Women’s Golf Remains South, Back to Action in GeorgiaWomen’s Golf Remains South, Back to Action in Georgia

Women’s Golf Remains South, Back to Action in Georgia

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After spending last weekend in the Sunshine State, Purdue Women's Golf returns to competition by staying south. The Boilermakers join 14 other teams for the 51st annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Georgia.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
  • Friday, March 24: Round 1 (Tee Times beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET)
  • Saturday, March 25: Round 2 (Tee Times beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET)
  • Sunday, March 26: Round 3 (Shotgun Start at 8:30 a.m. ET)
THE LINEUP
Ashley Kozlowski – Jr. (10:31 a.m. off No. 10)
  • Playing in her 24th tournament as a Boilermaker, including her seventh of the season
  • Holds a 74.4 stroke average this season after recording a 75.1 stroke average over 12 tournaments last season
  • Tied for 15th at last week's FSU Match Up, the fourth Top-20 finish of her career
  • Named B1G Women's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 15), becoming the first Boilermaker to earn the honor since 2019
  • Led Purdue to a win at the Tulane Classic, placing runner-up for the best finish of her career
  • Has recorded a team-best three eagles this season
  • 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten
Kan Bunnabodee – Sr. (10:22 a.m. off No. 10)
  • Appearing in her 23rd tournament as a Boilermaker
  • Tied for 15th at last week's FSU Match Up, her best finish of the season and eighth Top 20 as a Boilermaker
  • Made her season debut at the Tulane Classic, tying for 17th to help Purdue capture the team title
  • Missed the entire fall due to injury
  • Earned First Team All-Big Ten accolades last season, becoming the first Boilermaker to earn first team honors since 2018
  • Ranked in the Top 100 of Golfstat's national rankings throughout the 2021-22 season
  • 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten
Danielle du Toit – Sr. (10:13 a.m. ET off No. 10)
  • Has played in 41 tournaments as a Boilermaker, the most on the team, totaling 113 rounds
  • Leads the team in birdies (62) and ranks second on the team in stroke average (73.8)
  • Placed a career-best third to help Purdue win the Tulane Classic to start the spring
  • Tied for the team's best performance at the Illini Invitational, placing 26th at 3-under (72-67-74—218)
  • Her 67 (-5) in the second round of the Illini Invitational matched a career low and was the best round of the season by a Boilermaker; it was also her 100th round at Purdue
  • Won a men's tournament over the summer, capturing the IGA Challenge Tour's Road to #5 at Akasia Golf Club in her home country of South Africa
Momo Sugiyama – So. (10:04 a.m. ET off No. 10)
  • Ranked No. 82 in Golfstat's national rankings
  • Leads the team in scoring average (73.1) and pars (243)
  • Has led Purdue in four tournaments as a Boilermaker, including a fourth-place finish (75-74-69—218) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
  • Has produced the lowest score nine out of 21 rounds this season, including a team-best four rounds in the 60s
  • Making her eighth appearance as a Boilermaker but playing in her 19th collegiate tournament
  • Transferred to Purdue after earning First Team All-Big West accolades as a freshman at Hawaii
  • Set new Hawaii single-season records for stroke average (73.40), rounds of par-or-better (13), birdies (85) and 54-hole score (211)
Jocelyn Bruch – R-So. (9:55 a.m. ET off No. 10)
  • Making her 16th appearance as a Boilermaker, including the sixth of the season
  • Led Purdue at The Show, tying for 31st at 6-over (75-71-76—222)
  • Fired a career-best 70 (-2) in the second round of the Illini Invitational before leading the Boilermakers in the final round with a 1-over 73
  • Holds a 75.1 stroke average after recording a 76.52 stroke average last season
  • Tied for ninth at the 2022 Michigan PGA Women's Open over the summer, competing against professionals; her performance featured a hole-in-one during the opening round
  • 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten
THE FIELD
Alabama
Arkansas
#10 Auburn
College of Charleston
Daytona State
#21 Florida
Georgia
Georgia Southern
Louisville
North Carolina
Purdue
San Diego State
#4 South Carolina
#9 Texas A&M
#19 Virginia
 
THE COURSE
  • One of the oldest sporting events in all of women's intercollegiate athletics, the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic will be contested at the University of Georgia Golf Course (Par 72 – 6,327 yards).
  • The course was designed in 1968 by Robert Trent Jones Sr. before undergoing renovation by Love Golf Design in 2006.
  • In 1971, the golf course hosted the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports Intercollegiate Championship, which was the equivalent of today's NCAA Women's Golf Championship. 
BUSY SCHEDULE
  • The Boilermakers remain busy as they look to earn a berth to an NCAA Regional, going through a stretch five tournaments over six weekends.
  • The Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (March 24-26) marks the second straight weekend of competition for Purdue after playing in the Florida State Match Up last weekend (March 17-19).
  • Up next, the Boilermakers travel to Texas to battle foes in The Bruzzy Challenge hosted by North Texas (April 1-2).
  • After a week off, Purdue competes in the Lady Buckeye Invitational (April 15-16), the final tune-up ahead of the Big Ten Championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh (April 21-23).
LAST TIME OUT
  • The Boilermakers ended all three rounds in sixth place at the FSU Match Up, finishing in the middle of the pack.
  • As a team, Purdue ranked third among the field in birdies (36), par-4 scoring (+42) and par-5 scoring (E).
  • Kan Bunnabodee and Ashley Kozlowski tied for 15th at 10-over through 54 holes. Both Boilermakers earned their second Top-20 performances of the season, while Bunnabodee's finish was her season best.
  • Danielle du Toit (+13) and Momo Sugiyama (+14) cracked the Top 25, placing 23rd and 25th, respectively.
TULANE CLASSIC CHAMPIONS
  • Purdue began the spring season on the right note, defeating 17 teams to win the Tulane Classic at English Turn Golf & Country Club in New Orleans (Feb. 12-14).
  • In just the fifth tournament under first-year head coach Zack Byrd, the Boilermakers captured their first team title since winning the 2018 Illini Women's Invitational.
  • The Boilermakers (+33) used Top-5 individual performances from Ashley Kozlowski (second), Danielle du Toit (third) and Momo Sugiyama (fifth) to secure a four-shot victory.
  • The Boilermakers recorded 37 birdies throughout the 54-hole tournament, the most by any team. Purdue also paced the field in par-3 scoring (E) and par-5 scoring (+1) on the difficult par 72 course.
  • For leading Purdue to victory, Kozlowski was named B1G Golfer of the Week following the tournament.
YEAR OF THE BYRD
  • Following the retirement of legendary coach Devon Brouse, Zack Byrd was named the new head coach of Purdue Women's Golf prior to the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
  • One of the top recruiters in the country, Byrd made the move to West Lafayette after spending four seasons at Ole Miss.
  • Byrd helped the Rebels capture the 2021 NCAA National Championship, the first women's team national championship in Ole Miss history.
  • Prior to beginning his coaching career, Byrd spent 10 years as a professional golfer; his career featured an appearance in the 2011 U.S. Open and qualifying for the final stage of PGA Tour Q School.
  • Byrd hired Lauren Guiao as assistant coach; Guiao made the move to coaching and returned to the program after playing in 20 tournaments over her Purdue career (2017-21).