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vs Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
Saturday, October 12
Chapel Hill, N.C.
All Day
Duke University
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Day Two at Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
Dan Brooks & Megan Furtney
Photo by: Tim Cowie
Duke Catches Fire, Cards 16-Under, 272, in Second Round
10/12/2019 4:54:00 PM | Women's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Led by four under par rounds Saturday at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, the 12th-ranked Duke women's golf team carded a 16-under-par, 272, and jumped up the leaderboard into fifth place and only four strokes out of the lead.
The 272 was a team-best for the day and was one shot off the Duke school record of 271. The 16-under ledger was tied for the 16th lowest score in NCAA history. The previous low scores for the Blue Devils were also in the Tar Heel Invitational in 2017 and 2018. The 272 was also the fourth best team round in the Tar Heel Invitational history.
Kentucky holds the team lead with a 15-under, 561, while Wake Forest (562), Michigan State (563), Alabama (563), Duke (565), North Carolina (569), South Carolina (573), Ohio State (573), Furman (573) and Virginia (575) close out the top 10.
"Today was a lot of fun. Birdies are fun," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks." And it was particularly nice to go low with many of our alums around for a reunion we're having this weekend. We've positioned ourselves well for tomorrow.
Junior Jaravee Boonchant matched a career best in round two with a bogey-free, 66, to jump into the individual lead. Boonchant, who is from Bangkok, Thailand, holds a share of the individual lead with a seven-under, 137, along with Valery Plata of Michigan State and Aneka Seumanutafa of Ohio State.
Boonchant made birdies to start the day on No. 13 and No. 17 and made the turn at two-under, 34. She went on to add four birdies on the back nine to fire a six-under, 66. Boonchant collected birdies on No. 1, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 8.
Sophomore Gina Kim found her groove Saturday and turned in a career-best six-under-par, 66, as she was bogey free with six birdies. A product of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim opened the day with a birdie on No. 13 and then she hit her 8-iron from 132 yards to three feet on the 390-yard, par four 15th and made birdie. After making the turn with a two-under, 34, she played the back nine at four-under.
Kim got things going on No. 2 as she hit her 54-degree wedge to nine feet and made the birdie and then sank a 25-foot birdie on No. 3 to get to four-under. After a par on the fourth, Kim banged in two birdies on No. 5 and No. 6 to get to six-under-par. She closed with three pars to finish with a 66. She missed only one green, hit 10 fairways and had 29 putts on the day.
"I think our team stayed really patient today and as for myself I stayed focused and committed to doing my routine and believing shot after shot that we have a chance to make a huge comeback and we did," commented Kim.
For the second time in her career, junior Miranda Wang registered back-to-back under par rounds as she signed for a two-under, 70, Saturday with four birdies. She opened with birdies on No. 11 and No. 17, before making the turn at one-under, 35. Wang, who hails from Beijing, China, rolled in her third birdie of the day on No. 5 to get to three-under, but finished with a bogey on No. 9 to finish with a 70.
After opening her collegiate career Friday with a three-over, 75, freshman Megan Furtney fired her first under par round at Duke with a two-under, 70, in the second round. Furtney, a native of St. Charles, Ill., registered five birdies to move up the leaderboard. She opened the day with a par and back-to-back bogeys on No. 11 and No. 12. Furtney added her first birdie on the par five 13th and then returned to two-over with a bogey on No. 17. The rest of the day was bogey free for Furtney as she played her final 11 holes at four-under-par. She collected birdies on No. 4, No. 5 and No. 9.
Freshman Erica Shepherd had a career-best round going as she was two-under-par through 15 holes, but finished with bogey, par and double-bogey to finish with a one-over, 73. Shepherd, who is from Greenwood, Ind., opened the day with a bogey on No. 10, but would go on to play the next 14 holes at three-under as she drained a 48-foot birdie putt on the 165-yard, par three 14th, two-putted for birdie on the par five 17th and sank a nine-foot birdie on No. 4. She hit nine fairways, 15 greens and rolled 34 putts on the day.
