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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The quest to the NCAA Championships begins for Purdue Women’s Golf, as the Boilermakers travel to Florida to battle 11 other teams at Seminole Legacy Golf Club for the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13).

The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site will advance to play in the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 22-27).

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, May 11: Round 1 (Tee Times starting at 8:00 AM ET)
Tuesday, May 12: Round 2 (Tee Times starting at 8:00 AM ET)
Wednesday, May 13: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 8:00 AM ET)
 
THE LINEUP

Samantha Brown – So.

  • Ranked No. 119 in the nation
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
  • Playing in her team-leading 27th tournament for Purdue, including the 26th time in the lineup
  • Paces Purdue with a 72.61 stroke average, as well as team-low rounds (16), birdies (100) and Top 10 finishes (5)
  • Eighteen of her 33 rounds have been par-or-better, including a school-record six rounds in the 60s, leading the Boilermakers in both categories
  • Has led Purdue in six of the team’s 12 tournaments and has finished in the Top 5 in four out of the past six events
  • Last time out, placed 13th at the Big Ten Championships (71-72-72—215)
  • Tied for fifth at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (72-76-69—217); her final round 69 (-3) was her sixth round in the 60s of the year to tie a Purdue single-season record
  • Became Big Ten Golfer of the week after guiding Purdue to a victory at the 2025 Coach Mo Classic; tied for third with a 3-under 213 (75-66-72) for her best finish as a Boilermaker and her lowest 54-hole total
  • Led the Coach Mo Classic field in par-4 scoring (-3) and ranked second in par-3 scoring (-1); her second round 66 (-6) was a personal best and matched the fifth-lowest round in program history
  • Paced Purdue at the Briar’s Creek Invitational, tying for 16th with the 10th-best 36-hole total in school history (73-71—144); made nine birdies over the 36 holes, tied for the fourth-most in the field
  • Placed fourth at the Shootout at Wachesaw and recorded the fourth-lowest 36-hole total in program history (70-71—141); paced the field in par-5 scoring (-2), while also ranking third in par-4 scoring (-2)
  • Tied for fifth at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational with a 2-over 218 (71-76-71); ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-4)
  • Paced the Boilermakers at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, tying for 18th with an even-par 216 (69-76-71); ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-6) and recorded her third career hole-in-one in the first round
  • Started the season by leading Purdue at the Boilermaker Classic, tying for ninth by finishing even par (75-72-69—216) for her first career Top 10 performance
  • Held a 75.76 stroke average a season ago, leading the team’s freshmen; led Purdue in eagles (4), including a pair of hole-in-ones, while ranking second on the team in pars (428)
  • 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar


Lauren Timpf – So.

  • Ranked No. 141 in the nation
  • Big Ten All-Championships Team
  • Leads Purdue in pars (380), while ranking second in stroke average (72.97), team-low round (11), rounds in the 60s (3) and Top 20 finishes (7)
  • Making her 25th appearance as a Boilermaker, including the 20th in the Purdue lineup
  • Has paced the Boilermakers in four of the 12 tournaments this season
  • Last time out, tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championships (74-67-72—213) to earn a spot on the Big Ten All-Championships Team; her 67 (-3) in the second round was a career low
  • Her second-place performance at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (71-70-73—214) was a career best and the best finish by an individual Boilermaker this season; played the par 5s 5-under throughout the tournament, ranking third in the 94-player field
  • Helped Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic by tying for 17th on the individual leaderboard (76-74-70—220)
  • Paced the Boilermakers at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic (75-71-68—214) in which she ranked fourth in par-3 scoring (-3); her final round 68 (-4) was a career low in relation to par
  • Led Purdue at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational with the 10th-best 36-hole total in program history (71-73—144); tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard and ranked third in par-4 scoring (-1)
  • Played her best golf as a Boilermaker with a career-low 211 (70-69-72) to place third at the Wolverine Invitational; led the field in birdies (12) and par-5 scoring (-3), while ranking third in par-4 scoring (-2)
  • Tied for 15th at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic with a 219 (69-76-74); ranked third in the field in par-3 scoring (-2)
  • Produced a 75.94 stroke average a season ago
  • Played her best golf of last season at the 2025 NCAA Lubbock Regional; her 14th-place finish, 54-hole total (73-76-70—219) and final round 70 (-2) were all season bests, and she ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-5) throughout the week
  • 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar


Luana Valero – Fr.

