ROSEMONT, Ill. – After recording the best 36-hole tournament total by a freshman in Purdue Women’s Golf history, Ida Lindqvist was named the Big Ten Women’s Golf Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Friday morning (March 20).
For the second straight week, a Boilermaker earned the league’s weekly accolade; Luana Valero collected the honor last week.
Lindqvist earned her first career Big Ten award after playing in only the sixth tournament of her collegiate career. Competing as an individual at the Briar’s Creek Invitational, she broke a school record for 36-hole total by a freshman (70-74—144), besting Valero’s score of 146 (74-72) at last week’s Shootout at Wachesaw. She fired a career-low 70 (-2) in a first round that featured back-to-back eagles, becoming the only golfer in the 87-player field to record multiple eagles throughout the tournament. Lindqvist added a final round 74 (+2) to set the new freshman mark. Her even-par finish matched Samantha Brown for 16th place on the individual leaderboard and tied for the 10th-lowest 36-hole total by any Boilermaker in history.
Over six tournament appearances this season, including two in the Purdue lineup, Lindqvist holds a 76.06 stroke average. She ranks second on the team with three eagles on the year.
Lindqvist and the Boilermakers close out the month of March at the Coach Mo Classic (March 30-31). Purdue enters the tournament as the defending champions.