Duncan Cards Career-Best 66 to Vault Into Tied Fourth

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Duncan Cards Career-Best 66 to Vault Into Tied Fourth

9/14/2010 9:29:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

BRYAN, Texas - Led by a bogey-free six-under-par, 66, Duke University sophomore Lindy Duncan vaulted into tie for fourth at the NCAA Fall Preview on Tuesday, which is being played at the 6,271-yard, par 72 Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas.

Duncan, who is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., netted birdies on No. 5 and No. 8 as she made the turn at two-under-par. An All-America selection as a freshman, Duncan then carded birdies on the back nine on No. 11, No. 13, No. 15 and No. 18 to close with a six-under-par. She notched 16 greens-in-regulation, hit 12 fairways and had 28 putts on the day.

"Everything was on and I was really confident in all parts of my game," said Duncan. "Yesterday I was pretty disappointed. I practiced really hard afterwards to figure a few things out. It was really important. I went out there and did it today so that was really cool. Today was kind of like my day today and it was really fun. I am definitely going to enjoy it, but I have to work again tomorrow and it isn't going to be easy."

The round of 66 is the lowest 18-hole ledger since 2010 graduate Alison Whitaker posted a 65 at the UCF Challenge on March 9, 2008. Duncan's previous lowest round was a 67 last year at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.

"She looked really solid out there," commented Head Coach Dan Brooks on Duncan's play. "I told her if she had 20 more holes she probably would have been 12-under-par. It was just really solid golf. It looked like it was easy."

As a team, Duke remains tied for sixth with UCLA with rounds of 293 and 287 for a total of 580. The Blue Devils improved six shots from the day before with their one-under-par score on Tuesday. Alabama leads the action with a 10-under-par, 566. LSU (570), Southern California (571), Georgia (574), Vanderbilt (574), Duke (580), UCLA (580), Tulane (590), Virginia (591) and Purdue (593) round out the top 10.

"Today I thought it was a little bit better day and obviously the numbers show it," said Brooks. "Jeanne Cho, my assistant [coach] calculated we were a lot better with bogeys on par fives -- reducing those from seven to two as a team -- and then our double-bogeys yesterday we had four and today we had two. Right there is a lot of improvement on some really basic things. You have to get rid of bogeys on par fives and you have to get rid of the doubles."

Coming off a 78 in Monday's first round, freshman Laetitia Beck totaled an even-par, 72, on day two. A product of Caesarea, Israel, Beck notched five birdies over her 18 holes and was two-under-par going into the 362-yard, par four 17th before suffering a double-bogey. She closed her day with a par on No. 18. Beck holds a 36-hole total of 150 and is tied for 48th.

Fellow freshman Alejandra Cangrejo registered her second straight round of 74 on Tuesday highlighted by back-to-back birdies on No. 16 and No. 17. Cangrejo, who is from Bogota, Columbia, had a disastrous start with bogeys on the first and second holes and a double-bogey on No. 3. She settled down and notched 12 straight pars from holes four through 15. Cangrejo is tied for 34th with a 148.

"Aleja's round got away from her early and then she brought it back," commented Brooks. "She was actually four-over after three holes so she had all pars and birdied two out of the last three holes coming in."

Totaling her second straight round of 75 was senior Kim Donovan, who is a native of Hopkinton, Mass. Donovan hit 12 greens, 11 fairways and totaled 31 putts on Tuesday as she had one birdie. Her lone birdie came on the 145-yard, par three 16th as she hit a seven-iron that lipped out for a hole-in-one chance before tapping in for two. Donovan also had key sand saves on the sixth and 11th holes, while entering the final round tied for 48th with a 150.

After collecting Duke's best 18-hole score on Monday, freshman Courtney Ellenbogen struggled with an 80 on day two and is now tied for 48th with a 150. Ellenbogen, who is from Blacksburg, Va., had a one-over-par, 37, on the front nine but struggled on the back with seven bogeys and two pars.

"The course isn't playing real hard because there hasn't been any wind and has been real hot," said Brooks. "I think these greens, from what I understand, can be really firm and they are not as firm as they can be because of the rain. They are firm but not ridiculously firm. It is a tough course and a good course for nationals, especially in May we will probably get some wind. I think wind will really change this golf course. There are a lot of hazards on it and the greens are well-bunkered."

Duke will tee off in the final round on Wednesday beginning at 8:33 along with Georgia and Vanderbilt.

