DURHAM, N.C. – In the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Women's College Golf rankings, Duke is listed fourth nationally, while the Blue Devils feature two golfers in the top 10 of the individual ranking.
Duke registered four finishes in the top seven out of four tournaments in the fall, while claiming the Tar Heel Invitational championship for the second straight season. Head coach
Dan Brooks netted his 120th career victory with the win in Chapel Hill.
Washington is currently the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, while South Carolina, UCLA, Duke, Stanford, Southern California, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Northwestern and Wake Forest round out the top 10.
In the individual rankings, Duke freshman
Leona Maguire is No. 3, while junior
Celine Boutier is No. 10 through the Nov. 5 listing. Taking the top slot was SooBin Kim out of Washington, while Alison Lee of UCLA is second.
Maguire, who is a native of Cavan, Ireland, has totaled a 70.33 stroke average and placed in the top seven of all four tournaments. She became just the third Blue Devil in school history to place in the top five of her first three collegiate tournaments – Amanda Blumenherst (2005-06) and Beth Bauer (1998-99). Maguire has carded even or under par rounds in 11 of 12 outings, while collecting three in the 60s.
Coming off winning National Player of the Year accolades as a sophomore, Boutier played in three tournaments in the fall notching two tied for third placements and a tied for 16th finish. A product of Montrouge, France, Boutier notched a 71.33 stroke average and seven rounds of even or under par out of nine.
Sophomore
Sandy Choi is also No. 33 in the ranking, after totaling a 72.25 stroke average and the individual victory in the season opener at the Cougar Classic.
Duke will be off until Feb. 8-10 when the Blue Devils travel to Palos Verdes, Calif., to play in the Northrop Grumman Challenge.
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