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Under-Par Rounds Put Timpf in Contention

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Returning to her home state, sophomore Lauren Timpf fired a pair of under-par rounds to lead Purdue Women’s Golf on the first day of the Wolverine Invitational. The Macomb, Michigan, native began the day with a 70 (-1) before carding a career-low 69 (-2) to sit three shots back in third place (-3) heading into Monday’s final round.

As a team, the Boilermakers (+17) are in fourth place. Purdue held the lead following the first round with a 7-over 291. Kent State (+6), Iowa State (+8) and Virginia (+13) all shot par-or-better as a team in the afternoon to leapfrog the Old Gold and Black.

Timpf made eight birdies through the first two rounds on the par 71 University of Michigan Golf Course. She birdied four of the six par 5s throughout the day, playing the lengthy holes 4-under to lead the field in par-5 scoring. The sophomore also played the par 4s under par (-1) to rank third in the field.

Starting her tournament 3-over after three holes, Timpf settled in and did not make a bogey for the rest of her morning round. She made four birdies along the way to move into red figures heading into the afternoon. Timpf birdied all three par 5s in the second round, helping her shoot 69 for the second time this season.

Ashley Kim found herself in the Top 10 after 36 holes, tied for ninth following rounds of 75 (+4) and 70 (-1). Her second round was her first under-par round as a Boilermaker, making four birdies to help shave five strokes off her first round total. Kim ended the day by playing her last nine holes bogey free, adding a trio of birdies down the stretch.

Samantha Brown carded an even-par 71 in the first round, balancing four birdies with four bogeys. The afternoon proved to be difficult for the sophomore, finding only one birdie on her way to a 78 (+7).

Luana Valero contributed to the team score in the first round with a 75 (+4), as she matched Brown and Timpf for a team-high four birdies. Michaela Headlee’s 77 (+6) counted in the afternoon.

The Boilermakers look to finish the tournament strong and move up the leaderboard, while Timpf goes after medalist honors. Purdue is paired with Big Ten foes Illinois (+19) and Michigan (+23) for Monday’s final round, which begins with an 8:45 a.m. ET shotgun start.

For updates throughout tomorrow’s final round, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.

 

BOILERMAKERS

  1. Lauren Timpf: 70-69—139 (-3)

T9. Ashley Kim: 75-70—145 (+3)

T27. Samantha Brown: 71-78—149 (+7)

T45. Luana Valero: 75-78—153 (+11)

T66. Michaela Headlee: 80-77—157 (+15)

 

*T55. Ella Weber: 79-75—154 (+12)

*Competing as an individual

 

TEAM LEADERBOARD

  1. Kent State: 292-282—574 (+6)
  2. Iowa State: 292-284—576 (+8)
  3. Virginia: 298-283—581 (+13)
  4. Purdue: 291-294—585 (+17)
  5. Illinois: 295-292—587 (+19)
  6. Michigan: 299-292—591 (+23)
  7. Notre Dame: 297-295—592 (+24)
  8. Indiana: 300-300—600 (+32)
  9. South Florida: 304-297—601 (+33)
  10. Rutgers: 296-306—602 (+34)
  11. Wisconsin: 303-302—605 (+37)
  12. Chattanooga: 303-304—607 (+39)
  13. Kennesaw State: 299-313—612 (+44)
  14. Oakland: 307-313—620 (+52)
  15. FIU: 307-314—621 (+53)