Boilermakers Begin South Carolina Swing – Purdue Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s golf team starts its month of March by hosting six other teams for the Shootout at Wachesaw in Murrels Inlet, South Carolina (March 9). The one-day, 36-hole event takes place at Wachesaw Plantation Club, the home course of Purdue head coach Zack Byrd.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, March 9: Rounds 1 and 2 (9 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
 
THE LINEUP (+1 INDIVIDUAL)

Samantha Brown – So.

• Ranked No. 183 in the nation
• Playing in her team-leading 22nd tournament for Purdue, including the 21st time in the lineup
• Eleven of her 20 rounds have been par-or-better, including four rounds in the 60s, leading the Boilermakers in both categories
• Also paces Purdue in team-low round (9), birdies (60) and Top 20 finishes (3)
• Holds a 73.30 stroke average, ranking second on the team
• Last time out, produced the best finish of her career, tying for fifth at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational with a 2-over 218 (71-76-71); ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-4)
• Began the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic with a career-low 68 (-4) to match the lowest round by a Boilermaker this season
• Paced the Boilermakers at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, tying for 18th with an even-par 216 (69-76-71) to match her personal best; ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-6) throughout the tournament and recorded her third career hole-in-one in the first round
• Started the season by leading Purdue at the Boilermaker Classic, tying for ninth by finishing even par (75-72-69—216) for her first career Top 10 performance; her 54-hole total was a career low
• Played the par 5s 4-under throughout the Boilermaker Classic, ranking third in the field
• Held a 75.76 stroke average a season ago, leading the team’s freshmen; led Purdue in eagles (4), including a pair of hole-in-ones, while ranking second on the team in pars (428)
• 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar

Luana Valero – Fr.

• Has been in the lineup in all seven tournaments
• Ranks fourth on the team with a 74.25 stroke average
• Leads the team with four eagles and ranks second in pars (220)
• Last time out, placed 23rd on the individual leaderboard at 9-over (74-80-71—225), tying the best finish of her career; her final round 71 (-1) matched her career low and led the Boilermakers to their best team final round of the season (E)
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week to close out the fall, carding a career-low 218 (71-73-74) at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational
• Tied for 23rd at the Canadian Collegiate…