Duke Comes Back to Win Landfall Tradition Titles

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Day Three at Landfall Tradition

Duke Comes Back to Win Landfall Tradition Titles

10/28/2018 7:36:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: Duke Sports Information

WILMINGTON, N.C. – After falling behind by nine heading into the final round of the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., the fourth-ranked Duke women's golf team carded a Sunday-best three-under, 285, to catapult into the lead late in the round. The Blue Devils passed second round leader, Arkansas, and concluded with a two-shot victory at the 6,166-yard, par 72 Country Club of Landfall Dye Course.

Duke senior Virginia Elena Carta and freshman Gina Kim finished the weekend tied for first, individually, with an even-par, 216. The victory for Carta was her second collegiate win and Kim's win was the first of her short career.

The Blue Devils finished with rounds of 297, 297 and 285 to finish with an 878, which were two shots better than South Carolina (881). Arkansas (892), Virginia (892) and Michigan (896) rounded out the top five teams. It marks the third time over the last four seasons Duke has won the team title (2017, 2015).

Duke made the late charge featuring a six-under-par ledger over the final six holes to complete the comeback. The victory concludes the fall season with the Blue Devils winning each of their final two tournaments.

A native of Udine, Italy, Carta turned in her third straight round of 72 Sunday, which included two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars. After opening her round on hole No. 4, Carta suffered a bogey on No. 8, but came back with her first birdie of the day on the 366-yard, par four 10th to get back to even par. Three holes later she added another bogey to drop back to 1-over. Carta connected on six straight pars, before rolling in a clutch eight-foot birdie on the 122-yard, par three second hole to get back to even. She added a par to close the day with a 72. Carta hit 16 greens, 12 fairways and had 35 putts on the day.

“It's such a honor to win this tournament,” commented Carta. “It has been a very tough fall for me and to be able to finish it off with two team wins and an individual win means a lot. I'm very proud of our freshman, Gina, who really deserved a win and it's an honor for me to share it with her. She works as hard as anyone I've seen and is such a great teammate!”

The win for Carta was her first since winning the NCAA Individual title as a freshman in record fashion.

“I would have never been able to achieve this without Coach Brooks and Jon [Whithaus] beside me,” said Carta. “They have really pushed me all the way and have stayed next to me for three and a half years and always supported me with so much patience. When you get an individual win it's never really individual because of all people that worked with you through ups and downs. I can't thank enough everyone back at Duke for their support and help!”

Kim, who hails from Chapel Hill, N.C., also opened her day on the 511-yard, par five fourth. She had a hot start as she stuck her 50-degree wedge from 94 yards to within three feet and rolled in a birdie. After a bogey on No. 7, Kim was able to get back to even par with a 30-foot birdie putt. She suffered another bogey on No. 13, before going on a hot streak.

With four birdies over a span of five holes, Kim was able to jump up the leaderboard and into a tie for the lead. She connected on a 15-footer birdie putt on No. 15 and chipped in from 20 yards on No. 17 to get to two-under-par. On the par five 18th, Kim was on the green in two and two-putted for birdie from about 12 feet. Then, on hole No. 1, she hit her seven iron from 144 yards to within 10 feet and connected her sixth birdie of the day to get to four-under-par. She closed with a bogey on No. 3 to finish with a three-under, 69.

“It's because of my team and my coaches that I was able to win and I couldn't be any happier to share this awesome experience with them,” said Kim.

Kim's round in the 60s was the lowest of her career and her six birdies was also a career best. She hit 11 greens, eight fairways and had 27 putts in the final round.

Sophomore Miranda Wang turned in a season-best tied for 15th finish with rounds of 75, 74 and 73 to finish with a six-over, 222. A product of Beijing, China, Wang opened on hole No. 5 with a bogey, but connected on a birdie on No. 6 and then rolled in a 40-foot birdie on the 392-yard, par four ninth hole to get to one-under-par. She saved par on No. 12 with a 20-foot putt, while adding bogeys on No. 13 and No. 15. She came back with a birdie on No. 18 to get back to even for the day. Wang closed with a bogey on No. 3 to finish with a 73. She hit 12 fairways, 13 greens and had 31 putts on the day.

After struggling the first two days with over par rounds, sophomore Jaravee Boonchant closed strong with a one-under, 71, to finish in a tie for 24th. A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Boonchant opened her day on No. 5 and had bogeys on No. 7 and No. 14 to drop to two-over. She connected on her sixth career eagle on No. 18 to get back to even for the day. Boonchant added her lone birdie on the 345-yard, par four third hole on her way to closing with a 71.

Boonchant's six career eagles are already tied for sixth on Duke's all-time career charts.

