Top-Ranked Blue Devils Place 4th at ANNIKA

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Top-Ranked Blue Devils Place 4th at ANNIKA

9/29/2015 3:28:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

ORLANDO, Fla. – The top-ranked Duke women's golf team opened the 2015-16 campaign in Orlando, Fla., at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate over the last three days and concluded the 54-hole event in fourth place at the Reunion Resort's 6,245-yard, par 72 Watson Course.

After opening the tournament with an 11-under-par ledger Sunday, the Blue Devils closed the final 36 holes with a three-over-par score to drop from second to fourth place. Duke registered 18 birdies in the first round and combined for a total of 23 over the final two days. Southern California shot an impressive three-day score of 36-under-par, 828, to claim the team title.

“It's hard to say why the putts didn't fall the last couple days,” said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. “They certainly fell for Southern California. Our preparation has been good. We'll continue to do what we do.”

Following the Trojans on the team leaderboard was Arizona (851), Arkansas (854), Duke (856), Texas A&M (859), UCLA (862), Tennessee (863), Washington (865), South Carolina (872), Stanford (873), LSU (880) and UCF (886). The Blue Devils totaled rounds of 277, 291 and 288 to finish at eight-under-par, 856.

Duke's top finisher was reigning 2015 National Player of the Year Leona Maguire with a three-day ledger of five-under-par, 211. Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, carded her second straight round of 72 Tuesday, after opening the tournament with a five-under-par, 67.

Maguire kicked off the day with birdies on No. 1 and No. 6 and held a two-under-par score through eight holes. Bogeys on No. 9 and No. 12 dropped her back to even par, before closing with a birdie on the 14th and a bogey on No. 18 along with four pars. She hit 13 fairways, 15 greens and had 33 putts in the final round.

Karen Chung of Southern California notched individual medalist honors with a 12-under-par, 204, as she notched three straight rounds of 68.

Blue Devil senior Celine Boutier earned her 23rd career top 20 finish as she carded rounds of 68, 73, and 72 for a three-under-par, 213. Boutier connected on a birdie at the 386-yard, par four No. 4 early in her round Tuesday, but suffered bogeys on No. 5, No. 7 and No. 9 to drop back to two-over. A native of Montrouge, France, Boutier regrouped and rolled in birdies on No. 10, No. 12 and No. 15 to get back to one-under for the day. She suffered a bogey on the 18th to finish at even par, while hitting eight fairways, 11 greens and rolling a team-best 28 putts.

Firing Duke's lowest round to close the tournament, sophomore Gurbani Singh notched a one-under, 71, on her way to placing tied 28th with a one-over-par, 217. Singh, who is from New Delhi, India, rolled in three birdies during a span of eight holes in the middle of her round. She hit 16 greens, 12 fairways and had 32 putts to close action.

Freshman Virginia Elena Carta had an exciting finish with three birdies over her final five holes as she turned in her second consecutive round of 73. A product of Udine, Italy, Carta placed tied 28th with a one-over, 217, over the 54 holes of play. Carta dialed in her approach shots down the stretch that featured birdies on No. 14, No. 15 and No. 17. She also had a lip out birdie chance on the 18th as well, while totaling a team-high five birdies. Carta finished the day hitting 10 fairways, 16 greens and having 34 putts

Duke junior Sandy Choi earned a tied 38th overall finish with rounds of 71, 74 and 75 to finish with a four-over, 220. In Tuesday's final round, Choi played her final nine holes at even par with birdies on No. 10 and No. 15. She hit 13 fairways, 14 greens and had 35 putts in her round.

Duke will next compete in Chapel Hill, N.C., from Oct. 9-11 at the Tar Heel Invitational.

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Duke Results
T7 T9 Leona Maguire Duke 67 72 72 211 -5
T12 T13 Celine Boutier Duke 68 73 72 213 -3
T36 T28 Gurbani Singh Duke 73 73 71 217 +1
T23 T28 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 71 73 73 217 +1
T29 T38 Sandy Choi Duke 71 74 75 220 +4

1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Southern California 276 271 281 828 -36
T6 3 2 Arizona 286 281 284 851 -13
T4 5 3 Arkansas 284 286 284 854 -10
2 4 4 Duke 277 291 288 856 -8
3 2 5 Texas A&M 278 286 295 859 -5
T6 8 6 UCLA 286 292 284 862 -2
T4 6 7 Tennessee 284 288 291 863 -1
T11 10 8 Washington 291 290 284 865 +1
T6 9 9 South Carolina 286 293 293 872 +8
9 7 10 Stanford 289 287 297 873 +9
T11 11 11 LSU 291 292 297 880 +16
10 12 12 UCF 290 294 302 886 +22

