GLENDALE, Calif. – Purdue Women’s Golf placed third at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, the program’s best performance at the conference tournament since 2019. Entering the tournament as the seventh seed, the Boilermakers (+23) played some of their best golf of the season and recorded their second-lowest 54-hole total ever at the B1G Championships (284-283-296—863).
Purdue led the field with 40 birdies throughout the week, securing the third straight Top 3 finish before heading into NCAA postseason play. Freshman Luana Valero (E) and sophomore Lauren Timpf (+3) cracked the Top 5 to earn their sports on the B1G All-Championships Team, placing fourth and fifth, respectively. The two were the first Boilermakers to land on the all-tournament team since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri in 2019.
Valero’s three-day total of 210 (67-69-74) was the second-lowest 54-hole tally by a Boilermaker competing in the conference tournament, and it was the lowest of her career. Her fourth-place finish was also a personal best, claiming her third Top 10 of the season. Valero led the B1G field with 12 birdies, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-1) throughout the week. Her opening round 67 (-3) was a career low, and she was the only player to record rounds in the 60s in each of the first two days of the tournament.
Timpf was closely behind her teammate, as she paced Purdue for the second straight day with a final round 72 (+2) to secure her third Top 5 performance of the year. Following a career-low 67 (-3) in the second round, the sophomore caught fire to begin her final round with birdies on four of the first seven holes. She made the turn with a 3-under 32 but did not find a birdie on the back side.
Brown matched Timpf with a team-high four birdies on Sunday, recording a 72 (+2) of her own and finishing 13th on the individual leaderboard. She played the par-3s 2-under during the final round, making birdies at No. 3 and No. 16. Carding a 35 (E) on the back nine was the best by any Boilermaker, and she was a bogey-free 1-under on the last six holes.
Up next, the Boilermakers plan to see their name called on next week’s NCAA Selection Show (April 29), beginning at 4 PM ET on Golf Channel. NCAA Regional play will take place at six sites (May 11-13).
BOILERMAKERS
4. Luana Valero: 67-69-74—210 (E)
T-5. Lauren Timpf: 74-67-72—213 (+3)
13. Samantha Brown: 71-72-72—215 (+5)
T-50. Ashley Kim: 72-75-78—225 (+15)
*Ida Lindqvist: 81-79—160 (+20)
^Michaela Headlee: 82 (+12)
^Round 2
*Rounds 1 and 3
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. #2 USC: 277-279-288—844 (+4)
2. Ohio State: 282-285-289—856 (+16)
3. Purdue: 284-283-296—863 (+23)
4. Indiana: 292-285-295—872 (+32)
T-5. #14 UCLA: 297-287-289—873 (+33)
T-5. Illinois: 282-289-302—873 (+33)
7. Penn State: 284-302-289—875 (+35)
8. Michigan State: 285-286-306—877 (+37)
9. #6 Oregon: 290-291-297—878 (+38)
10. Northwestern: 290-299-296—885 (+45)
11. Minnesota: 307-291-298—896 (+56)
12. Iowa: 295-303-303—901 (+61)
13. Maryland: 305-295-303—903 (+63)
T-14. Washington: 295-302-308—905 (+65)
T-14. Michigan: 296-305-304—905 (+65)
16. Rutgers: 308-300-300—908 (+68)
17. Nebraska: 312-298-302—912 (+72)
18. Wisconsin: 317-297-308—922 (+82)
