HANAHAN, S.C. – The seventh-ranked Duke women's golf team carded an eight-under-par, 280, Monday on its way to jumping into fifth place and only seven shots off the team lead through 36 holes at the Cougar Classic, which is being played at the 6,204-yard, par 72 Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, S.C.
Arkansas (567) moved into the top slot with a four-under, 284, Monday and now holds a two shot lead over Wake Forest (569) and UCLA (569). NC State (572), Duke (574), UCF (576), Virginia (577), Mississippi State (581), Tennessee (587), and North Carolina (587) rounded out the top 10.
The Blue Devils carded the second-lowest round two score with an eight-under-par Monday, while UCLA turned in a 279.
Duke sophomore
Sandy Choi continues to shine through 36 holes of play with a career-best seven-under-par, 137. A native of Seoul, South Korea, Choi carded four birdies and no bogeys on the day as she hit 15 greens, hit 13 fairways and had 29 putts. Choi notched birdies on No. 4, No. 7, No. 14 and No. 18. Her round of 68 matches a career low. Choi is tied fourth overall heading into the final round.
Wake Forest's Sierra Sims continues to hold the individual lead with an 11-under-par, 133, after turning in rounds of 65 and 68.
Rookie
Leona Maguire is tied seventh overall following rounds of 69 and 71 for a four-under-par, 140. Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, opened her day with a birdie on the 344-yard, par four second hole, before posting six pars and a bogey on No. 5. After making the turn at even par, Maguire rolled in three birdies, had two bogeys and four pars to finish with a one-under, 71. She hit 13 greens, 13 fairways and had 31 putts.
A day after registering a 74 in her first collegiate round, freshman
Lisa Maguire fired a two-under-par, 70, on her way to moving into a tie for 19th place with a 144. A product of Cavan, Ireland, had a red hot start with four birdies over her first seven holes and made the turn with a two-under score, after suffering bogeys on No. 1 and No. 5. Her birdie on No. 6 was a chip in from 20 yards with her lob wedge. On the back nine, Maguire had a birdie on the 12th and a bogey on No. 13, while turning in pars on the other holes. She played her final 13 holes at two-under-par on the day. Maguire hit 13 fairways, 13 greens and had 30 putts.
Junior
Yi Xiao carded her first collegiate under-par round Monday with a one-under-par, 71. Xiao, who is from Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, moved to 77th overall place with rounds of 82 and 71 for a 153. On the second day, Xiao bogeyed the first hole, but came back to get to even par with a birdie on the 488-yard, par five fifth. She suffered a bogey on No. 6, but then played the final 12 holes at two-under-par with birdies on No. 11 and No. 14. Xiao hit 11 fairways, 11 greens and had 28 putts.
“We had a great day, said Duke head coach
Dan Brooks. “
Yi Xiao really turned things around and both freshmen have been strong since the start. Sandy is coming off four days of illness. I really admire the toughness I've seen.”
Senior
Irene Jung had an 87 in the second round and is in 120th place with 18 holes remaining.
Duke collected a total of 16 birdies in round two. The Blue Devils will tee off Tuesday in the final round beginning at 8:30 a.m., with a shotgun start.
#GoDukeDuke ResultsT3 T4
Sandy Choi Duke 69 68 (F) 137 -7
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Leona Maguire Duke 69 71 (F) 140 -4
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Lisa Maguire Duke 74 70 (F) 144 E
