Boilermakers Return to Bulle Rock for B1G Championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Postseason play is here for Purdue Women's Golf, as the Boilermakers return to Havre de Grace, Maryland this week for the 43rd Big Ten Conference Women's Golf Championships (April 18-20). The 54-hole stroke play tournament determines the conference champion and the automatic qualifier to an NCAA Regional. Contested in the state of Maryland for the second straight season, the battle for the conference crown takes place over three rounds at Bulle Rock Golf Course.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, April 18: Round 1 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
Saturday, April 19: Round 2 (Tee Times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
Sunday, April 20: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 8 a.m. ET)
 
THE LINEUP
Samantha Brown – Fr.

• Appearing in the lineup for the 12th time
• Holds a 75.76 stroke average
• Leads the team in pars (328)
• Has recorded a hole-in-one in each of the past two tournaments
• Last time out, led Purdue at the Boilermaker Spring Classic by tying for 16th (75-72-75—222) on the individual leaderboard and matching her best finish as a Boilermaker
• Helped Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic by tying for 16th (75-73-76—224); made a hole-in-one in the second round
• Made 40 pars at the Mary Fossum Invitational to rank second in the 84-player field
• Tied for 30th at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a career-low 221 (78-71-72) that featured her first under-par round as a Boilermaker
• In her collegiate debut, tied for 21st (75-75-76—226) to help Purdue win the Boilermaker Classic
• Finished her junior golf career ranked No. 49 in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Participated in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open and 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Championship
• Won the 2024 Women's Western Junior
• Four-time all-state honoree, winning 24 of 48 high school tournaments and finishing 1-under par throughout her entire high school career, which included a cumulative 37-under par as a senior
• As a senior, named Indiana Girls Golfer of the Year by USA Today, earning a spot on the All-USA Today HSSA Girls Golf Team

 
Momo Sugiyama – Sr.

• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree in both seasons as a Boilermaker
• Ranked No. 155 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and No. 141 in the college golf rankings
• Making her 37th appearance as a Boilermaker, cracking the lineup in every tournament since arriving in West Lafayette
• Tied for 10th (71-73-71—215) at last year's conference tournament for the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri won the 2019 conference title; her 1-under 215 tied for the lowest conference championship total by a Boilermaker since 2018
• Tied for eighth (72-72-77—221) to help Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic and secure her 12th career Top 10
• Tied for fifth at the Briar's Creek Invitational (70-70—140) with the third best 36-hole score in program history
• Holds a 73.10 career stroke average at Purdue, which is just behind the school record (73.08) set by national champion Maria Hernandez (2005-09)
• Has 11 career rounds in the 60s as a Boilermaker, tied with Hernandez, Kan Bunnabodee and Ashley Kozlowski for fifth in program history
• One of 10 Boilermakers all-time to post multiple rounds of 67-or-better
• Has a team-best 73.69 stroke average this season; also leads the team in pars (328) and rounds of par-or-better (12), while ranking second in birdies (72) and team-low round (9)
• 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
• Last year, produced a team-best 72.45 stroke average for the third-best single-season stroke average in school history; carded 19 rounds of par-or-better a year ago, the third most in a single season by a Boilermaker
• Tied Purdue's single-season record with six rounds in the 60s during the 2022-23 campaign
• Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten

 
Jocelyn Bruch – Sr.

• Making her team-high 42nd appearance as a Boilermaker, all in the Purdue lineup and totaling 112 rounds
• Playing in her ninth tournament this season
• Holds a 75.38 stroke average
• Playing in the B1G Championships for the fourth time in her career
• Tied for 14th (E) at the 2024 B1G Championships (73-71-72—216), joining Sugiyama with Purdue's only par-or-better three-round scores in the tournament since 2018
• Carded a season-low 222 (70-79-73) to crack the Top 10 and help Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic; her opening round 70 (-2) was also her best of the year, and her 11 birdies throughout the tournament ranked second in the 90-player field
• Tied for eighth at the Match in the Desert (73), her best finish of the season
• Tied for 24th (75-75-77—227) to help Purdue win the season-opening Boilermaker Classic
• Ended last season No. 283 in the national rankings
• Recorded a 74.43 stroke average last season, which included posting the team-low round eight times
• Made a hole-in-one in the final round of the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional, leading the Boilermakers with a 74 in extremely windy conditions; tallied 41 pars throughout the week to lead the 69-player field and tied for 24th on the individual leaderboard (76-72-74—222)
• Fired a career-low 209 (69-70-70) at the 2023 Schooner Fall Classic for the 10th-best three-round total in school history
• Earned a 2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten; graduated last spring

Lauren Timpf – Fr.

