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Hollenbaugh, Kiel, Lee Named Women's Golfers Of The Week

Buckeyes, Boilermakers, Wildcats standouts all claimed individual titles

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Ohio State junior Kary Hollenbaugh, Purdue senior Natasha Kiel and Northwestern junior Dianna Lee have been named the Big Ten Women’s Golfers of the Week for tournaments played March 27 - April 2.

The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Golf Championships will take place April 18-20 at Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Maryland. The conference currently has six teams ranked among the Top-30 in the nation, led by No. 3 Oregon, No. 7 USC and No. 10 Northwestern.

Women’s Golfers of the Week

Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State

Junior - New Albany, Ohio - New Albany - Finance

  • Claimed her third individual title of the spring, winning the Clemson Invitational hosted at The Reserve At Lake Keowee in Sunset, S.C.
  • Carded a career-best 200 (-16) with three rounds in the 60’s, including a personal-best 8-under 64 in the final round
  • Led the No. 17 Buckeyes to the team title with a program record score of 819 (-45), ten strokes clear of a field that included a trio of Top-15 teams
  • Currently competing at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Natasha Kiel, Purdue

Senior - New Hope, Pa. - George School - Economics

  • Earned her third win of the year with medalist honors at the Coach Mo Classic hosted at St. John's Golf and Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla.
  • Became the fourth Boilermaker in program history to win three tournaments in a single season
  • Carded a 4-under 68 in the opening round including a hole-in-one on No. 17, her second ace of the campaign
  • Led Purdue to its second team tournament title of the season

Dianna Lee, Northwestern

Junior - San Diego, Calif. - Westview - Communication Studies

  • Picked up her first career victory at the PING/ASU Invitational hosted at Papago Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Carded back-to-back 68’s (-4) in the second and third rounds to win by one stroke on a leaderboard that included 13 Top-100 individuals
  • One of just two players in the field to post three consecutive rounds under-par

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Golfers of the Week

Sept. 12 – Nicha Kanpai, Maryland

Sept. 19 – Catherine Park, USC

Sept. 26 – Brooke Biermann, Michigan State

Oct. 3 – Jasmine Koo, USC

Oct. 10 – Isabella McCauley, Minnesota

Oct. 17 – Brooke Biermann, Michigan State

Oct. 24 – Jasmine Koo, USC

Oct. 31 – Jasmine Koo, USC

Feb. 6 – Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State

Feb. 20 - Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State | Suvichaya Vinijchaitham, Oregon

Feb. 27 - Francesca Fiorellini, UCLA

March 6 - Jasmine Koo, USC

March 13 - Jasmine Kahler, Purdue

March 20 - Miu Takahashi, Nebraska

March 27 - Vivian Lu, Washington

April 3 - Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State | Natasha Kiel, Purdue | Dianna Lee, Northwestern

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