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Day One at Cougar Classic
Maguire, Choi Pace Duke on Day One of Cougar Classic
9/14/2014 8:22:00 PM | Women's Golf
HANAHAN, S.C. – Duke University freshman Leona Maguire and sophomore Sandy Choi each carded rounds of three-under-par, 69, on the first day of the Cougar Classic Sunday as the defending NCAA champion Blue Devils opened the 2014-15 campaign at the 6,204-yard, par 72 Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, S.C.
As a team, Duke sits tied ninth overall with a six-over-par, 294. Wake Forest turned in a six-under-par, 282, and leads Arkansas (283), NC State (287), UCF (288), Virginia (288), Mississippi State (289), UCLA (290), College of Charleston (293), Tennessee (294), Charleston Southern (294) and Duke (294) rounded out the top 11 teams.
Maguire and Cho are tied third overall and four shots off individual leader Sierra Sims of Wake Forest (65). The 18-hole ledger by Maguire is the lowest career-opening round by a Duke freshman since 2005-06 by Amanda Blumenherst.
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire birdied her first collegiate hole as she sank a putt on the 393-yard, par four No. 1. She went on to make the turn at even par as she turned in seven pars and a bogey on No. 7. On the back nine, Maguire birdied No. 12, No. 16 and No. 18 to finish with a 69. She hit 13 greens, 13-of-14 fairways and had 28 putts on the day.
Choi, who is from Seoul, South Korea, rolled in a team-high six birdies on the day, including five from inside the 5-8 foot range. After carding a birdie on No. 3, Choi held a one-under-par score until a bogey at No. 6. She sank her second birdie on No. 9 to make the turn at one-under. Choi opened the back nine with a bogey, but responded with back-to-back birdies on No. 11 and No. 12. Her birdie on the 332-yard, par four 12th was after she drained a 17-foot putt. A bogey on No. 14 brought her back to one-under, but Choi closed with back-to-back on No. 17 and No. 18. She hit 12 fairways, 15 greens and had 30 putts in round one.
Fellow freshman Lisa Maguire kicked off her collegiate career with a two-over-par, 74, and is tied 47th overall. Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, hit 13 fairways, 13 greens and had 33 putts Sunday. She registered 16 pars and had bogeys on No. 4 and No. 14.
Junior Yi Xiao opened the season with an 82, but played her final six holes at even par as she totaled four pars, one birdie on No. 18 and a bogey on the 16th hole. She hit 11 fairways, five greens and had 28 putts. Senior Irene Jung finished Sunday with a 94.
As a team, Duke carded 11 birdies, while Choi and Leona Maguire collected 10 of the 11. The Blue Devils are playing the Cougar Classic without National Player of the Year Celine Boutier along with freshman Gurbani Singh.
The Cougar Classic will feature 36 more holes Monday and Tuesday. Fans can follow the action via www.Golfstat.com.
