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Women's golf team finishes
fourth
In its final competition before the Big Ten Championships,
the Purdue women’s golf team came away with a record performance
on Sunday at the Bryan National Collegiate, moving up three spots to
claim fourth place.
The Boilermakers shot a third round total of 281,
seven strokes below par. Only tournament champion Duke (279) had a better
score than Purdue in Sunday’s third round.
"We’re looking forward to the improvement
going into the Big Ten Championships," Coach Devon Brouse said
after completion of the third round. "We are very proud of the
record finish we had today, especially the fact that three of our players
broke par."
Three Purdue golfers shot below par and another
Boilermaker made par. Caroline Laurens had a tournament low 68, four
strokes below par, to pace the Boilermakers’ third round surge.
She finished tied for seventh with a three-round total of 219.
Andrea Makauskas, who finished 16th with a 221,
shot a two-under par 70 Sunday. Kari Damron, who finished tied for 17th,
shot a one-under par 71.
Makauskas shot below par in the first round as
well. Heather Zielinski shot even at 72 while freshman Beth Hermes continued
her strong spring season with a 75, tying her second round score.
Hermes and Zielinski tied for 39th.
The Boilermakers moved ahead of three teams on
the final day of play, moving one stroke ahead of Tennessee (889) for
a final score of 888 to finish fourth overall. Tennessee won Purdue’s
previous competition at Betsy Rawls Classic in Pottsboro, Texas. The
only other Big Ten team to compete at the Bryan National Collegiate
was Penn State, which finished 14th with a 924, 36 strokes behind Purdue.
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