Duke has won the Tar Heel Invitational in five out of the last six years and a total of 16 times in school history. The Blue Devils are playing without lone senior Ana Belac as she is getting set to compete in LPGA Stage II Qualifying in Venice, Fla.
The Blue Devils will tee off Sunday in the final round beginning at 9:15 a.m. in a shotgun start.
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Duke Results
T15 T1 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 71 66 137 -7
T15 T13 Miranda Wang Duke 71 70 141 -
T74 T23 Gina Kim Duke 77 66 143 -
T59 T38 Megan Furtney Duke 75 70 145 +1
T68 T68 Erica Shepherd Duke 76 73 149 +5
1 2 Team Scores
T2 1 Kentucky 283 278 561 -15
1 2 Wake Forest 282 280 562 -14
6 T3 Michigan State 286 277 563 -13
T2 T3 Alabama 283 280 563 -13
T9 5 Duke 293 272 565 -11
T4 6 North Carolina 284 285 569 -7
T9 T7 South Carolina 293 280 573 -3
T4 T7 Ohio State 284 289 573 -3
8 T7 Furman 289 284 573 -3
14 10 Virginia 298 277 575 -1
13 11 Arkansas 297 284 581 +5
12 12 Clemson 295 288 583 +7
7 T13 Charlotte 288 297 585 +9
T9 T13 Michigan 293 292 585 +9
15 15 Tulane 301 291 592 +16
18 T16 North Carolina State 303 299 602 +26
T16 T16 UNC Wilmington 302 300 602 +26
T16 18 Rollins College 302 306 608 +32
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T15 T1 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 71 66 137 -7
T2 T1 Valery Plata Michigan State 69 68 137 -7
1 T1 Aneka Seumanutafa Ohio State 66 71 137 -7
T24 T4 Allyson Geer-Park Michigan State 72 66 138 -6
T15 T4 Carlota Palacios Tulane 71 67 138 -6
T24 T4 Casey Ott Kentucky 72 66 138 -6
T2 T4 Angelica Moresco Alabama 69 69 138 -6
T6 T8 Jennifer Zhou North Carolina 70 69 139 -5
T15 T8 Brooke Matthews Arkansas 71 68 139 -5
T15 T8 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 71 68 139 -5
T6 T8 Kenzie Wright Alabama 70 69 139 -5
T2 12 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 69 71 140 -4
T35 T13 Emily Price South Carolina 73 68 141 -3
T15 T13 Miranda Wang Duke 71 70 141 -3
T35 T13 Adeena Shears Ohio State 73 68 141 -3
T50 T13 Riley Smyth Virginia 74 67 141 -3
T6 T13 Rikke Svejgaard Kentucky 70 71 141 -3
T35 T18 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 73 69 142 -2
T15 T18 Virginia Bossi Virginia 71 71 142 -2
T35 T18 Sarah Shipley Kentucky 73 69 142 -2
T15 T18 Polly Mack Alabama 71 71 142 -2
T6 T18 Jensen Castle Kentucky 70 72 142 -2
T74 T23 Gina Kim Duke 77 66 143 -1
T35 T23 Lois Kaye Go South Carolina 73 70 143 -1
T24 T23 Carly Burkhardt Furman 72 71 143 -1
T6 T23 Ivy Shepherd Clemson 70 73 143 -1
T35 T23 Kayla Smith North Carolina 73 70 143 -1
T24 T23 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 72 71 143 -1
T6 T23 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 70 73 143 -1
T24 T30 Vanessa Knecht * Wake Forest 72 72 144 E
T50 T30 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 74 70 144 E
T24 T30 Caroline Wrigley Furman 72 72 144 E
T6 T30 Anika Dy Michigan 70 74 144 E
T35 T30 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 73 71 144 E
T50 T30 Yurika Tanida Michigan State 74 70 144 E
T15 T30 Haylin Harris Michigan State 71 73 144 E
T50 T30 Letizia Bagnoli Wake Forest 74 70 144 E
T35 T38 Anna Morgan Furman 73 72 145 +1
T59 T38 Megan Furtney Duke 75 70 145 +1
