Saturday, April 19
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Horizon League Championship
Lillian Gottman
Photo by: Aaron Johnson
Mastodon Women's Golf Leads After Opening Round of #HLGolf Championship
4/19/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team put together a strong opening round at the Horizon League Golf Championship, shooting 313 to tie for first place through 18 holes on Saturday (April 19).
The team's 313 is the best round at a Horizon League Championship in program history.
Lillian Gottman shot a team-best 76 in round one, which was also good for first place in the field. It matched Youngstown State's Sofia Perez Escarcena. Gottman started her day with a par on one and birdie on two. After a bogey on three, she rattled off four pars in a row. On hole five, she managed a tough up and down for par after putting her second shot in the greenside bunker. She splashed out to within a clublength. After that, she birdied nine and 14. She finished with back-to-back pars on the tough finishing holes.
Hunar Mittal was one shot back of Gottman thanks to the only eagle in the field. After her first shot of the round went right into pine straw, Mittal sank her third shot from 96 yards out. She finished even on the front nine with bogeys on four and five. On the back, she was even through 15 thanks to a birdie on 14, but finished 4-over in her last three. Despite that, her 77 was good for third place after day one.
Olivia Jang shot 78 in round one and is in a tie for sixth. She started with four pars and a birdie in her first five holes, the birdie coming on four. Jang managed to reach two par-5s in two, but took pars on both. She had six pars on the tougher back nine for her 78.
From the No. 5 spot, Louise Ekesall had her score taken on Saturday. She started her day by putting her approach on one within five feet and sank the putt for birdie. After a tough stretch on the front, she played better on the back, especially down the stretch. She parred 10, 11 and 12, then birdied 15 and 18. Her drive on 18 carried the pond hugging the entire right side of the hole. Ekesall is in a tie for 17th with her 82.
Natalie Papa shot 85 and is in a tie for 26th. She got birdies to fall on five and 10. She finished her day with pars on 16 and 18.
The Mastodons are tied with league favorite Youngstown State. They are 14 strokes ahead of Green Bay and Oakland.
The second round of the Horizon League Championship will begin for the 'Dons at 12:20 p.m. on Sunday (April 20), with tee times starting with Natalie Papa. Lillian Gottman will start at 1:00 p.m. and will be the last for the 'Dons.
The team's 313 is the best round at a Horizon League Championship in program history.
Lillian Gottman shot a team-best 76 in round one, which was also good for first place in the field. It matched Youngstown State's Sofia Perez Escarcena. Gottman started her day with a par on one and birdie on two. After a bogey on three, she rattled off four pars in a row. On hole five, she managed a tough up and down for par after putting her second shot in the greenside bunker. She splashed out to within a clublength. After that, she birdied nine and 14. She finished with back-to-back pars on the tough finishing holes.
Hunar Mittal was one shot back of Gottman thanks to the only eagle in the field. After her first shot of the round went right into pine straw, Mittal sank her third shot from 96 yards out. She finished even on the front nine with bogeys on four and five. On the back, she was even through 15 thanks to a birdie on 14, but finished 4-over in her last three. Despite that, her 77 was good for third place after day one.
Olivia Jang shot 78 in round one and is in a tie for sixth. She started with four pars and a birdie in her first five holes, the birdie coming on four. Jang managed to reach two par-5s in two, but took pars on both. She had six pars on the tougher back nine for her 78.
From the No. 5 spot, Louise Ekesall had her score taken on Saturday. She started her day by putting her approach on one within five feet and sank the putt for birdie. After a tough stretch on the front, she played better on the back, especially down the stretch. She parred 10, 11 and 12, then birdied 15 and 18. Her drive on 18 carried the pond hugging the entire right side of the hole. Ekesall is in a tie for 17th with her 82.
Natalie Papa shot 85 and is in a tie for 26th. She got birdies to fall on five and 10. She finished her day with pars on 16 and 18.
The Mastodons are tied with league favorite Youngstown State. They are 14 strokes ahead of Green Bay and Oakland.
The second round of the Horizon League Championship will begin for the 'Dons at 12:20 p.m. on Sunday (April 20), with tee times starting with Natalie Papa. Lillian Gottman will start at 1:00 p.m. and will be the last for the 'Dons.
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