ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Firing a final round 282 (-6) as a team, the lowest round of the day, Purdue Women’s Golf surged to the top of the leaderboard to win the 2026 Coach Mo Classic at St. John’s Golf and Country Club. The Boilermakers (E) secured a 4-shot victory over No. 16 Florida State, claiming the tournament title for the second straight season.
Throughout program history, the Coach Mo Classic becomes the 17th event that the Boilermakers have won multiple times. The win is Purdue’s sixth tournament victory under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Zack Byrd. Purdue has won a tournament in each season with Byrd guiding the program, the longest stretch of consecutive years of winning at least one tournament since the nine-year run from 2006-14. The Boilermakers won five tournaments over the nine years prior to Byrd’s arrival.
Defeating 15 other teams, including a pair ranked in the Top 25, the Boilermakers claimed their crown by leading the field in par-3 scoring (E), par-4 scoring (+24) and birdies (45). Purdue also played the par 5s 7-under, ranking third in the field, and made the fewest big numbers (double bogeys or worse) with seven.
Sophomore Samantha Brown led the Boilermakers to victory, tying for third on the individual leaderboard at 3-under, just one shot back of co-medalists Sophia Fullbrook (Florida State) and Pimpisa Sisutham (UCF). Collecting the fourth Top 10 of the season, Brown finished a 54-hole tournament under par for the first time in her career with a career-low 213 (75-66-72) that featured a personal-best 66 (-6) in the second round. Brown’s third-place performance was also her best finish as a Boilermaker. She led the field in par-4 scoring (-3) and ranked second in par-4 scoring (-1).
Luana Valero put together the best golf of her young collegiate career. Leading Purdue in the final round with a career-low 69 (-3), the freshman vaulted up the leaderboard and placed eighth at 1-under par. Valero’s three-round total of 215 (74-72-69) was a career low and the first time she finished under par as a Boilermaker. She ranked second in par-3 scoring (-1) alongside Brown and made a team-high 12 birdies throughout the tournament. Valero started the final round with back-to-back birdies, one of five during the day. Her final birdie, taking advantage of the par-5 16th, secured her first round in the 60s.
Ashley Kim (74-74-71—219) and Lauren Timpf (76-74-70—220) cracked the Top 20, finishing 13th and 17th, respectively. Both Boilermakers fired under-par rounds on Tuesday to help Purdue capture the win; Timpf carded a 2-under 70, while Kim added a 1-under 71.
In her return to the lineup, freshman Ida Lindqvist led the Boilermakers with an opening round 73 (+1) to contribute to the win, the first time she paced Purdue in a round this season.
Following the tournament victory, Purdue returns home to host the Boilermaker Spring Classic (April 12-13. The final tune-up before the Big Ten Championships will take place on the Ackerman-Allen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
BOILERMAKERS
T-3. Samantha Brown: 75-66-72—213 (-3)
8. Luana Valero: 74-72-69—215 (-1)
T-13. Ashley Kim: 74-74-71—219 (+3)
T-17. Lauren Timpf: 76-74-70—220 (+4)
T-50. Ida Lindqvist: 73-80-76—229 (+13)
*T-45: Michaela Headlee: 79-77-72—228 (+12)
*T-62. Ella Weber: 77-80-76—233 (+17)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Purdue: 296-286-282—864 (E)
2. #16 Florida State: 291-291-286—868 (+4)
3. #12 UCF: 295-292-286—873 (+9)
4. Furman: 287-293-298—878 (+14)
5. Illinois: 293-296-292—881 (+17)
6. North Florida: 300-296-287—883 (+19)
7. Augusta: 298-297-294—889 (+25)
8. Abilene Christian: 296-303-293—892 (+28)
9. FIU: 308-302-290—900 (+36)
10. Michigan: 312-298-296—906 (+42)
11. Georgia Southern: 309-301-297—907 (+43)
12. St. Thomas: 314-305-296—915 (+51)
13. Chattanooga: 303-311-303—917 (+53)
14. CSU Bakersfield: 307-309-302—918 (+54)
15. Daytona State: 308-312-316—936 (+72)
16. Flagler: 310-323-312—945 (+81)