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Duke Results
- T3 Sandy Choi Duke 69 -3
- T3 Leona Maguire Duke 69 -3
- T47 Lisa Maguire Duke 74 +2
- T112 Yi Xiao Duke 82 +10
- 120 Irene Jung Duke 94 +22
1 Team Scores
1 Wake Forest 282 -6
2 Arkansas 283 -5
3 NC State 287 -1
T4 UCF 288 E
T4 Virginia 288 E
6 Miss. State 289 +1
7 UCLA 290 +2
8 College of Charleston 293 +5
T9 Tennessee 294 +6
T9 Charleston Southern 294 +6
T9 Duke 294 +6
12 North Carolina 295 +7
13 Georgia 296 +8
14 Florida 297 +9
15 Mississippi 298 +10
16 Wisconsin 299 +11
T17 Baylor 304 +16
T17 Maryland 304 +16
19 Missouri 305 +17
T20 Penn State 307 +19
T20 UNCG 307 +19
22 Indiana 308 +20
23 Clemson 309 +21
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 65 -7
- 2 Jessica Peng Miss. State 68 -4
- T3 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 69 -3
- T3 Sandy Choi Duke 69 -3
- T3 Leona Maguire Duke 69 -3
- T3 Maia Schechter North Carolina 69 -3
- T3 Allison Emrey Wake Forest 69 -3
- T3 Lauren Diaz-Yi Virginia 69 -3
- T9 Bronte Law UCLA 70 -2
- T9 Gaby Lopez Arkansas 70 -2
- T9 Amira Alexander Georgia 70 -2
- T9 Vivian Tsui NC State 70 -2
- T9 Augusta James NC State 70 -2
- T14 Alison Lee UCLA 71 -1
- T14 Laura Sojo UCF 71 -1
- T14 Emelie Flink Charleston Southern 71 -1
- T14 Shelby Thompson Charleston Southern 71 -1
- T14 Ally McDonald Miss. State 71 -1
- T19 Aaren Ziegler Wisconsin 72 E
- T19 Samantha Marks Arkansas 72 E
- T19 Alana Uriell Arkansas 72 E
- T19 Kelly Grassel Florida 72 E
- T19 Summar Roachell Arkansas 72 E
- T19 CC Buford College of Charleston 72 E
- T19 Ellen Ceresko Penn State 72 E
- T19 Monifa Sealy UCF 72 E
- T19 Juliet Vongphoumy Maryland 72 E
- T19 Ashley Holder UCF 72 E
- T19 Sammie Buchanan UNCG 72 E
- T19 Hayley McNeill Charleston Southern 72 E
- T31 Karolina Vlckova Florida 73 +1
- T31 Rocio Sanchez Lobato Georgia 73 +1
- T31 Brooke Ferrell Wisconsin 73 +1
- T31 Louise Olsson College of Charleston 73 +1
- T31 Anna Newell Tennessee 73 +1
- T31 Lucia Polo Tennessee 73 +1
- T31 Stani Schiavone Mississippi 73 +1
- T31 Abby Newton Mississippi 73 +1
- T31 Mary Chandler Bryan College of Charleston 73 +1
- T31 Elizabeth Tong Indiana 73 +1
- T31 Elizabeth Szokol Virginia 73 +1
- T31 Ayaka Nakayama UCF 73 +1
- T31 Lauren Coughlin Virginia 73 +1
- T31 Rachael Taylor NC State 73 +1
- T31 Briana Mao Virginia 73 +1
- T31 Ji Eun Baik Miss. State 73 +1
- T47 Louise Ridderstrom UCLA 74 +2
- T47 Hadas Libman Baylor 74 +2
- T47 Lisa Maguire Duke 74 +2
- T47 Lauren Salazar Clemson 74 +2
- T47 Mariana Sims Wake Forest 74 +2
- T47 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 74 +2
- T47 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 74 +2
- T47 A.J. Newell Tennessee 74 +2
- T47 Marissa Dodd Wake Forest 74 +2
- T47 Cecily Overbey NC State 74 +2
- T57 Erin Choi UCLA 75 +3
- T57 Maggie Beth Byers Baylor 75 +3
- T57 Julia Neumann College of Charleston 75 +3
- T57 Camille Chevalier Indiana 75 +3
- T57 Alison Hovatter Mississippi 75 +3
- T57 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 75 +3
- T57 Alina Rogers Missouri 75 +3
- T57 Kavita Sehmi Maryland 75 +3
- T57 Berglind Bjornsdottir UNCG 75 +3
- T66 Ursa Orehek Florida 76 +4
- T66 Manuela Carbajo Re Georgia 76 +4
- T66 Giovana Maymon Baylor 76 +4
- T66 Marisa Messana Clemson 76 +4
- T66 Kimberly Dinh Wisconsin 76 +4
- T66 Erynne Lee UCLA 76 +4
- T66 Camilla Hedberg Florida 76 +4
- T66 Jess Meek Missouri 76 +4
- T66 Erica Herr Wake Forest 76 +4
- T66 Halley Morell Penn State 76 +4
- T66 Laura Fuenfstueck College of Charleston 76 +4
- T66 Fanny Cnops UCF 76 +4