T6 T38 Ashley Fowler Charlotte 70 75 145 +1
T68 T38 Haeley Wotnosky Virginia 76 69 145 +1
T50 T38 Maria Hoyos Arkansas 74 71 145 +1
T2 T38 Nicole Lu North Carolina 69 76 145 +1
T59 T38 Inja Fric North Carolina State 75 70 145 +1
T24 T38 Seher Atwal Rollins College 72 73 145 +1
T50 T46 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard South Carolina 74 72 146 +2
T50 T46 Hailey Borja Michigan 74 72 146 +2
T59 T46 Alexandra Swayne Clemson 75 71 146 +2
T6 T46 Cecilie Finne-Ipsen Charlotte 70 76 146 +2
T35 T46 Ana Pelaez South Carolina 73 73 146 +2
T15 T46 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 71 75 146 +2
T24 T46 Monika Hartl North Carolina State 72 74 146 +2
T68 T53 Ashley Lau Michigan 76 71 147 +3
T74 T53 Julia Ford Virginia 77 70 147 +3
T50 T53 Nina Rissi Michigan State 74 73 147 +3
T24 T53 Ava Bergner North Carolina 72 75 147 +3
T68 T53 Emilie Overas Alabama 76 71 147 +3
T68 T58 Smith Knaffle * South Carolina 76 72 148 +4
T74 T58 Savannah Grewal Clemson 77 71 148 +4
T35 T58 Jillian Farrell Charlotte 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Ashley Kim Michigan 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Ana Paula Valdes Clemson 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Yukie Sasaki Ohio State 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Lauren Peter Ohio State 73 75 148 +4
T59 T58 Ela Anacona Arkansas 75 73 148 +4
T35 T58 Caroline Curtis Alabama 73 75 148 +4
T59 T58 Amy Wooten UNC Wilmington 75 73 148 +4
T74 T68 Siarra Stout Charlotte 77 72 149 +5
T68 T68 Erica Shepherd Duke 76 73 149 +5
T74 T68 Julia Gregg Arkansas 77 72 149 +5
T50 T68 Sandra Vazquez Tulane 74 75 149 +5
T59 T68 Caroline Cahill UNC Wilmington 75 74 149 +5
T74 T73 Lindsay May Clemson 77 73 150 +6
T59 T73 Ellinor Sudow Charlotte 75 75 150 +6
T24 T73 Skylar Thompson Ohio State 72 78 150 +6
T24 76 Caitlin Cotterill Furman 72 79 151 +7
T85 77 Jennier Rosenberg Tulane 78 74 152 +8
T74 T78 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 77 76 153 +9
T85 T78 Isabella Cardenas Tulane 78 75 153 +9
T74 T78 Jennifer Jung Rollins College 77 76 153 +9
T59 T78 Mallory Fobes UNC Wilmington 75 78 153 +9
T74 T82 Beth Lillie Virginia 77 77 154 +10
T85 T82 Lea Klimentova North Carolina State 78 76 154 +10
92 T84 Rachael Mast * UNC Wilmington 81 74 155 +11
T59 T84 Aleks Golde * North Carolina 75 80 155 +11
T74 T84 Thao My Nguyen UNC Wilmington 77 78 155 +11
91 T87 Mikaela Schulz Michigan 80 76 156 +12
T89 T87 Selin Timur Rollins College 79 77 156 +12
93 T89 Phu Khine UNC Wilmington 82 75 157 +13
T85 T89 Natalie Ambruester North Carolina State 78 79 157 +13
T74 T89 Lara van Staden Rollins College 77 80 157 +13
94 T92 Hanna Liu Tulane 83 75 158 +14
T68 T92 YeonJoo Kim Rollins College 76 82 158 +14
T89 94 Mim Sangkapong North Carolina State 79 81 160 +16
T95 T95 Mariana Ocano * North Carolina 84 80 164 +20
T95 T95 Kristin Jamieson * Ohio State 84 80 164 +20
The 272 was a team-best for the day and was one shot off the Duke school record of 271. The 16-under ledger was tied for the 16th lowest score in NCAA history. The previous low scores for the Blue Devils were also in the Tar Heel Invitational in 2017 and 2018. The 272 was also the fourth best team round in the Tar Heel Invitational history.
