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Purdue Women’s Golf Set for Trip to Canada

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After a week off, Purdue Women’s Golf travels north of the border to compete in the Canadian Collegiate Invitational at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ontario (Sept. 22-23).

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 22: Rounds 1 and 2 (8:30 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
Tuesday, Sept. 23: Round 3 (8:30 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
 

THE LINEUP (+1 INDIVIDUAL)

Lauren Timpf – So.

  • Leads Purdue in stroke average (71.67), birdies (21), pars (69), team-low round (3) and rounds in the 60s (2)
  • Last time out, played her best golf as a Boilermaker with a career-low 211 (70-69-72) to place third at the Wolverine Invitational
  • Led the Wolverine Invitational field in birdies (12) and par-5 scoring (-3), while ranking third in par-4 scoring (-2)
  • Tied for 15th at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic with a 219 (69-76-74); her opening round 69 (-3) was also her best as a Boilermaker
  • Ranked third in the Boilermaker Classic field in par-3 scoring (-2)
  • Played in 12 tournaments as a freshman, seven in the lineup and five as an individual
  • Cracked the lineup in all three postseason tournaments (Big Ten Championships, NCAA Lubbock Regional, NCAA Championships)
  • Produced a 75.94 stroke average a season ago
  • Played her best golf of last season at the NCAA Lubbock Regional; her 14th-place finish, 54-hole total (73-76-70—219) and final round 70 (-2) were all season bests, and she ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-5) throughout the week
  • 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar

 

Ashley Kim – Jr.

  • Holds a 72.83 stroke average with 19 birdies, ranking second on the team in both categories
  • Three of her six rounds as a Boilermaker have been par-or-better, tying for a team high
  • Last time out, tied for fifth at the Wolverine Invitational with a 216 (75-70-71), which included a final round 71 (E) for her lowest round as a Boilermaker; ranked third in the field in par-5 scoring (-2)
  • In her Purdue debut, tied for 18th at the Boilermaker Classic (72-73-76—221)
  • Transferred to Purdue after spending the past two seasons at Arkansas State and becoming one of the best golfers in program history
  • Last season, set Arkansas State’s single-season school record for stroke average (71.70)
  • Three-time Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week
  • Shot par-or-better in 12 of her 20 rounds, the third most in a single season in program history
  • Claimed medalist honors and led Arkansas State to a victory at the Maverick Classic by matching the lowest 54-hole total in school history; fired a 12-under 204 (66-68-70), and her 6-under 66 in the opening was the second-lowest round ever by an ASU golfer
  • Made 88 birdies as a freshman at ASU, ranking second in program history

 

Ella Weber – Jr.

  • Returning to her home country and making her first appearance in the Purdue lineup after competing in the first two tournaments of the season as an individual
  • Last time out, tied for 25th at the Wolverine Invitational (79-75-69—233); her final round 69 (-2) was her best round as a Boilermaker
  • Has recorded a team-high three eagles through six rounds this season, including a pair on par 4s
  • Competing as an individual at the Boilermaker Classic, fired a final round 71 (-1) and tied for 61st (81-83-71—235)
  • Transferred to Purdue after spending the past two seasons at Michigan State
  • Qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Am at Bandon Dunes
  • Tied for 11th at the 2025 PGA Women’s Championship of Canada and placed 16th at the Glencoe Invitational, a pair of Canadian pro events

 

Luana Valero – Fr.

  • Ranks fourth on the team with a 75.33 stroke average
  • Last time out, tied for 38th at the Wolverine Invitational (75-78-74—227)
  • Tied for 28th (73-80-72—225) at the Boilermaker Classic, her collegiate debut
  • In the final round of the Boilermaker Classic, eagled the par-4 seventh
  • Rose to No. 166 in the world in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and entered Purdue ranked No. 187
  • 17 ranked prospect in the world, including No. 3 among players signed by Big Ten programs, according to Golf Channel's Brentley Romine
  • Won nine tournaments and racked up 32 Top 10 finishes over three years entering her Purdue career
  • Defended her title at the 2025 Camilo Villegas Cup

 

Ida Lindqvist – Fr.

  • In the lineup for the first time
  • Competing as an individual in her Purdue debut, tied for 51st at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic (74-79-78—231); her tournament included an eagle
  • Rose as high as No. 803 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
  • Led her school to a pair of national championships (2022, 2023) and a runner-up finish (2024)
  • Recorded a 75.14 stroke average in 2024, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at the Swedish Juniortour Elite No. 6 tournament
  • Was a member of the Swedish Girls National Team in 2023, competing internationally throughout Europe

 

Samantha Brown – So. (Competing as an individual)

