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Day One at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Choi Leads Blue Devils in First Round
3/4/2016 7:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Duke University junior Sandy Choi carded an even-par, 71, Friday as the second-ranked Blue Devils opened the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the 6,208-yard, par 71 Pete Dye Course at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C.
Choi is only four shots off the individual lead as Cheyenne Knight of Alabama, Alexandra Farnsworth of Vanderbilt and Lauren Coughlin of Virginia each carded rounds of four-under-par, 67.
A product of Seoul, South Korea, Choi opened her day with a bogey on the 389-yard, par four No. 1, but came back to total four straight pars and back-to-back birdies on No. 6 and No. 7 to move to one-under-par. She rolled in five-foot and 15-foot birdies to get to under par. A double-bogey on No. 9 to close the front nine dropped Choi to one-over-par. She played the final nine holes at one-under-par with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 501-yard, par five 15th. For the day, she hit 12 fairways, 13 greens and had 30 putts.
After returning to the top slot in the latest Golfweek Individual rankings this week, sophomore Leona Maguire turned in a four-over-par, 75, in the first round and is tied 44th overall. She featured three bogeys on the front nine to go along with five pars and a birdie on the 391-yard, par four seventh hole. On the back nine, she was given a double-bogey on No. 12. She had a birdie on No. 14 and bogey on No. 17 to close the day. Maguire hit 13 greens, eight fairways and had 34 putts on the day.
Senior Celine Boutier kicked off her day with eight straight pars, before suffering a bogey on No. 9 to make the turn with a one-over-par, 37. She started the back nine with a par, birdie on the 345-yard, par four 11th and then had back-to-back bogeys on No. 12 and No. 13 to drop to two-over-par. Boutier had a triple-bogey on the 172-yard, par three 17th to finish off the day with a 76. She is tied 50th, after hitting 13 greens, 10 fairways and rolling 34 putts.
Being held without a birdie, sophomore Gurbani Singh signed for six bogeys and 12 pars on her way to totaling a six-over, 77. She is tied 57th overall with 36 holes remaining.
Freshman Virginia Elena Carta is tied 68th overall with an 18-hole ledger of 78 Friday. Carta, who hails from Udine, Italy, carded just one birdie on the day, which came on No. 17. She hit 11 greens, 11 fairways and had 36 putts.
As a team, Duke sits in 10th place overall with a 15-over, 299, during round one. Alabama opened with the team lead firing a six-under, 278, while Virginia (281), Vanderbilt (282), Arkansas (289), North Carolina (290), Oklahoma State (292), Tennessee (295), Auburn (296), Southern California (297) and Duke (299) rounded out the top 10.
As a team, Duke was limited to only seven birdies Friday.
The Blue Devils will kick off Saturday's second round beginning at 10:10 a.m., along with Wake Forest and Georgia off hole No. 10.
#GoDuke
Duke Results
- T9 Sandy Choi Duke 71 E
- T44 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +4
- T50 Celine Boutier Duke 76 +5
- T57 Gurbani Singh Duke 77 +6
- T68 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 78 +7
1 Team Scores
1 Alabama 278 -6
2 Virginia 281 -3
3 Vanderbilt 282 -2
4 Arkansas 289 +5
5 North Carolina 290 +6
6 Oklahoma State 292 +8
7 Tennessee 295 +11
8 Auburn 296 +12
9 Southern California 297 +13
10 Duke 299 +15
11 Wake Forest 300 +16
12 Georgia 301 +17
T13 Furman 303 +19
T13 LSU 303 +19
T13 Mississippi State 303 +19
T13 South Carolina 303 +19
17 Kentucky 307 +23
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- T1 Cheyenne Knight Alabama 67 -4
