ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Lauren Timpf’s third-place finish in her home state of Michigan paced Purdue Women’s Golf at the Wolverine Invitational. 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. Kent State (+17) claimed the tournament title with a six-shot victory.
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. After recording birdies on all three par 5s during Sunday’s second round, all four of Timpf’s birdies during the final round came on par 4s. She paced the field in par-5 scoring (-3) and ranked third in par-4 scoring (-2). Kim also played the par 5s well, ranking third at 2-under behind Timpf and medalist Pimkwan Chookaew of Iowa State.
Freshman Luana Valero played her best golf of the tournament in the final round, carding a 74 (+3) to finish tied for 38th on the individual leaderboard alongside teammate Samantha Brown.
Competing as an individual, Ella Weber fired a 2-under 69 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. Through two tournaments (six rounds), Weber has recorded a team-high three eagles, including two on par 4s.
After competing back-to-back weeks, Purdue has a week off before returning to competition. The Boilermakers travel north of the border for the Canadian Collegiate Invitational at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ontario (Sept. 22-23).
BOILERMAKERS
- Lauren Timpf: 70-69-72—211 (-2)
T5. Ashley Kim: 75-70-71—216 (+3)
T38. Samantha Brown: 71-78-78—227 (+14)
T38. Luana Valero: 75-78-74—227 (+14)
- Michaela Headlee: 80-77-86—243 (+30)
*T25. Ella Weber: 79-75-69—233 (+10)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
- Kent State: 292-282-295—869 (+17)
- Virginia: 298-283-294—875 (+23)
T3. Michigan: 299-292-287—878 (+26)
T3. Iowa State: 292-284-302—878 (+26)
T5. Purdue: 291-294-295—880 (+28)
T5. Illinois: 295-292-293—880 (+28)
- Notre Dame: 297-295-301—893 (+41)
- Indiana: 300-300-294—894 (+42)
T9. South Florida: 304-297-304—905 (+53)
T9. Rutgers: 296-306-303—905 (+53)
T9. Wisconsin: 303-302-300—905 (+53)
- Chattanooga: 303-304-302—909 (+57)
- Kennesaw State: 299-313-306—918 (+66)
- FIU: 307-314-307—928 (+76)
- Oakland: 307-313-321—941 (+89)