WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Women's Golf team got its 2023-24 season off to a record-breaking start on the first day of the Boilermaker Classic. Behind a school-record 63 (-9) from senior Kan Bunnabodee, the Boilermakers fired a 270 (-18) in the second round to break the program record for team-low round by five strokes.
The record day gave the Boilermakers a 5-shot lead after 36 holes on the Kampen-Cosler Course, one of Purdue's home courses at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. Alabama, the leaders after the opening round, sit in second place at 5-under, while Minnesota carded a pair of even-par rounds to secure third heading into Tuesday's final round.
Bunnabodee's 63 along with 69s (-3) from Jocelyn Bruch, Ashley Kozlowski and Momo Sugiyama produced the school-record round of 18-under par. The total bested the previous record of 275 shot by the 2011 Boilermakers at the Administaff Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate.
Current LPGA member Paula Reto saw her record 64, which stood for 11 years, come to an end with Bunnabodee's round of nine birdies and nine pars. Following an opening-round 75 (+3), the fifth-year senior got rolling in the afternoon. Her first birdie of the round came at the par-3 fifth before she rattled off six straight birdies on holes 7-12. A par at the par-3 13th snapped the birdie streak, but Bunnabodee got another birdie on No. 14. A deuce at the tricky 17th was Bunnabodee's ninth birdie of the round. She parred the final three holes to break the school record, shooting the first 63 in Purdue Women's Golf history.
Bunnabodee sits in a tie for second on the individual leaderboard alongside her teammate Bruch, who recorded back-to-back 69s without making a single bogey through 36 holes. Entering the day, the junior played 54 rounds and produced a career-low 70. Her two rounds on the Kampen-Cosler Course set new personal bests as a Boilermaker, making six birdies to go along with 30 pars to move to 6-under. Bruch's opening-round 69 paced the Boilermakers, and she kept the strong play going into the second round. After three birdies on the front, Bruch parred every hole on the back nine to end the day with another 69.
Sugiyama, who set a school record of her own a season ago with six rounds in the 60s throughout the 2022-23 campaign, added a 69 of her own. The Aussie birdied the first two holes of her second round to get off to a fast start after opening with a 73 (+1) in the morning. Three more birdies along the way, without committing a miscue, pushed Sugiyama to 5-under through 16 holes. Despite hitting the ball in the water on No. 17, leading to a double bogey, the junior bounced back with a par at the 18th to wrap up a round in the 60s.
Kozlowski shaved 10 strokes off her morning round, bouncing back with a 3-under 69. She did not make a bogey in the afternoon, while draining a trio of birdies on par 4s. Short-sided in the greenside bunker at the par-5 16th, the senior delivered a superb up-and-down to keep her bogey-free round intact.
The Boilermakers look to hold onto the lead throughout Tuesday's final round, which begins with a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start. Purdue is paired alongside their nearest competitors, the Crimson Tide and Golden Gophers.
For updates throughout tomorrow's final round, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T2. Jocelyn Bruch: 69-69—138 (-6)
T2. Kan Bunnabodee: 75-63—138 (-6)
8. Momo Sugiyama: 73-69—142 (-2)
T25. Ashley Kozlowski: 79-69—148 (+4)
T62. Natasha Kiel: 79-74—153 (+9)
*T15. Jasmine Kahler: 73-72—145 (+1)
*T15: Lana Malek: 72-73—145 (+1)
*T56. Jade Gu: 74-79—153 (+9)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Purdue: 296-270—566 (-10)
2. Alabama: 284-287—571 (-5)
3. Minnesota: 288-288—576 (E)
4. Georgia Southern: 298-290—588 (+12)
5. Louisville: 292-297—589 (+13)
6. Notre Dame: 297-293—590 (+14)
7. Western Kentucky: 292-299—591 (+15)
8. Indiana: 298-294—592 (+16)
9. Rutgers: 297-297—594 (+18)
10. James Madison: 292-305—597 (+21)
11. Long Beach State: 293-305—598 (+22)
12. Old Dominion: 294-305—599 (+23)
13. Charlotte: 303-298—601 (+25)
14. Mercer: 306-307—613 (+37)
15. Ball State: 310-310—620 (+44)
The record day gave the Boilermakers a 5-shot lead after 36 holes on the Kampen-Cosler Course, one of Purdue's home courses at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. Alabama, the leaders after the opening round, sit in second place at 5-under, while Minnesota carded a pair of even-par rounds to secure third heading into Tuesday's final round.
