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Sunday, March 20
Baton Rouge, La.
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Day One at LSU Tiger Golf Classic
Boutier, Duke Jump Out to Leads at LSU Classic
3/20/2016 6:41:00 PM | Women's Golf
BATON ROUGE, La. – Duke University senior Celine Boutier carded a season-best five-under-par, 67, and the second-ranked Blue Devils jumped out to a six-stroke lead after 18 holes at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic, which is being played at the 6,237-yard, par 72 University Club in Baton Rouge, La.
The five-under, 67, by Boutier tied the University Club women's collegiate record since the course renovation in 2010. She shares the record with Kelley Walsh of Georgia, who shot a 67 in the second round of the 2013 classic.
Boutier, a product of Montrouge, France, accomplished her five-under ledger in very challenging conditions as winds were gusting at 30 miles per hour all day. She holds a five-stroke lead over Blakesly Warren of Tennessee, Ji Eun Balik of Mississippi State and Kayla Thompson of UNC Wilmington with an even-par, 72.
Registering a bogey-free round of 67 Sunday, Boutier got started quickly with a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 1 and a birdie on No. 3 to move to two-under. She then rolled in a 24-foot birdie on the 153-yard, par three eighth hole to get to three-under-par. Boutier registered six straight pars, before holing 10-foot birdie putts on No. 15 and No. 17 to finish at five-under. She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and a season-best 27 putts.
As a team, Duke carded a five-over, 293, to open a six-stroke lead over Arkansas (299). Tennessee (302), Tulane (305), LSU (305), Houston (307), Mississippi State (307), Kentucky (307), UNC Wilmington (310), Wake Forest (311) and NC State (311) rounded out the top 10.
Leona Maguire, a sophomore from Cavan, Ireland, opened her day with back-to-back birdies on No. 2 and No. 3 to move to two-under-par. She suffered a bogey on the 137-yard, par three fifth and another bogey on No. 10 to drop back to even par. Maguire suffered a triple-bogey on the par five 11th, before closing with four pars, a birdie on No. 14 and a bogey on No. 16. She hit 12 greens, 13 fairways and had 32 putts, while finishing with a three-over, 75, to tie for 11th.
Rookie Virginia Elena Carta struggled out of the gate with a par on No. 1 followed by three consecutive bogeys on holes 2-4. She added back-to-back bogeys on No. 9 and No. 10 to drop to five-over for the day. After adding her first birdie on the 448-yard, par four 14th, Carta drove the 327-yard, par four 15th green and just missed an eagle putt. She settled with her second straight birdie, while closing with three pars to finish with a 75.
Gurbani Singh, a product of New Delhi, India, had an eventful first nine as she collected only one par on No. 8. She birdied No. 1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 to get to two-under-par, but had bogeys on No. 2, No. 4, No. 7 and No. 9 on her way to making the turn at even par. Singh played the final nine at four-over-par finishing with a 76, which was tied for 20th.
After finishing as Duke's top finisher in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, junior Sandy Choi was held without a birdie in the first round as she carded a six-over, 78, and is tied 35th. She hit 11 greens, 13 fairways and had 34 putts.
Duke collected a total of 14 birdies on the day.
The Blue Devils will tee off in the second round starting at 11 a.m. (ET) along with Arkansas and Tennessee. Live scoring will be available via www.GolfStat.com.
