WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Celeste Darloy (Cappelle-en-Pévèle, France) and Ria Prabhakar (London, England) are the newest members of the Purdue Women’s golf program, officially becoming Boilermakers on National Signing Day (Nov. 11). The two Europeans will join the team ahead of the 2027-28 season.
“We are excited to officially welcome Celeste and Ria to our Purdue Golf family,” said head coach Zack Byrd. “These young ladies have shown the ability to compete on the international stage throughout Europe, and we believe they can make an impact on our program. When they made their campus visits, both of them felt right at home. We cannot wait for these new Boilermakers to join us in West Lafayette next fall. Boiler Up!”
Over the past two years, Darloy has collected five victories and 17 Top 10 finishes, helping her soar to as high as No. 517 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). That includes winning the 2026 Grand Prix de la Ligue des Hauts de France with a 54-hole total of 202 (68-66-68). In April, Darloy captured the 2026 Grand Prix Du Lys Chantilly after winning a playoff. This past summer, she finished runner-up at the Belgian International Amateur Championship & National Stroke Play Championship. Darloy measured her game by playing in the Hauts de France Pas de Calais Golf Open, a professional golf tournament in France that took place in September.
Prabhakar was selected to the 2025-26 England Girls National Team, helping England beat Scotland and Ireland. Individually, she cracked the Top 20 at the Portuguese International Ladies Am before competing against professionals in the Women’s English Open. She added a pair of Top 30 performances at the Scottish Women’s Open Championship and the English Women’s Open Championship. Recently, Prabhakar finished runner-up at Inspiration Club on the Faldo Junior Tour. She won four tournaments in 2025, including the North of England U16 and the Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship, to rise as high as No. 663 in the WAGR.
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