Bunnabodee's 63 along with 69s (-3) from Jocelyn Bruch, Ashley Kozlowski and Momo Sugiyama produced the school-record round of 18-under par. The total bested the previous record of 275 shot by the 2011 Boilermakers at the Administaff Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate.
Current LPGA member Paula Reto saw her record 64, which stood for 11 years, come to an end with Bunnabodee's round of nine birdies and nine pars. Following an opening-round 75 (+3), the fifth-year senior got rolling in the afternoon. Her first birdie of the round came at the par-3 fifth before she rattled off six straight birdies on holes 7-12. A par at the par-3 13th snapped the birdie streak, but Bunnabodee got another birdie on No. 14. A deuce at the tricky 17th was Bunnabodee's ninth birdie of the round. She parred the final three holes to break the school record, shooting the first 63 in Purdue Women's Golf history.
Bunnabodee sits in a tie for second on the individual leaderboard alongside her teammate Bruch, who recorded back-to-back 69s without making a single bogey through 36 holes. Entering the day, the junior played 54 rounds and produced a career-low 70. Her two rounds on the Kampen-Cosler Course set new personal bests as a Boilermaker, making six birdies to go along with 30 pars to move to 6-under. Bruch's opening-round 69 paced the Boilermakers, and she kept the strong play going into the second round. After three birdies on the front, Bruch parred every hole on the back nine to end the day with another 69.
Sugiyama, who set a school record of her own a season ago with six rounds in the 60s throughout the 2022-23 campaign, added a 69 of her own. The Aussie birdied the first two holes of her second round to get off to a fast start after opening with a 73 (+1) in the morning. Three more birdies along the way, without committing a miscue, pushed Sugiyama to 5-under through 16 holes. Despite hitting the ball in the water on No. 17, leading to a double bogey, the junior bounced back with a par at the 18th to wrap up a round in the 60s.
Kozlowski shaved 10 strokes off her morning round, bouncing back with a 3-under 69. She did not make a bogey in the afternoon, while draining a trio of birdies on par 4s. Short-sided in the greenside bunker at the par-5 16th, the senior delivered a superb up-and-down to keep her bogey-free round intact.
The Boilermakers look to hold onto the lead throughout Tuesday's final round, which begins with a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start. Purdue is paired alongside their nearest competitors, the Crimson Tide and Golden Gophers.
For updates throughout tomorrow's final round, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T2. Jocelyn Bruch: 69-69—138 (-6)
T2. Kan Bunnabodee: 75-63—138 (-6)
8. Momo Sugiyama: 73-69—142 (-2)
T25. Ashley Kozlowski: 79-69—148 (+4)
T62. Natasha Kiel: 79-74—153 (+9)
*T15. Jasmine Kahler: 73-72—145 (+1)
*T15: Lana Malek: 72-73—145 (+1)
*T56. Jade Gu: 74-79—153 (+9)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Purdue: 296-270—566 (-10)
2. Alabama: 284-287—571 (-5)
3. Minnesota: 288-288—576 (E)
4. Georgia Southern: 298-290—588 (+12)
5. Louisville: 292-297—589 (+13)
6. Notre Dame: 297-293—590 (+14)
7. Western Kentucky: 292-299—591 (+15)
8. Indiana: 298-294—592 (+16)
9. Rutgers: 297-297—594 (+18)
10. James Madison: 292-305—597 (+21)
11. Long Beach State: 293-305—598 (+22)
12. Old Dominion: 294-305—599 (+23)
13. Charlotte: 303-298—601 (+25)
14. Mercer: 306-307—613 (+37)
15. Ball State: 310-310—620 (+44)