Sunday, September 1
Kewadin, Mich.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
A-Ga-Ming Invitational
Natalie Papa
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
'Dons Ahead of Three League Schools at A-Ga-Ming Invitational
9/1/2024 8:50:00 PM | Women's Golf
KEWADIN, Mich. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team sits ahead of three Horizon League programs after the opening round of the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Sunday (Sept. 1).
The Mastodons opening day of 331-317-648 was good to put them in ninth of the 14-team field. The 'Dons are 14 strokes back of 2024 Horizon League Champion Oakland who sits in eighth place, but Purdue Fort Wayne is ahead of Green Bay (654), Northern Kentucky (656) and Detroit Mercy (663).
Natalie Papa had the best mark for the team score with an 82-78-160. Her first round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-3 third hole. In round two, she had six pars in a row on the front nine and had a birdie on 18. Papa is in a tie for 31st.
Hunar Mittal was one shot back of Papa, turning in a scorecard of 81-80-161. In the morning, Mittal had birdies on nine and 15. She sandwiched her birdie on 15 with pars on 14 and 16. In the afternoon, she birdied hole one. She added a trio of pars to start the back nine, setting up for her 33rd-place spot after the conclusion of the day.
In her first collegiate action, Lara Dommach shot 84-78-162. The Switzerland native turned in 13 pars in the opening round. In the afternoon, she was much steadier, dropping in 12 pars but nothing worse than a bogey. Dommach is tied for tied for 39th.
Lillie Cone shot 84-85-169 on Sunday, firing 11 pars in round one. In round two, she added nine more pars. Cone is tied for 65th.
Freshman Louise Ekesall rounded out the lineup for the 'Dons, shooting 94-81-175. After five pars in round one, she had eight pars and two birdies in the second. She birdied holes four and six. The Sweden native is tied for 77th.
Lillian Gottman played as an individual and was the Mastodons' best on Sunday. She shot 80-79-159, recording birdies on 17 in round one and 18 in round two. In round one, she had a stretch of nine pars in 10 holes.
Purdue Fort Wayne will fire off for the final round of the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Monday (Sept. 2) at 9 a.m.
The Mastodons opening day of 331-317-648 was good to put them in ninth of the 14-team field. The 'Dons are 14 strokes back of 2024 Horizon League Champion Oakland who sits in eighth place, but Purdue Fort Wayne is ahead of Green Bay (654), Northern Kentucky (656) and Detroit Mercy (663).
Natalie Papa had the best mark for the team score with an 82-78-160. Her first round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-3 third hole. In round two, she had six pars in a row on the front nine and had a birdie on 18. Papa is in a tie for 31st.
Hunar Mittal was one shot back of Papa, turning in a scorecard of 81-80-161. In the morning, Mittal had birdies on nine and 15. She sandwiched her birdie on 15 with pars on 14 and 16. In the afternoon, she birdied hole one. She added a trio of pars to start the back nine, setting up for her 33rd-place spot after the conclusion of the day.
In her first collegiate action, Lara Dommach shot 84-78-162. The Switzerland native turned in 13 pars in the opening round. In the afternoon, she was much steadier, dropping in 12 pars but nothing worse than a bogey. Dommach is tied for tied for 39th.
Lillie Cone shot 84-85-169 on Sunday, firing 11 pars in round one. In round two, she added nine more pars. Cone is tied for 65th.
Freshman Louise Ekesall rounded out the lineup for the 'Dons, shooting 94-81-175. After five pars in round one, she had eight pars and two birdies in the second. She birdied holes four and six. The Sweden native is tied for 77th.
Lillian Gottman played as an individual and was the Mastodons' best on Sunday. She shot 80-79-159, recording birdies on 17 in round one and 18 in round two. In round one, she had a stretch of nine pars in 10 holes.
Purdue Fort Wayne will fire off for the final round of the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Monday (Sept. 2) at 9 a.m.
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