
Mary Parsons, Indiana
Dana Lerner, Iowa
Karla Vazquez Setzer, Maryland
Ashley Kim, Michigan
Shannon Kennedy, Michigan State
Emma Carpenter, Minnesota
Kirsten Baete, Nebraska
Kelly Su, Northwestern
Alexis Phadungmartvorakul, Ohio State
Mathilde Delavallade, Penn State
Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue
Rikke Nordvik, Rutgers
Mackenzie Hahn, Wisconsin
While leading Purdue in stroke average (72.90), Bunnabodee became the first Boilermaker to earn First Team All-B1G honors since Wanamarta four years ago. The junior has paced the Boilermakers in four out of the seven tournaments she has appeared in this season, which includes two top-10 performances. She is currently ranked No. 69 in the country according to Golfstat.
Bunnabodee began the season by tying for seventh at the Samuel P. Golden Invitational (Sept. 13-14) with a career-low 9-under 207 (69-66-72), the third-lowest 54-hole total in school history. Ending the fall, she placed a career-best fourth at the Landfall Tradition (Oct. 29-31). The Chonburi, Thailand, native also produced the lowest round a team-best 10 times, highlighted by a pair of rounds in the 60s. With the strong 2021-22 season, Bunnabodee picked up all-conference accolades for the first time in her career. She also earned a B1G Sportsmanship Award for her demeanor on the course.
Wanamarta became an All-B1G honoree for the third time in her career. The 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, she also was a first team selection before landing on the second team as a sophomore. In her final season as a Boilermaker, Wanamarta has the second-best stroke average for Purdue (73.73) behind Bunnabodee, and she has played in a team-high 10 tournaments. The graduate senior led Purdue at the Columbia Classic (Feb. 13-14), tying for eighth (75-72-73—220) for her best showing of the 2021-22 campaign. She also went 3-0 at Big Ten Match Play to help the Boilermakers finish runner-up in the spring event.
Appearing in 45 tournaments over her career, Wanamarta has played 122 rounds of stroke play for the Old Gold and Black. In her final Big Ten Championship over the weekend (April 22-24), she paced the Boilermakers by finishing 16th (71-73-75—219). The Surbaya, Indonesia, native added the 16th top-20 performance to her Purdue career.
Bunnabodee, Wanamarta and the rest of the Boilermakers await to hear Purdue's name called during Wednesday's selection show for the 2022 NCAA Women's Golf Championships. The 12 teams for each of the six regional sites will be unveiled beginning at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
2022 BIG TEN WOMEN'S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Big Ten Golfer of the Year: Ashley Lau, Michigan
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jan Dowling, Michigan
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
Kornkamol Sukaree, Illinois
Crystal Wang, Illinois
Patricie Mackova, Maryland
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Ashley Lau, Michigan
Valery Plata, Michigan State
Jennifer Cai, Northwestern
Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
Aine Donegan, Indiana
Monet Chun, Michigan
Mikaela Schulz, Michigan
Kirsten Baete, Nebraska
Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern
Kelly Sim, Northwestern
Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State
Inez Wanamarta, Purdue
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Alise Knudson, Illinois
Mary Parsons, Indiana
Dana Lerner, Iowa
Karla Vazquez Setzer, Maryland
Ashley Kim, Michigan
Shannon Kennedy, Michigan State
Emma Carpenter, Minnesota
Kirsten Baete, Nebraska
Kelly Su, Northwestern
Alexis Phadungmartvorakul, Ohio State
Mathilde Delavallade, Penn State
Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue
Rikke Nordvik, Rutgers
Mackenzie Hahn, Wisconsin