  • Big Ten All-Freshman
  • Big Ten All-Championships Team
  • Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
  • Has been in the lineup in all 12 tournaments
  • Ranks fourth on the team with a 73.79 stroke average
  • Has recorded three rounds in the 60s and three Top 10 finishes, ranking third and fifth, respectively, by a freshman in Purdue history
  • Leads the team with four eagles
  • Last time out, led Purdue to a third-place finish while placing fourth (personal best) on the individual leaderboard at the Big Ten Championships (67-79-74—210) to earn a spot on the all-championships team; paced the B1G field with 12 birdies, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-1) throughout the week
  • Her three-day total of 210 (67-69-74) at the B1G Championships was the second-lowest 54-hole tally by a Boilermaker competing in the conference tournament, and it was the lowest of her career; the opening round 67 (-3) was a personal best
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic, ranking second in par-3 scoring (-1) and making a team-high 12 birdies; her three-round total of 215 (74-72-69) was the first time she finished under par as a Boilermaker
  • Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after setting the then-freshman school record for lowest (now second-lowest) 36-hole total (74-72—146) and tying for 10th at the Shootout at Wachesaw for her first career Top 10; made seven birdies to rank fourth in the field
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week to close out the fall, carding a 218 (71-73-74) at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational
  • Placed third at the 2025 Women’s Amateur Latin America
  • Rose to No. 166 in the world in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and entered Purdue ranked No. 187
  • 17 ranked prospect in the world, including No. 3 among players signed by Big Ten programs, according to Golf Channel's Brentley Romine
  • Won nine tournaments and racked up 32 Top 10 finishes over three years entering her Purdue career


Ashley Kim – Jr.

  • Has been in the lineup in all 12 tournaments
  • Holds a 73.61 stroke average, ranking third on the team
  • Ranks second on the team in birdies (94) and third in Top 20 finishes (6)
  • Tied for 12th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (72-77-73—222), making a team-high 10 birdies and ranking third in the field in par-5 scoring (-5)
  • Helped the Boilermakers win the Coach Mo Classic by finishing 13th on the individual leaderboard (74-74-71—219)
  • Tied for 19th (74-76—150) at the Shootout at Wachesaw
  • Led Purdue at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, tying for 14th (71-73-71—215)
  • Tied for fifth at the Wolverine Invitational with a 216 (75-70-71), which included a second round 70 (-1); ranked third in the field in par-5 scoring (-2)
  • In her Purdue debut, tied for 18th at the Boilermaker Classic (72-73-76—221)
  • Transferred to Purdue after spending the past two seasons at Arkansas State and becoming one of the best golfers in program history
  • Last season, set Arkansas State’s single-season school record for stroke average (71.70); shot par-or-better in 12 of her 20 rounds, the third most in a single season in program history
  • Three-time Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week
  • Claimed medalist honors and led Arkansas State to a victory at the Maverick Classic by matching the lowest 54-hole total in school history; fired a 12-under 204 (66-68-70), and her 6-under 66 in the opening round was the second-lowest round ever by an ASU golfer
  • Made 88 birdies as a freshman at ASU, ranking second in program history


Michaela Headlee – So.

  • Playing in her 15th tournament as a Boilermaker, including her 10th this season
  • Holds a 76.13 stroke average
  • Placed ninth at the Boilermaker Spring Classic with a career-low 218 (73-72-73) for her first career Top 10 performance; played the par 5s 5-under to rank third in the field, while ranking fourth in the field with 10 birdies throughout the tournament
  • Competing as an individual, carded a season-low 72 (E) in the final round of the Coach Mo Classic
  • Tied for 29th in the Shootout at Wachesaw (74-78—152)
  • Competed as an individual at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic and carded a 6-over 222 (76-73-73)
  • Featuring in the lineup for the first time in her career, tied for 42nd (75-79-74—228) at the Boilermaker Classic
  • Competed in six tournaments as a freshman, all as an individual
  • Recorded a 78.47 stroke average during her freshman season
  • Tied for 22nd at the Coach Mo Classic (70-80-76—226), which included a career-low 70 in the opening round
  • Fired a season-low 225 (73-73-79) to place 28th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic


Ida Lindqvist – Fr. (Sub)

  • Playing in the 10th tournament of her freshman season
  • Holds a 76.17 stroke average
  • Tied for 12th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic, producing the lowest 54-hole total (74-72-76—222) and best finish of her career as well as cracking the Top 15 for the first time
  • Helped Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic by leading the team with an opening round 73 (+1)
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after setting the school record for lowest 36-hole total by a freshman; competing as an individual, tied for 16th at the Briar’s Creek Invitational at even-par (70-74—144)
  • While a freshman record, her two-day total at Briar’s Creek tied for the 10th-lowest individual 36-hole score in school history; only player in the field to make two eagles throughout the tournament, making back-to-back eagles in the opening round
  • Ranked second in the Windy City Collegiate Classic field in par-3 scoring (-2); birdied three of the four par 3s in the final round
  • Began the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a 1-under 71
  • Rose as high as No. 803 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
  • Led her school to a pair of national championships (2022, 2023) and a runner-up finish (2024)
  • Recorded a 75.14 stroke average in 2024, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at the Swedish Juniortour Elite No. 6 tournament
  • Was a member of the Swedish Girls National Team in 2023, competing internationally throughout Europe