Duke Results
T4 Lindy Duncan Duke 74 66 (F) 140 -4
T34 Aleja Cangrejo Duke 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T48 Laetitia Beck Duke 78 72 (F) 150 +6
T48 Kim Donovan Duke 75 75 (F) 150 +6
T48 Courtney Ellenbogen Duke 70 80 (F) 150 +6

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1 2 Team Scores
3 1 Alabama, U. of 286 280 566 -10
4 2 LSU 287 283 570 -6
5 3 Southern California 289 282 571 -5
1 T4 Georgia 277 297 574 -2
2 T4 Vanderbilt 284 290 574 -2
T6 T6 Duke 293 287 580 +4
T6 T6 UCLA 293 287 580 +4
8 8 Tulane University 294 296 590 +14
15 9 Virginia 301 290 591 +15
10 T10 Auburn 296 297 593 +17
14 T10 Purdue 300 293 593 +17
9 12 Wake Forest 295 299 594 +18
T12 13 Texas 299 298 597 +21
T12 14 Michigan State 299 300 599 +23
11 15 Texas A&M 297 306 603 +27
16 16 Tennessee 306 298 604 +28
T17 17 Stanford 307 299 606 +30
T17 18 Pepperdine 307 303 610 +34

Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 T1 Brooke Pancake Alabama, U. of 65 73 (F) 138 -6
T2 T1 Marina Alex Vanderbilt 67 71 (F) 138 -6
T9 3 Tessa Teachman LSU 70 69 (F) 139 -5
T9 T4 Stephanie Kono UCLA 70 70 (F) 140 -4
T14 T4 Maribel Lopez Porras Tulane University 71 69 (F) 140 -4
T9 T4 Natalie Sheary Wake Forest 70 70 (F) 140 -4
T21 T4 Mary Michael Maggio LSU 73 67 (F) 140 -4
T30 T4 Lindy Duncan Duke 74 66 (F) 140 -4
T9 T4 Lizette Salas Southern California 70 70 (F) 140 -4
T5 T10 Cydney Clanton Auburn 68 73 (F) 141 -3
T5 T10 Megan McChrystal LSU 68 73 (F) 141 -3
T51 T10 Camilla Lennarth Alabama, U. of 76 65 (F) 141 -3
T18 T10 Marta Silva Georgia 72 69 (F) 141 -3
T14 T10 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 71 70 (F) 141 -3
T2 T15 Lee Lopez UCLA 67 75 (F) 142 -2
T18 T15 Cyna Rodriguez Southern California 72 70 (F) 142 -2
T30 T15 Calle Nielson Virginia 74 68 (F) 142 -2
T14 T18 Sarah Zwartynski Texas A&M 71 72 (F) 143 -1
T51 T18 Rebecca Durham Stanford 76 67 (F) 143 -1
T2 T18 Emilie Burger Georgia 67 76 (F) 143 -1
T30 T21 Lisa McCloskey Southern California 74 70 (F) 144 E
T7 T21 Kendall Wright Georgia 69 75 (F) 144 E
T18 T21 Stephanie Meadow Alabama, U. of 72 72 (F) 144 E
T30 T24 Michelle Shin Wake Forest 74 71 (F) 145 +1
T51 T24 Nicole Agnello Virginia 76 69 (F) 145 +1
T21 T24 Rachel Morris Southern California 73 72 (F) 145 +1
T51 T27 Tiffany Lua UCLA 76 70 (F) 146 +2
T21 T27 Samantha Troyanovich Tulane University 73 73 (F) 146 +2
T21 T27 Haley Stephens Texas 73 73 (F) 146 +2
T30 T27 Thea Hoffmeister Purdue 74 72 (F) 146 +2
T51 T27 Jennifer Kirby Alabama, U. of 76 70 (F) 146 +2
T21 T32 Lauren Stratton Vanderbilt 73 74 (F) 147 +3
T21 T32 Courtney Harter Alabama, U. of 73 74 (F) 147 +3
T40 T34 Linn Gustafsson Tulane University 75 73 (F) 148 +4
T30 T34 Caroline Powers Michigan State 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T30 T34 Aleja Cangrejo Duke 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T30 T34 Brittany Altomare Virginia 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T40 T34 Numa Gulyanamitta Purdue 75 73 (F) 148 +4
