Women’s Golf Makes Short Trip North for Windy City Collegiate Classic

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After not appearing on the schedule last year, the Windy City Collegiate Classic is back on the calendar (Sept. 30-Oct. 1). Three-time champions of the event (2008, 2009, 2010), the Boilermakers return to the tournament for the first time since the fall of 2021.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 30: Rounds 1 and 2 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
Tuesday, Oct. 1: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
 
THE LINEUP
Natasha Kiel – Sr.

• Making her 17th appearance as a Boilermaker, but playing in her 29th collegiate tournament
• Leads the team in stroke average (72.33), birdies (31), rounds of par-or-better (5) and rounds in the 60s (2)
• Medalist of the Boilermaker Classic, her first individual win, while leading Purdue to the team title
• In the season-opening win, fired a career-low 211 (67-76-69) that featured her two lowest rounds as a Boilermaker as well as a hole-in-one in the final round
• Led the Boilermaker Classic field in birdies (13) and par-3 scoring (-4), including playing the par 3s 4-under during the final round
• Last time out, tied for 13th at the Mary Fossum Invitational (72-76-71—219) to lead the Boilermakers
• ne of four Boilermakers to crack the lineup for all 13 tournaments last year, her first season at Purdue
• Made four of Purdue's 10 eagles last season to lead the team
• Recorded a 74.29 stroke average to rank third on the team a season ago

 
Lauren Timpf – Fr.

• Making her third appearance as a Boilermaker but cracking the lineup for the second time in her young career
• In her first time in the Purdue lineup, tied for 15th at the Mary Fossum Invitational (71-75-74—220), which included leading the Boilermakers in the first two rounds
• Celebrated her 18th birthday one week ago
• Tied for 21st at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic (76-74-76—226), competing as an individual
• Finished her junior golf career ranked No. 98 in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Three-time MHSAA State Champion
• Recorded a 69.4 stroke average as a senior, leading to medalist honors at 10 events
• Made the Round of 64 at the 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Championship after tying for 33rd in stroke play

 
Momo Sugiyama – Sr.

• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree in both seasons as a Boilermaker
• Ranked No. 165 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Making her 29th appearance as a Boilermaker, cracking the lineup in every tournament since arriving in West Lafayette
• Holds a 72.93 career stroke average at Purdue, which is on pace to set a new school record
• Has a 73.44 stroke average and has recorded the team's lowest round three out of nine times this season (team high)
• Led the Boilermakers at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate, tying for 23rd (73-75-71—219)
• Tied for fourth (69-74-73—216) to help Purdue win the season-opening Boilermaker Classic, matching her best finish for the Old Gold and Black
• Last year, produced a team-best 72.45 stroke average for the third-best single-season stroke average in school history
• Carded 19 rounds of par-or-better a year ago, also the third most in a single season by a Boilermaker
• Had five Top 10 finishes a season ago, including a fourth-place performance at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217)
• Tied Purdue's single-season record with six rounds in the 60s during the 2022-23 campaign
• Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten

 
Samantha Brown – Fr.

• Appearing in the lineup for the fourth time
• Holds a 75.00 stroke average
• Leads the team in pars (110); last time out, made 40 pars at the Mary Fossum Invitational to rank second in the 84-player field
• Tied for 30th at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a career-low 221 (78-71-72) that featured her first under-par round as a Boilermaker
• In her collegiate debut, tied for 21st (75-75-76—226) to help Purdue win the Boilermaker Classic
• Finished her junior golf career ranked No. 49 in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Participated in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open and 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Championship
• Won the 2024 Women's Western Junior
• Four-time all-state honoree, winning 24 of 48 high school tournaments and finishing 1-under par throughout her entire high school career, which included a cumulative 37-under par as a senior
• As a senior, named Indiana Girls Golfer of the Year by USA Today, earning a spot on the All-USA Today HSSA Girls Golf Team

 
Jasmine Kahler – So.

• Making her 13th appearance as a Boilermaker, appearing in the lineup for the third time this season
• Tied for 26th (74-77-77—228) to help Purdue win the season-opening Boilermaker Classic
• Ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 253 in the national rankings
• Played in 10 tournaments as a freshman, including four in the Purdue lineup (final four of the season)
• Recorded a 74.43 stroke average a season ago
• Led the Boilermakers at the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional, tying for eighth at even-par (71-70-75—216) for her second Top 10 of the season and her first Top 10 as part of the Purdue lineup
• Collected a Top 20 finish in her first Big Ten Championships, ending the tournament with a 1-under 71 to finish 2-over for the week (75-72-71—218); made 40 pars to rank third in the 84-player field
• Competing as an individual last spring, tied for sixth at The Bruzzy with a career-low 213 (73-70-70), her best finish as a Boilermaker; the 213 was the eighth-best 54-hole total by a freshman in program history
• In her Purdue debut, tied for 22nd as an individual in the Boilermaker Classic (73-72-76—221)

 
THE FIELD
Arizona
Arizona State
Augusta
Duke
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa State
Northwestern (Host)
Oregon
Purdue
South Carolina
USC
UCLA
Virginia
Wake Forest 
 
THE COURSE

• Westmoreland Country Club is a par-72 course that will measure 6,519 yards for the tournament.
• The course was originally designed by William Watson in 1912. Arthur Hills led a major renovation project in 1993.
• The name comes from the founding group moving "west-for-more-land."

