WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Samantha Brown fired a career-low 69 to vault up the leaderboard and finish ninth to lead Purdue Women’s Golf in the season-opening Boilermaker Classic. The sophomore played the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex’s Kampen-Cosler Course even par (75-72-69—216) through three rounds to record her first Top 10 performance for the Old Gold and Black.
As a team, Purdue (+14) placed fourth as Ole Miss (-2) claimed the team title. The Boilermakers led the field in pars (175) and ranked second in par-4 scoring (+12).
Brown bested her previous low 54-hole total by five strokes. She found most of her success on the par 5s, playing the holes 4-under throughout the tournament to rank third in the field. Brown birdied two par 5s in the final round as part of her team-high five birdies on Tuesday. She started 3-under through her first eight holes, while playing the front nine bogey free for a 33.
Lauren Timpf matched her best three-round score of her career, finishing 3-over (69-76-74—219) to tie for 15th. The sophomore’s tournament was highlighted by an opening round 69 (-3), her lowest round as a Boilermaker. Throughout the two days, Timpf played the par 3s 2-under par to rank third in the field. During the final round, she nearly made an ace at the 13th, throwing a dart within two feet of the cup for an easy birdie.
Newcomers Ashley Kim (+5) and Luana Valero (+9) placed 18th and 28th, respectively, on the individual leaderboard. While Kim carded a 72 in the first round, Valero played her best golf in the final round with a 72 of her own. The freshman started with a birdie on the par-5 sixth before nearly driving the green at the short, par-4 seventh. Deciding to use the putter from the fringe, Valero drained the 50-foot bomb for eagle to start her day 3-under after just two holes.
Sophomore Michaela Headlee shot 74 (+2) in the final round to help the team’s score. Making her debut in the Purdue lineup, she tied for 48th overall at 12-over. Headlee’s final round featured four birdies, including three on the front nine.
The Boilermakers waste no time returning to tournament competition. After kicking off the season as home, Purdue hits the road for the first time, traveling to Michigan to compete in the Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 7-8).
BOILERMAKERS
T9. Samantha Brown: 75-72-69—216 (E)
T15. Lauren Timpf: 69-76-74—219 (+3)
T18. Ashley Kim: 72-73-76—221 (+5)
T28. Luana Valero: 73-80-72—225 (+9)
T42. Michaela Headlee: 75-79-74—228 (+12)
*T51. Ida Lindqvist: 74-79-78—231 (+15)
*T61. Ella Weber: 81-83-71—235 (+19)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
- Ole Miss: 288-290-284—862 (-2)
- Indiana: 290-290-283—863 (-1)
- Kent State: 292-294-290—876 (+12)
- Purdue: 289-300-289—878 (+14)
- Xavier: 291-292-296—879 (+15)
- Ball State: 299-296-293—888 (+24)
- Iowa: 298-303-292—893 (+29)
- Abilene Christian: 295-306-294—895 (+31)
- Western Kentucky: 303-305-296—904 (+40)
- Georgia Southern: 309-297-300—906 (+42)
- North Florida: 304-304-304—912 (+48)
- Toledo: 316-315-311—942 (+78)
- Little Rock: 320-309-319—948 (+84)
- Lehigh: 322-319-312—953 (+89)