Momo Sugiyama Season 2024-25

YearSenior

HometownGold Coast, Australia

Previous SchoolHawaii

CAREER AT PURDUE

Finished her career ranked second in program history in career stroke average (73.09), second in rounds in the 60s (12) and fifth in even or under par rounds (46)
Started her Purdue career ranked No. 647 in the world and ended it ranked No. 148
Two-time Second Team All-Big Ten (2022-23, 2023-24)
Three-time WGCA All-American Scholar (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Tied a school record with six rounds in the 60s throughout her sophomore season (2022-23)
Led the team in stroke average all three years as a Boilermaker
Cracked the lineup in all 39 tournaments over the past three seasons, totaling 111 rounds
Produced 13 Top 10 finishes and 22 Top 20 finishes over her career
One of 10 Boilermakers all-time to post multiple rounds of 67-or-better
Her career-low 54-hole total was a 211 (67-73-71) at the 2024 Purdue Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 4-6, 2024)

2024-25 / SENIOR

Ended the season ranked No. 117 in the college golf rankings
Had a team-best 73.53 stroke average, leading the Boilermakers in stroke average for the third straight year
Led Purdue in six different tournaments throughout the season, a team best, including all three postseason tournaments (Big Ten Championships, NCAA Lubbock Regional, NCAA Championships)
Led the team in rounds of par-or-better (16), team-low round (13) and pars (443), while ranking second in birdies (93) and rounds in the 60s (3)
Paced Purdue at the NCAA Championships (73-75-75—223)
Led the Boilermakers at NCAA Lubbock Regional, tying for fifth (76-72-69—217) to help the team advance to the NCAA Championships
Finished 12th to pace Purdue at the Big Ten Championships (72-72-73—217)
Tied for eighth (72-72-77—221) to help Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic
Tied for fifth at the Briar’s Creek Invitational (70-70—140) with the third-best 36-hole score in program history
Tied for fourth (69-74-73—216) to help Purdue win the season-opening Boilermaker Classic, matching her best finish for the Old Gold and Black
WGCA All-American Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten

2023-24 / JUNIOR

Ended the season ranked No. 126 in the national rankings
Second Team All-Big Ten
Produced a team-best 72.45 stroke average, the third-best single-season stroke average in school history
Carded 19 rounds of par-or-better, also the third most in a single season by a Boilermaker
One of four Boilermakers to crack the lineup for all 13 tournaments
Led Purdue in five different tournaments and recorded the team-low round 17 times
Had five Top 10 finishes, including a fourth-place performance at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217) for her best placing of the season
Placed 11th at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional (71-69-77—217), her team-high ninth Top 20 of the season
Her 10th-place finish was the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since 2019; also produced the lowest 54-hole score (71-73-71—215) by a Purdue golfer in the tournament since 2018
Finished in the Top 20 nine times, including in seven of the nine spring tournaments
Tied for seventh at the Briar’s Creek Invitational (74-71-70—215)
Began the spring by leading the Boilermakers at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic, placing eighth with a career-low 211 (67-73-71) that featured a personal-best round of 67 (-5)
Tied for ninth at the Boilermaker Classic with a 1-under 215 (73-69-73) to help Purdue claim the tournament title to start the season
WGCA All-American Scholar Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2022-23 / SOPHOMORE

Second Team All-Big Ten
Started the season ranked No. 647 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and ended it at No. 201
Led the team in stroke average (73.31), team-low round (14), rounds in the 60s (6) and pars (410)
Her six rounds in the 60s tied a single-season school record, shared with five other Boilermakers
One of two Boilermakers to play in all 12 tournaments
Recorded three Top 5 performances throughout the season, including at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic where she beat 13 golfers ranked in Golfstat's Top 100
Her 142 (73-69) at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic was the second-best 36-hole total in school history at the time
Led Purdue in six different tournaments, including a fourth-place finish (75-74-69—218) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
Helped the Boilermakers win the Tulane Classic, their first team title since 2018, by tying for fifth on the individual leaderboard
WGCA All-American Scholar Team
Held a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout the school year and became a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22 / FRESHMAN (HAWAII)

Named to All-Big West First Team
Selected to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
Competed in all 11 tournaments
Set new single-season program record for individual scoring average (73.4)
Captured the individual title at the Couer d’Alene Collegiate, where she carded a 1-under 212 total that included a final round 3-under 68
Program-record 54-hole score of 5-under 211 at the Fresno State Classic, where she shot a final round 3-under 69 to finish runner-up
Set UH single-season marks for most birdies (85) and most rounds of par of better (13)
Team leader in six tournaments
Eight Top-10 finishes, including six in the Top 5
Runner-up at the HPU Sharks Shootout
Named the school’s Female Rookie of the Year
Three-time Big West Golfer of the Month (September, March, April)

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2020 graduate of All Saints Anglican School of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Captured the South Australian Junior Masters title in 2019, one of three tournaments wins during that season
Runner-up at the 2019 FCG International Championships
Also won the Alice Springs Junior Open with a new tournament record in 2019
Placed fourth at the 2019 Greg Norman Junior Masters and tied for 10^th at the 2019 FCG Callaway World Championships
Earned medalist honors eight times since 2017
Member of the Queensland State team in 2019
Gold Coast Representative team member in 2017 and 2018, the latter of which she was selected to the All-Australian Merit Team

PERSONAL