Duke junior Ana Belac posted a final round of 77 on her way to finishing tied for 58th, after registering her first collegiate victory a year ago in Wilmington. As an individual, sophomore Hannah O'Sullivan carded a final round of 82 to finish in a tie for 90th.

“It's so special to share this win with the team,” added Carta. “I love every single one of my teammates and I'm so proud of them for what we did here at the Landfall. The team atmosphere is great and it is so much fun traveling together.”

Duke will next compete in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship Feb. 17-19 in New Orleans, La.

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Duke Results
T3 T1 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 72 72 72 216 E
T9 T1 Gina Kim Duke 74 73 69 216 E
T20 T15 Miranda Wang Duke 75 74 73 222 +6
T49 T24 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 76 78 71 225 +9
T54 T58 Ana Belac Duke 77 78 77 232 +16
91 T90 Hannah O'Sullivan * Duke 86 80 82 248 +32

1 2 3 Team Scores
1 4 1 Duke 297 297 285 879 +15
5 2 2 South Carolina 302 289 290 881 +17
T3 1 3 Arkansas 300 285 297 882 +18
6 3 4 Virginia 303 290 299 892 +28
T7 T5 5 Michigan 306 293 297 896 +32
2 T10 6 Wake Forest 299 306 293 898 +34
12 T5 7 Maryland 309 290 305 904 +40
T3 8 8 Penn State 300 301 304 905 +41
11 7 T9 North Carolina State 308 292 306 906 +42
T9 T10 T9 North Carolina 307 298 301 906 +42
T9 12 11 Oklahoma State 307 301 302 910 +46
18 13 T12 UCF 316 293 303 912 +48
T15 T15 T12 Michigan State 315 298 299 912 +48
T7 9 14 Purdue 306 297 310 913 +49
14 14 15 LSU 311 299 306 916 +52
T15 T15 16 Furman 315 298 307 920 +56
13 18 17 Notre Dame 310 311 310 931 +67
T15 17 18 UNC Wilmington 315 305 312 932 +68