• Making her 10th appearance as a Boilermaker and cracking the lineup for the fifth time
• Holds a 75.60 stroke average, leading the team's freshmen
• Last time out, tied for 28th (79-71-75—225) at the Boilermaker Spring Classic, competing as an individual
• Competing as an individual, tied for 24th at the Coach Mo Classic (76-73-78—227)
• Led Purdue at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational by tying for 30th (75-73-73—221)
• Has recorded the team-low round three times throughout the season
• In her first time in the Purdue lineup, tied for 15th at the Mary Fossum Invitational (71-75-74—220), which included leading the Boilermakers in the first two rounds
• Tied for 21st at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic (76-74-76—226), competing as an individual
• Finished her junior golf career ranked No. 98 in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Three-time MHSAA State Champion
• Recorded a 69.4 stroke average as a senior, leading to medalist honors at 10 events
• Made the Round of 64 at the 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Championship after tying for 33rd in stroke play

 
Natasha Kiel – Sr.

• Ranked No. 58 in the national rankings
• Three-time medalist this season (Boilermaker Classic, White Sands Bahamas Invitational, Coach Mo Classic), the fourth Boilermaker in program history to win at least three times in a single season
• Making her 25th appearance as a Boilermaker, but playing in her 37th collegiate tournament
• Became Big Ten Golfer of the Week after leading the team to a victory at the Coach Mo Classic, while also earning medalist honors with a 3-under 213 (68-71-74)
• Leads team in birdies (84) and rounds in the 60s (5), while pacing Purdue in tournaments a team-high five times
• Has made two hole-in-ones this season (final round of the Boilermaker Classic, opening round of the Coach Mo Classic), both leading to individual victories
• Paced Purdue in four of the team's five fall tournaments, including two victories and a runner-up performance, to earn a spot on the ANNIKA Award Watch List at the end of the fall
• Ended the fall with co-medalist honors at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational, leading the field in par-4 scoring (-3) and recording the fourth-lowest 36-hole total in program history (68-73—141)
• Finished runner-up in a stacked field at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (68-72-73—213) and made 14 birdies over 54 holes
• Medalist of the Boilermaker Classic, her first individual win, while leading Purdue to the team title; fired a career-low 211 (67-76-69) that featured her lowest round as a Boilermaker as well as a hole-in-one in the final round
• Led the Boilermaker Classic field in birdies (13) and par-3 scoring (-4), including playing the par 3s 4-under during the final round
• ne of four Boilermakers to crack the lineup for all 13 tournaments last year, her first season at Purdue after transferring from Vanderbilt; recorded a 74.29 stroke average to rank third on the team

 
THE FIELD
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
#25 Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
#10 Northwestern
#17 Ohio State
#5 Oregon
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
UCLA
#7 USC
Washington
Wisconsin
 
THE COURSE

• Bulle Rock Golf Course opened in 1998 and was listed by legendary golf architect Pete Dye as one of his Top 12 designs.
• The par 72 course will measure 6,225 yards for the conference championships.
• Bulle Rock hosted the Women's PGA Championship from 2005-09, one of the LPGA majors; winners at the course include Annika Sorenstam, Se Ri Pak, Suzann Pettersen, Yani Tseng and Anna Nordqvist.

 
BOILERMAKERS B1G SUCCESS

• Purdue has been one of the most successful programs in Big Ten history, winning six conference championships to go along with nine Boilermakers becoming medalists of the tournament.
• The Boilermakers captured its six titles in a 14-year span (2000-13), which includes a three-peat from 2008 to 2010.
• The lowest individual scores in conference championship history have been by Boilermakers. Laura Gonzalez-Escallon holds the 72-hole low with a 280 (71-70-70-69) in 2010. Also that year, Purdue broke the 72-hole team record to capture its third straight Big Ten title (289-292-294-294—1,158)
• In 2016, August Kim set the 54-hole mark at 207 (69-71-67), which now ranks third all-time. The Big Ten Championship has been decided by a 54-hole stroke play format since 2012.