Kentucky holds the team lead with a 15-under, 561, while Wake Forest (562), Michigan State (563), Alabama (563), Duke (565), North Carolina (569), South Carolina (573), Ohio State (573), Furman (573) and Virginia (575) close out the top 10.
"Today was a lot of fun. Birdies are fun," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks." And it was particularly nice to go low with many of our alums around for a reunion we're having this weekend. We've positioned ourselves well for tomorrow.
Junior Jaravee Boonchant matched a career best in round two with a bogey-free, 66, to jump into the individual lead. Boonchant, who is from Bangkok, Thailand, holds a share of the individual lead with a seven-under, 137, along with Valery Plata of Michigan State and Aneka Seumanutafa of Ohio State.
Boonchant made birdies to start the day on No. 13 and No. 17 and made the turn at two-under, 34. She went on to add four birdies on the back nine to fire a six-under, 66. Boonchant collected birdies on No. 1, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 8.
Sophomore Gina Kim found her groove Saturday and turned in a career-best six-under-par, 66, as she was bogey free with six birdies. A product of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim opened the day with a birdie on No. 13 and then she hit her 8-iron from 132 yards to three feet on the 390-yard, par four 15th and made birdie. After making the turn with a two-under, 34, she played the back nine at four-under.
Kim got things going on No. 2 as she hit her 54-degree wedge to nine feet and made the birdie and then sank a 25-foot birdie on No. 3 to get to four-under. After a par on the fourth, Kim banged in two birdies on No. 5 and No. 6 to get to six-under-par. She closed with three pars to finish with a 66. She missed only one green, hit 10 fairways and had 29 putts on the day.
"I think our team stayed really patient today and as for myself I stayed focused and committed to doing my routine and believing shot after shot that we have a chance to make a huge comeback and we did," commented Kim.
For the second time in her career, junior Miranda Wang registered back-to-back under par rounds as she signed for a two-under, 70, Saturday with four birdies. She opened with birdies on No. 11 and No. 17, before making the turn at one-under, 35. Wang, who hails from Beijing, China, rolled in her third birdie of the day on No. 5 to get to three-under, but finished with a bogey on No. 9 to finish with a 70.
After opening her collegiate career Friday with a three-over, 75, freshman Megan Furtney fired her first under par round at Duke with a two-under, 70, in the second round. Furtney, a native of St. Charles, Ill., registered five birdies to move up the leaderboard. She opened the day with a par and back-to-back bogeys on No. 11 and No. 12. Furtney added her first birdie on the par five 13th and then returned to two-over with a bogey on No. 17. The rest of the day was bogey free for Furtney as she played her final 11 holes at four-under-par. She collected birdies on No. 4, No. 5 and No. 9.
Freshman Erica Shepherd had a career-best round going as she was two-under-par through 15 holes, but finished with bogey, par and double-bogey to finish with a one-over, 73. Shepherd, who is from Greenwood, Ind., opened the day with a bogey on No. 10, but would go on to play the next 14 holes at three-under as she drained a 48-foot birdie putt on the 165-yard, par three 14th, two-putted for birdie on the par five 17th and sank a nine-foot birdie on No. 4. She hit nine fairways, 15 greens and rolled 34 putts on the day.
Duke has won the Tar Heel Invitational in five out of the last six years and a total of 16 times in school history. The Blue Devils are playing without lone senior Ana Belac as she is getting set to compete in LPGA Stage II Qualifying in Venice, Fla.
