Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Wins 2024 Big Ten Championship
4/21/2024 6:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – For the first time since 1998, the Indiana Hoosiers women's golf team won the 2024 Big Then Championship. IU shot an 856 (288-285-283; -8) at the Bulle Rock Golf Course over the weekend to earn the program's eighth Big Ten Championship.
Indiana's final score ranked as the third-lowest three-round team output in program history, the lowest IU final mark in Big Ten Championship history, and the fourth-lowest winning tally in Big Ten Championships history. The eight team titles rank third in the Big Ten trailing only Ohio State (15) and Michigan State (9).
Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig shot a 209 (69-69-71; -7) to become the 11th Hoosier to win the Big Ten Championship as an individual and the first since Danah Ford in 2004. Her three-round score tied for the third-lowest tournament score in program history, marked the lowest score by a Hoosier at the Big Ten Championship, and ranks as the sixth-lowest Big Ten Championship winning score in the history of the event.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2024 Women's Big Ten Championship • Havre De Grace, Md.
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Par 72 • 6,314 yards
Live Results: GolfStat.com
Team Standings: 1st/14 – 856 (288-285-283; -8)
Top Indiana Players: Caroline Craig – 209 (69-69-71; -7)
CHIP-INS
• Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig tied for medalist honors with a three-round score of 209 (69-69-71; -7). She produced a total of 14 birdies, tied for the team lead and the second most in the field of 84 players. Craig played under par for all three rounds.
• The Georgia transfer was 5-under on Par 5 holes for the weekend. Her 4.58 strokes per hole on Par 5s paced the tournament.
• Redshirt junior Caroline Smith tied for fourth and shot a 211 (73-71-67; -5). She matched Craig with 14 birdie conversions, second-most in the tournament, and secured at least four birdies in all three rounds.
• Smith's bogey-free third round of 67 (-5) tied for the fifth-lowest single round in program history and ranks as the second-lowest single round in Big Ten Tournament history by a Hoosier behind only Erin Harper's 66 in 2019.
• Sophomore Chloe Johnson played a 219 (72-71-76; +3) and tied for 23rd. She carded eight total birdies, which included four in the second round.
• Sophomore Faith Johnson returned to the clubhouse with a 54-hole score of 220 (74-74-72; +4). The Furman transfer led the field with 42 par conversions.
• Senior Dominika Burdová finished 54th at 228 (78-77-73; +12). She converted eight birdies with four in the third round.
• Redshirt sophomore Maddie May aced the third hole in the final round to finish at 229 (77-75-77; +13). She played seven birdies over three rounds.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-1. Caroline Craig – 209 (69-69-71; -7)
t-4. Caroline Smith – 211 (73-71-67; -5)
t-23. Chloe Johnson – 219 (72-71-76; +3)
t-28. Faith Johnson – 220 (74-74-72; +4)
54. Dominika Burdová – 228 (78-77-73; +12)
t-55. Maddie May – 229 (77-75-77; +13)
UP NEXT
The Big Ten Champion Indiana Hoosiers will await their NCAA Regional fate during the NCAA Women's Selection Show, which will air at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 24, on the GOLF Channel. Indiana earned a bid to one of the following regional sites: Auburn, Ala., Bermuda Run, N.C., Bryan, Texas, Cle Elum, Wash., Lansing, Mich., or Las Vegas.
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Indiana's final score ranked as the third-lowest three-round team output in program history, the lowest IU final mark in Big Ten Championship history, and the fourth-lowest winning tally in Big Ten Championships history. The eight team titles rank third in the Big Ten trailing only Ohio State (15) and Michigan State (9).
Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig shot a 209 (69-69-71; -7) to become the 11th Hoosier to win the Big Ten Championship as an individual and the first since Danah Ford in 2004. Her three-round score tied for the third-lowest tournament score in program history, marked the lowest score by a Hoosier at the Big Ten Championship, and ranks as the sixth-lowest Big Ten Championship winning score in the history of the event.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2024 Women's Big Ten Championship • Havre De Grace, Md.
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Par 72 • 6,314 yards
Live Results: GolfStat.com
Team Standings: 1st/14 – 856 (288-285-283; -8)
Top Indiana Players: Caroline Craig – 209 (69-69-71; -7)
CHIP-INS
• Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig tied for medalist honors with a three-round score of 209 (69-69-71; -7). She produced a total of 14 birdies, tied for the team lead and the second most in the field of 84 players. Craig played under par for all three rounds.
• The Georgia transfer was 5-under on Par 5 holes for the weekend. Her 4.58 strokes per hole on Par 5s paced the tournament.
• Redshirt junior Caroline Smith tied for fourth and shot a 211 (73-71-67; -5). She matched Craig with 14 birdie conversions, second-most in the tournament, and secured at least four birdies in all three rounds.
• Smith's bogey-free third round of 67 (-5) tied for the fifth-lowest single round in program history and ranks as the second-lowest single round in Big Ten Tournament history by a Hoosier behind only Erin Harper's 66 in 2019.
• Sophomore Chloe Johnson played a 219 (72-71-76; +3) and tied for 23rd. She carded eight total birdies, which included four in the second round.
• Sophomore Faith Johnson returned to the clubhouse with a 54-hole score of 220 (74-74-72; +4). The Furman transfer led the field with 42 par conversions.
• Senior Dominika Burdová finished 54th at 228 (78-77-73; +12). She converted eight birdies with four in the third round.
• Redshirt sophomore Maddie May aced the third hole in the final round to finish at 229 (77-75-77; +13). She played seven birdies over three rounds.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-1. Caroline Craig – 209 (69-69-71; -7)
t-4. Caroline Smith – 211 (73-71-67; -5)
t-23. Chloe Johnson – 219 (72-71-76; +3)
t-28. Faith Johnson – 220 (74-74-72; +4)
54. Dominika Burdová – 228 (78-77-73; +12)
t-55. Maddie May – 229 (77-75-77; +13)
UP NEXT
The Big Ten Champion Indiana Hoosiers will await their NCAA Regional fate during the NCAA Women's Selection Show, which will air at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 24, on the GOLF Channel. Indiana earned a bid to one of the following regional sites: Auburn, Ala., Bermuda Run, N.C., Bryan, Texas, Cle Elum, Wash., Lansing, Mich., or Las Vegas.
@IndianaWGolf
For all the latest on Indiana University women's golf, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWGolf on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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