 
LAST YEAR AT BULLE ROCK

• Behind a final round 283 (-5), Purdue placed fourth at
• Purdue led the field in total pars (210) and par-4 scoring (+6) throughout the tournament, while ranking fourth in birdies (53). The final round was the Boilermakers' best round in the B1G Championships in five years.
• Momo Suigyama ended the tournament in red figures (-1), tying for 10th for the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri won the 2019 conference title.
• Jocelyn Bruch finished the tournament at even par. The Carmel, Indiana, native tied for 14th, securing her best finish and 54-hole total (73-71-72—216) of the spring. Bruch joined Sugiyama as posting the lowest 54-hole scores by Boilermakers at the B1G Championships since Inez Wanamarta (215) in 2018.

 
BOILERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

• Purdue enters the tournament ranked No. 41 in the country, seventh best among Big Ten schools.
• Individually, Natasha Kiel (No. 58) and Momo Sugiyama (No. 141) crack the nation's Top 200.

 
ACES ARE WILD

• While hole-in-ones are normally hard to come by, the Boilermakers have miraculously made five as a team this year.
• Natasha Kiel and Samantha Brown lead the way with two apiece. Kiel made her first ace on the par-3 17th in the final round of the Boilermaker Classic at the Kampen-Cosler Course, securing medalist honors and helping Purdue win the first tournament of the season. She added another in the Coach Mo Classic, once again a team victory and individual victory for Kiel.
• Both of Brown's aces have occurred in the past two tournaments. Her first as a Boilermaker was during the second round of the Coach Mo Classic, helping Purdue capture the team title. She made her second in as many events, finding the bottom of the cup during the Boilermaker Spring Classic on the par-3 17th of the Ackerman-Allen Course.
• Competing as an individual, Lana Malek made a hole-in-one during the Boilermaker Spring Classic. She aced the par-3 13th on Ackerman-Allen.

 
COACH MO CLASSIC CHAMPS

• Led by medalist Natasha Kiel, who earned her third individual victory of the season, Purdue captured the Coach Mo Classic at St. Johns Golf and Country Club (March 31-April 1).
• The Boilermakers (+13) led wire-to-wire all three rounds, besting 15 other teams and claiming a four-shot victory over runner-up Charleston (+17).
• The victory, Purdue's second of the year, marked the first time the Boilermakers have won multiple tournaments in consecutive seasons since a six-year stretch from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011.
• The Boilermakers paced the field in birdies (38), par-3 scoring (+3) and par-4 scoring (+27) as well as eagles (2) thanks to a pair of aces from Kiel and Samantha Brown on the first day of tournament play.
• Momo Sugiyama (+5) tied for eighth to crack the Top 10 for the fourth time this season and the 12th time in her career. Joining Kiel and Sugiyama in the Top 10 was fellow senior Jocelyn Bruch, who tied for 10th at 6-over. She made 11 birdies over three rounds to match Kiel and rank second in the field.
• Brown (+8) tied for 16th, the best finish for the freshman Boilermaker this year.

 
ANOTHER B1G WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK

• Fresh off leading Purdue Women's Golf to a victory at the Coach Mo Classic, senior Natasha Kiel was named Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Week (April 3).
• Kiel became the second Boilermaker to collect the weekly accolade this season, joining Jasmine Kahler, who was the conference's golfer of the week after her performance at the Briar's Creek Invitational (March 9-11). The pair of Boilermakers gave Purdue multiple Big Ten Golfers of the Week in a single season for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign.
• Along with helping the team capture its second win of the year, Kiel secured medalist honors for the third time this season. She finished 3-under through 54 holes at St. John's Golf and Country Club, one stroke ahead of Western Kentucky's Sydney Hackett.
• The senior led the field in par-3 scoring (-3) and par-4 scoring (-1), the only golfer in the 90-player field to play the par 4s under par throughout the tournament.
• Kiel's 11 birdies over three rounds ranked second in the field to go along with her opening round hole-in-one that proved to be the difference.

