Indiana Places Seventh at Boilermaker Classic

Monday, September 4

West Lafayette, Ind.

Indiana University

Purdue Boilermaker Classic

9/5/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Golf

Results (PDF)

Twins Chloe and Faith Johnson Earn Top-15 Finishes

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana Hoosiers women's golf team finished seventh at the Purdue Boilermaker Classic played at the Kampen-Cosler Course over Labor Day Weekend with a 54-hole score of 884 (298-294-292; +20).

The seventh-place finish marked the best finish by the Hoosiers in a season-opening tournament since opening the 2019-20 campaign at seventh in the Branch/McGuire Invitational.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Purdue Boilermaker Classic • West Lafayette, Ind.
Kampen-Cosler Course
Par 72 • 6299 yards
Live Results: SpikeMark
Team Standings: 7th/14 – 884 (298-294-292; +20)
Top Indiana Player: Chloe Johnson – 217 (75-74-68; +1) & Faith Johnson – 217 (73-73-71; +1)

CHIP-INS
• Sophomore Chloe Johnson fired a three-round total of 217 (75-74-68; +1) to secure a t-12th-place finish. She recorded three birdies in each of the first two rounds with conversions on No. 8, No. 11, and No. 13 in the opening frame and No. 2, No. 16, and No. 17 in the back-half of day one. The Furman transfer turned in a masterful final round with a team-best six birdies. Her scorecard of 68 is tied for the 13th-lowest score in program history.
• Sophomore Faith Johnson posted a score 217 (73-73-71; +1) to finish t-12th overall. The Evansville native sank birdie putts on No. 1, No. 8, and No. 13 in the first round. Her second round consisted of birdie makes on No. 10 and No. 13, and she added birdies on No. 6, No. 12, and No. 13 in the final frame.
• Redshirt senior Caroline Smith placed t-30th with a 54-hole scorecard of 222 (72-73-77; +6). Her opening-round 72 was the lowest round played by a Hoosier on day one and featured a pair of birdie conversions on No. 1 and No. 13. The Wake Forest transfer posted a birdie on No. 15 in the second round and on No. 10 in the final round.
• Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig finished t-51st overall after shooting a 228 (78-74-76; +12) for the tournament. The Georgia transfer birdied 13, 14, and 15 in the opening round before tallying her lone birdie on No. 10 in the second round. She nabbed a pair of birdie putts on No. 11 and No. 14 in the third round.
• Freshman Nicole Kolbas shot a 231 (80-74-77; +15) to finish t-66th. She knocked in two birdie conversions in each round, including No. 6 and No. 8 over the first 18 holes, No. 1 and No. 4 in the second round, and No. 1 and No. 15 on the final day.
• Redshirt sophomore Maddie May, playing as an individual, ended her weekend at 233 (78-74-81; +22) to tie for 70th place. The Ole Miss transfer holed out one birdie (No. 5) in the opening round before carding three birdies in each of the final two rounds of play.

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-12. Chloe Johnson – 217 (75-74-68; +1)
t-12. Faith Johnson – 217 (73-73-71; +1)
t-30. Caroline Smith – 222 (72-73-77; +6)
t-51. Caroline Craig – 228 (78-74-76; +12)
t-66. Nicole Kolbas – 231 (80-74-77; +15)

INDIVIDUAL
t-70. Maddie May – 233 (78-74-81; +22)

UP NEXT
Indiana will return to the golf course for the Wisconsin Badger Invitational played from Sept. 17-19 at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis.

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