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Gina Kim
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Kim Places Tied 11th in Season Opener
9/18/2019 8:35:00 PM | Women's Golf
LAKE ELMO, Minn. – In the season opener against one of the top fields nationally, Duke University sophomore Gina Kim carded a one-under-par, 215, on her way to placing tied for 11th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, which was played at the 6,410-yard, par 72 Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn.
Kim, a product of Chapel Hill, N.C., turned in rounds of 73, 70 and 72 for a one-under-par, 215, over the last three days. It marked her fifth career top 10 finish out of 11 tournaments.
On the front nine (holes No. 10-18), Kim opened with a bogey, after missing the fairway with her tee shot. She responded by closing the final eight holes with birdies on No. 13, No. 16 and No. 18 to make the turn at one-under-par. Kim would battle the wind on the way in with eight pars and a bogey on the 170-yard, par three fourth. She hit 14 greens, 10 fairways and rolled 33 putts on the day.
After going low with a 10-under-par ledger a year ago in the event, senior Ana Belac turned in a tied for 26th finish with rounds of 72, 72 and 76 for a four-over, 220. Belac, who hails from Portoroz, Slovenia, notched a tied for team best with four birdies on the day. She collected her first on the 160-yard, par three 12th and then after hitting her approach into the bunker on the par five 18th, she stuck her third shot to within a couple of feet for birdie. Belac closed with birdies on No. 2 and No. 9 to finish with a 76. She hit 11 fairways, 11 greens and had 33 putts.
"I definitely think I left some opportunities out there on the course, but considering the tough conditions later on in the tournament I am still pretty proud of keeping everything together and making smart decisions out there on the course," added Kim. "It was a good experience for me and I am looking forward to the next tournament.
As a team, the Blue Devils posted rounds of 292, 289 and 302 to finish ninth with a 54-hole ledger of 883. Wake Forest went wire-to-wire winning with a 17-under, 847. Arkansas (861), Texas (862), Arizona State (865), Southern California (866), Arizona (868), South Carolina (880), Alabama (881), Duke (883), UCLA (891), Virginia (905) and Minnesota (938) rounded out the field.
"I think this was a really good challenge for our team to get back into the tournament mode," commented Kim. "We didn't do as well as we had hoped to, but I think this is a great learning experience for all of us to take in and figure out what we should do for our next tournament."
Wake Forest freshman Rachel Kuehn collected rounds of 67, 67 and 69 for a 13-under, 203, to win the individual title. Duke's Kim was one of only 13 golfers finishing under par over the three days.
"Clearly not the finish we were looking for," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "Hats off to Wake for their fantastic tournament. We will continue to work hard and the scores will come. The season is young."
Junior Jaravee Boonchant, who had not finished lower than 34th in an event her first two seasons with the Blue Devils, placed tied for 42nd with rounds of 76, 72 and 77 for a nine-over-par, 225. She closed both nines with birdies on No. 9 and No. 18, while hitting only eight greens, 12 fairways and notching 30 putts.
In her first collegiate event, freshman Erica Shepherd finished 44th overall with rounds of 72, 76 and 78 for a 10-over, 226. Shepherd, who is from Greenwood, Ind., tied for a team high with four birdies in Wednesday's final round, including three on holes 2-9. She hit only eight fairways on the day, while rolling 35 putts and hitting 11 greens.
Junior Miranda Wang had one of Duke's best starts to the day as she parred her first six holes and then drained a 30-foot putt to move to one-under-par. After a bogey on No. 17, she had a tap-in birdie on No. 18 to make the turn at one-under. A native of Beijing, China, Wang struggled on the way in finishing with a 77. Over the three days, she had rounds of 75, 75 and 77 and was tied for 45th with an 11-over, 227.
Duke will next compete in the Windy City Collegiate Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in Chicago, Ill.