- T1 Alexandra Farnsworth Vanderbilt 67 -4
- T1 Lauren Coughlin Virginia 67 -4
- 4 Elizabeth Szokol Virginia 69 -2
- T5 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 70 -1
- T5 Lakareber Abe Alabama 70 -1
- T5 Emma Talley Alabama 70 -1
- T5 Linnea Johansson Oklahoma State 70 -1
- T9 Jennifer Kupcho Wake Forest 71 E
- T9 Sandy Choi Duke 71 E
- T9 Janie Jackson Alabama 71 E
- T9 Cindy Ha Vanderbilt 71 E
- T9 Maddie McCrary Oklahoma State 71 E
- T9 Jenny Hahn Vanderbilt 71 E
- T9 Maria Fassi Arkansas 71 E
- T16 Alex Harrell Auburn 72 +1
- T16 Robynn Ree Southern California 72 +1
- T16 Summar Roachell Arkansas 72 +1
- T16 Morgan Gonzales Virginia 72 +1
- T16 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 72 +1
- T21 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 73 +2
- T21 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 73 +2
- T21 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 73 +2
- T21 Bianca Theron Mississippi State 73 +2
- T21 Anna Newell Tennessee 73 +2
- T21 Harang Lee Georgia 73 +2
- T21 Gabriella Then Southern California 73 +2
- T21 Michaela Owen Auburn 73 +2
- T21 Antonia Scherer Vanderbilt 73 +2
- T21 Lauren Diaz-Yi Virginia 73 +2
- T31 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 74 +3
- T31 Isabelle Johansson Kentucky 74 +3
- T31 Bailey Tardy Georgia 74 +3
- T31 Kelly Whaley North Carolina 74 +3
- T31 Haylee Harford Furman 74 +3
- T31 Karen Chung Southern California 74 +3
- T31 Jamie Yun Auburn 74 +3
- T31 Nicole Morales Alabama 74 +3
- T31 Ines Laklalech Wake Forest 74 +3
- T31 Anna Redding Virginia 74 +3
- T31 Alana Uriell Arkansas 74 +3
- T31 Kathleen Gallagher LSU 74 +3
- T31 Ainhoa Olarra South Carolina 74 +3
- T44 Shannon Brooks Tennessee 75 +4
- T44 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 75 +4
- T44 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +4
- T44 Katelyn Dambaugh South Carolina 75 +4
- T44 Carly Goldstein LSU 75 +4
- T44 Emma Broze Oklahoma State 75 +4
- T50 Rinko Mitsunaga Georgia 76 +5
- T50 Ji Eun Baik Mississippi State 76 +5
- T50 Celine Boutier Duke 76 +5
- T50 Alice Chen Furman 76 +5
- T50 Taylor Totland Furman 76 +5
- T50 Chih-Min Chen Oklahoma State 76 +5
- T50 Sydney Cavin LSU 76 +5
- T57 Anna Hack Kentucky 77 +6
- T57 Izel Pieters Mississippi State 77 +6
- T57 Chieh Jessica Peng Mississippi State 77 +6
- T57 Morgan Ransom * Vanderbilt 77 +6
- T57 Kelli Murphy Auburn 77 +6
- T57 Valentina Romero Furman 77 +6
- T57 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 77 +6
- T57 Gurbani Singh Duke 77 +6
- T57 Kenzie Neisen Oklahoma State 77 +6
- T57 Sarah Schmelzel South Carolina 77 +6
- T57 Marion Veysseyre South Carolina 77 +6
- T68 Katie Holt Mississippi State 78 +7
- T68 Mary Ellen Shuman Georgia 78 +7
- T68 Manuela Carbajo Re Georgia 78 +7
- T68 Grace Rose Kentucky 78 +7
- T68 Erica Herr * Wake Forest 78 +7
- T68 Lucia Polo Tennessee 78 +7
- T68 Cylia Damerau Kentucky 78 +7
- T68 Reona Hirai Furman 78 +7
- T68 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 78 +7
- T68 Antonia Eberhard Wake Forest 78 +7
- T68 Tiffany Chan Southern California 78 +7
- T68 Nadine Dreher LSU 78 +7
- T68 Kate Sborov Vanderbilt 78 +7
- T68 Elise Bradley LSU 78 +7
- T82 Jordan Chael Kentucky 79 +8
- T82 Marianna Monaco * South Carolina 79 +8
- T82 Clara Baena Auburn 79 +8
- T82 Jia Xin Yang South Carolina 79 +8
- T86 Mariana Sims Wake Forest 80 +9
- T86 Amy Lee Southern California 80 +9
- T86 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 80 +9
- T89 Isi Nilsson * South Carolina 82 +11
- T89 Rachel Jones * North Carolina 82 +11
Choi is only four shots off the individual lead as Cheyenne Knight of Alabama, Alexandra Farnsworth of Vanderbilt and Lauren Coughlin of Virginia each carded rounds of four-under-par, 67.
