Fifth-Ranked Blue Devils Open First at Landfall

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Fifth-Ranked Blue Devils Open First at Landfall

10/23/2015 6:20:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The fifth-ranked Duke women's golf team opened with a solid start at the 2015 Landfall Tradition as the Blue Devils lead by two strokes, after carding a one-under-par, 287, Friday at the 6,157-yard, par 72 Pete Dye Course located at the Country Club of Landfall.

The Blue Devils (287) hold the team lead ahead of Oklahoma State (289) with UNC Wilmington (290), Notre Dame (291), Michigan State (291), NC State (295), Purdue (296), Clemson (298), Alabama (299), Virginia (301) and South Carolina (301) rounding out the top 10.

Leading the Duke charge in Friday's opening round was junior Sandy Choi, who fired a four-under-par, 68, and trails Notre Dame's Isabella DiLisio (67) by one stroke on the individual leaderboard. Choi, who hails from Seoul, South Korea, kicked off her day with birdies on No. 3, No. 6 and No. 7 to take the individual lead with a three-under-par ledger.

Choi suffered a bogey on the ninth hole, but responded with back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th holes to get to four-under-par. She closed with five straight pars to finish with a 68. Choi hit 14 fairways, 14 greens and had a season-best 28 putts. She stuck her approach shots on No. 7 and No. 13 to one foot as she posted her most consistent round of the season.

Her round of 68 matched a career best 18-hole score for the 2014-15 All-ACC selection.

Sophomore Leona Maguire totaled her seventh straight round of even or under par to open the 2015-16 campaign as she signed for a one-under-par, 71. She will enter the second round tied eighth overall, after hitting a team-high 16 greens, 12 fairways and rolling 33 putts. Maguire, who is from Cavan, Ireland, opened with a bogey on No. 1, but came back to card her first of three birdies on the day at the second hole.

Maguire suffered her second bogey on the 490-yard, par five 12th hole and went on to close the afternoon with back-to-back birdies on No. 15 and No. 16 to finish with a 71.

Freshman Virginia Elena Carta is tied 21st after the first 18 holes, following a one-over, 73. A native of Udine, Italy, Carta totaled 11 pars during her first 12 holes as she mixed in a bogey on No. 6. She then notched birdies on No. 13 and No. 16 along with bogeys on No. 15 and No. 17 to finish with a 73. Carta hit 11 fairways, 15 greens and had 34 putts.

Both senior Celine Boutier and sophomore Gurbani Singh turned in three-over-par rounds of 75 Friday and are tied 36th overall.

Singh, a product of New Delhi, India, featured Duke's best start to the day with three birdies over her first five holes and was three-under-par to rank first on the individual leaderboard. She couldn't maintain the under par score as she closed with six birdies the rest of the way.

The 2014 National Player of the Year and two-time All-America, Boutier also had a good start with a birdie on the second hole, but was held without another one the rest of the way.

Duke had a very hot start to the day as a team with nine birdies during the first seven holes and was six-under-par. A four-over final nine led to Duke shooting a one-under ledger. The Blue Devils shot three-over-par on par five holes Friday.

The Blue Devils will tee off in the second round beginning at 10:09 a.m., Saturday along with Oklahoma State and UNC Wilmington. Fans can follow the action via live scoring at www.GolfStat.com.

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Duke Results
- 2 Sandy Choi Duke 68 -4
- T8 Leona Maguire Duke 71 -1
- T21 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 73 +1
- T36 Gurbani Singh Duke 75 +3
- T36 Celine Boutier Duke 75 +3
- T70 Lisa Maguire * Duke 79 +7

1 Team Scores
1 Duke 287 -1
2 Oklahoma State 289 +1
3 UNC Wilmington 290 +2
T4 Notre Dame 291 +3
T4 Michigan State 291 +3
6 North Carolina State 295 +7
7 Purdue 296 +8
8 Clemson 298 +10
9 Alabama 299 +11
T10 Virginia 301 +13
T10 South Carolina 301 +13
T12 Wake Forest 303 +15
T12 Ohio State 303 +15
T12 Elon 303 +15
15 Penn State 305 +17
16 Kentucky 307 +19
T17 UCF 308 +20
T17 North Carolina 308 +20

Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Isabella DiLisio Notre Dame 67 -5
- 2 Sandy Choi Duke 68 -4
- 3 Annette Lyche UNC Wilmington 69 -3
- T4 Gabby Yurik Michigan State 70 -2
- T4 Laura Kowohl North Carolina State 70 -2
- T4 Anna Appert Lund Purdue 70 -2
- T4 Maddie McCrary Oklahoma State 70 -2
- T8 Alice Hewson Clemson 71 -1
- T8 Sarah Burnham Michigan State 71 -1
- T8 Sarah Schmelzel South Carolina 71 -1
- T8 Lauren Coughlin Virginia 71 -1
- T8 Leona Maguire Duke 71 -1
- T13 Katelyn Dambaugh South Carolina 72 E
- T13 Talia Campbell Notre Dame 72 E
- T13 Meghan Theiss UNC Wilmington 72 E
- T13 Cheyenne Knight Alabama 72 E
- T13 Ashley Holder UCF 72 E
- T13 Kenzie Neisen Oklahoma State 72 E
- T13 Heather Munro Elon 72 E
- T13 Chih-Min Chen Oklahoma State 72 E
- T21 Jaclyn Lee Ohio State 73 +1
- T21 Katja Pogacar Ohio State 73 +1
- T21 Rachael Taylor North Carolina State 73 +1
- T21 Lauren Stephenson Clemson 73 +1
- T21 Ellinoora Moisio UNC Wilmington 73 +1
- T21 Mariana Sims * Wake Forest 73 +1
- T21 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 73 +1
- T28 Carolyn Markley Michigan State 74 +2
- T28 Ariana Coyle Diaz Penn State 74 +2
- T28 Cylia Damerau Kentucky 74 +2
- T28 Sloan Shanahan Clemson 74 +2
- T28 Lakareber Abe Alabama 74 +2
- T28 Erica Herr Wake Forest 74 +2
- T28 Jennifer Kupcho Wake Forest 74 +2
- T28 August Kim Purdue 74 +2
- T36 Lauren Waller Penn State 75 +3
- T36 Nicole Morales Alabama 75 +3
- T36 Emma Albrecht Notre Dame 75 +3
- T36 Elizabeth Szokol Virginia 75 +3
- T36 Gurbani Singh Duke 75 +3
- T36 Linnea Johansson Oklahoma State 75 +3
- T36 Marta Martin Purdue 75 +3
- T36 Celine Boutier Duke 75 +3
- T36 Emily Brooks Elon 75 +3
- T45 Sarah Bae North Carolina State 76 +4
- T45 Leonie Bettel North Carolina State 76 +4
- T45 India Clyburn North Carolina State 76 +4
- T45 Alison Knowles Michigan State 76 +4
- T45 Alaina Yeatts UNC Wilmington 76 +4
- T45 Johanna Larsson UCF 76 +4
- T45 Morgan Gonzales Virginia 76 +4
- T45 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 76 +4
- T53 Isabelle Johansson Kentucky 77 +5
- T53 Jackie Rogowicz Penn State 77 +5
- T53 Maddie Rose Hamilton Notre Dame 77 +5
- T53 Kari Bellville * Notre Dame 77 +5
- T53 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 77 +5
- T53 Ines Laklalech Wake Forest 77 +5
- T53 Linn Andersson Purdue 77 +5
- T53 Kelsey Badmaev Elon 77 +5
- T53 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 77 +5
- T62 Jordan Chael Kentucky 78 +6
- T62 Lina Aguillon Ohio State 78 +6
- T62 Grace Rose Kentucky 78 +6
- T62 Cammie Gray Alabama 78 +6
- T62 Jordan Ferreira Notre Dame 78 +6
- T62 Isi Nilsson South Carolina 78 +6
- T62 Kelly Whaley North Carolina 78 +6
- T62 Antonia Eberhard Wake Forest 78 +6
- T70 Halley Morell Penn State 79 +7
- T70 Jessica Porvasnik Ohio State 79 +7
- T70 Katharine Patrick Virginia 79 +7
- T70 Mia Landegren Alabama 79 +7
- T70 Kayla Thompson UNC Wilmington 79 +7
- T70 Gaby Amos * South Carolina 79 +7
- T70 Lisa Maguire * Duke 79 +7
- T70 Sunna Vidisdottir Elon 79 +7
- T70 Isabella Deilert Oklahoma State 79 +7
- T70 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 79 +7
- T80 Rio Watanabe Ohio State 80 +8
- T80 Lauren Salazar Clemson 80 +8
- T80 Erica Stoner UCF 80 +8
- T80 Ayaka Nakayama UCF 80 +8
- T80 Laura Sojo UCF 80 +8
- T80 Jia Xin Yang South Carolina 80 +8
- T80 Rachel Jones * North Carolina 80 +8
- T87 Anna Hack Kentucky 81 +9
- T87 Katie Sharp Michigan State 81 +9
- T87 Lyberty Anderson Virginia 81 +9
- T87 Ainhoa Olarra South Carolina 81 +9
- T87 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 81 +9
- 92 McKenzie Talbert Clemson 82 +10
- 93 Grace Chung Penn State 83 +11
- 94 Ida Ayu Melati Putri Purdue 84 +12
- 95 Mary Doyle Elon 85 +13
- 96 Sydney Boyd * UNC Wilmington 92 +20