WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Women’s Golf heads to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for its fifth and final tournament of the fall. The Boilermakers put a lid on the 2025 calendar year by competing in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Finley Golf Club (Oct. 17-19).
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 17: Round 1 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
Saturday, Oct. 18: Round 2 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
Sunday, Oct. 19: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 8 a.m. ET)
THE LINEUP (+1 INDIVIDUAL)
Ashley Kim – Jr.
- Ranked No. 184 in the nation
- Has been in the lineup in all four tournaments
- Holds a 73.36 stroke average and leads the team in birdies (35)
- Five of her 11 rounds as a Boilermaker have been par-or-better
- Last time out, placed 25th (+2) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic and fired a final round 71 (-1) for her lowest round as a Boilermaker
- Tied for fifth at the Wolverine Invitational with a 216 (75-70-71), which included a final round 71 (E); 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.
- Ranked No. 175 in the nation
- Playing in her team-leading 19th tournament for Purdue, including the 18th time in the lineup
- Holds a 73.27 stroke average, ranking second on the team
- Last time out, paced the Boilermakers at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, tying for 18th with an even-par 216 (69-76-71) to match her personal best; ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-6) throughout the tournament and recorded her third career hole-in-one in the first round
- 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 a season ago, leading the team’s freshmen
- 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
Luana Valero – Fr.
- Has been in the lineup in all four tournaments
- Ranks fourth on the team with a 74.55 stroke average
- Has made two eagles this season, ranking second on the team
- Last time out, fired a career-low 221 (72-74-75) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
- 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
Lauren Timpf – So.
- Ranked No. 91 in the nation
- Leads Purdue in stroke average (72.36), pars (132), team-low rounds (5) and rounds in the 60s (2)
- Making her 17th appearance as a Boilermaker, including the 12th in the Purdue lineup
- Four of her 11 rounds this season have been par-or-better
- 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
Ella Weber – Jr.
- Playing in her fifth tournament as a Boilermaker, including the second in the lineup
- Has recorded a team-high three eagles, including a pair on par 4s
- Holds a 78.27 stroke average
- 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
- 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
Ida Lindqvist – Fr. (Competing as an individual)
- Playing in her fourth tournament of the fall
- Last time out, ranked second in the Windy City Collegiate Classic field in par-3 scoring (-2); she birdied three of the four par 3s in the final round
- Began the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a career-low 71 (-1)
- 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
THE FIELD
#16 Auburn
#17 Duke
FIU
#20 Kentucky
Louisville
Miami (FL)
Michigan
NC State
#21 North Carolina (Host)
Purdue
Rollins
#7 South Carolina
UNCW
Virginia Tech
#1 Wake Forest
THE COURSE
- Finley Golf Club is a par-70 course that will measure 6,095 yards for the tournament.
- Davis Love III led a renovation project that was named 2024 Best Transformation by Golf Digest.
- The course will be one of six host sites for the 2026 NCAA Regionals (May 11-13).
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
- The first rankings of the season were published earlier this week, and the Boilermakers find themselves ranked 53rd heading into the final tournament of the fall.
- Three Boilermakers crack the Top 200 of the individual national rankings: Lauren Timpf (No. 91), Samantha Brown (No. 175) and Ashley Kim (No. 184).
- Purdue ends the fall against some tough competition, as the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational features six teams ranked in the Top 25: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 7 South Carolina, No. 16 Auburn, No. 17 Duke, No. 20 Kentucky and No. 21 North Carolina.
LAST TIME OUT
- In an extremely talented field, the Boilermakers (+10) carded a 2-over 290 to leapfrog Big Ten foe Illinois (+12) and finish eighth on the leaderboard at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 29-30).
- Returning to the lineup, Samantha Brown led the Boilermakers with an even-par 216 (69-76-71) to tie her career-low 54-hole total. The sophomore took advantage of the par 5s throughout the tournament, playing the lengthy holes 6-under to rank fourth in the field in par-5 scoring. She birdied every par 5 in the final round, including a pair that was part of four straight birdies to end her day. It was her second under-par round of the event following a 69 (-3) in the first round that was highlighted by her third career hole-in-one.
- Ashley Kim’s 71 featured four birdies as she moved into the Top 25 of the individual leaderboard at 2-over (72-75-71—218).
- Luana Valero (+5) and Lauren Timpf (+6) placed 35th and 40th, respectively. Timpf’s final round 73 (+1) was her lowest of the event, while Valero added a 75 (+3).
- Fellow freshman Ida Lindqvist tied for 50th at 9-over for the best tournament total and leaderboard finish in her collegiate career. Lindqvist found success on the par 3s, ranking second in the field in par-3 scoring (-2). During the final round, she birdied three of the four par 3s.
SOPHOMORE RETURNERS LEAD THE WAY
- A pair of sophomore returners, Samantha Brown and Lauren Timpf, have guided the Boilermakers throughout the fall after seeing significant playing time as freshmen.
- Timpf (72.36) and Brown (73.27) hold the two lowest stroke averages on the team. Both Boilers have led the team in two tournaments apiece.
- Timpf leads the team in stroke average (72.36), team-low round (5), rounds in the 60s (2), and pars (132). She has finished in the Top 15 in three of the four tournaments, while pacing Purdue in two of them. Timpf 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. In Canada, her even-par 144 (71-73) was the ninth-lowest 36-hole total in program history.
- Brown leads the team in rounds of par-or-better (6), while also matching Timpf with a pair of rounds in the 60s. She placed ninth at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic by finishing even par (75-72-69—216) for her first career Top 10 performance. In Purdue’s last tournament, Brown paced the team at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, highlighted by her third career hole-in-one in the opening round.
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.
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, head coach Zack 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).