THE FIELD
1. #3 Florida
2. #9 Wake Forest
3. #15 UCLA
4. #25 Florida State (Host)
5. Eastern Michigan
6. Kentucky
7. Purdue
8. Clemson
9. ULM
10. North Florida
11. Little Rock
12. UTRGV

THE COURSE

  • Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida will play as a par 72 that will measure between 6,192-6,292 yards for the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
  • The golf course was originally designed by Bill Amick and opened to the public in 1962. The club recently completed a multi-million-dollar renovation by the Nicklaus Design company.

POSTSEASON HISTORY

  • The Boilermakers earned an NCAA Regional berth for the 28th time out of the 29 renditions of the NCAA Championships, including each of the past 11 years. Purdue advanced to the championships stage 20 of those times, including three of the past four seasons.
  • Last year, Purdue entered the NCAA Lubbock Regional as the seventh seed before beating No. 19 Texas A&M (fourth seed) in a 5-on-5 playoff to secure a trip to the national championships.
  • The Boilermakers have advanced to nationals in each of the past two seasons. With the men’s team making the NCAA Championships as well, Purdue is the only Big Ten school and one of only seven programs nationally to send both men’s and women’s teams to the national stage the past two years.
  • In 2010, the Boilermakers captured the national championship with the second-lowest four-round team score in NCAA Championships history.

REGULAR SEASON REVIEW

  • The Boilermakers earned a trip to the postseason after a strong 2025-26 campaign that featured the Old Gold and Black playing their best golf at the right time. Purdue has finished in the Top 3 in each of the last three tournaments, starting with a title defense at the Coach Mo Classic.
  • Winning the Coach Mo for the second straight year marked the sixth victory under Zack Byrd and assistant coach Lauren Guiao, the most in a four-year span since winning 10 from 2011-14.
  • Purdue followed up the win with a runner-up performance at the Boilermaker Spring Classic before finishing third at the Big Ten Championships. The third-place showing was the Boilermakers’ best finish at the conference tournament since 2019.
  • Three Boilermakers cracked the lineup in all 12 tournaments: Ashley Kim, Lauren Timpf and Luana Valero.
  • Valero (All-Freshman) and Samantha Brown (Second Team) earned honors from the Big Ten heading into NCAA postseason play.

ALL-B1G BOILERS

  • Continuing the program's tradition of success, Purdue has at least one Boilermaker on the All-Big Ten teams for the 30th consecutive season. Following a vote from the league’s coaches, sophomore Samantha Brown was named Second Team All-Big Ten to earn all-league honors for the first time in her career, while Luana Valero earned a spot on the conference’s inaugural all-freshman team.
  • Since the conference went to two All-Big Ten teams in 2003, 63 Boilermakers have earned all-league distinction. Purdue has had an All-Big Ten golfer on its team every season since the 1996-97 campaign.
  • Brown has led the Boilermakers throughout the season in several categories: stroke average (72.61), team-low rounds (18) Top 10 finishes (5), rounds of par-or-better (18), birdies (100) and rounds in the 60s (6). Her six rounds in the 60s are tied for a single-season school record. The sophomore has played her best golf in the spring, racking up four Top 5 finishes over the past six tournaments. Brown earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors after guiding the Boilermakers to a victory at the 2025 Coach Mo Classic. She tied for third with a 3-under 213 (75-66-72) for her best finish as a Boilermaker and her lowest 54-hole total. Her second round 66 (-6) was a personal best and matched the fifth-lowest round in program history.
  • Valero proved to be not only one of the best freshmen in the conference, but one of the best golfers in the Big Ten by placing fourth at last week’s B1G Championships. Her 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. Valero led the B1G field with 12 birdies, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-1) throughout the week. Cracking the lineup in all 12 tournaments as a freshman, she holds a 73.79 stroke average that currently ranks as the fourth-best by a freshman in program history. Valero’s three rounds in the 60s and three Top 10 finishes rank third and fifth, respectively, by Purdue freshmen all-time. She also was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times this season.
  • For her positive interactions with her playing competitors throughout the year, junior Ashley Kim was selected as Purdue’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. The Arkansas State transfer has been in the lineup in all 12 tournaments this season, recording a 73.61 stroke average to rank third on the team.


