Women’s Golf Begins Spring with Match in the Desert – Purdue Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After three months off, Purdue Women’s Golf returns to tournament action. Starting the spring, the Boilermakers travel west to Gold Canyon, Arizona for the Match in the Desert at Superstition Mountain Country Club (Jan. 27). Unlike the normal, 54-hole (three rounds) format for most events, the Match in the Desert is just one round of 18 holes with no room for error.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Jan. 27: Tee times beginning at 11 a.m. ET
 
THE LINEUP
Jasmine Kahler – So.

• Making her 15th appearance as a Boilermaker, appearing in the lineup for the fifth time this season
• Led the field in birdies (8) and ranked second in par-4 scoring (-2) while and placing sixth at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational (69-77—146), her best finish as a Boilermaker
• Tied for 26th (74-77-77—228) to help Purdue win the season-opening Boilermaker Classic
• Ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 253 in the national rankings
• Played in 10 tournaments as a freshman, including four in the Purdue lineup (final four of the season)
• Recorded a 74.43 stroke average a season ago
• Led the Boilermakers at the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional, 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
• Collected a Top 20 finish in her first Big Ten Championships, ending the tournament with a 1-under 71 to finish 2-over for the week (75-72-71—218); made 40 pars to rank third in the 84-player field
• Competing as an individual last spring, tied for sixth at The Bruzzy with a career-low 213 (73-70-70), her best finish as a Boilermaker; the 213 was the eighth-best 54-hole total by a freshman in program history

 
Momo Sugiyama – Sr.

• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree in both seasons as a Boilermaker
• Ranked No. 137 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Making her 31st appearance as a Boilermaker, cracking the lineup in every tournament since arriving in West Lafayette
• Holds a 73.09 career stroke average at Purdue, which is close to the school record of 73.08 set by national champion Maria Hernandez (2005-09)
• Has a 74.29 stroke average this season, ranking second on the team
• Led the Boilermakers at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate, tying for 23rd (73-75-71—219)
• 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…