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Purdue Women’s Golf Returns to Windy City Collegiate Classic

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Returning to the United States after a short trip to Canada, Purdue Women’s Golf closes out a busy month of September by competing in the familiar Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 29-30). While the Boilermakers are no stranger to the event as three-time champions (2008, 2009, 2010), the 2025 edition of the tournament moves to Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois.

 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 29: Rounds 1 and 2 (8:30 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
Tuesday, Sept. 30: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
 


THE LINEUP (+1 INDIVIDUAL)

Lauren Timpf – So.

  • Leads Purdue in stroke average (71.75), birdies (28), pars (94), team-low rounds (5) and rounds in the 60s (2)
  • Making her 16th appearance as a Boilermaker, including the 11th in the Purdue lineup
  • Four of her eight rounds this season have been par-or-better
  • Last time out, led Purdue at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational with the ninth-best 36-hole total in program history (71-73—144); tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard and ranked third in par-4 scoring (-1)
  • 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)
  • 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

 

Luana Valero – Fr.

  • Ranks fourth on the team with a 74.88 stroke average
  • Has made two eagles this season, ranking second on the team
  • Last time out, tied for 23rd at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational (74-73—147), her best finish as a Boilermaker; her 73 (+1) tied for Purdue’s lowest final round
  • 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

 

Ashley Kim – Jr.

  • Holds a 72.63 stroke average with 23 birdies, ranking second on the team in both categories
  • Three of her eight rounds as a Boilermaker have been par-or-better
  • 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 round was the second-lowest round ever by an ASU golfer
  • Made 88 birdies as a freshman at ASU, ranking second in program history

 

Samantha Brown – So.

  • Playing in her team-leading 18th tournament for Purdue, including the 17th time in the lineup
  • Holds a 73.75 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

 

Ida Lindqvist – Fr.

  • Last time out at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, made her first appearance in the lineup and tied for 61st (85-78—163)
  • 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

 

Ella Weber – Jr. (Competing as an individual)

  • Returning to her home country and making her first appearance in the Purdue lineup, tied for 59th at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational (84-77—161)
  • 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 eight 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

 

THE FIELD
Augusta
Duke
Illinois
Iowa State
Kentucky
Michigan State
Northwestern (Host)
Purdue
SMU
UCLA
Virginia
 

THE COURSE

  • Only 15 miles from downtown Chicago, Glen View Club was established in 1897 and remains one of the oldest clubs in the Chicago area.
  • Coincidentally, Glen View Club is located in Golf, Illinois. The par 72 course will measure 6,368 yards for the tournament.
  • Glen View Club has hosted the U.S. Amateur (1902), the U.S. Open (1904) and five Western Opens.

 

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 year, the tournament was held at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois.

 

LAST TIME OUT

  • In a tournament shortened to 36 holes due to heavy storms on the first day, sophomore Lauren Timpf led Purdue to an eighth-place finish at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 22-23).
  • She played two rounds at Beacon Hall Golf Club even par, adding a 73 (+1) after pacing the Boilermakers with a 71 (-1) in the opening round to secure the ninth-best two-round total in Purdue history.
  • 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).
  • 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.   

 

TIMPF TIME

  • Lauren Timpf ended her freshmen campaign playing some of her best golf and stepping up to help Purdue return to the NCAA Championships. As a sophomore, she has become a team leader this season.
  • The Macomb, Michigan, native leads the team in stroke average (71.75), team-low round (5), rounds of par-or-better (4), rounds in the 60s (2), birdies (28) and pars (94).
  • Timpf has finished in the Top 15 in all three tournaments, while pacing Purdue in two of them.
  • She placed third in her home state of Michigan, posting a career-low 2-under 211 (70-69-72) at the Wolverine Invitational to earn the best finish of her collegiate career. Timpf led the field in birdies with 12, four each round.
  • Last week in Canada, her even-par 144 (71-73) was the ninth-lowest 36-hole total in program history. She ranked third in par-4 scoring (-1) and tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard to lead the team in both rounds.

 

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

  • The Boilermakers conclude the fall by going to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 17-19).

 

A LOOK AT THE SPRING SCHEDULE

  • 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).