WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second straight tournament, Samantha Brown made a hole-in-one in the second round. The freshman aced the par-3 17th at the Ackerman-Allen Course of the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, helping lead Purdue Women's Golf on the opening day of the Boilermaker Spring Classic.
Brown and senior Jocelyn Bruch carded rounds of 72 (E) and 75 (+3) to pace Purdue, as the pair of Boilermakers sit tied for 16th on the individual leaderboard. As a team, Purdue (+19) is in eighth place.
After making a birdie on the par-5 16th, Brown hit a 5-iron at No. 17 that trickled into the hole for her second ace in the past six days. The hole-in-one helped her play the final five holes 4-under par to battle back to even for her second round.
Bruch made four birdies to counter four bogeys for an even-par 72 to lead the Boilermakers in the opening round.
All 11 Boilermakers on the team hit the course. Freshman Michaela Headlee (+2) led the six Purdue golfers competing as individuals with back-to-back rounds of 73. Lauren Timpf and Caroline Dasch carded 71s (-1) to post under-par rounds in the afternoon.
Lana Malek was another Boilermaker that made a hole-in-one on Sunday. The sophomore aced the par-3 13th in the opening round.
The Boilermaker Spring Classic wraps up Monday morning with a shotgun start beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Purdue will be paired with Princeton (+11), South Alabama (+12) and Minnesota (+18).
For updates throughout the final round, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T16. Samantha Brown: 75-72—147 (+3)
T16. Jocelyn Bruch: 72-75—147 (+3)
T33. Jasmine Kahler: 74-76—150 (+6)
T45. Momo Sugiyama: 78-74—152 (+8)
T70. Natasha Kiel: 77-80—157 (+13)
*T13. Michaela Headlee: 73-73—146 (+2)
*T33. Lauren Timpf: 79-71—150 (+6)
*T70. Caroline Dasch: 86-71—157 (+13)
*T76. Jade Gu: 79-79—158 (+14)
*T76. Alison Hildebrand: 76-82—158 (+14)
*T82. Lana Malek: 79-81—160 (+16)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Illinois: 296-281—577 (+1)
2. Denver: 292-292—584 (+8)
T3. Cincinnati: 300-286—586 (+10)
T3. Illinois State: 294-292—586 (+10)
5. Princeton: 299-288—587 (+11)
6. South Alabama: 296-292—588 (+12)
7. Minnesota: 300-294—594 (+18)
8. Purdue: 298-297—595 (+19)
9. Northern Illinois: 293-303—596 (+20)
10. Eastern Michigan: 301-297—598 (+22)
11. Butler: 308-296—604 (+28)
12. Akron: 295-310—605 (+29)
13. Bradley: 304-307—611 (+35)
T14. Toledo: 312-310—622 (+46)
T14. Tennessee Tech: 318-304—622 (+46)
16. Detroit Mercy: 334-324—658 (+82)
Brown and senior Jocelyn Bruch carded rounds of 72 (E) and 75 (+3) to pace Purdue, as the pair of Boilermakers sit tied for 16th on the individual leaderboard. As a team, Purdue (+19) is in eighth place.
After making a birdie on the par-5 16th, Brown hit a 5-iron at No. 17 that trickled into the hole for her second ace in the past six days. The hole-in-one helped her play the final five holes 4-under par to battle back to even for her second round.
Bruch made four birdies to counter four bogeys for an even-par 72 to lead the Boilermakers in the opening round.
All 11 Boilermakers on the team hit the course. Freshman Michaela Headlee (+2) led the six Purdue golfers competing as individuals with back-to-back rounds of 73. Lauren Timpf and Caroline Dasch carded 71s (-1) to post under-par rounds in the afternoon.
Lana Malek was another Boilermaker that made a hole-in-one on Sunday. The sophomore aced the par-3 13th in the opening round.
The Boilermaker Spring Classic wraps up Monday morning with a shotgun start beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Purdue will be paired with Princeton (+11), South Alabama (+12) and Minnesota (+18).
For updates throughout the final round, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T16. Samantha Brown: 75-72—147 (+3)
T16. Jocelyn Bruch: 72-75—147 (+3)
T33. Jasmine Kahler: 74-76—150 (+6)
T45. Momo Sugiyama: 78-74—152 (+8)
T70. Natasha Kiel: 77-80—157 (+13)
*T13. Michaela Headlee: 73-73—146 (+2)
*T33. Lauren Timpf: 79-71—150 (+6)
*T70. Caroline Dasch: 86-71—157 (+13)
*T76. Jade Gu: 79-79—158 (+14)
*T76. Alison Hildebrand: 76-82—158 (+14)
*T82. Lana Malek: 79-81—160 (+16)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Illinois: 296-281—577 (+1)
2. Denver: 292-292—584 (+8)
T3. Cincinnati: 300-286—586 (+10)
T3. Illinois State: 294-292—586 (+10)
5. Princeton: 299-288—587 (+11)
6. South Alabama: 296-292—588 (+12)
7. Minnesota: 300-294—594 (+18)
8. Purdue: 298-297—595 (+19)
9. Northern Illinois: 293-303—596 (+20)
10. Eastern Michigan: 301-297—598 (+22)
11. Butler: 308-296—604 (+28)
12. Akron: 295-310—605 (+29)
13. Bradley: 304-307—611 (+35)
T14. Toledo: 312-310—622 (+46)
T14. Tennessee Tech: 318-304—622 (+46)
16. Detroit Mercy: 334-324—658 (+82)