 
KAHLER NAMED BIG TEN WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK

• After matching the record for the lowest 36-hole score in program history, sophomore Jasmine Kahler was named Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Week (March 13).
• Kahler earned the weekly accolade for the first time in her career, becoming the first Boilermaker to collect the honor since Ashley Kozlowski (Feb. 15, 2023).
• Kahler led Purdue to a runner-up finish at the Briar's Creek Invitational (March 9-11), while placing second herself with a 6-under 138 (70-68) that matched Melati Purti's two-round program best set at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
• Along with tying a school record, Kahler finished 6-under for Purdue's lowest score (in relation to par) for a tournament this season. The second-place performance was her best as a Boilermaker, and she collected her fifth career Top 10.
• The Carlsbad, California, native led the 99-player field with 11 birdies over the 36 holes, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-3).

 
KIEL THE MEDALIST

• Natasha Kiel's incredible senior season has featured three individual victories, becoming just the fourth Boilermaker in program history to win three times in a single season, joining Maria Hernandez (6; 2008-09), Paula Reto (4; 2012-13) and Aurora Kan (3; 2013-14).
• She started the season by claiming medalist honors and leading Purdue to a team victory at the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 2-3). Kiel captured her first career individual victory, thanks in large part to a pair of rounds in the 60s. Kiel was 5-under for the season-opening tournament, recording her best 54-hole total as a Boilermaker (67-76-68—211). The New Hope, Pennsylvania, native also led the field in birdies (13) and par-3 scoring (-4) throughout the event. During the final round, she made six birdies and played the par 3s 4-under with two birdies and one par to go along with a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th.
• Kiel picked up her second victory of the season, earning co-medalist honors at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational (Oct. 19-20). The senior finished 2-under (68-73—141) alongside Georgia's Chantal El Chaib, leading Purdue to a runner-up finish to close out the fall season. Kiel's two-round score of 141 was the second-lowest 36-hole total in program history. She led the field in par-4 scoring (-3), while ranking third in par-5 scoring (-1).
• Her third victory came at the Coach Mo Classic (March 31-April), also leading the Boilermakers to the team title. She fired a 3-under 213 (68-71-74) that featured 11 birdies and a hole-in-one. Kiel also paced the field in par-3 scoring (-3) and par-4 scoring (-1), the only golfer in the 90-player field to play the par 4s under par throughout the tournament. The senior earned Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Week honors for her performance.

 
STARTING THE SEASON WITH A W

• Entering the final round of the Boilermaker Classic with a 13-shot cushion, Purdue made sure the lead was never in doubt. A final round 294 (+6), led by a 68 (-4) from medalist Natasha Kiel, allowed the Boilermakers to protect their home course and win their season-opening tournament for second straight season.
• Purdue finished the season opener 15-over par on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, 14 strokes ahead of runners-up Minnesota (+29).
• The Boilermakers controlled the tournament from the start, leading the field in par-3 scoring (+4), par-4 scoring (+28) and pars (178), while ranking second in birdies (35) and par-5 scoring (-4) as a team.

 
WINNING WITH BYRD

• With the win at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic as well as the Coach Mo Classic, Purdue has now won five tournaments under head coach Zack Byrd, who is in only his third season as head coach.
• A victory at the Coach Mo Classic gave the Boilermakers multiple tournament wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since a six-year stretch from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011.
• Purdue has also claimed victories at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic, the 2023 Tulane Classic and the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational with Byrd at the helm.
• The five victories mark the most by Purdue in a three-year span since winning six from 2012-14.
• Purdue collected just one tournament title in the five seasons prior to Byrd's arrival.

 
NCAA PLAY ON THE WAY

• Sitting at No. 41 in the national rankings, the Boilermakers plan to see their name called on next week's NCAA Selection Show.
• NCAA Regional play will take place at six sites (May 5-7).
  • Charlottesville, Virginia – Birdwood Golf Course
  • Columbus, Ohio – OSU Golf Club (Scarlet Course)
  • Golf Canyon, Arizona – Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club
  • Lexington, Kentucky – University Club of Kentucky
  • Lubbock, Texas – The Rawls Course
  • Norman, Oklahoma – Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
• The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site will advance to play in the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 16-21).