 
TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• Purdue is no stranger to the Windy City Collegiate Classic. Starting in the fall of 2008, the Boilermakers competed in every edition but one (fall 2012) until the fall of 2021 (2020 event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
• The Boilermakers captured the tournament title in their first three appearances, claiming a 3-peat in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
• A 279 during the 2009 Windy City Collegiate was a then-school record for lowest round as a team; the mark still stands tied for sixth in program history.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• Natasha Kiel fired a 1-under 71 in the final round, and Purdue moved up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for sixth at the Mary Fossum Invitational.
• Kiel earned her second Top 20 finish of the year, tying for 13th (+3). Kiel made a team-high four birdies throughout the final round to lead to her 71 (-1) and team-best fifth par-or-better round of the season.
• Playing golf on her 18th birthday, freshman Lauren Timpf carded a 74 (+2) in the final round to secure a tie for 15th in her first tournament in the Purdue lineup. Timpf led the Boilermakers during the first two rounds (71-75).

 
STARTING THE SEASON WITH A W

• Entering the final round of the Boilermaker Classic with a 13-shot cushion, Purdue made sure the lead was never in doubt. A final round 294 (+6), led by a 68 (-4) from medalist Natasha Kiel, allowed the Boilermakers to protect their home course and win their season-opening tournament for second straight season.
• Purdue finished the season opener 15-over par on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, 14 strokes ahead of runners-up Minnesota (+29).
• The Boilermakers controlled the tournament from the start, leading the field in par-3 scoring (+4), par-4 scoring (+28) and pars (178), while ranking second in birdies (35) and par-5 scoring (-4) as a team.

 
KIEL'S STRONG START TO SENIOR SEASON

• Senior Natasha Kiel began her senior season with a bang, earning medalist honors and leading Purdue to a team victory at the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 2-3).
• Kiel captured her first career individual victory, thanks in large part to a pair of rounds in the 60s for her lowest rounds as a Boilermaker.
• She was 5-under for the tournament, recording her best 54-hole total as a Boilermaker (67-76-68—211).
• The New Hope, Pennsylvania, native also led the field in birdies (13) and par-3 scoring (-4) throughout the event.
• During the final round, she made six birdies and played the par 3s 4-under with two birdies and one par to go along with a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th.

 
WINNING WITH BYRD

• With the win at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic, Purdue captured its fourth tournament title under head coach Zack Byrd, who just began his third season as head coach.
• Along with winning the past two editions of the Boilermaker Classic, Purdue also claimed victories at the 2023 Tulane Classic and the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational.
• The four victories mark the most by Purdue in a three-year span since winning six from 2012-14.
• Purdue collected just one tournament title in the five seasons prior to Byrd's arrival.

 
NEXT ON THE TEE

• Rounding out the fall slate, Purdue leaves the country for the White Sands Bahamas Invitational on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Oct. 18-20).

 
A LOOK AT REST OF THE SCHEDULE

• In his third season, head coach Zack Byrd put together a challenging slate that will see the Boilermakers play at incredible courses across eight states, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico.
• Flipping the calendar to 2025, Purdue travels west to Gold Canyon, Arizona for the Match in the Desert at Superstition Mountain Country Club (Jan. 27). One week later, the Boilermakers serve as hosts of the Puerto Rico Classic at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Feb. 2-4).
• Purdue returns to two more tournaments that were on the schedule last season. The Boilermakers tee it up at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational in Sarasota, Florida (Feb. 16-17) before going back to the Briar's Creek Invitational on Johns Island, South Carolina (March 10-11).
• Ending March and rolling into April, the Boilermakers travel to St. Augustine, Florida for the Coach Mo Classic. Serving as the final tune-up before the conference championship, Purdue welcomes teams back to West Lafayette for the Boilermaker Spring Classic. The spring tournament will take place on the other BBGC Pete Dye course, Ackerman-Allen (April 6-7).
• The Big Ten Championships returns to Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, just outside of Baltimore (April 18-20). Last year, the Boilermakers fired an even-par 864 (292-289-283) for their lowest score in the conference tournament since 2016.
• Rounding out the schedule, the Boilermakers plan to hear their names called for postseason play in one of six NCAA Regionals (May 5-7) with sights set on a return trip to the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California (May 16-21).