WILMETTE, Ill. – Competing in a stacked field that featured 10 teams that advanced to the national stage of the 2024 NCAA Championships, Natasha Kiel proved that she could beat some of the best golfers in the country. After going 4-under through the first 36 holes on Monday, the Boilermaker senior fired a final round 73 (+1) on Tuesday to secure runner-up honors and lead Purdue Women's Golf at the Windy City Collegiate Classic.
Kiel (-3) collected her second Top 2 finish through the first four tournaments of the fall, along with her win at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic. Her 213 (68-72-73) matched her second lowest three-round total as a Boilermaker. She recorded Purdue's lowest score during all three rounds at Westmoreland Country Club, making 14 birdies over 54 holes. Kiel played the final 12 holes bogey free, adding a pair of birdies on the last three holes to vault into second place.
As a team, Purdue (+43) placed 12th against the stiff competition. Momo Sugiyama (75), Lauren Timpf and Samantha Brown (78) contributed to the team's final round score of 303 (+15). Sugiyama parred the first 10 holes of the day and added two birdies on the back nine to make up for some lost strokes. Timpf's 5-over round was the freshman's best golf of the tournament. Brown joined Kiel in making a team-high three birdies during the final round.
Up next, the Boilermakers round out the fall slate, leaving the country for the White Sands Bahamas Invitational on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Oct. 18-20).
BOILERMAKERS
2. Natasha Kiel: 68-72-73—213 (-3)
T40. Momo Sugiyama: 72-81-75—228 (+12)
T61. Jasmine Kahler: 78-77-81—236 (+20)
T64. Samantha Brown: 84-77-78—239 (+23)
T64. Lauren Timpf: 79-83-77—239 (+23)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Arizona State: 296-283-296—875 (+11)
2. South Carolina: 284-303-294—881 (+17)
3. USC: 294-291-304—889 (+25)
4. Northwestern: 304-287-301—892 (+28)
5. Oregon: 299-292-304—895 (+31)
6. Wake Forest: 292-299-305—896 (+32)
7. Virginia: 292-292-314—898 (+34)
T8. Arizona: 293-297-309—899 (+35)
T8. UCLA: 291-301-307—899 (+35)
10. Duke: 294-299-308—901 (+37)
11. Iowa State: 306-295-305—906 (+42)
12. Purdue: 297-307-303—907 (+43)
13. Georgia: 305-306-309—920 (+56)
14. Illinois: 306-305-313—924 (+60)
15. Augusta: 334-325-330—989 (+125)
Kiel (-3) collected her second Top 2 finish through the first four tournaments of the fall, along with her win at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic. Her 213 (68-72-73) matched her second lowest three-round total as a Boilermaker. She recorded Purdue's lowest score during all three rounds at Westmoreland Country Club, making 14 birdies over 54 holes. Kiel played the final 12 holes bogey free, adding a pair of birdies on the last three holes to vault into second place.
As a team, Purdue (+43) placed 12th against the stiff competition. Momo Sugiyama (75), Lauren Timpf and Samantha Brown (78) contributed to the team's final round score of 303 (+15). Sugiyama parred the first 10 holes of the day and added two birdies on the back nine to make up for some lost strokes. Timpf's 5-over round was the freshman's best golf of the tournament. Brown joined Kiel in making a team-high three birdies during the final round.
Up next, the Boilermakers round out the fall slate, leaving the country for the White Sands Bahamas Invitational on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Oct. 18-20).
BOILERMAKERS
2. Natasha Kiel: 68-72-73—213 (-3)
T40. Momo Sugiyama: 72-81-75—228 (+12)
T61. Jasmine Kahler: 78-77-81—236 (+20)
T64. Samantha Brown: 84-77-78—239 (+23)
T64. Lauren Timpf: 79-83-77—239 (+23)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Arizona State: 296-283-296—875 (+11)
2. South Carolina: 284-303-294—881 (+17)
3. USC: 294-291-304—889 (+25)
4. Northwestern: 304-287-301—892 (+28)
5. Oregon: 299-292-304—895 (+31)
6. Wake Forest: 292-299-305—896 (+32)
7. Virginia: 292-292-314—898 (+34)
T8. Arizona: 293-297-309—899 (+35)
T8. UCLA: 291-301-307—899 (+35)
10. Duke: 294-299-308—901 (+37)
11. Iowa State: 306-295-305—906 (+42)
12. Purdue: 297-307-303—907 (+43)
13. Georgia: 305-306-309—920 (+56)
14. Illinois: 306-305-313—924 (+60)
15. Augusta: 334-325-330—989 (+125)