Boilermakers Return to Bulle Rock for B1G Championships – Purdue Boilermakers

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…