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Day Three at Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship
Golfers Close in Third at the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate
3/1/2011 5:22:00 PM | Women's Golf
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Over the final four holes of the day, the fifth-ranked Duke women's golf team registered six birdies to close the afternoon with a two-over-par, 290, on its way to finishing tied for third overall at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship.
The Blue Devils posted a 54-hole total of 879 to finish tied for third along with host Tulane, while Southern California won the tournament with an 868. Alabama (872), Duke (879), Tulane (879), Purdue (880), Virginia (880), Arizona State (882), Texas A&M (885), LSU (887) and Auburn (888) rounded out the top 10.
“I thought our attitudes were real good and thought we were a real patient team,” said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. “The finish of our final day was the most patient we were in the tournament and that led to our moving up to third. I hope they take a look at that and learn a good lesson.”
As a team, Duke registered 16 birdies in the final round at the 6,105-yard, par 72 English Turn Golf and Country Club.
“We had the kind of golf going much of this tournament to have won the tournament,” said Brooks. “We made some management mistakes that cost us the win, but our shot-making was good enough to win. We just made some management errors.”
Led by sophomore Lindy Duncan's four-under-par, 68, the Blue Devils were looking like they were going to finish as far as sixth or seventh place but a strong finish propelled them up the leaderboard to third. Duncan closed the championship with a three-day total of 213 along with Duke freshman Laetitia Beck, which ranked the duo tied for third.
A product of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Duncan opened the day with three birdies over her first six holes to move to three-under-par. She suffered her only blemish of the round on the 12th but finished strong with two birdies over her final four holes to finish with her sixth round in the 60s this season.
After opening the first day with a career-best 66, Beck finished strong with a one-under-par, 71, on Tuesday to post the first top five finish of her career. Beck, a native of Caesarea, Israel, opened her day with a par on the fourth hole and back-to-back bogeys. She quickly turned it around to close the afternoon with a three-under-par ledger over her final 15 holes. Beck collected a career-best 26 putts to go along with 10 greens and nine fairways.
Taking home the individual title was Stephanie Meadow of Alabama with a 54-hole total of 211. Megan McChrystal of LSU was second with a 212.
Senior Kim Donovan had one of the strongest finishes on the day as she was heading into her final five holes at six-over-par, but posted three birdies to finish the day with a three-over-par, 75. Donovan, who is from Hopkinton, Mass., finished the tournament tied for 66th with a 231.
Coming down the stretch, Donovan drained a 20-foot putt on hole No. 1, 15-footer on No. 3 and another 20-foot putt to close the day on the fifth hole. She hit nine greens, 11 fairways and had 29 putts.
Freshman Alejandra Cangrejo carded her only birdie of the day on her final hole as she recorded a 75 on Tuesday. She went on to place tied for 49th with a 227. Sophomore Stacey Kim was one-under-par through six holes but didn't finish as strong as she placed tied for 65th with a 231.
Sophomore Courtney Ellenbogen, who was playing as an individual, had her best round of the tournament as she closed with a two-over-par, 74.
Duke will next play in the LSU Invitational from March 11-13 in Baton Rouge, La.
Duke Results
T3 Laetitia Beck 66-76-71=213
T3 Lindy Duncan 73-72-68=213
T49 Aleja Cangrejo 76-75-76=227
T65 Kim Donovan 80-76-75=231
T65 Stacey Kim 75-79-77=231
T70 Courtney Ellenbogen 81-77-74=232**
**Playing as an individual
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1 2 3 Team Scores
7 T2 1 Southern California 297 289 282 868 +4
6 1 2 Alabama, U. of 295 287 290 872 +8
1 T2 T3 Tulane University 288 298 293 879 +15
2 5 T3 Duke 290 299 290 879 +15
T11 T9 T5 Purdue 302 291 287 880 +16
T8 6 T5 Virginia 298 292 290 880 +16
4 8 7 Arizona State 293 299 290 882 +18
T11 4 8 Texas A&M 302 286 297 885 +21
3 T9 9 LSU 291 302 294 887 +23
T11 13 10 Auburn 302 298 288 888 +24
5 7 11 Vanderbilt 294 297 300 891 +27
T8 12 12 Florida, U of 298 301 294 893 +29
10 11 13 Tennessee 300 295 301 896 +32
17 14 14 North Carolina 307 294 302 903 +39
14 16 15 Mississippi, U. of 303 305 300 908 +44
15 15 16 Kentucky, U. of 305 301 307 913 +49
16 17 17 Denver, Univ. of 306 313 308 927 +63
The Blue Devils posted a 54-hole total of 879 to finish tied for third along with host Tulane, while Southern California won the tournament with an 868. Alabama (872), Duke (879), Tulane (879), Purdue (880), Virginia (880), Arizona State (882), Texas A&M (885), LSU (887) and Auburn (888) rounded out the top 10.