A product of Seoul, South Korea, Choi opened her day with a bogey on the 389-yard, par four No. 1, but came back to total four straight pars and back-to-back birdies on No. 6 and No. 7 to move to one-under-par. She rolled in five-foot and 15-foot birdies to get to under par. A double-bogey on No. 9 to close the front nine dropped Choi to one-over-par. She played the final nine holes at one-under-par with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 501-yard, par five 15th. For the day, she hit 12 fairways, 13 greens and had 30 putts.
After returning to the top slot in the latest Golfweek Individual rankings this week, sophomore Leona Maguire turned in a four-over-par, 75, in the first round and is tied 44th overall. She featured three bogeys on the front nine to go along with five pars and a birdie on the 391-yard, par four seventh hole. On the back nine, she was given a double-bogey on No. 12. She had a birdie on No. 14 and bogey on No. 17 to close the day. Maguire hit 13 greens, eight fairways and had 34 putts on the day.
Senior Celine Boutier kicked off her day with eight straight pars, before suffering a bogey on No. 9 to make the turn with a one-over-par, 37. She started the back nine with a par, birdie on the 345-yard, par four 11th and then had back-to-back bogeys on No. 12 and No. 13 to drop to two-over-par. Boutier had a triple-bogey on the 172-yard, par three 17th to finish off the day with a 76. She is tied 50th, after hitting 13 greens, 10 fairways and rolling 34 putts.
Being held without a birdie, sophomore Gurbani Singh signed for six bogeys and 12 pars on her way to totaling a six-over, 77. She is tied 57th overall with 36 holes remaining.
Freshman Virginia Elena Carta is tied 68th overall with an 18-hole ledger of 78 Friday. Carta, who hails from Udine, Italy, carded just one birdie on the day, which came on No. 17. She hit 11 greens, 11 fairways and had 36 putts.
As a team, Duke sits in 10th place overall with a 15-over, 299, during round one. Alabama opened with the team lead firing a six-under, 278, while Virginia (281), Vanderbilt (282), Arkansas (289), North Carolina (290), Oklahoma State (292), Tennessee (295), Auburn (296), Southern California (297) and Duke (299) rounded out the top 10.
As a team, Duke was limited to only seven birdies Friday.
The Blue Devils will kick off Saturday's second round beginning at 10:10 a.m., along with Wake Forest and Georgia off hole No. 10.
#GoDuke
Duke Results
- T9 Sandy Choi Duke 71 E
- T44 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +4
- T50 Celine Boutier Duke 76 +5
- T57 Gurbani Singh Duke 77 +6
- T68 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 78 +7
1 Team Scores
1 Alabama 278 -6
2 Virginia 281 -3
3 Vanderbilt 282 -2
4 Arkansas 289 +5
5 North Carolina 290 +6
6 Oklahoma State 292 +8
7 Tennessee 295 +11
8 Auburn 296 +12
9 Southern California 297 +13
10 Duke 299 +15
11 Wake Forest 300 +16
12 Georgia 301 +17
T13 Furman 303 +19
T13 LSU 303 +19
T13 Mississippi State 303 +19
T13 South Carolina 303 +19
17 Kentucky 307 +23
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- T1 Cheyenne Knight Alabama 67 -4
- T1 Alexandra Farnsworth Vanderbilt 67 -4
- T1 Lauren Coughlin Virginia 67 -4
- 4 Elizabeth Szokol Virginia 69 -2
