Monday, October 21
Evansville, Ind.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Braun Intercollegiate
Lillian Gottman
Photo by: Robert Hayes
'Dons Near the Top at Braun Intercollegiate
10/21/2024 6:18:00 PM | Women's Golf
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Behind the lead of second-place Lillian Gottman, the Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team is six shots back of the lead at Evansville's Braun Intercollegiate after the opening round on Monday (Oct. 21).
The Mastodons' opening round of 307 was six shots better than last season's first round at the Braun Intercollegiate. Indiana State (301) and Evansville (305) were the two teams better than the 'Dons on Monday. Purdue Fort Wayne is five shots ahead of reigning Horizon League champion Oakland with 18 to play.
Gottman's round featured four birdies, including three in a five-hole stretch on the front nine. She birdied holes two, five and six for a 1-under front, and got another on 11. The Illinois-Springfield transfer was bogey-free on holes 5-14. She finished the day with a 1-over 74, tying the best of her Division I career, which put her in a tie for second.
Olivia Jang shot 75 in round one to tie for seventh after 18 holes. She had a birdie on 16 to highlight her round, while also parring eight of the nine holes on the front. She finished with 14 pars and a birdie.
Another two shots back of Jang, Hunar Mittal shot 77 in the opening round of the event. She made up for early bogeys on the front with three birdies before making the turn. She got birdies to fall on five, seven and nine. She had six pars on the back nine after her 1-over front. The sophomore from India is in 11th place.
Natalie Papa was four back of Mittal with an 81. She had a relatively clean front nine with just one bogey on hole six. She parred the rest. Her 81 put her in 31st.
Lara Dommach shot 85 in round one with a birdie on hole two. She added six pars to finish day one in 60th place.
Louise Ekesall played as an individual, shooting 84. She had nine pars and is in 49th place.
The second and final round of the Braun Intercollegiate will take place on Tuesday (Oct. 22).
The Mastodons' opening round of 307 was six shots better than last season's first round at the Braun Intercollegiate. Indiana State (301) and Evansville (305) were the two teams better than the 'Dons on Monday. Purdue Fort Wayne is five shots ahead of reigning Horizon League champion Oakland with 18 to play.
Gottman's round featured four birdies, including three in a five-hole stretch on the front nine. She birdied holes two, five and six for a 1-under front, and got another on 11. The Illinois-Springfield transfer was bogey-free on holes 5-14. She finished the day with a 1-over 74, tying the best of her Division I career, which put her in a tie for second.
Olivia Jang shot 75 in round one to tie for seventh after 18 holes. She had a birdie on 16 to highlight her round, while also parring eight of the nine holes on the front. She finished with 14 pars and a birdie.
Another two shots back of Jang, Hunar Mittal shot 77 in the opening round of the event. She made up for early bogeys on the front with three birdies before making the turn. She got birdies to fall on five, seven and nine. She had six pars on the back nine after her 1-over front. The sophomore from India is in 11th place.
Natalie Papa was four back of Mittal with an 81. She had a relatively clean front nine with just one bogey on hole six. She parred the rest. Her 81 put her in 31st.
Lara Dommach shot 85 in round one with a birdie on hole two. She added six pars to finish day one in 60th place.
Louise Ekesall played as an individual, shooting 84. She had nine pars and is in 49th place.
The second and final round of the Braun Intercollegiate will take place on Tuesday (Oct. 22).
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