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T2 1 Karen Chung Southern California 68 68 68 204 -12
1 2 Robynn Ree Southern California 68 66 72 206 -10
T2 3 Katelyn Dambaugh South Carolina 65 71 71 207 -9
T5 T4 Gaby Lopez Arkansas 67 70 71 208 -8
T2 T4 Tiffany Chan Southern California 71 65 72 208 -8
T7 6 Anna Newell Tennessee 69 70 70 209 -7
T7 T7 Sarah Schmelzel South Carolina 70 69 71 210 -6
T12 T7 Gabriella Then Southern California 69 72 69 210 -6
T7 T9 Leona Maguire Duke 67 72 72 211 -5
T12 T9 Lindsey Weaver Arizona 70 71 70 211 -5
T5 T9 Wanasa Zhou Arizona 70 67 74 211 -5
T21 12 Bethany Wu UCLA 69 74 69 212 -4
T23 T13 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 72 72 69 213 -3
T12 T13 Celine Boutier Duke 68 73 72 213 -3
T7 T13 Callie Scheffler Texas A&M 71 68 74 213 -3
T29 T16 Gigi Stoll Arizona 73 72 69 214 -2
T17 T16 Maddie Szeryk Texas A&M 70 72 72 214 -2
T23 T16 Charlotte Thomas Washington 71 73 70 214 -2
T29 T19 Emmie Pietila Tennessee 71 74 70 215 -1
T12 T19 Mariah Stackhouse Stanford 69 72 74 215 -1
11 T19 Lauren Kim Stanford 69 71 75 215 -1
T17 T19 Lilia Vu UCLA 70 72 73 215 -1
T23 T19 Krystal Quihuis Arizona 73 71 71 215 -1
T12 T19 Bianca Fabrizio Texas A&M 68 73 74 215 -1
T29 T25 Summar Roachell Arkansas 74 71 71 216 E
T36 T25 Bronte Law UCLA 73 73 70 216 E
T23 T25 Ying Luo Washington 73 71 72 216 E
T36 T28 Gurbani Singh Duke 73 73 71 217 +1
T23 T28 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 71 73 73 217 +1
T29 T28 Shannon Aubert Stanford 74 71 72 217 +1
T23 T28 Nadine Dreher LSU 71 73 73 217 +1
T17 T28 Ashley Holder UCF 71 71 75 217 +1
T17 33 Shannon Brooks Tennessee 71 71 76 218 +2
T36 T34 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 72 74 73 219 +3
T36 T34 Wenyung Keh Washington 72 74 73 219 +3
T29 T34 Elise Bradley LSU 73 72 74 219 +3
T42 T34 Mary Mulcahy UCF 72 75 72 219 +3
T29 T38 Sandy Choi Duke 71 74 75 220 +4
T21 T38 Kathleen Gallagher LSU 69 74 77 220 +4
T36 T40 Alana Uriell Arkansas 73 73 75 221 +5
T46 T40 Lydia Choi UCLA 74 75 72 221 +5
T52 T40 Julianne Alvarez Washington 80 72 69 221 +5
T42 T43 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 73 74 75 222 +6
T29 T43 Andrea Jonama Texas A&M 69 76 77 222 +6
T44 T45 Thanya Pattamakijsak Texas A&M 75 73 75 223 +7
T36 T45 Laura Sojo UCF 72 74 77 223 +7
T49 T47 Ainhoa Olarra South Carolina 74 77 73 224 +8
T46 T47 Sarah Rhee Washington 75 74 75 224 +8
T49 T47 Caroline Nistrup LSU 78 73 73 224 +8
T44 50 Lucia Polo Tennessee 75 73 77 225 +9
48 51 Casey Danielson Stanford 77 73 76 226 +10
T52 52 Quirine Eijkenboom Stanford 78 74 76 228 +12
T49 T53 Victoria Morgan Southern California 74 77 79 230 +14
T52 T53 Johanna Larsson UCF 75 77 78 230 +14
T52 T53 Ayaka Nakayama UCF 78 74 78 230 +14
T52 56 Louise Ridderstrom UCLA 79 73 81 233 +17
59 57 Isi Nilsson South Carolina 80 76 78 234 +18
57 58 Jia Xin Yang South Carolina 77 77 82 236 +20
60 59 Natalia Forero Arizona 79 81 78 238 +22
58 60 Marina Hedlund LSU 80 75 85 240 +24