T80 T34 Nathalie Mansson Tennessee 79 69 (F) 148 +4
T21 T34 Anna Leigh Keith Vanderbilt 73 75 (F) 148 +4
T30 T34 Danielle Kang Pepperdine 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T51 T42 Giulia Molinaro * Arizona State 76 73 (F) 149 +5
T51 T42 Haley Wilson Auburn 76 73 (F) 149 +5
T30 T42 Sarah Beth Davis Texas A&M 74 75 (F) 149 +5
T51 T42 Laura Gonzalez Purdue 76 73 (F) 149 +5
T40 T42 Nicole Vandermade Texas 75 74 (F) 149 +5
T40 T42 Sara Monberg Tennessee 75 74 (F) 149 +5
T73 T48 Laetitia Beck Duke 78 72 (F) 150 +6
T51 T48 Katelyn Sepmoree Texas 76 74 (F) 150 +6
T40 T48 Kim Donovan Duke 75 75 (F) 150 +6
T40 T48 Alexandra Stewart Purdue 75 75 (F) 150 +6
T9 T48 Courtney Ellenbogen Duke 70 80 (F) 150 +6
T21 T48 Milena Savich Georgia 73 77 (F) 150 +6
T67 T54 Carlota Ciganda * Arizona State 77 74 (F) 151 +7
T73 T54 Christine Meier Michigan State 78 73 (F) 151 +7
T40 T54 Karlin Beck Auburn 75 76 (F) 151 +7
T21 T54 Cheyenne Woods Wake Forest 73 78 (F) 151 +7
T14 T54 Michelle Bowles Michigan State 71 80 (F) 151 +7
T40 T54 Sophia Popov Southern California 75 76 (F) 151 +7
T51 T54 Jacqueline Hedwall LSU 76 75 (F) 151 +7
T67 T54 Kristina Wong Stanford 77 74 (F) 151 +7
T83 T62 Glory Yang UCLA 80 72 (F) 152 +8
T67 T62 Patricia Sanz Auburn 77 75 (F) 152 +8
T40 T62 Desiree Dubreuil Texas 75 77 (F) 152 +8
T51 T62 Leigh Henderson Tennessee 76 76 (F) 152 +8
T73 T62 Taylore Karle Pepperdine 78 74 (F) 152 +8
T7 T62 Amelia Hill Georgia 69 83 (F) 152 +8
T40 T62 Sally Watson Stanford 75 77 (F) 152 +8
T51 69 Aimee Neff Michigan State 76 77 (F) 153 +9
T51 T70 Katerina Ruzickova Texas A&M 76 78 (F) 154 +10
T73 T70 Martine de Gannes Pepperdine 78 76 (F) 154 +10
T88 T72 Amalie Valle LSU 81 74 (F) 155 +11
T51 T72 Chessey Thomas Tennessee 76 79 (F) 155 +11
T67 T74 Diana Fernandez Auburn 77 79 (F) 156 +12
T83 T74 Lindsey Solberg Michigan State 80 76 (F) 156 +12
T67 T74 Eleana Collins Virginia 77 79 (F) 156 +12
T51 T77 Janine Fellows Tulane University 76 81 (F) 157 +13
T40 T77 Ashley McKenney Tulane University 75 82 (F) 157 +13
T51 T77 Chelsea Mocio Texas A&M 76 81 (F) 157 +13
T91 T77 Maude-Aimee LeBlanc Purdue 82 75 (F) 157 +13
T73 T77 Kaitlin Drolson Pepperdine 78 79 (F) 157 +13
T88 82 Rebecca Lee-Bentham Texas 81 77 (F) 158 +14
T73 T83 Janell Lysack * Texas A&M 78 81 (F) 159 +15
T73 T83 O. Kristinsdottir Wake Forest 78 81 (F) 159 +15
T83 T83 Ani Gulugian UCLA 80 79 (F) 159 +15
T80 86 Lila Barton Stanford 79 81 (F) 160 +16
T80 87 Lauren Spurlock Tennessee 79 82 (F) 161 +17
T88 88 Sydney Burlison Stanford 81 82 (F) 163 +19
T83 89 Joy Kim Virginia 80 84 (F) 164 +20
93 T90 Hunter Ross Wake Forest 85 80 (F) 165 +21
T83 T90 Aly Smith Texas A&M 80 85 (F) 165 +21
T91 T90 Rene Sobolewski Vanderbilt 82 83 (F) 165 +21
T67 T90 Liv Cheng Pepperdine 77 88 (F) 165 +21