“I thought our attitudes were real good and thought we were a real patient team,” said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. “The finish of our final day was the most patient we were in the tournament and that led to our moving up to third. I hope they take a look at that and learn a good lesson.”
As a team, Duke registered 16 birdies in the final round at the 6,105-yard, par 72 English Turn Golf and Country Club.
“We had the kind of golf going much of this tournament to have won the tournament,” said Brooks. “We made some management mistakes that cost us the win, but our shot-making was good enough to win. We just made some management errors.”
Led by sophomore Lindy Duncan's four-under-par, 68, the Blue Devils were looking like they were going to finish as far as sixth or seventh place but a strong finish propelled them up the leaderboard to third. Duncan closed the championship with a three-day total of 213 along with Duke freshman Laetitia Beck, which ranked the duo tied for third.
A product of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Duncan opened the day with three birdies over her first six holes to move to three-under-par. She suffered her only blemish of the round on the 12th but finished strong with two birdies over her final four holes to finish with her sixth round in the 60s this season.
After opening the first day with a career-best 66, Beck finished strong with a one-under-par, 71, on Tuesday to post the first top five finish of her career. Beck, a native of Caesarea, Israel, opened her day with a par on the fourth hole and back-to-back bogeys. She quickly turned it around to close the afternoon with a three-under-par ledger over her final 15 holes. Beck collected a career-best 26 putts to go along with 10 greens and nine fairways.
Taking home the individual title was Stephanie Meadow of Alabama with a 54-hole total of 211. Megan McChrystal of LSU was second with a 212.
Senior Kim Donovan had one of the strongest finishes on the day as she was heading into her final five holes at six-over-par, but posted three birdies to finish the day with a three-over-par, 75. Donovan, who is from Hopkinton, Mass., finished the tournament tied for 66th with a 231.
Coming down the stretch, Donovan drained a 20-foot putt on hole No. 1, 15-footer on No. 3 and another 20-foot putt to close the day on the fifth hole. She hit nine greens, 11 fairways and had 29 putts.
Freshman Alejandra Cangrejo carded her only birdie of the day on her final hole as she recorded a 75 on Tuesday. She went on to place tied for 49th with a 227. Sophomore Stacey Kim was one-under-par through six holes but didn't finish as strong as she placed tied for 65th with a 231.
Sophomore Courtney Ellenbogen, who was playing as an individual, had her best round of the tournament as she closed with a two-over-par, 74.
Duke will next play in the LSU Invitational from March 11-13 in Baton Rouge, La.
Duke Results
T3 Laetitia Beck 66-76-71=213
T3 Lindy Duncan 73-72-68=213
T49 Aleja Cangrejo 76-75-76=227
T65 Kim Donovan 80-76-75=231
T65 Stacey Kim 75-79-77=231
T70 Courtney Ellenbogen 81-77-74=232**
**Playing as an individual
- d - u - k - e -
1 2 3 Team Scores
7 T2 1 Southern California 297 289 282 868 +4
6 1 2 Alabama, U. of 295 287 290 872 +8
1 T2 T3 Tulane University 288 298 293 879 +15
2 5 T3 Duke 290 299 290 879 +15
T11 T9 T5 Purdue 302 291 287 880 +16
T8 6 T5 Virginia 298 292 290 880 +16
4 8 7 Arizona State 293 299 290 882 +18
T11 4 8 Texas A&M 302 286 297 885 +21
3 T9 9 LSU 291 302 294 887 +23
T11 13 10 Auburn 302 298 288 888 +24
5 7 11 Vanderbilt 294 297 300 891 +27
T8 12 12 Florida, U of 298 301 294 893 +29
10 11 13 Tennessee 300 295 301 896 +32
17 14 14 North Carolina 307 294 302 903 +39
14 16 15 Mississippi, U. of 303 305 300 908 +44
15 15 16 Kentucky, U. of 305 301 307 913 +49
16 17 17 Denver, Univ. of 306 313 308 927 +63
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