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Yi Xiao Duke 82 71 (F) 153 +9
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Irene Jung Duke 94 87 (F) 181 +37
1 2 Team Scores2 1 Arkansas 283 284 567 -9
1 T2 Wake Forest 282 287 569 -7
7 T2 UCLA 290 279 569 -7
3 4 NC State 287 285 572 -4
T9 5 Duke 294 280 574 -2
T4 6 UCF 288 288 576 E
T4 7 Virginia 288 289 577 +1
6 8 Miss. State 289 292 581 +5
T9 T9 Tennessee 294 293 587 +11
12 T9 North Carolina 295 292 587 +11
16 11 Wisconsin 299 291 590 +14
8 12 College of Charleston 293 300 593 +17
13 13 Georgia 296 298 594 +18
14 14 Florida 297 298 595 +19
T9 15 Charleston Southern 294 304 598 +22
23 16 Clemson 309 291 600 +24
15 17 Mississippi 298 303 601 +25
22 18 Indiana 308 294 602 +26
T20 19 Penn State 307 300 607 +31
19 T20 Missouri 305 303 608 +32
T17 T20 Baylor 304 304 608 +32
T17 22 Maryland 304 307 611 +35
T20 23 UNCG 307 313 620 +44
Start Finish Player Team Scores1 1 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 65 68 (F) 133 -11
T9 T2 Bronte Law UCLA 70 66 (F) 136 -8
T9 T2 Augusta James NC State 70 66 (F) 136 -8
T14 T4 Alison Lee UCLA 71 66 (F) 137 -7
T3 T4
Sandy Choi Duke 69 68 (F) 137 -7
T3 6 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 69 70 (F) 139 -5
T3 T7 Lauren Diaz-Yi Virginia 69 71 (F) 140 -4
T3 T7
Leona Maguire Duke 69 71 (F) 140 -4
T14 T9 Laura Sojo UCF 71 70 (F) 141 -3
2 T9 Jessica Peng Miss. State 68 73 (F) 141 -3
T31 T9 Elizabeth Szokol Virginia 73 68 (F) 141 -3
T31 T9 Elizabeth Tong Indiana 73 68 (F) 141 -3
T3 T9 Allison Emrey Wake Forest 69 72 (F) 141 -3
T19 T14 Monifa Sealy UCF 72 70 (F) 142 -2
T9 T14 Vivian Tsui NC State 70 72 (F) 142 -2
T19 T14 Summar Roachell Arkansas 72 70 (F) 142 -2
T19 T17 Samantha Marks Arkansas 72 71 (F) 143 -1
T9 T17 Gaby Lopez Arkansas 70 73 (F) 143 -1
T31 T19 Mary Chandler Bryan College of Charleston 73 71 (F) 144 E
T9 T19 Amira Alexander Georgia 70 74 (F) 144 E
T31 T19 Karolina Vlckova Florida 73 71 (F) 144 E
T31 T19 Brooke Ferrell Wisconsin 73 71 (F) 144 E
T3 T19 Maia Schechter North Carolina 69 75 (F) 144 E
T31 T19 Anna Newell Tennessee 73 71 (F) 144 E
T47 T19
Lisa Maguire Duke 74 70 (F) 144 E
T19 T26 Hayley McNeill Charleston Southern 72 73 (F) 145 +1
T80 T26 Jessica Hoang Clemson 77 68 (F) 145 +1
T14 T26 Ally McDonald Miss. State 71 74 (F) 145 +1
T31 T26 Lucia Polo Tennessee 73 72 (F) 145 +1
T31 T26 Stani Schiavone Mississippi 73 72 (F) 145 +1
T19 T31 Ashley Holder UCF 72 74 (F) 146 +2
T80 T31 Rica Tse Miss. State 77 69 (F) 146 +2
T19 T31 Ellen Ceresko Penn State 72 74 (F) 146 +2
T47 T31 Louise Ridderstrom UCLA 74 72 (F) 146 +2
T31 T31 Rachael Taylor NC State 73 73 (F) 146 +2
T57 T31 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 75 71 (F) 146 +2
T19 T31 Kelly Grassel Florida 72 74 (F) 146 +2
T19 T38 Alana Uriell Arkansas 72 75 (F) 147 +3
T31 T38 Ayaka Nakayama UCF 73 74 (F) 147 +3
T19 T38 Juliet Vongphoumy Maryland 72 75 (F) 147 +3
T31 T38 Lauren Coughlin Virginia 73 74 (F) 147 +3
T47 T42 Marissa Dodd Wake Forest 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T19 T42 Aaren Ziegler Wisconsin 72 76 (F) 148 +4
T66 T42 Kimberly Dinh Wisconsin 76 72 (F) 148 +4
T47 T42 Mariana Sims Wake Forest 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T31 T42 Louise Olsson College of Charleston 73 75 (F) 148 +4
T47 T42 Lauren Salazar Clemson 74 74 (F) 148 +4
T14 T42 Emelie Flink Charleston Southern 71 77 (F) 148 +4
T80 T42 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 77 71 (F) 148 +4
T66 T50 Erica Herr Wake Forest 76 73 (F) 149 +5
T66 T50 Marisa Messana Clemson 76 73 (F) 149 +5
T31 T50 Ji Eun Baik Miss. State 73 76 (F) 149 +5
