WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the final tune-up before the 2026 Big Ten Championships, Purdue Women’s Golf finished runner-up as hosts of the Boilermaker Spring Classic. Following a final round 291 (+3), the Boilermakers (+9) were three shots back of Illinois (+6) for the team title, while besting third-place finisher South Florida by 18 strokes.
Lauren Timpf (-2) was runner-up on the individual leaderboard, two behind medalist Isabella McCauley (Minnesota) for the best finish of her career and the best placing by a Boilermaker this season. The sophomore played the par 5s 5-under throughout the tournament, ranking third in the 94-player field. Following under-par rounds of 71 (-1) and 70 (-2) on Sunday, Timpf added a 73 (+1) in the final round. She finished strong with a bogey-free back nine, adding a two-putt birdie at the par-5 14th and making another birdie on No. 17.
Samantha Brown carded the best round of the day on Monday, a 3-under 69 to etch her name in the Purdue record book. It was Brown’s sixth round in the 60s throughout the year, matching a single-season school record. She recorded four birdies, while only making a team-low one bogey, to move into a tie for fifth and secure her fifth Top 10 performance of the season.
Ashley Kim and Ida Lindqvist tied for 12th at 6-over. Kim placed in the Top 20 for the sixth time in her first year as a Boilermaker, making a team-high 10 birdies and ranking third in the field in par-5 scoring (-5). Meanwhile, Lindqvist produced the lowest 54-hole total and best finish of her career, cracking the Top 15 for the first time.
Competing as an indivudal, sophomore Michaela Headlee played her best golf over her two seasons. With the help of 10 birdies throughout the tournament, ranking fourth in the field, she carded a career-low 218 (73-72-73). The Carmel, Indiana, native played the par 5s 5-under to rank third in the field. At 2-over par after 54 holes, Headlee placed ninth for the first Top 10 of her career.
Up next, the Boilermakers enter postseason play. After venturing to the east coast the past two years to compete for a conference title, Purdue travels more than 2,000 miles for this season’s B1G Championships. The league tournament is set to take place at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California (April 24-26).
BOILERMAKERS
2. Lauren Timpf: 71-70-73—214 (-2)
T-5. Samantha Brown: 72-76-69—217 (+1)
T-12. Ida Lindqvist: 74-72-76—222 (+6)
T-12. Ashley Kim: 72-77-73—222 (+6)
T-39. Luana Valero: 77-75-79—231 (+15)
*9. Michaela Headlee: 73-72-73—218 (+2)
*T-39. Ella Weber: 76-75-80—231 (+15)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Illinois: 286-296-288—870 (+6)
2. Purdue: 289-293-291—873 (+9)
3. South Florida: 294-296-301—891 (+27)
4. Princeton: 303-301-293—897 (+33)
5. Minnesota: 306-294-300—900 (+36)
6. Cincinnati: 310-293-304—907 (+43)
7. Wisconsin: 295-315-302—912 (+48)
T-8. Denver: 302-300-313—915 (+51)
T-8. South Dakota State: 300-306-309—915 (+51)
T-10. Findlay: 307-308-308—923 (+59)
T-10. Chattanooga: 303-307-313—923 (+59)
12. Illinois State: 316-304-307—927 (+63)
13. Northern Illinois: 311-312-309—932 (+68)
14. Bradley: 313-306-315—934 (+70)
15. Butler: 318-315-303—936 (+72)
16. Purdue Fort Wayne: 318-321-313—952 (+88)