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Duke Results
- 1 Celine Boutier Duke 67 -5
- T11 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +3
- T11 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 75 +3
- T20 Gurbani Singh Duke 76 +4
- T35 Sandy Choi Duke 78 +6
1 Team Scores
1 Duke 293 +5
2 Arkansas 299 +11
3 Tennessee 302 +14
T4 Tulane 305 +17
T4 LSU 305 +17
T6 Houston 307 +19
T6 Mississippi State 307 +19
T6 Kentucky 307 +19
9 UNC Wilmington 310 +22
T10 Wake Forest 311 +23
T10 North Carolina State 311 +23
12 Notre Dame 315 +27
13 North Carolina 316 +28
14 Oklahoma 319 +31
15 Mississippi 320 +32
16 Denver 321 +33
17 Auburn 326 +38
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Celine Boutier Duke 67 -5
- T2 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 72 E
- T2 Ji Eun Baik Mississippi State 72 E
- T2 Kayla Thompson UNC Wilmington 72 E
- T5 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 73 +1
- T5 Sarah Bae North Carolina State 73 +1
- T5 Cylia Damerau Kentucky 73 +1
- T8 Maria Fassi Arkansas 74 +2
- T8 Naomi Ko * North Carolina State 74 +2
- T8 Emily Penttila Tulane 74 +2
- T11 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 75 +3
- T11 Emmie Pietila Tennessee 75 +3
- T11 Mariell Bruun Denver 75 +3
- T11 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 75 +3
- T11 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +3
- T11 Yuka Kajiki Houston 75 +3
- T11 Elise Bradley LSU 75 +3
- T11 Anna Hack Kentucky 75 +3
- T11 Kathleen Gallagher LSU 75 +3
- T20 Mai Dechatipat * Auburn 76 +4
- T20 Gurbani Singh Duke 76 +4
- T20 Ines Laklalech Wake Forest 76 +4
- T20 Marina Hedlund LSU 76 +4
- T20 Jennifer Kupcho Wake Forest 76 +4
- T25 Summar Roachell Arkansas 77 +5
- T25 Lucia Polo Tennessee 77 +5
- T25 Raegan Bremer Houston 77 +5
- T25 Talia Campbell Notre Dame 77 +5
- T25 Megan Thothong Houston 77 +5
- T25 Silvia Garces Tulane 77 +5
- T25 Madison Opfer Tulane 77 +5
- T25 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 77 +5
- T25 Valerie Tanguay Oklahoma 77 +5
- T25 Laura Munoz Tulane 77 +5
- T35 Alana Uriell Arkansas 78 +6
- T35 Bianca Theron Mississippi State 78 +6
- T35 Chieh Jessica Peng Mississippi State 78 +6
- T35 Sandy Choi Duke 78 +6
- T35 Anna Newell Tennessee 78 +6
- T35 India Clyburn North Carolina State 78 +6
- T35 Leonie Harm Houston 78 +6
- T35 Meghan Theiss UNC Wilmington 78 +6
- T35 Alison Hovatter Mississippi 78 +6
- T35 Annette Lyche UNC Wilmington 78 +6
- T35 Belen Goicoechea Tulane 78 +6
- T46 Izel Pieters Mississippi State 79 +7
- T46 Kelli Murphy Auburn 79 +7
- T46 Jordan Ferreira Notre Dame 79 +7
- T46 Laura Hoskin Mississippi 79 +7
- T46 Emma Albrecht Notre Dame 79 +7
- T46 Rylee Pedigo Oklahoma 79 +7
- T46 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 79 +7
- T46 Antonia Eberhard Wake Forest 79 +7
- T46 Sydney Cavin LSU 79 +7
- T46 Isabelle Johansson Kentucky 79 +7
- T46 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 79 +7
- T57 Cecily Overbey North Carolina State 80 +8
- T57 Laura Kowohl North Carolina State 80 +8
- T57 Maddie Rose Hamilton Notre Dame 80 +8
- T57 Cheni Xu * North Carolina 80 +8
- T57 Julienne Soo Oklahoma 80 +8
- T57 Jordan Chael Kentucky 80 +8
- T57 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 80 +8
- T64 Teleri Hughes * Tennessee 81 +9
- T64 Kaitlin Voll * Mississippi 81 +9
- T64 Lana Hodge * LSU 81 +9
- T64 Clara Baena Auburn 81 +9
- T64 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 81 +9
- T64 Jessica Carty Denver 81 +9
- T64 Alex Harrell Auburn 81 +9
- T64 Isabella DiLisio Notre Dame 81 +9
- T64 Madisen Bentley Mississippi 81 +9
- T64 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 81 +9
- T64 Kelly Whaley North Carolina 81 +9
- T75 Jessica Dreesbeimdieke Denver 82 +10
- T75 Ellinoora Moisio UNC Wilmington 82 +10
- T75 Abby Newton Mississippi 82 +10
- T75 Erica Herr Wake Forest 82 +10
- T79 Logan Chaney * Mississippi State 83 +11
- T79 Sophie Newlove Denver 83 +11
- T79 Isabel Southard * Denver 83 +11
- T79 Emily Gilbreth Houston 83 +11
- T79 Ana Ruiz Oklahoma 83 +11
- T79 Nadine Dreher LSU 83 +11
- T85 Katie Holt Mississippi State 84 +12
- T85 Katharina Baratta-Dragaro Denver 84 +12
- T85 Aleana Groenhout * Denver 84 +12
- T85 Rachael Taylor North Carolina State 84 +12
- T85 Hannah Wood Oklahoma 84 +12
- 90 Melanie Talbott Auburn 85 +13
- T91 Michaela Owen Auburn 86 +14
- T91 Maria Toennessen Mississippi 86 +14
- T91 Grace Rose Kentucky 86 +14
- 94 Alaina Yeatts UNC Wilmington 87 +15
- T95 Carly Goldstein * LSU 88 +16
- T95 Abbie Cantwell * Tulane 88 +16
The five-under, 67, by Boutier tied the University Club women's collegiate record since the course renovation in 2010. She shares the record with Kelley Walsh of Georgia, who shot a 67 in the second round of the 2013 classic.
