PITTSBURGH – Heading into Sunday's final round in eighth place, Purdue Women's Golf remained in that spot to conclude the Big Ten Championship. The Boilermakers tallied a final-round 294 (+10) at Fox Chapel Golf Club behind an even-par 71 from Kan Bunnabodee.
Purdue finished in the middle of the pack at 26-over par, while No. 18 Michigan (+5) captured the conference title with a four-shot victory over Michigan State (+9).
In her final B1G Championship, Inez Wanamarta led the Boilermakers. The graduate senior tied for 16th at 9-over (71-73-75—219), earning the 16th top-20 performance of her career. Wanamarta's final round featured back-to-back birdies at No. 2 and No. 3 for a strong start. After getting up-and-down short of the par-5 second, she attacked the far-right pin at the par-3 third. Hitting her tee shot to seven feet, Wanamarta rolled in the birdie to move to 2-under on her round. Despite a pair of double bogeys, her round of 75 (+4) contributed to the team score and kept her in the top 20.
Bunnabodee grinded throughout Sunday's round, balancing two birdies with two bogeys to go along with 14 pars. The Chonburi, Thailand, native's birdies came at the seventh and eighth holes to help her make the turn in red figures (-1). Following a bogey at 11, Bunnabodee stayed consistent down the stretch by parring each of the last seven holes. She moved up 22 spots on the individual leaderboard, tying for 33rd at 10-over (74-78-71—223).
After finding herself in the top five heading into the final round, it was not Danielle du Toit's day on the challenging par-71 course. A final-round 81 (+10) dropped her back into a tie for 30th (+9), but the senior still made a team-high 13 birdies throughout the week to ranked second in the entire field.
Wrapping up her first conference tournament, Jocelyn Bruch added a 3-over 74 to Purdue's final-round mark. Like Wanamarta and Bunnabodee, her day also featured a pair of birdies, one on the front and one on the back.
The Boilermakers now wait to hear their names called for a seventh straight NCAA Regional berth. The selection show for the 2022 NCAA Women's Golf Championships takes place Wednesday, April 27 at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. NCAA Regionals feature 12 teams at six different sites, May 9-11. Regional destinations include Albuquerque, New Mexico (UNM Championship Course); Ann Arbor, Michigan (U-M Golf Course); Stillwater, Oklahoma (Karsten Creek Golf Club); Tallahassee, Florida (Seminole Legacy Golf Club); Stanford, California (Stanford Golf Course); Franklin, Tennessee (Vanderbilt Legends Club).
BOILERMAKERS
16. Inez Wanamarta: 71-73-75—219 (+6)
T30. Danielle du Toit: 69-72-81—222 (+9)
T33: Kan Bunnabodee: 74-78-71—223 (+10)
T43. Ashley Kozlowski: 76-76-74—226 (+13)
T43. Jocelyn Bruch: 73-79-74—226 (+13)
T51. Daniela Ballesteros: 72-79-78—229 (+16)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. #18 Michigan: 285-281-291—857 (+5)
2. Michigan State: 282-288-291—861 (+9)
T3. Northwestern: 289-281-294—864 (+12)
T3. Ohio State: 289-288-287—864 (+12)
5. Illinois: 288-284-298—870 (+18)
6. Maryland: 288-289-296—873 (+21)
7. Nebraska: 294-289-292—875 (+23)
8. Purdue: 285-299-294—878 (+26)
9. Wisconsin: 299-289-293—881 (+29)
10. Penn State: 304-296-292—892 (+40)
11. Rutgers: 296-305-302—903 (+51)
12. Minnesota: 299-301-309—909 (+57)
13. Indiana: 313-303-306—922 (+70)
14. Iowa: 309-307-312—928 (+76)
Purdue finished in the middle of the pack at 26-over par, while No. 18 Michigan (+5) captured the conference title with a four-shot victory over Michigan State (+9).
In her final B1G Championship, Inez Wanamarta led the Boilermakers. The graduate senior tied for 16th at 9-over (71-73-75—219), earning the 16th top-20 performance of her career. Wanamarta's final round featured back-to-back birdies at No. 2 and No. 3 for a strong start. After getting up-and-down short of the par-5 second, she attacked the far-right pin at the par-3 third. Hitting her tee shot to seven feet, Wanamarta rolled in the birdie to move to 2-under on her round. Despite a pair of double bogeys, her round of 75 (+4) contributed to the team score and kept her in the top 20.
Bunnabodee grinded throughout Sunday's round, balancing two birdies with two bogeys to go along with 14 pars. The Chonburi, Thailand, native's birdies came at the seventh and eighth holes to help her make the turn in red figures (-1). Following a bogey at 11, Bunnabodee stayed consistent down the stretch by parring each of the last seven holes. She moved up 22 spots on the individual leaderboard, tying for 33rd at 10-over (74-78-71—223).
After finding herself in the top five heading into the final round, it was not Danielle du Toit's day on the challenging par-71 course. A final-round 81 (+10) dropped her back into a tie for 30th (+9), but the senior still made a team-high 13 birdies throughout the week to ranked second in the entire field.
Wrapping up her first conference tournament, Jocelyn Bruch added a 3-over 74 to Purdue's final-round mark. Like Wanamarta and Bunnabodee, her day also featured a pair of birdies, one on the front and one on the back.
The Boilermakers now wait to hear their names called for a seventh straight NCAA Regional berth. The selection show for the 2022 NCAA Women's Golf Championships takes place Wednesday, April 27 at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. NCAA Regionals feature 12 teams at six different sites, May 9-11. Regional destinations include Albuquerque, New Mexico (UNM Championship Course); Ann Arbor, Michigan (U-M Golf Course); Stillwater, Oklahoma (Karsten Creek Golf Club); Tallahassee, Florida (Seminole Legacy Golf Club); Stanford, California (Stanford Golf Course); Franklin, Tennessee (Vanderbilt Legends Club).
BOILERMAKERS
16. Inez Wanamarta: 71-73-75—219 (+6)
T30. Danielle du Toit: 69-72-81—222 (+9)
T33: Kan Bunnabodee: 74-78-71—223 (+10)
T43. Ashley Kozlowski: 76-76-74—226 (+13)
T43. Jocelyn Bruch: 73-79-74—226 (+13)
T51. Daniela Ballesteros: 72-79-78—229 (+16)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. #18 Michigan: 285-281-291—857 (+5)
2. Michigan State: 282-288-291—861 (+9)
T3. Northwestern: 289-281-294—864 (+12)
T3. Ohio State: 289-288-287—864 (+12)
5. Illinois: 288-284-298—870 (+18)
6. Maryland: 288-289-296—873 (+21)
7. Nebraska: 294-289-292—875 (+23)
8. Purdue: 285-299-294—878 (+26)
9. Wisconsin: 299-289-293—881 (+29)
10. Penn State: 304-296-292—892 (+40)
11. Rutgers: 296-305-302—903 (+51)
12. Minnesota: 299-301-309—909 (+57)
13. Indiana: 313-303-306—922 (+70)
14. Iowa: 309-307-312—928 (+76)