RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – Jasmine Kahler and Momo Sugiyama carded rounds of 74 (+2) to lead Purdue Women's Golf on the opening day of the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic. After 18 holes at Grand Reserve Golf Club, the Boilermakers (+12) find themselves in 14th going up against a difficult field that features six Top 25 teams.
Vanderbilt (-5) grabbed the clubhouse lead over No. 19 Ole Miss (-4), while No. 22 Michigan State (-1) rounded out the only teams to finish the day under par.
Despite shooting the best scores for Purdue, Kahler and Sugiyama could not find a birdie on the par 72 course. Both Boilermakers made 16 pars and two bogeys throughout their round. As a team, the Purdue lineup managed just six birdies. Three birdies came from Jocelyn Bruch, who was right behind her teammates with a 75 (+3).
Natasha Kiel's 77 (+5) contributed to the team score. The senior started her round with a birdie on the par-3 sixth. She added another on the fourth hole, the 17th hole of her round.
Competing as an individual, freshman Lauren Timpf fired a 1-under 71 to match her best round as a Boilermaker. She made three birdies over her final five holes to get into red figures, tied for 13th after 18 holes.
The Boilermakers have plenty of time to move up the leaderboard, starting with the second round on Monday. All teams will tee off via a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. ET. Purdue will be paired alongside North Texas (+10), Minnesota (+17) and UNCW (+17).
For updates throughout the remainder of the tournament, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T35. Jasmine Kahler: 74 (+2)
T35. Momo Sugiyama: 74 (+2)
T50. Jocelyn Bruch: 75 (+3)
T73. Natasha Kiel: 77 (+5)
T98. Samantha Brown: 83 (+11)
*T13. Lauren Timpf: 71 (-1)
*T98. Michaela Headlee: 83 (+11)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Vanderbilt: 283 (-5)
2. #19 Ole Miss: 284 (-4)
3. #22 Michigan State: 287 (-1)
4. North Florida: 289 (+1)
T5. #20 Auburn: 290 (+2)
T5. #9 Northwestern: 290 (+2)
T5. #16 LSU: 290 (+2)
8. #2 Arkansas: 292 (+4)
T9. Georgia Southern: 293 (+5)
T9. Furman: 293 (+5)
11. Kansas State: 294 (+6)
12. Iowa State: 296 (+8)
13. North Texas: 298 (+10)
14. Purdue: 300 (+12)
T15. Minnesota: 305 (+17)
T15. UNCW: 305 (+17)
T15. Kent State: 305 (+17)
T15. UTSA: 305 (+17)
Vanderbilt (-5) grabbed the clubhouse lead over No. 19 Ole Miss (-4), while No. 22 Michigan State (-1) rounded out the only teams to finish the day under par.
Despite shooting the best scores for Purdue, Kahler and Sugiyama could not find a birdie on the par 72 course. Both Boilermakers made 16 pars and two bogeys throughout their round. As a team, the Purdue lineup managed just six birdies. Three birdies came from Jocelyn Bruch, who was right behind her teammates with a 75 (+3).
Natasha Kiel's 77 (+5) contributed to the team score. The senior started her round with a birdie on the par-3 sixth. She added another on the fourth hole, the 17th hole of her round.
Competing as an individual, freshman Lauren Timpf fired a 1-under 71 to match her best round as a Boilermaker. She made three birdies over her final five holes to get into red figures, tied for 13th after 18 holes.
The Boilermakers have plenty of time to move up the leaderboard, starting with the second round on Monday. All teams will tee off via a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. ET. Purdue will be paired alongside North Texas (+10), Minnesota (+17) and UNCW (+17).
For updates throughout the remainder of the tournament, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T35. Jasmine Kahler: 74 (+2)
T35. Momo Sugiyama: 74 (+2)
T50. Jocelyn Bruch: 75 (+3)
T73. Natasha Kiel: 77 (+5)
T98. Samantha Brown: 83 (+11)
*T13. Lauren Timpf: 71 (-1)
*T98. Michaela Headlee: 83 (+11)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Vanderbilt: 283 (-5)
2. #19 Ole Miss: 284 (-4)
3. #22 Michigan State: 287 (-1)
4. North Florida: 289 (+1)
T5. #20 Auburn: 290 (+2)
T5. #9 Northwestern: 290 (+2)
T5. #16 LSU: 290 (+2)
8. #2 Arkansas: 292 (+4)
T9. Georgia Southern: 293 (+5)
T9. Furman: 293 (+5)
11. Kansas State: 294 (+6)
12. Iowa State: 296 (+8)
13. North Texas: 298 (+10)
14. Purdue: 300 (+12)
T15. Minnesota: 305 (+17)
T15. UNCW: 305 (+17)
T15. Kent State: 305 (+17)
T15. UTSA: 305 (+17)