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T3 T1 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 72 72 72 216 E
T9 T1 Gina Kim Duke 74 73 69 216 E
T3 T3 Kaylee Benton Arkansas 75 69 73 217 +1
T3 T3 Dylan Kim Arkansas 73 71 73 217 +1
T9 5 Lois Kaye Go South Carolina 76 71 71 218 +2
T9 T6 Stephanie Astrup Oklahoma State 73 74 72 219 +3
1 T6 Virunpat Olankitkunchai Maryland 71 70 78 219 +3
2 T6 Marion Veysseyre South Carolina 73 70 76 219 +3
T20 T6 Emily Price South Carolina 73 76 70 219 +3
T16 10 Kelly Whaley North Carolina 74 74 72 220 +4
T7 T11 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 73 73 75 221 +5
T9 T11 Beth Lillie Virginia 77 70 74 221 +5
T20 T11 Brooke Matthews Arkansas 77 72 72 221 +5
T9 T11 Ashley Lau Michigan 71 76 74 221 +5
T26 T15 Vanessa Knecht Wake Forest 74 76 72 222 +6
T16 T15 Phu Khine UNC Wilmington 76 72 74 222 +6
T20 T15 Miranda Wang Duke 75 74 73 222 +6
T7 T18 Inez Wanamarta Purdue 74 72 77 223 +7
T26 T18 Monica Dibildox LSU 75 75 73 223 +7
6 T18 Cara Basso Penn State 71 74 78 223 +7
T20 T21 Anna Redding Virginia 75 74 75 224 +8
T9 T21 Morgan Gonzales Virginia 73 74 77 224 +8
T33 T21 Katharine Patrick Virginia 78 73 73 224 +8
T33 T24 Elodie Van Dievoet Michigan 77 74 74 225 +9
T26 T24 Lauren Waller Penn State 75 75 75 225 +9
T16 T24 Naomi Ko North Carolina State 77 71 77 225 +9
T20 T24 Brynn Walker North Carolina 81 68 76 225 +9
T41 T24 Maria Balcazar UCF 76 76 73 225 +9
T49 T24 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 76 78 71 225 +9
T41 T24 Skylar Thompson South Carolina 80 72 73 225 +9
T26 T24 Sarah Willis Penn State 77 73 75 225 +9
T33 T32 Letizia Bagnoli Wake Forest 74 77 75 226 +10
T54 T32 Monika Hartl * North Carolina State 77 78 71 226 +10
T20 T32 Thao My Nguyen UNC Wilmington 76 73 77 226 +10
T26 T32 Yurika Tanida Michigan State 76 74 76 226 +10
T49 T32 Paz Marfa Michigan State 82 72 72 226 +10
T26 T32 Chih-Min Chen Oklahoma State 77 73 76 226 +10
T44 T38 Laura Kowohl North Carolina State 78 75 74 227 +11
T44 T38 Natalie Srinivasan Furman 81 72 74 227 +11
T16 T38 Danielle DuToit Purdue 74 74 79 227 +11
T9 T38 Sophia Trombetta Michigan 77 70 80 227 +11
T33 T42 Elizabeth Moon UCF 82 69 77 228 +12
T33 T42 Alden Wallace LSU 78 73 77 228 +12
T33 T42 Mim Sangkapong North Carolina State 79 72 77 228 +12
T26 T42 Ludovica Farina Maryland 79 71 78 228 +12
T79 T46 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 78 80 71 229 +13
T64 T46 Allyson Geer-Park Michigan State 81 75 73 229 +13
T44 T48 Melati Putri Purdue 77 76 77 230 +14
T44 T48 Emma Albrecht Notre Dame 76 77 77 230 +14
T33 T48 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 78 73 79 230 +14
T54 T48 Xialin Tian Maryland 78 77 75 230 +14
T41 T48 Julia Ford Virginia 79 73 78 230 +14
T54 T53 Jacqueline Bendrick Furman 79 76 76 231 +15
T33 T53 Haylee Harford Furman 79 72 80 231 +15
T54 T53 Alyssa Lamoureux UCF 82 73 76 231 +15
T64 T53 Michelle Forsland Oklahoma State 81 75 75 231 +15
T49 T53 Jennifer Zhou North Carolina 76 78 77 231 +15
T44 T58 Lea Klimentova North Carolina State 74 79 79 232 +16
T64 T58 Jackie Rogowicz Penn State 77 79 76 232 +16
T49 T58 Kathleen Gallagher LSU 81 73 78 232 +16
T64 T58 Mariana Ocano North Carolina 78 78 76 232 +16
T54 T58 Ana Belac Duke 77 78 77 232 +16
T54 T58 Nicolette Donovan UCF 80 75 77 232 +16
T64 T58 Ashley Kim Michigan 83 73 76 232 +16
T49 T58 Ana Laura Collado UCF 78 76 78 232 +16
T54 T66 Abby Heck Notre Dame 75 80 78 233 +17
T54 T66 India Clyburn North Carolina State 81 74 78 233 +17
T76 T68 Isabella DiLisio Notre Dame 80 77 77 234 +18
T64 T68 Mia Ayer Notre Dame 79 77 78 234 +18
T64 T68 Micaela Farah Purdue 81 75 78 234 +18
T54 T68 Emma Whitaker Oklahoma State 76 79 79 234 +18
T64 T68 Presley Baggett LSU 78 78 78 234 +18
T76 T73 RuQing Guan Purdue 81 76 78 235 +19
T54 T73 Valery Plata Michigan State 78 77 80 235 +19
T76 T73 Madison Moosa Furman 76 81 78 235 +19
T64 T73 Maria Hoyos Arkansas 75 81 79 235 +19
T64 T73 Ava Bergner * North Carolina 82 74 79 235 +19
T64 T73 Laura Van Respaille Maryland 84 72 79 235 +19
89 T79 Alisa Snyder Michigan 81 82 73 236 +20
T79 T79 Haylin Harris Michigan State 80 78 78 236 +20
T85 T79 Elena Verticchio Maryland 81 81 74 236 +20
T64 T82 Ana Pelaez * South Carolina 82 74 81 237 +21
81 T82 Kendall Griffin LSU 80 79 78 237 +21
T85 T84 Anita Uwadia South Carolina 85 77 76 238 +22
82 T84 Megan McLean Penn State 79 81 78 238 +22
T85 T86 Rachael Mast UNC Wilmington 82 80 79 241 +25
T83 T86 Nicole Lu North Carolina 79 82 80 241 +25
T83 88 Ellinoora Moisio UNC Wilmington 81 80 84 245 +29
90 89 Madison Isaacson UNC Wilmington 82 83 82 247 +31
91 T90 Hannah O'Sullivan * Duke 86 80 82 248 +32
93 T90 Caitlin Cotterill Furman 91 78 79 248 +32
T85 92 Faith Hopkins Oklahoma State 81 81 91 253 +37
92 93 Claire Albrecht Notre Dame 86 81 88 255 +39
95 T94 Alexis Jarrell * UNC Wilmington 89 87 85 261 +45
94 T94 Mai Dechathipat Wake Forest 88 85 88 261 +45
96 96 Caroline Cahill * UNC Wilmington 98 90 88 276 +60