Boutier, a product of Montrouge, France, accomplished her five-under ledger in very challenging conditions as winds were gusting at 30 miles per hour all day. She holds a five-stroke lead over Blakesly Warren of Tennessee, Ji Eun Balik of Mississippi State and Kayla Thompson of UNC Wilmington with an even-par, 72.
Registering a bogey-free round of 67 Sunday, Boutier got started quickly with a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 1 and a birdie on No. 3 to move to two-under. She then rolled in a 24-foot birdie on the 153-yard, par three eighth hole to get to three-under-par. Boutier registered six straight pars, before holing 10-foot birdie putts on No. 15 and No. 17 to finish at five-under. She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and a season-best 27 putts.
As a team, Duke carded a five-over, 293, to open a six-stroke lead over Arkansas (299). Tennessee (302), Tulane (305), LSU (305), Houston (307), Mississippi State (307), Kentucky (307), UNC Wilmington (310), Wake Forest (311) and NC State (311) rounded out the top 10.
Leona Maguire, a sophomore from Cavan, Ireland, opened her day with back-to-back birdies on No. 2 and No. 3 to move to two-under-par. She suffered a bogey on the 137-yard, par three fifth and another bogey on No. 10 to drop back to even par. Maguire suffered a triple-bogey on the par five 11th, before closing with four pars, a birdie on No. 14 and a bogey on No. 16. She hit 12 greens, 13 fairways and had 32 putts, while finishing with a three-over, 75, to tie for 11th.
Rookie Virginia Elena Carta struggled out of the gate with a par on No. 1 followed by three consecutive bogeys on holes 2-4. She added back-to-back bogeys on No. 9 and No. 10 to drop to five-over for the day. After adding her first birdie on the 448-yard, par four 14th, Carta drove the 327-yard, par four 15th green and just missed an eagle putt. She settled with her second straight birdie, while closing with three pars to finish with a 75.
Gurbani Singh, a product of New Delhi, India, had an eventful first nine as she collected only one par on No. 8. She birdied No. 1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 to get to two-under-par, but had bogeys on No. 2, No. 4, No. 7 and No. 9 on her way to making the turn at even par. Singh played the final nine at four-over-par finishing with a 76, which was tied for 20th.
After finishing as Duke's top finisher in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, junior Sandy Choi was held without a birdie in the first round as she carded a six-over, 78, and is tied 35th. She hit 11 greens, 13 fairways and had 34 putts.
Duke collected a total of 14 birdies on the day.
The Blue Devils will tee off in the second round starting at 11 a.m. (ET) along with Arkansas and Tennessee. Live scoring will be available via www.GolfStat.com.
#GoDuke
Duke Results
- 1 Celine Boutier Duke 67 -5
- T11 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +3
- T11 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 75 +3
- T20 Gurbani Singh Duke 76 +4
- T35 Sandy Choi Duke 78 +6
1 Team Scores
1 Duke 293 +5
2 Arkansas 299 +11
3 Tennessee 302 +14
T4 Tulane 305 +17
T4 LSU 305 +17
T6 Houston 307 +19
T6 Mississippi State 307 +19
T6 Kentucky 307 +19
9 UNC Wilmington 310 +22
T10 Wake Forest 311 +23
T10 North Carolina State 311 +23
12 Notre Dame 315 +27
13 North Carolina 316 +28
14 Oklahoma 319 +31
15 Mississippi 320 +32
16 Denver 321 +33
17 Auburn 326 +38
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Celine Boutier Duke 67 -5
- T2 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 72 E
- T2 Ji Eun Baik Mississippi State 72 E
- T2 Kayla Thompson UNC Wilmington 72 E