- T66 Lyberty Anderson Virginia 76 +4
- T66 Morgan Webber * College of Charleston 76 +4
- T80 Taylor Tomlinson Florida 77 +5
- T80 Jessica Hoang Clemson 77 +5
- T80 Isabella Skinner Georgia 77 +5
- T80 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 77 +5
- T80 Laura Kraft Missouri 77 +5
- T80 Madisen Bentley Mississippi 77 +5
- T80 Clara Young Missouri 77 +5
- T80 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 77 +5
- T80 Lindsay McGetrick NC State 77 +5
- T80 Jessica Gregory Maryland 77 +5
- T80 Rica Tse Miss. State 77 +5
- T91 Harang Lee Georgia 78 +6
- T91 Aya Johnson Wisconsin 78 +6
- T91 McKenzie Talbert * Clemson 78 +6
- T94 Natalia Perez Baylor 79 +7
- T94 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 79 +7
- T94 Katlyn Elliott Penn State 79 +7
- T94 Becky Klongland * Wisconsin 79 +7
- T94 Victoria Drechsler * College of Charleston 79 +7
- T99 Hayley Davis Baylor 80 +8
- T99 Catherine Herrera Penn State 80 +8
- T99 Taylor Howerton Indiana 80 +8
- T99 Ariana Coyle Diaz Penn State 80 +8
- T99 Alix Kong Indiana 80 +8
- T99 Michelle Butler Missouri 80 +8
- T99 Kristin Powers UNCG 80 +8
- T99 Savannah Hallman Charleston Southern 80 +8
- T99 Jessica Madsen UNCG 80 +8
- T99 Panitta Yusabai Maryland 80 +8
- T109 Bella Johnson Charleston Southern 81 +9
- T109 Madeline MacClurg UNCG 81 +9
- T109 Alexandria Papell Maryland 81 +9
- T112 Gabby Curtis Wisconsin 82 +10
- T112 Yi Xiao Duke 82 +10
- T112 Riley Lovorn Clemson 82 +10
- T112 Logan Chaney Miss. State 82 +10
- T116 Sofia Idoyaga Mississippi 83 +11
- T116 Marissa DeCola Indiana 83 +11
- 118 Stacey Tomlinson * College of Charleston 85 +13
- 119 Sloan Shanahan Clemson 87 +15
- 120 Irene Jung Duke 94 +22
As a team, Duke sits tied ninth overall with a six-over-par, 294. Wake Forest turned in a six-under-par, 282, and leads Arkansas (283), NC State (287), UCF (288), Virginia (288), Mississippi State (289), UCLA (290), College of Charleston (293), Tennessee (294), Charleston Southern (294) and Duke (294) rounded out the top 11 teams.
Maguire and Cho are tied third overall and four shots off individual leader Sierra Sims of Wake Forest (65). The 18-hole ledger by Maguire is the lowest career-opening round by a Duke freshman since 2005-06 by Amanda Blumenherst.
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire birdied her first collegiate hole as she sank a putt on the 393-yard, par four No. 1. She went on to make the turn at even par as she turned in seven pars and a bogey on No. 7. On the back nine, Maguire birdied No. 12, No. 16 and No. 18 to finish with a 69. She hit 13 greens, 13-of-14 fairways and had 28 putts on the day.
Choi, who is from Seoul, South Korea, rolled in a team-high six birdies on the day, including five from inside the 5-8 foot range. After carding a birdie on No. 3, Choi held a one-under-par score until a bogey at No. 6. She sank her second birdie on No. 9 to make the turn at one-under. Choi opened the back nine with a bogey, but responded with back-to-back birdies on No. 11 and No. 12. Her birdie on the 332-yard, par four 12th was after she drained a 17-foot putt. A bogey on No. 14 brought her back to one-under, but Choi closed with back-to-back on No. 17 and No. 18. She hit 12 fairways, 15 greens and had 30 putts in round one.
Fellow freshman Lisa Maguire kicked off her collegiate career with a two-over-par, 74, and is tied 47th overall. Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, hit 13 fairways, 13 greens and had 33 putts Sunday. She registered 16 pars and had bogeys on No. 4 and No. 14.