  • Playing in her team-leading 17th tournament for Purdue, but competing as an individual for the first time
  • Holds a 73.83 stroke average, ranking third on the team
  • Started the season by leading Purdue at the Boilermaker Classic, tying for ninth by finishing even par (75-72-69—216) for her first career Top 10 performance; her 54-hole total and final round 69 were career lows
  • Played the par 5s 4-under throughout the Boilermaker Classic, ranking third in the field
  • As a freshman, cracked the lineup in all 14 tournaments
  • Held a 75.76 stroke average, leading the team’s freshmen, a season ago
  • Led Purdue in eagles (4), including a pair of hole-in-ones, while ranking second on the team in pars (428)
  • Making her conference tournament debut, carded a career-low 69 (-3) in the second round of the 2025 B1G Championships
  • 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar

 

THE FIELD
Auburn
Central Michigan
Kent State (Co-host)
Michigan (Co-host)
Michigan State
Ole Miss
Purdue
Rutgers
South Florida
Tennessee
Virginia
University of British Columbia
 

THE COURSE

  • Consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 courses outside of the United States, Beacon Hall Golf Club is a masterpiece designed by Bob Cupp.
  • Since the course opened in 1986, Beacon Hall has had an annual spot in Canada’s Top 10 courses.
  • The par 72 course features a front nine that resembles great courses in the Carolinas and Georgia, featuring holes meandering through pine trees. The back nine is more of a links style that makes you feel like you are in Scotland.

 

LAST TIME OUT

  • Lauren Timpf’s third-place finish in her home state of Michigan paced Purdue at the Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 7-8). A native of Macomb, 70 miles from Ann Arbor, Timpf posted a career-low 2-under 211 (70-69-72) to earn the best finish of her collegiate career.
  • Ashley Kim (+3) produced a Top 5 performance of her own, as her 71 (E) was the lowest final round in the Boilermaker lineup.
  • As a team, Purdue tied for fifth alongside Illinois, finishing just two shots back of Michigan and Iowa State for third as well as five strokes behind runner-up Virginia.
  • Timpf led the field in birdies with 12, four each round, while Kim added 10 of her own throughout the event. The Boilermakers made 39 birdies as a team, ranking second in the field.
  • Competing as an individual, Ella Weber fired a final round 69 (-2) to move 30 spots up the leaderboard and tie for 25th (+10). While her round did not feature any birdies, the Michigan State transfer made a pair of eagles on the front nine to help post her lowest round as a Boilermaker.

 

SEASON OPENER

  • Samantha Brown fired a career-low 69 to vault up the leaderboard and finish ninth to lead Purdue 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.
  • Lauren Timpf finished at 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.
  • Newcomers Ashley Kim (+5) and Luana Valero (+9) placed 18th and 28th, respectively, on the individual leaderboard. Making her debut in the Purdue lineup, Michaela Headlee tied for 48th overall at 12-over.

 

WINNING WITH BYRD AND GUIAO

  • Purdue Women’s Golf is in its fourth season under the leadership of head coach Zack Byrd and assistant coach Lauren Guiao. Over the past three years, the dynamic duo has brought the winning tradition back to West Lafayette.
  • Purdue has won five tournaments under Byrd and Guiao, the most in a three-year span since winning six from 2012-14.
  • After starting off the 2024-25 season with a win at the Boilermaker Classic, a victory at the Coach Mo Classic gave the Boilermakers multiple tournament wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since a six-year stretch from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011.
  • Purdue has also claimed victories at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic, the 2023 Tulane Classic and the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational with Byrd at the helm.
  • The Boilermakers have advanced to nationals in each of the past two seasons. With the men making the NCAA Championships as well, Purdue was the only Big Ten school and one of only seven programs nationally to send both men’s and women’s teams to the national stage the past two years.
  • Purdue collected just one tournament title in the five seasons prior to Byrd's arrival.

 

NEXT ON THE TEE

  • Closing out a busy first month of the season, Purdue returns to the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 29-30).

 

A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE SCHEDULE

  • The Boilermakers conclude the fall by going to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 17-19).
  • Flipping the calendar to 2026, the Boilermakers serve as hosts of the annual Purdue Puerto Rico Classic at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Feb. 1-3). A regular on the schedule from 2003-20, Byrd brought the tournament back for the third straight season.
  • Purdue returns to two more tournaments that were on the schedule the past two seasons. The Boilermakers tee it up at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational in Sarasota, Florida (Feb. 15-16) and the Briar’s Creek Invitational on Johns Island, South Carolina (March 16-17). Nestled in between the two events is the one-day Shootout at Wachesaw at Murrells Inlet, also in Byrd’s home state of South Carolina (March 9).
  • Ending the month of March, the Boilermakers travel to St. Augustine, Florida to defend their title at the Coach Mo Classic (March 30-31). 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 12-13).
  • After venturing to the east coast the past two years to compete for a conference title, Purdue travels more than 2,000 miles for the 2026 Big Ten Championships. The league tournament is set to take place at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California (April 24-26).
  • Rounding out the schedule, the Boilermakers plan to hear their names called for postseason play in one of six NCAA Regionals (May 11-13) with sights set on a third straight trip to the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California (May 22-27).