- T5 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 73 +1
- T5 Sarah Bae North Carolina State 73 +1
- T5 Cylia Damerau Kentucky 73 +1
- T8 Maria Fassi Arkansas 74 +2
- T8 Naomi Ko * North Carolina State 74 +2
- T8 Emily Penttila Tulane 74 +2
- T11 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 75 +3
- T11 Emmie Pietila Tennessee 75 +3
- T11 Mariell Bruun Denver 75 +3
- T11 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 75 +3
- T11 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +3
- T11 Yuka Kajiki Houston 75 +3
- T11 Elise Bradley LSU 75 +3
- T11 Anna Hack Kentucky 75 +3
- T11 Kathleen Gallagher LSU 75 +3
- T20 Mai Dechatipat * Auburn 76 +4
- T20 Gurbani Singh Duke 76 +4
- T20 Ines Laklalech Wake Forest 76 +4
- T20 Marina Hedlund LSU 76 +4
- T20 Jennifer Kupcho Wake Forest 76 +4
- T25 Summar Roachell Arkansas 77 +5
- T25 Lucia Polo Tennessee 77 +5
- T25 Raegan Bremer Houston 77 +5
- T25 Talia Campbell Notre Dame 77 +5
- T25 Megan Thothong Houston 77 +5
- T25 Silvia Garces Tulane 77 +5
- T25 Madison Opfer Tulane 77 +5
- T25 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 77 +5
- T25 Valerie Tanguay Oklahoma 77 +5
- T25 Laura Munoz Tulane 77 +5
- T35 Alana Uriell Arkansas 78 +6
- T35 Bianca Theron Mississippi State 78 +6
- T35 Chieh Jessica Peng Mississippi State 78 +6
- T35 Sandy Choi Duke 78 +6
- T35 Anna Newell Tennessee 78 +6
- T35 India Clyburn North Carolina State 78 +6
- T35 Leonie Harm Houston 78 +6
- T35 Meghan Theiss UNC Wilmington 78 +6
- T35 Alison Hovatter Mississippi 78 +6
- T35 Annette Lyche UNC Wilmington 78 +6
- T35 Belen Goicoechea Tulane 78 +6
- T46 Izel Pieters Mississippi State 79 +7
- T46 Kelli Murphy Auburn 79 +7
- T46 Jordan Ferreira Notre Dame 79 +7
- T46 Laura Hoskin Mississippi 79 +7
- T46 Emma Albrecht Notre Dame 79 +7
- T46 Rylee Pedigo Oklahoma 79 +7
- T46 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 79 +7
- T46 Antonia Eberhard Wake Forest 79 +7
- T46 Sydney Cavin LSU 79 +7
- T46 Isabelle Johansson Kentucky 79 +7
- T46 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 79 +7
- T57 Cecily Overbey North Carolina State 80 +8
- T57 Laura Kowohl North Carolina State 80 +8
- T57 Maddie Rose Hamilton Notre Dame 80 +8
- T57 Cheni Xu * North Carolina 80 +8
- T57 Julienne Soo Oklahoma 80 +8
- T57 Jordan Chael Kentucky 80 +8
- T57 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 80 +8
- T64 Teleri Hughes * Tennessee 81 +9
- T64 Kaitlin Voll * Mississippi 81 +9
- T64 Lana Hodge * LSU 81 +9
- T64 Clara Baena Auburn 81 +9
- T64 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 81 +9
- T64 Jessica Carty Denver 81 +9
- T64 Alex Harrell Auburn 81 +9
- T64 Isabella DiLisio Notre Dame 81 +9
- T64 Madisen Bentley Mississippi 81 +9
- T64 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 81 +9
- T64 Kelly Whaley North Carolina 81 +9
- T75 Jessica Dreesbeimdieke Denver 82 +10
- T75 Ellinoora Moisio UNC Wilmington 82 +10
- T75 Abby Newton Mississippi 82 +10
- T75 Erica Herr Wake Forest 82 +10
- T79 Logan Chaney * Mississippi State 83 +11
- T79 Sophie Newlove Denver 83 +11
- T79 Isabel Southard * Denver 83 +11
- T79 Emily Gilbreth Houston 83 +11
- T79 Ana Ruiz Oklahoma 83 +11
- T79 Nadine Dreher LSU 83 +11
- T85 Katie Holt Mississippi State 84 +12
- T85 Katharina Baratta-Dragaro Denver 84 +12
- T85 Aleana Groenhout * Denver 84 +12
- T85 Rachael Taylor North Carolina State 84 +12
- T85 Hannah Wood Oklahoma 84 +12
- 90 Melanie Talbott Auburn 85 +13
- T91 Michaela Owen Auburn 86 +14
- T91 Maria Toennessen Mississippi 86 +14
- T91 Grace Rose Kentucky 86 +14
- 94 Alaina Yeatts UNC Wilmington 87 +15
- T95 Carly Goldstein * LSU 88 +16
- T95 Abbie Cantwell * Tulane 88 +16
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