WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the final tournament before the Big Ten Championship, Purdue Women's Golf will battle 12 conference foes and Kent State at the Lady Buckeye Invitational this weekend (April 15-16). Preparing for the conference tournament, the event features lineups of six golfers with the top four scores counting towards the team total. The 54-hole event will take place on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State Golf Club.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Danielle du Toit – Sr.
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kent State
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
#25 Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin
THE COURSE
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
- Saturday, April 15: Rounds 1 and 2 (Shotgun Start at 8:30 a.m. ET)
- Sunday, April 16: Round 3 (Shotgun Start at 8:30 a.m. ET)
Danielle du Toit – Sr.
- Ranked No. 168 in Golfstat's national rankings
- Has played in 43 tournaments as a Boilermaker, the most on the team, totaling 118 rounds
- Leads the team in birdies (76) and ranks second on the team in stroke average (73.5)
- Last time out, led the Boilermakers to a third-place finish at The Bruzzy, tying for seventh on the individual leaderboard for the sixth Top-10 performance of her career
- Has carded four rounds in the 60s this season
- Placed a career-best third to help Purdue win the Tulane Classic to start the spring
- 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
- Ranked No. 74 in Golfstat's national rankings
- Leads the team in stroke average (72.9), team-low round (11), rounds in the 60s (5) and pars (304)
- Became one of eight Boilermakers to record five rounds in the 60s in a single season
- Has recorded three Top-5 performances this 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
- Has led Purdue in five tournaments as a Boilermaker, including a fourth-place finish (75-74-69—218) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
- Making her 10th appearance as a Boilermaker but playing in her 21st 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)
- Appearing in her 25th tournament as a Boilermaker
- Tied for 15th at the 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
- Ranked No. 210 in Golfstat's national rankings
- Playing in her 26th tournament as a Boilermaker, including her ninth of the season
- Holds a 74.3 stroke average this season after recording a 75.1 stroke average over 12 tournaments last season
- Has made a team-best four eagles this season
- Last time out, fired a season-best 68 in the second round of The Bruzzy
- 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
- 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten
- Making her 18th appearance as a Boilermaker, including the eighth 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 75.3 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
- Playing in her seventh tournament of the season, which also matches her career appearances as a Boilermaker
- Holds a 76.1 stroke average over 18 rounds
- Tied for 26th in her Purdue debut, second best on the team, at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship with a 3-over 216 (73-71-72)
- Finished runner-up at the 2022 Pennsylvania Women's Am
- Tied for 16th at the 2022 Canadian Women's Am
- Redshirted a season ago
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kent State
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
#25 Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin
THE COURSE
- OSU Golf Club has two 18-hole courses, the Scarlet and the Gray.
- The Lady Buckeye will be played on the Scarlet Course, a par 72 measuring 6,319 yards.
- Jack Nicklaus, 18-time major champion, renovated the Scarlet Course in 2006.
- Purdue finished strong to place third out of 15 teams at The Bruzzy.
- With a final round 68, Danielle du Toit moved from 25th into a tie for seventh on the individual leaderboard to secure her second Top-10 finish of the spring.
- Momo Sugiyama cracked the Top 20 for the fifth time this season.
- Following the Lady Buckeye Invitational, Purdue travels to Pittsburgh for the Big Ten Championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club (April 21-23).
- Sitting at No. 46 in Golfstat's national rankings, the Boilermakers look to see their name on the NCAA Selection Show (April 26, 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel).
- NCAA Regional play will take place at six sites (May 8-10).
- Athens, Georgia - University of Georgia Golf Course
- Westfield, Indiana - The Club at Chatham Hills
- Pullman, Washington - Palouse Ridge Golf Club
- Raleigh, North Carolina - Lonnie Poole Golf Course
- San Antonio, Texas - TPC San Antonio
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida - PGA National Resort Champions Course
- The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site will advance to play in the championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona (May 19-24).
- The Boilermakers added a pair of Top 5 performances to their record book while competing at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (March 24-25).
- Momo Sugiyama's 142 (73-69) was the second-best 36-hole total in Purdue Women's Golf history.
- As a team, Purdue's two-day total of 583 (298-285) marked the fourth-lowest 36-hole performance by a Boilermaker squad.
- With five rounds in the 60s, Sugiyama is one away from tying Purdue's single-season record held by five Boilermakers: Maria Hernandez (2007-08), Maude-Aimee Leblanc (2009-10), Paula Reto (2012-13), Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri (2018-19) and Micaela Farah (2018-19).
- 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.
- 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).