The Blue Devils will tee off Sunday in the final round beginning at 9:15 a.m. in a shotgun start.
#GoDuke
Duke Results
T15 T1 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 71 66 137 -7
T15 T13 Miranda Wang Duke 71 70 141 -
T74 T23 Gina Kim Duke 77 66 143 -
T59 T38 Megan Furtney Duke 75 70 145 +1
T68 T68 Erica Shepherd Duke 76 73 149 +5
1 2 Team Scores
T2 1 Kentucky 283 278 561 -15
1 2 Wake Forest 282 280 562 -14
6 T3 Michigan State 286 277 563 -13
T2 T3 Alabama 283 280 563 -13
T9 5 Duke 293 272 565 -11
T4 6 North Carolina 284 285 569 -7
T9 T7 South Carolina 293 280 573 -3
T4 T7 Ohio State 284 289 573 -3
8 T7 Furman 289 284 573 -3
14 10 Virginia 298 277 575 -1
13 11 Arkansas 297 284 581 +5
12 12 Clemson 295 288 583 +7
7 T13 Charlotte 288 297 585 +9
T9 T13 Michigan 293 292 585 +9
15 15 Tulane 301 291 592 +16
18 T16 North Carolina State 303 299 602 +26
T16 T16 UNC Wilmington 302 300 602 +26
T16 18 Rollins College 302 306 608 +32
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T15 T1 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 71 66 137 -7
T2 T1 Valery Plata Michigan State 69 68 137 -7
1 T1 Aneka Seumanutafa Ohio State 66 71 137 -7
T24 T4 Allyson Geer-Park Michigan State 72 66 138 -6
T15 T4 Carlota Palacios Tulane 71 67 138 -6
T24 T4 Casey Ott Kentucky 72 66 138 -6
T2 T4 Angelica Moresco Alabama 69 69 138 -6
T6 T8 Jennifer Zhou North Carolina 70 69 139 -5
T15 T8 Brooke Matthews Arkansas 71 68 139 -5
T15 T8 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 71 68 139 -5
T6 T8 Kenzie Wright Alabama 70 69 139 -5
T2 12 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 69 71 140 -4
T35 T13 Emily Price South Carolina 73 68 141 -3
T15 T13 Miranda Wang Duke 71 70 141 -3
T35 T13 Adeena Shears Ohio State 73 68 141 -3
T50 T13 Riley Smyth Virginia 74 67 141 -3
T6 T13 Rikke Svejgaard Kentucky 70 71 141 -3
T35 T18 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 73 69 142 -2
T15 T18 Virginia Bossi Virginia 71 71 142 -2
T35 T18 Sarah Shipley Kentucky 73 69 142 -2
T15 T18 Polly Mack Alabama 71 71 142 -2
T6 T18 Jensen Castle Kentucky 70 72 142 -2
T74 T23 Gina Kim Duke 77 66 143 -1
T35 T23 Lois Kaye Go South Carolina 73 70 143 -1
T24 T23 Carly Burkhardt Furman 72 71 143 -1
T6 T23 Ivy Shepherd Clemson 70 73 143 -1
T35 T23 Kayla Smith North Carolina 73 70 143 -1
T24 T23 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 72 71 143 -1
T6 T23 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 70 73 143 -1
T24 T30 Vanessa Knecht * Wake Forest 72 72 144 E
T50 T30 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 74 70 144 E
T24 T30 Caroline Wrigley Furman 72 72 144 E
T6 T30 Anika Dy Michigan 70 74 144 E
T35 T30 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 73 71 144 E
T50 T30 Yurika Tanida Michigan State 74 70 144 E
T15 T30 Haylin Harris Michigan State 71 73 144 E
T50 T30 Letizia Bagnoli Wake Forest 74 70 144 E
T35 T38 Anna Morgan Furman 73 72 145 +1
T59 T38 Megan Furtney Duke 75 70 145 +1