Junior Yi Xiao opened the season with an 82, but played her final six holes at even par as she totaled four pars, one birdie on No. 18 and a bogey on the 16th hole. She hit 11 fairways, five greens and had 28 putts. Senior Irene Jung finished Sunday with a 94.
As a team, Duke carded 11 birdies, while Choi and Leona Maguire collected 10 of the 11. The Blue Devils are playing the Cougar Classic without National Player of the Year Celine Boutier along with freshman Gurbani Singh.
The Cougar Classic will feature 36 more holes Monday and Tuesday. Fans can follow the action via www.Golfstat.com.
#GoDuke
Duke Results
- T3 Sandy Choi Duke 69 -3
- T3 Leona Maguire Duke 69 -3
- T47 Lisa Maguire Duke 74 +2
- T112 Yi Xiao Duke 82 +10
- 120 Irene Jung Duke 94 +22
1 Team Scores
1 Wake Forest 282 -6
2 Arkansas 283 -5
3 NC State 287 -1
T4 UCF 288 E
T4 Virginia 288 E
6 Miss. State 289 +1
7 UCLA 290 +2
8 College of Charleston 293 +5
T9 Tennessee 294 +6
T9 Charleston Southern 294 +6
T9 Duke 294 +6
12 North Carolina 295 +7
13 Georgia 296 +8
14 Florida 297 +9
15 Mississippi 298 +10
16 Wisconsin 299 +11
T17 Baylor 304 +16
T17 Maryland 304 +16
19 Missouri 305 +17
T20 Penn State 307 +19
T20 UNCG 307 +19
22 Indiana 308 +20
23 Clemson 309 +21
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 65 -7
- 2 Jessica Peng Miss. State 68 -4
- T3 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 69 -3
- T3 Sandy Choi Duke 69 -3
- T3 Leona Maguire Duke 69 -3
- T3 Maia Schechter North Carolina 69 -3
- T3 Allison Emrey Wake Forest 69 -3
- T3 Lauren Diaz-Yi Virginia 69 -3
- T9 Bronte Law UCLA 70 -2
- T9 Gaby Lopez Arkansas 70 -2
- T9 Amira Alexander Georgia 70 -2
- T9 Vivian Tsui NC State 70 -2
- T9 Augusta James NC State 70 -2
- T14 Alison Lee UCLA 71 -1
- T14 Laura Sojo UCF 71 -1
- T14 Emelie Flink Charleston Southern 71 -1
- T14 Shelby Thompson Charleston Southern 71 -1
- T14 Ally McDonald Miss. State 71 -1
- T19 Aaren Ziegler Wisconsin 72 E
- T19 Samantha Marks Arkansas 72 E
- T19 Alana Uriell Arkansas 72 E
- T19 Kelly Grassel Florida 72 E
- T19 Summar Roachell Arkansas 72 E
- T19 CC Buford College of Charleston 72 E
- T19 Ellen Ceresko Penn State 72 E
- T19 Monifa Sealy UCF 72 E
- T19 Juliet Vongphoumy Maryland 72 E
- T19 Ashley Holder UCF 72 E
- T19 Sammie Buchanan UNCG 72 E
- T19 Hayley McNeill Charleston Southern 72 E
- T31 Karolina Vlckova Florida 73 +1
- T31 Rocio Sanchez Lobato Georgia 73 +1
- T31 Brooke Ferrell Wisconsin 73 +1
- T31 Louise Olsson College of Charleston 73 +1
- T31 Anna Newell Tennessee 73 +1
- T31 Lucia Polo Tennessee 73 +1
- T31 Stani Schiavone Mississippi 73 +1
- T31 Abby Newton Mississippi 73 +1
- T31 Mary Chandler Bryan College of Charleston 73 +1
- T31 Elizabeth Tong Indiana 73 +1
- T31 Elizabeth Szokol Virginia 73 +1
- T31 Ayaka Nakayama UCF 73 +1
- T31 Lauren Coughlin Virginia 73 +1
- T31 Rachael Taylor NC State 73 +1
- T31 Briana Mao Virginia 73 +1
- T31 Ji Eun Baik Miss. State 73 +1
