NEW ORLEANS – Ashley Kozlowski fired a 71 (-1), the only golfer in the 96-player field to produce an under-par round, to help Purdue Women’s Golf build a seven-shot lead in the first round of the Tulane Classic.
On Super Bowl Sunday, the Boilermakers were the only team to break 300 at the difficult English Turn Golf & Country Club. Purdue ended the opening round at 11-over (299), seven strokes clear of second place UTEP (+18). The Boilermakers limited their mistakes throughout the day, pacing the field in birdies (10) and pars (52) while also leading the day in par-4 scoring (+18) and par-5 scoring (+1).
Kozlowski played the par 5s 2-under, leading the field on the lengthy holes to help her sit atop the individual leaderboard. The junior birdied the par-5 second and began her tournament bogey free through the first eight holes. Despite back-to-back bogeys at No. 9 and No. 10, Kozlowski bounced back with consecutive birdies on No. 15 and No. 16 to get back into red figures. Pars on the final two holes secured a round in red figures, the only under-par round on the 6,288-yard, par 72 track.
Coming back from injury and playing her first round of the season, Kan Bunnabodee shot 75 (+3) to find herself in a tie for sixth. The 2022 First Team All-Big Ten golfer rolled in a 10-footer to birdie the par-3 third, and she made a team-high 14 pars throughout her opening round.
Danielle du Toit and Momo Sugiyama contributed to the team score to help Purdue claim a clubhouse lead, posting rounds of 76 (+4) and 77 (+5), respectively. Du Toit made three birdies on the back nine, including two straight at the 11th and 12th holes. Sugiyama recorded a pair of birdies, both coming on par 3s over the final seven holes.
With 18 holes in the books, the Boilermakers need to keep up their play for two more days. Purdue looks to build its lead during Monday’s second round, teeing off No. 1 beginning at 11:20 a.m. ET.
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BOILERMAKERS
1. Ashley Kozlowski: 71 (-1)
T6. Kan Bunnabodee: 75 (+3)
T12. Danielle du Toit: 76 (+4)
T19. Momo…
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