WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Behind a pair of under-par rounds from sophomore Lauren Timpf, Purdue Women’s Golf is tied with Illinois for the lead at the Boilermaker Spring Classic. With wind gusting throughout the day, the Ackerman-Allen Course proved to be difficult as the two Big Ten teams sit atop the leaderboard at 6-over with 18 holes left to play.
Purdue made 26 birdies and two eagles as a team during the first two rounds. The Boilermakers dominated the par-5s, playing the lengthy holes 16-under to lead the field. Timpf (-3) was a field-best 5-under on the par 5s, leading to rounds of 71 (-1) and 70 (-2) to place her second on the individual leaderboard and one shot off the lead. The Macomb, Michigan, native closed her opening round with a birdie at the first before rolling in a 6-footer for eagle on the par-5 second. Her afternoon round featured four birdies as the players battled the wind.
Ida Lindqvist added rounds of 74 (+2) and 72 (E) to sit in a tie for seventh. In her second round, the freshman birdied two of her first three holes and followed that up with 12 straight pars.
Samantha Brown and Ashley Kim carded 72s (E) in the morning. Both Boilermakers are currently in the Top 20, tied for 13th and 19th, respectively. Brown (+4) eagled her second hole of the day, while Kim (+5) began her tournament with back-to-back birdies.
The Boilermakers look to protect their home course and win their second straight tournament, starting the final round at 9 a.m. ET on Monday morning. Purdue is paired alongside co-leaders Illinois, as well as South Florida (+14) and Minnesota (+24).
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BOILERMAKERS
2. Lauren Timpf: 71-70—141 (-3)
T-7. Ida Lindqvist: 74-72—146 (+2)
T-13. Samantha Brown: 72-76—148 (+4)
T-19. Ashley Kim: 72-77—149 (+5)
T-31. Luana Valero: 77-75—152 (+8)
*6. Michaela Headlee: 73-72—145 (+1)
*T-28. Ella Weber: 76-75—151 (+7)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
T-1. Purdue: 289-293—582 (+6)
T-1. Illinois: 286-296—582 (+6)
3. South Florida: 294-296—590 (+14)
4. Minnesota: 306-294—600 (+24)
5. Denver: 302-300—602 (+26)
6. Cincinnati: 310-293—603 (+27)
7. Princeton: 303-301—604 (+28)
8. South Dakota State: 300-306—606 (+30)
T-9. Chattanooga: 303-307—610 (+34)
T-9. Wisconsin: 295-315—610 (+34)
11. Findlay: 307-308—615 (+39)
12. Bradley: 313-306—619 (+43)
13. Illinois State: 316-304—620 (+44)
14. Northern Illinois: 311-312—623 (+47)
15. Butler: 318-315—633 (+57)
16. Purdue Fort Wayne: 318-321—639 (+63)