- T47 Louise Ridderstrom UCLA 74 +2
- T47 Hadas Libman Baylor 74 +2
- T47 Lisa Maguire Duke 74 +2
- T47 Lauren Salazar Clemson 74 +2
- T47 Mariana Sims Wake Forest 74 +2
- T47 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 74 +2
- T47 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 74 +2
- T47 A.J. Newell Tennessee 74 +2
- T47 Marissa Dodd Wake Forest 74 +2
- T47 Cecily Overbey NC State 74 +2
- T57 Erin Choi UCLA 75 +3
- T57 Maggie Beth Byers Baylor 75 +3
- T57 Julia Neumann College of Charleston 75 +3
- T57 Camille Chevalier Indiana 75 +3
- T57 Alison Hovatter Mississippi 75 +3
- T57 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 75 +3
- T57 Alina Rogers Missouri 75 +3
- T57 Kavita Sehmi Maryland 75 +3
- T57 Berglind Bjornsdottir UNCG 75 +3
- T66 Ursa Orehek Florida 76 +4
- T66 Manuela Carbajo Re Georgia 76 +4
- T66 Giovana Maymon Baylor 76 +4
- T66 Marisa Messana Clemson 76 +4
- T66 Kimberly Dinh Wisconsin 76 +4
- T66 Erynne Lee UCLA 76 +4
- T66 Camilla Hedberg Florida 76 +4
- T66 Jess Meek Missouri 76 +4
- T66 Erica Herr Wake Forest 76 +4
- T66 Halley Morell Penn State 76 +4
- T66 Laura Fuenfstueck College of Charleston 76 +4
- T66 Fanny Cnops UCF 76 +4
- T66 Lyberty Anderson Virginia 76 +4
- T66 Morgan Webber * College of Charleston 76 +4
- T80 Taylor Tomlinson Florida 77 +5
- T80 Jessica Hoang Clemson 77 +5
- T80 Isabella Skinner Georgia 77 +5
- T80 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 77 +5
- T80 Laura Kraft Missouri 77 +5
- T80 Madisen Bentley Mississippi 77 +5
- T80 Clara Young Missouri 77 +5
- T80 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 77 +5
- T80 Lindsay McGetrick NC State 77 +5
- T80 Jessica Gregory Maryland 77 +5
- T80 Rica Tse Miss. State 77 +5
- T91 Harang Lee Georgia 78 +6
- T91 Aya Johnson Wisconsin 78 +6
- T91 McKenzie Talbert * Clemson 78 +6
- T94 Natalia Perez Baylor 79 +7
- T94 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 79 +7
- T94 Katlyn Elliott Penn State 79 +7
- T94 Becky Klongland * Wisconsin 79 +7
- T94 Victoria Drechsler * College of Charleston 79 +7
- T99 Hayley Davis Baylor 80 +8
- T99 Catherine Herrera Penn State 80 +8
- T99 Taylor Howerton Indiana 80 +8
- T99 Ariana Coyle Diaz Penn State 80 +8
- T99 Alix Kong Indiana 80 +8
- T99 Michelle Butler Missouri 80 +8
- T99 Kristin Powers UNCG 80 +8
- T99 Savannah Hallman Charleston Southern 80 +8
- T99 Jessica Madsen UNCG 80 +8
- T99 Panitta Yusabai Maryland 80 +8
- T109 Bella Johnson Charleston Southern 81 +9
- T109 Madeline MacClurg UNCG 81 +9
- T109 Alexandria Papell Maryland 81 +9
- T112 Gabby Curtis Wisconsin 82 +10
- T112 Yi Xiao Duke 82 +10
- T112 Riley Lovorn Clemson 82 +10
- T112 Logan Chaney Miss. State 82 +10
- T116 Sofia Idoyaga Mississippi 83 +11
- T116 Marissa DeCola Indiana 83 +11
- 118 Stacey Tomlinson * College of Charleston 85 +13
- 119 Sloan Shanahan Clemson 87 +15
- 120 Irene Jung Duke 94 +22
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