LAST YEAR AT REGIONALS

  • A season ago, for the second time in the past four NCAA Regionals, Purdue needed to win a playoff to advance to the NCAA Championships. Just like the 2022 NCAA Stanford Regional, the Boilermakers came through in clutch time to win the playoff and earn a berth to the national stage. After a final round 285 (-3) to jump into the Top 5, Purdue took down No. 19 Texas A&M in a 5-on-5 playoff to book a spot to next week's national championships.
  • Following 54 holes of stroke play, the Boilermakers and Aggies were tied for the fifth at 25-over par to set up the playoff. The two teams went to the par-5 ninth and were split into two fivesomes with all five scores counting to determine a winner. The freshmen went out first, as the duo of Samantha Brown and Lauren Timpf set the tone. Brown made par, while Timpf found herself pin high just off the green in two to get up and down for birdie. Texas A&M's trio made one birdie, one par and one bogey, putting Purdue ahead by one stroke with the final group back in the fairway.
  • The senior trio of Jocelyn Bruch, Natasha Kiel and Momo Sugiyama closed out the playoff. With Bruch and Sugiyama short of the green in two, Kiel blasted a 225-yard 3-iron to 12 feet for a chance at eagle. Stepping up to the putt with two Aggies closer for birdie, Kiel drained the clutch eagle to the roar of the Purdue crowd in attendance and on the team's Instagram Live. The Boilermakers improved to 3-under, forcing the Aggies to make their birdie putts to have a chance at pushing the playoff to a second hole. Both Texas A&M golfers missed, and the Aggies finished even par compared to Purdue's 2-under score as a team, booking the Boilermakers a return trip to the national championships.
  • In the biggest tournament of her young career, Timpf played her best golf. The freshman carded a final round 70 (-2), a season low. She finished the NCAA Regional with a 3-over 219 (73-76-70), her lowest 54-hole score of the year, and tied for 14th individually. Timpf played the par 5s 5-under throughout the week, ranking fourth in the field.

B1G RECAP

  • Purdue 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).
  • The Boilermakers 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.

COACH MO CHAMPS

  • Firing a final round 282 (-6) as a team, the lowest round of the day, Purdue surged to the top of the leaderboard to win the 2026 Coach Mo Classic at St. John’s Golf and Country Club (March 30-31). 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 became the 17th event that the Boilermakers have won multiple times.
  • 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). 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, as she led the field in par-4 scoring (-3) and ranked second in par-3 scoring (-1).
  • Leading Purdue in the final round with a career-low 69 (-3), Luana Valero vaulted up the leaderboard and placed eighth at 1-under par. Valero’s three-round total of 215 (74-72-69) was 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.
  • Ashley Kim (74-74-71—219) and Lauren Timpf (76-74-70—220) cracked the Top 20, finishing 13th and 17th, respectively.
  • 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.

BOILERS SWEEP B1G AWARDS

  • After Purdue won the Coach Mo Classic, the Boilermakers swept the Big Ten Conference’s weekly awards. Samantha Brown was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week, and Luana Valero was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the league office announced (April 2).
  • Brown earned the weekly accolade for the first time in her career. A Purdue Boilermaker has become B1G Freshman of the Week four times this season (three by Valero, one by Ida Lindqvist).


WINNING WITH BYRD AND GUIAO

  • Purdue Women’s Golf is in its fourth season under the leadership of head coach Zack Byrd and assistant coach Lauren Guiao. In four years, the dynamic duo has brought the winning tradition back to West Lafayette.
  • Purdue has won six tournaments under Byrd and Guiao, the most in a four-year span since winning 10 from 2011-14.
  • Following the title defense at the 2026 Coach Mo Classic, the Boilermakers have won at least one tournament in four straight seasons for the first time since a streak of nine consecutive years from 2006-14.
  • After starting off the 2024-25 season with a win at the Boilermaker Classic, a victory at the Coach Mo Classic gave the Boilermakers multiple tournament wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since a six-year stretch from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011.
  • Purdue has also claimed victories at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic, the 2023 Tulane Classic and the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational with Byrd at the helm.
  • The Boilermakers have advanced to nationals in each of the past two seasons. With the men’s team making the NCAA Championships as well, Purdue is the only Big Ten school and one of only seven programs nationally to send both men’s and women’s teams to the national stage the past two years.
  • Purdue collected just five tournament wins over nine seasons prior to Byrd’s arrival, including only one in the final five years before he made the move to West Lafayette.