Sunday, April 20
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Horizon League Championship
Olivia Jang
Mastodon Women's Golf Owns One-Stroke Lead With 18 to Play at #HLGolf Championship
4/20/2025 6:36:00 PM | Women's Golf
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team is 18 holes away from its first league championship in program history. The Mastodons hold a one-stroke lead over preseason favorite Youngstown State heading into the final round of the Horizon League Championship.
The 'Dons shot 311 for a two-day total of 624, holding a one-shot edge over YSU and four-stroke advantage over Oakland.
Olivia Jang moved into second place thanks to a second round of 74 (+1). After starting bogey, bogey, she parred four of the next five with a birdie on 14, a par-5 that bends along a pond on the right side. Her front nine was even stronger, finishing with three birdies and two bogeys for a 1-under 35 on the side. She birdied three, six and nine. Her steady play put her three back of the individual leader, Neeranuch Prajunpanich of Youngstown State, who she will be paired with on Monday.
After leading through 18, Gottman moved into second after a 79 in round two. She started her day with a par, then had two birdies in a three-hole stretch shortly after. She birdied 12 and 14. To finish the back nine, she went long off the tee shot, but had a great punch out and fantastic approach to get up and down for par. She was 1-under on the first four holes of the front, birdieing hole three.
Louise Ekesall is tied for ninth after two rounds with a 77 on Sunday. The freshman birdied her second hole of the day, the par-4 11th. Later on, she got another birdie on 16 to go under par. She had nothing worse than a bogey in the round, finishing 4-over.
Natalie Papa had her 81 taken on Sunday, moving up into 23rd place. She had 12 pars. Hunar Mittal shot 85, moving into 20th after nine pars.
The final round of the Horizon League Championship will begin for the Mastodons at 1:10 p.m. with tee times running to 1:50 p.m.
The 'Dons shot 311 for a two-day total of 624, holding a one-shot edge over YSU and four-stroke advantage over Oakland.
Olivia Jang moved into second place thanks to a second round of 74 (+1). After starting bogey, bogey, she parred four of the next five with a birdie on 14, a par-5 that bends along a pond on the right side. Her front nine was even stronger, finishing with three birdies and two bogeys for a 1-under 35 on the side. She birdied three, six and nine. Her steady play put her three back of the individual leader, Neeranuch Prajunpanich of Youngstown State, who she will be paired with on Monday.
After leading through 18, Gottman moved into second after a 79 in round two. She started her day with a par, then had two birdies in a three-hole stretch shortly after. She birdied 12 and 14. To finish the back nine, she went long off the tee shot, but had a great punch out and fantastic approach to get up and down for par. She was 1-under on the first four holes of the front, birdieing hole three.
Louise Ekesall is tied for ninth after two rounds with a 77 on Sunday. The freshman birdied her second hole of the day, the par-4 11th. Later on, she got another birdie on 16 to go under par. She had nothing worse than a bogey in the round, finishing 4-over.
Natalie Papa had her 81 taken on Sunday, moving up into 23rd place. She had 12 pars. Hunar Mittal shot 85, moving into 20th after nine pars.
The final round of the Horizon League Championship will begin for the Mastodons at 1:10 p.m. with tee times running to 1:50 p.m.
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