ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Behind a career-low 66 (-6) in the second round from sophomore Samantha Brown, Purdue Women’s Golf sits in second place following the first two rounds of the Coach Mo Classic. The Boilermakers are 6-over with 18 holes remaining, tied with No. 16 Florida State and two shots back of clubhouse leader Furman (+4).
Following a 296 (+8) in the opening round, Purdue shaved off 10 strokes during the afternoon as a 2-under 286 moved the Old Gold and Black up the leaderboard. The Boilermakers played the par 3s at St. John’s Golf and Country Club better than any other team, only 2-over par as a team. Purdue also ranked second in birdies (29) and par-4 scoring (+19) following the first 36 holes.
On the individual leaderboard, Brown finds herself in second place at 3-under (75-66), two strokes behind Sophia Fullbrook of Florida State. She was 1-under on the par 3s and 1-under on the par 4s, leading the field in both categories.
Brown’s 66 tied for the fifth-lowest round in Purdue history and was the best round (in relation to par) by a Boilermaker since Kan Bunnabodee’s school record 63 (-9) at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic. She started the round with a birdie at the par-3 fifth before making three straight birdies on holes 8-10 to move to 4-under. Back-to-back birdies at No. 18 and at No. 1 as she returned to the front side pushed Brown to 6-under on her round. The sophomore added three pars down the stretch to complete the bogey-free, personal-best round.
Luana Valero (+2) is tied for 11th individually after rounds of 74 (+2) and 72 (E). The freshman matched Brown with a team-high seven birdies throughout the day. Ashley Kim followed with consecutive 74s, placing the junior Boilermaker inside the Top 20 in 17th place. She started off her second round on fire with three birdies through her first five holes.
After earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors her last time on the links, Ida Lindqvist returned to the lineup and led the Boilermakers in the opening round for the first time this season. Limiting the miscues with a team-low three bogeys in the morning, she carded a 1-over 73 ahead of the 74s from Kim and Valero.
Only two strokes behind the leaders, the Boilermakers are within striking distance to defend their tournament title. Purdue will be paired alongside Furman and Florida State, teeing off at 8:30 a.m. ET Tuesday morning.
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BOILERMAKERS
2. Samantha Brown: 75-66—141 (-3)
T-11. Luana Valero: 74-72—146 (+2)
T-17. Ashley Kim: 74-74—148 (+4)
T-28. Lauren Timpf: 76-74—150 (+6)
T-43. Ida Lindqvist: 73-80—153 (+9)
*T-60: Michaela Headlee: 79-77—156 (+12)
*T-65. Ella Weber: 77-80—157 (+13)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Furman: 287-293—580 (+4)
T-2. Purdue: 296-286—582 (+6)
T-2. #16 Florida State: 291-291—582 (+6)
4. #12 UCF: 295-292—587 (+11)
5. Illinois: 293-296—589 (+13)
6. Augusta: 298-297—595 (+19)
7. North Florida: 300-296—596 (+20)
8. Abilene Christian: 296-303—599 (+23)
T-9. Michigan: 312-298—610 (+34)
T-9. FIU: 308-302—610 (+34)
T-9. Georgia Southern: 309-301—610 (+34)
12. Chattanooga: 303-311—614 (+38)
13. CSU Bakersfield: 307-309—616 (+40)
14. St. Thomas: 314-305—619 (+43)
15. Daytona State: 308-312—620 (+44)
16. Flagler: 310-323—633 (+57)