Women’s Golf Heads to Columbus for Big Ten Tune-Up

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the final tournament before the Big Ten Championship, Purdue Women’s Golf will battle 12 conference foes and Kent State at the Lady Buckeye Invitational this weekend (April 15-16). Preparing for the conference tournament, the event features lineups of six golfers with the top four scores counting towards the team total. The 54-hole event will take place on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State Golf Club.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

• Saturday, April 15: Rounds 1 and 2 (Shotgun Start at 8:30 a.m. ET)
• Sunday, April 16: Round 3 (Shotgun Start at 8:30 a.m. ET)

THE LINEUP
Danielle du Toit – Sr.

• Ranked No. 168 in Golfstat’s national rankings
• Has played in 43 tournaments as a Boilermaker, the most on the team, totaling 118 rounds
• Leads the team in birdies (76) and ranks second on the team in stroke average (73.5)
• Last time out, led the Boilermakers to a third-place finish at The Bruzzy, tying for seventh on the individual leaderboard for the sixth Top-10 performance of her career
• Has carded four rounds in the 60s this season
• Placed a career-best third to help Purdue win the Tulane Classic to start the spring
• Her 67 (-5) in the second round of the Illini Invitational matched a career low and was the best round of the season by a Boilermaker; it was also her 100th round at Purdue
• Won a men’s tournament over the summer, capturing the IGA Challenge Tour’s Road to #5 at Akasia Golf Club in her home country of South Africa

Momo Sugiyama – So.

• Ranked No. 74 in Golfstat’s national rankings
• Leads the team in stroke average (72.9), team-low round (11), rounds in the 60s (5) and pars (304)
• Became one of eight Boilermakers to record five rounds in the 60s in a single season
• Has recorded three Top-5 performances this season, including at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic where she beat 13 golfers ranked in Golfstat’s Top 100
• Her 142 (73-69) at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic was the second-best 36-hole total in school history
• Has led Purdue in five tournaments as a Boilermaker, including a fourth-place finish (75-74-69—218) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
• Making her 10th appearance as a Boilermaker but playing in her 21st collegiate tournament
• Transferred to Purdue after earning First Team All-Big West accolades as a freshman at Hawaii
• Set new…