Women’s Golf Treks to Texas for NCAA Lubbock Regional

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The quest to the NCAA Championships begins for Purdue Women's Golf, as the Boilermakers travel to West Texas to battle 11 other teams at The Rawls Course for the NCAA Lubbock Regional (May 4-7). Due to inclement weather expected on Monday, the opening round has been moved up to Sunday afternoon (May 4).
 
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).
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 4: Round 1 (Tee Times starting at 2:30 p.m. ET)
Tuesday, May 6: Round 2 (Tee Times starting at 9 a.m. ET)
Wednesday, May 7: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 9 a.m. ET)
 
THE LINEUP
Momo Sugiyama – Sr.

• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (2022-23, 2023-24)
• Ranked No. 161 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and No. 138 in the college golf rankings
• Making her 38th appearance as a Boilermaker, cracking the lineup in every tournament since arriving in West Lafayette
• Holds a 73.08 career stroke average at Purdue, which currently ties 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 73.56 stroke average this season; also leads the team in rounds of par-or-better (14) and team-low round (11), while ranking second in birdies (81) and pars (364)
• Last time out, led the Boilermakers at the B1G Championships, tying for 12th (72-72-73—217)
• 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
• 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

 
Samantha Brown – Fr.

• Appearing in the lineup for the 13th time
• Holds a 75.59 stroke average to lead the team's freshmen
• Paces the team in pars (364)
• Has recorded a team-high four eagles this season, including a pair of hole-in-ones
• Making her conference tournament debut, carded a career-low 69 (-3) in the second round of the B1G Championships
• 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

 
Jocelyn Bruch – Sr.

• Making her team-high 43rd appearance as a Boilermaker, all in the Purdue lineup and totaling 115 rounds
• Playing in her 10th tournament this season
• Holds a 75.42 stroke average
• 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)
• 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
• 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

Natasha Kiel – Sr.

• Ranked No. 60 in the national rankings
• Second Team All-Big Ten, earning all-conference honors for the first time in her career
• 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 26th appearance as a Boilermaker, but playing in her 38th collegiate tournament
• Named 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; ranked second on the team in stroke average (74.00)
• 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
• One 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

 
Lauren Timpf – Fr.

• Making her 11th appearance as a Boilermaker and cracking the lineup for the sixth time
• Holds a 75.68 stroke average
• 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

 
THE FIELD (Seeding followed by national ranking)
1. #6 Texas
2. #7 Wake Forest
3. #18 Arizona
4. #19 Texas A&M
5. Iowa State
6. Tennessee
7. Purdue
8. Campbell
9. UC Davis
10. Florida Gulf Coast
11. Tarleton State
12. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi 

THE COURSE

• The Rawls Course opened in 2003 following a donation from Texas Tech alum Jerry S. Rawls.
• Renowned golf course architect Tom Doak designed the course. Formerly an agricultural research field, the course was listed as having only 18 inches of elevation.
• The par 72 course will measure 6,701 yards for the NCAA Regional, the longest course on Purdue's schedule this season.

 
POSTSEASON HISTORY

• The Boilermakers have reached an NCAA Regional for the 27th time out of the 28 renditions of the NCAA Championships.
• Purdue advanced to the championship stage 19 of those times, including last season as a No. 6 seed and finishing second at the Las Vegas Regional. The runner-up performance was its best in an NCAA Regional since also finishing second in 2013.
• In 2010, the Boilermakers captured the national championship with the second-lowest four-round team score in NCAA Championships history.

 
REGULAR SEASON RECAP

• The Boilermakers earned a trip to the postseason after a strong 2024-25 campaign that featured two tournament titles and two runner-up finishes
• Capturing the Boilermaker Classic and the Coach Mo Classic, Purdue won multiple tournaments in consecutive seasons for the first time since a six-year stretch from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011.
• The Boilermakers also placed second at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational in the fall before earning runner-up honors at the Briar's Creek Invitational in the spring.
• Natasha Kiel earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors with the help of three individual wins. She was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week (April 3), and Jasmine Kahler collected the weekly accolade earlier in the spring (March 13).
• Entering the regional, Momo Sugiyama is leading Purdue in stroke average (73.56) for the third straight season.

 
ALL-B1G BOILER

• Continuing the program's tradition of success, Purdue has at least one Boilermaker on the All-Big Ten teams for the 29th consecutive season. Following a vote from the league's coaches, senior Natasha Kiel was named Second Team All-Big Ten to earn all-league honors for the first time in her career.
• Since the conference went to two All-Big Ten teams in 2003, 62 Boilermakers have earned all-league distinction. Purdue has had an All-Big Ten golfer on its team every season since the 1996-97 campaign.
• 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 fourth-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.
• Kiel has led the Boilermakers in five different tournaments, including four in the fall that landed her on the ANNIKA Award Watch List. Carding five rounds in the 60s, she is one away from tying a single-season school record.

 
LAST YEAR AT REGIONALS

• A season ago, Purdue secured a berth to the NCAA Championships for the 19th time in program history, placing runner-up at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional at Spanish Trail Country Club.
• The Boilermakers battled to finish 4-over for the tournament and maintain the second-place position they held heading into the final round. Purdue was second behind No. 9 Arkansas (E). Baylor (+8), No. 4 UCLA (+12) and No. 19 Florida State (+14) finished behind the Boilermakers and claimed the final three spots to the national championship stage.
• As a freshman, Jasmine Kahler led the Boilermakers throughout the week, tying for eighth at even-par (71-70-75—216) for her second Top 10 of the season and her first Top 10 as part of the Purdue lineup.
• All-Big Ten golfers Momo Sugiyama (+1) and Ashley Kozlowski (+2) recorded Top 15 finishes on the individual leaderboard. Sugiyama placed 11th, while Kozlowski was 13th.
• Jocelyn Bruch fired a 74 (+2) for Purdue's lowest final round, highlighted by a hole-in-one on the 203-yard par-3 seventh. The Carmel, Indiana, native played the final 46 holes of the tournament 2-over par, the best by any Boilermaker during that stretch. Bruch made 41 pars to lead the 69-player field.

 
BOILERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

• Purdue enters the tournament ranked No. 43 in the country.
• Individually, Natasha Kiel (No. 60) and Momo Sugiyama (No. 138) crack the nation's Top 200.
• The Boilermakers lead the nation with five hole-in-one as a team this season.

 
ACES ARE WILD

• While hole-in-ones are normally hard to come by, the Boilermakers have miraculously made five as a team this year to pace the country.
• 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 this spring. 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).

 
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.