AURORA, Ontario – In a tournament shortened to 36 holes due to heavy storms on the first day, sophomore Lauren Timpf led Purdue Women’s Golf to an eighth-place finish at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 22-23). The Macomb, Michigan, native played two rounds at Beacon Hall Golf Club even par, adding a 73 (+1) Tuesday after pacing the Boilermakers with a 71 (-1) on Monday.
Purdue (+29) moved up one spot during the final round, leapfrogging Michigan State (+29) and finishing ahead of another Big Ten foe in Rutgers (+39).
Timpf placed in a tie for 13th on the individual leaderboard to secure her third Top 15 performance in as many tournaments this season. She ranked third in the field in par-4 scoring (-1). A triple bogey at the par-4 fifth, her 17th hole of the final round, prevented Timpf from pacing the field in par-4 scoring and securing another under-par round. Following a birdie on No. 9, Timpf fired a 4-under 32 on the back that included three straight birdies on holes 11-13. Not making a bogey on that side, Timpf birdied the 18th to record her lowest nine-hole score of the season.
Freshman Luana Valero tied for 23rd (+3), the best finish as a Boilermaker in her young career. The Medellin, Colombia, native matched Timpf for Purdue’s lowest final round, carding a 1-over 73 that featured four birdies.
Ashley Kim and Ella Weber both shot 77 (+5) to contribute to the team’s final round tally. Kim got off to a strong start, playing her first seven holes bogey free which included a birdie at the par-5 12th. Returning to her home country, Weber was making her first appearance in the Purdue lineup. She also started fast, 1-under through her first five holes.
Closing out a busy first month of the season, Purdue returns to the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 29-30).
BOILERMAKERS
T-13. Lauren Timpf: 71-73—144 (E)
T-23. Luana Valero: 74-73—147 (+3)
T-41. Ashley Kim: 75-77—152 (+8)
T-59. Ella Weber: 84-77—161 (+17)
T-61. Ida Lindqvist: 85-78—163 (+19)
*T-23. Samantha Brown: 70-77—147 (+3)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
- Auburn: 284-276—560 (-16)
- Kent State: 281-285—566 (-10)
- Ole Miss: 290-287—577 (+1)
- Virginia: 290-288—578 (+2)
- Tennessee: 301-280—581 (+5)
- Michigan: 295-289—584 (+8)
- South Florida: 302-300—602 (+26)
- Purdue: 304-300—604 (+28)
- Michigan State: 302-303—605 (+29)
- British Columbia: 308-303—611 (+35)
- Rutgers: 307-308—615 (+39)
- Central Michigan: 321-317—638 (+62)