Women’s Golf Hosts 15 Teams for Boilermaker Spring Classic, April 6-7 – Purdue Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Coming off a victory at the Coach Mo Classic, Purdue Women’s Golf looks to continue its momentum on one of its home courses. Welcoming 15 other teams to West Lafayette, Purdue hosts the Boilermaker Spring Classic (April 6-7) on the Ackerman-Allen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. Admission is free for the two-day event.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 6: Rounds 1 and 2 (9 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
Monday, April 7: Round 3 (9 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
 
THE LINEUP
Natasha Kiel – Sr.

• Ranked No. 47 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
• Reigning 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)
• Making her 24th appearance as a Boilermaker, but playing in her 36th collegiate tournament
• Leads the team in stroke average (73.15), birdies (79), rounds of par-or-better (11) and rounds in the 60s (5)
• 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

 
Momo Sugiyama – Sr.

• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree in both seasons as a Boilermaker
• Ranked No. 150 in the World Amateur Golf…