- T5 Elizabeth Mallett North Carolina 70 -1
- T5 Lakareber Abe Alabama 70 -1
- T5 Emma Talley Alabama 70 -1
- T5 Linnea Johansson Oklahoma State 70 -1
- T9 Jennifer Kupcho Wake Forest 71 E
- T9 Sandy Choi Duke 71 E
- T9 Janie Jackson Alabama 71 E
- T9 Cindy Ha Vanderbilt 71 E
- T9 Maddie McCrary Oklahoma State 71 E
- T9 Jenny Hahn Vanderbilt 71 E
- T9 Maria Fassi Arkansas 71 E
- T16 Alex Harrell Auburn 72 +1
- T16 Robynn Ree Southern California 72 +1
- T16 Summar Roachell Arkansas 72 +1
- T16 Morgan Gonzales Virginia 72 +1
- T16 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 72 +1
- T21 Lexi Harkins North Carolina 73 +2
- T21 Hannah Pietila Tennessee 73 +2
- T21 Bryana Nguyen North Carolina 73 +2
- T21 Bianca Theron Mississippi State 73 +2
- T21 Anna Newell Tennessee 73 +2
- T21 Harang Lee Georgia 73 +2
- T21 Gabriella Then Southern California 73 +2
- T21 Michaela Owen Auburn 73 +2
- T21 Antonia Scherer Vanderbilt 73 +2
- T21 Lauren Diaz-Yi Virginia 73 +2
- T31 Blakesly Warren Tennessee 74 +3
- T31 Isabelle Johansson Kentucky 74 +3
- T31 Bailey Tardy Georgia 74 +3
- T31 Kelly Whaley North Carolina 74 +3
- T31 Haylee Harford Furman 74 +3
- T31 Karen Chung Southern California 74 +3
- T31 Jamie Yun Auburn 74 +3
- T31 Nicole Morales Alabama 74 +3
- T31 Ines Laklalech Wake Forest 74 +3
- T31 Anna Redding Virginia 74 +3
- T31 Alana Uriell Arkansas 74 +3
- T31 Kathleen Gallagher LSU 74 +3
- T31 Ainhoa Olarra South Carolina 74 +3
- T44 Shannon Brooks Tennessee 75 +4
- T44 Leslie Cloots North Carolina 75 +4
- T44 Leona Maguire Duke 75 +4
- T44 Katelyn Dambaugh South Carolina 75 +4
- T44 Carly Goldstein LSU 75 +4
- T44 Emma Broze Oklahoma State 75 +4
- T50 Rinko Mitsunaga Georgia 76 +5
- T50 Ji Eun Baik Mississippi State 76 +5
- T50 Celine Boutier Duke 76 +5
- T50 Alice Chen Furman 76 +5
- T50 Taylor Totland Furman 76 +5
- T50 Chih-Min Chen Oklahoma State 76 +5
- T50 Sydney Cavin LSU 76 +5
- T57 Anna Hack Kentucky 77 +6
- T57 Izel Pieters Mississippi State 77 +6
- T57 Chieh Jessica Peng Mississippi State 77 +6
- T57 Morgan Ransom * Vanderbilt 77 +6
- T57 Kelli Murphy Auburn 77 +6
- T57 Valentina Romero Furman 77 +6
- T57 Sierra Sims Wake Forest 77 +6
- T57 Gurbani Singh Duke 77 +6
- T57 Kenzie Neisen Oklahoma State 77 +6
- T57 Sarah Schmelzel South Carolina 77 +6
- T57 Marion Veysseyre South Carolina 77 +6
- T68 Katie Holt Mississippi State 78 +7
- T68 Mary Ellen Shuman Georgia 78 +7
- T68 Manuela Carbajo Re Georgia 78 +7
- T68 Grace Rose Kentucky 78 +7
- T68 Erica Herr * Wake Forest 78 +7
- T68 Lucia Polo Tennessee 78 +7
- T68 Cylia Damerau Kentucky 78 +7
- T68 Reona Hirai Furman 78 +7
- T68 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 78 +7
- T68 Antonia Eberhard Wake Forest 78 +7
- T68 Tiffany Chan Southern California 78 +7
- T68 Nadine Dreher LSU 78 +7
- T68 Kate Sborov Vanderbilt 78 +7
- T68 Elise Bradley LSU 78 +7
- T82 Jordan Chael Kentucky 79 +8
- T82 Marianna Monaco * South Carolina 79 +8
- T82 Clara Baena Auburn 79 +8
- T82 Jia Xin Yang South Carolina 79 +8
- T86 Mariana Sims Wake Forest 80 +9
- T86 Amy Lee Southern California 80 +9
- T86 Regina Plasencia Arkansas 80 +9
- T89 Isi Nilsson * South Carolina 82 +11
- T89 Rachel Jones * North Carolina 82 +11
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