T66 T50 Jess Meek Missouri 76 73 (F) 149 +5
T47 T50 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 74 75 (F) 149 +5
T47 T50 A.J. Newell Tennessee 74 75 (F) 149 +5
T31 T50 Briana Mao Virginia 73 76 (F) 149 +5
T31 T50 Rocio Sanchez Lobato Georgia 73 76 (F) 149 +5
T57 T58 Berglind Bjornsdottir UNCG 75 75 (F) 150 +6
T57 T58 Camille Chevalier Indiana 75 75 (F) 150 +6
T47 T58 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 74 76 (F) 150 +6
T57 T58 Maggie Beth Byers Baylor 75 75 (F) 150 +6
T47 T58 Cecily Overbey NC State 74 76 (F) 150 +6
T80 T58 Isabella Skinner Georgia 77 73 (F) 150 +6
T14 T64 Shelby Thompson Charleston Southern 71 80 (F) 151 +7
T66 T64 Manuela Carbajo Re Georgia 76 75 (F) 151 +7
T66 T64 Camilla Hedberg Florida 76 75 (F) 151 +7
T66 T64 Erynne Lee UCLA 76 75 (F) 151 +7
T80 T64 Lindsay McGetrick NC State 77 74 (F) 151 +7
T19 T64 CC Buford College of Charleston 72 79 (F) 151 +7
T57 T70 Alison Hovatter Mississippi 75 77 (F) 152 +8
T80 T70 Laura Kraft Missouri 77 75 (F) 152 +8
T57 T70 Julia Neumann College of Charleston 75 77 (F) 152 +8
T66 T70 Fanny Cnops UCF 76 76 (F) 152 +8
T109 T70 Alexandria Papell Maryland 81 71 (F) 152 +8
T57 T70 Erin Choi UCLA 75 77 (F) 152 +8
T80 T70 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 77 75 (F) 152 +8
T99 T77 Ariana Coyle Diaz Penn State 80 73 (F) 153 +9
T66 T77 Halley Morell Penn State 76 77 (F) 153 +9
T66 T77 Laura Fuenfstueck College of Charleston 76 77 (F) 153 +9
T19 T77 Sammie Buchanan UNCG 72 81 (F) 153 +9
T112 T77
Yi Xiao Duke 82 71 (F) 153 +9
T57 T77 Alina Rogers Missouri 75 78 (F) 153 +9
T31 T77 Abby Newton Mississippi 73 80 (F) 153 +9
T99 T84 Hayley Davis Baylor 80 74 (F) 154 +10
T66 T84 Ursa Orehek Florida 76 78 (F) 154 +10
T47 T84 Hadas Libman Baylor 74 80 (F) 154 +10
T112 T84 Gabby Curtis Wisconsin 82 72 (F) 154 +10
T80 T84 Madisen Bentley Mississippi 77 77 (F) 154 +10
T80 T89 Clara Young Missouri 77 78 (F) 155 +11
T57 T89 Kavita Sehmi Maryland 75 80 (F) 155 +11
T66 T89 Lyberty Anderson Virginia 76 79 (F) 155 +11
T80 T89 Taylor Tomlinson Florida 77 78 (F) 155 +11
T66 T89 Giovana Maymon Baylor 76 79 (F) 155 +11
T66 T89 Morgan Webber * College of Charleston 76 79 (F) 155 +11
T116 T89 Marissa DeCola Indiana 83 72 (F) 155 +11
T91 T89 Harang Lee Georgia 78 77 (F) 155 +11
T94 T89 Katlyn Elliott Penn State 79 76 (F) 155 +11
T94 T89 Natalia Perez Baylor 79 76 (F) 155 +11
T91 T99 Aya Johnson Wisconsin 78 78 (F) 156 +12
T94 T99 Becky Klongland * Wisconsin 79 77 (F) 156 +12
T99 T99 Kristin Powers UNCG 80 76 (F) 156 +12
T109 T102 Bella Johnson Charleston Southern 81 76 (F) 157 +13
T94 T102 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 79 78 (F) 157 +13
T99 T102 Michelle Butler Missouri 80 77 (F) 157 +13
T99 T105 Savannah Hallman Charleston Southern 80 78 (F) 158 +14
T112 T105 Riley Lovorn Clemson 82 76 (F) 158 +14
T99 T107 Taylor Howerton Indiana 80 79 (F) 159 +15
T94 T107 Victoria Drechsler * College of Charleston 79 80 (F) 159 +15
T116 T109 Sofia Idoyaga Mississippi 83 77 (F) 160 +16
T91 T109 McKenzie Talbert * Clemson 78 82 (F) 160 +16
T99 T111 Panitta Yusabai Maryland 80 81 (F) 161 +17
T99 T111 Alix Kong Indiana 80 81 (F) 161 +17
T99 T111 Jessica Madsen UNCG 80 81 (F) 161 +17
T99 T111 Catherine Herrera Penn State 80 81 (F) 161 +17
T112 T115 Logan Chaney Miss. State 82 81 (F) 163 +19
T109 T115 Madeline MacClurg UNCG 81 82 (F) 163 +19
T80 T115 Jessica Gregory Maryland 77 86 (F) 163 +19
119 118 Sloan Shanahan Clemson 87 77 (F) 164 +20
118 119 Stacey Tomlinson * College of Charleston 85 81 (F) 166 +22
120 120
Irene Jung Duke 94 87 (F) 181 +37