T6 T38 Ashley Fowler Charlotte 70 75 145 +1
T68 T38 Haeley Wotnosky Virginia 76 69 145 +1
T50 T38 Maria Hoyos Arkansas 74 71 145 +1
T2 T38 Nicole Lu North Carolina 69 76 145 +1
T59 T38 Inja Fric North Carolina State 75 70 145 +1
T24 T38 Seher Atwal Rollins College 72 73 145 +1
T50 T46 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard South Carolina 74 72 146 +2
T50 T46 Hailey Borja Michigan 74 72 146 +2
T59 T46 Alexandra Swayne Clemson 75 71 146 +2
T6 T46 Cecilie Finne-Ipsen Charlotte 70 76 146 +2
T35 T46 Ana Pelaez South Carolina 73 73 146 +2
T15 T46 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 71 75 146 +2
T24 T46 Monika Hartl North Carolina State 72 74 146 +2
T68 T53 Ashley Lau Michigan 76 71 147 +3
T74 T53 Julia Ford Virginia 77 70 147 +3
T50 T53 Nina Rissi Michigan State 74 73 147 +3
T24 T53 Ava Bergner North Carolina 72 75 147 +3
T68 T53 Emilie Overas Alabama 76 71 147 +3
T68 T58 Smith Knaffle * South Carolina 76 72 148 +4
T74 T58 Savannah Grewal Clemson 77 71 148 +4
T35 T58 Jillian Farrell Charlotte 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Ashley Kim Michigan 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Ana Paula Valdes Clemson 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Yukie Sasaki Ohio State 73 75 148 +4
T35 T58 Lauren Peter Ohio State 73 75 148 +4
T59 T58 Ela Anacona Arkansas 75 73 148 +4
T35 T58 Caroline Curtis Alabama 73 75 148 +4
T59 T58 Amy Wooten UNC Wilmington 75 73 148 +4
T74 T68 Siarra Stout Charlotte 77 72 149 +5
T68 T68 Erica Shepherd Duke 76 73 149 +5
T74 T68 Julia Gregg Arkansas 77 72 149 +5
T50 T68 Sandra Vazquez Tulane 74 75 149 +5
T59 T68 Caroline Cahill UNC Wilmington 75 74 149 +5
T74 T73 Lindsay May Clemson 77 73 150 +6
T59 T73 Ellinor Sudow Charlotte 75 75 150 +6
T24 T73 Skylar Thompson Ohio State 72 78 150 +6
T24 76 Caitlin Cotterill Furman 72 79 151 +7
T85 77 Jennier Rosenberg Tulane 78 74 152 +8
T74 T78 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 77 76 153 +9
T85 T78 Isabella Cardenas Tulane 78 75 153 +9
T74 T78 Jennifer Jung Rollins College 77 76 153 +9
T59 T78 Mallory Fobes UNC Wilmington 75 78 153 +9
T74 T82 Beth Lillie Virginia 77 77 154 +10
T85 T82 Lea Klimentova North Carolina State 78 76 154 +10
92 T84 Rachael Mast * UNC Wilmington 81 74 155 +11
T59 T84 Aleks Golde * North Carolina 75 80 155 +11
T74 T84 Thao My Nguyen UNC Wilmington 77 78 155 +11
91 T87 Mikaela Schulz Michigan 80 76 156 +12
T89 T87 Selin Timur Rollins College 79 77 156 +12
93 T89 Phu Khine UNC Wilmington 82 75 157 +13
T85 T89 Natalie Ambruester North Carolina State 78 79 157 +13
T74 T89 Lara van Staden Rollins College 77 80 157 +13
94 T92 Hanna Liu Tulane 83 75 158 +14
T68 T92 YeonJoo Kim Rollins College 76 82 158 +14
T89 94 Mim Sangkapong North Carolina State 79 81 160 +16
T95 T95 Mariana Ocano * North Carolina 84 80 164 +20
T95 T95 Kristin Jamieson * Ohio State 84 80 164 +20
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