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Duke Results
T13 T11 Gina Kim Duke 73 70 72 215 -1
T19 T26 Ana Belac Duke 72 72 76 220 +4
T30 T42 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 76 72 77 225 +9
T30 44 Erica Shepherd Duke 72 76 78 226 +10
T44 T45 Miranda Wang Duke 75 75 77 227 +11
1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Wake Forest 282 282 283 847 -17
2 3 2 Arkansas 283 289 289 861 -3
T5 4 3 Texas 288 285 289 862 -2
T5 T5 4 Arizona State 288 286 291 865 +1
T7 2 5 Southern California 291 279 296 866 +2
3 T5 6 Arizona 285 289 294 868 +4
4 7 7 South Carolina 286 293 301 880 +16
10 10 8 Alabama 295 294 292 881 +17
9 8 9 Duke 292 289 302 883 +19
T7 9 10 UCLA 291 297 303 891 +27
11 11 11 Virginia 305 297 303 905 +41
12 12 12 Minnesota 308 311 319 938 +74
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 67 67 69 203 -13
T4 2 Vivian Hou Arizona 68 72 68 208 -8
T2 3 Kaitlyn Papp Texas 70 68 71 209 -7
T2 4 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 68 70 73 211 -5
T8 5 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 71 70 71 212 -4
T4 T6 Aiko Leong Southern California 74 66 73 213 -3
T13 T6 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 72 71 70 213 -3
T19 T8 Linn Grant Arizona State 72 72 70 214 -2
T13 T8 Jennifer Chang Southern California 73 70 71 214 -2
T11 T8 Kenzie Wright Alabama 71 71 72 214 -2
T13 T11 Grace St-Germain Arkansas 73 70 72 215 -1
T11 T11 Alexandra Forsterling Arizona State 73 69 73 215 -1
T13 T11 Gina Kim Duke 73 70 72 215 -1
T8 14 Sophie Guo Texas 69 72 75 216 E
T22 T15 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard South Carolina 72 74 72 218 +2
T13 T15 Hollie Muse Arizona 71 72 75 218 +2
T4 T15 Alessandra Fanali Arizona State 68 72 78 218 +2
T13 T15 Emily Price South Carolina 70 73 75 218 +2
T22 T19 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 72 74 73 219 +3
T8 T19 Ana Pelaez South Carolina 70 71 78 219 +3
T30 T19 Emilee Hoffman Texas 73 75 71 219 +3
T30 T19 Allisen Corpuz Southern California 75 73 71 219 +3
T22 T19 Haeley Wotnosky Virginia 76 70 73 219 +3
T27 T19 Julia Gregg Arkansas 72 75 72 219 +3
T27 T19 Ela Anacona Arkansas 71 76 72 219 +3
T40 T26 Angelica Moresco Alabama 75 74 71 220 +4
T19 T26 Ana Belac Duke 72 72 76 220 +4
T19 T26 Ya Chun Chang Arizona 73 71 76 220 +4
T40 T29 Sara Kouskova Texas 76 73 72 221 +5
T30 T29 Olivia Mehaffey Arizona State 75 73 73 221 +5
T4 T29 Alyaa Abdulghany Southern California 70 70 81 221 +5
T22 T32 Brooke Matthews Arkansas 72 74 76 222 +6
T40 T32 Caroline Curtis Alabama 77 72 73 222 +6
T22 T32 Emma Spitz UCLA 72 74 76 222 +6
T44 T32 Virginia Bossi Virginia 76 74 72 222 +6
T30 T36 Clare Legaspi UCLA 71 77 75 223 +7
T30 T36 Raquel Olmos Arizona State 75 73 75 223 +7
T30 T36 Sandra Nordaas Arizona 73 75 75 223 +7
T30 T39 Mariel Galdiano UCLA 75 73 76 224 +8
T48 T39 Kate Lillie Minnesota 79 72 73 224 +8
T30 T39 Hailee Cooper Texas 76 72 76 224 +8
T40 T42 Polly Mack Alabama 72 77 76 225 +9
T30 T42 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 76 72 77 225 +9
T30 44 Erica Shepherd Duke 72 76 78 226 +10
T48 T45 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 76 75 76 227 +11
T44 T45 Gile Bite Starkute Arizona 76 74 77 227 +11
T44 T45 Miranda Wang Duke 75 75 77 227 +11
T27 48 Gabriela Ruffels Southern California 74 73 82 229 +13
T52 49 Riley Smyth Virginia 75 78 79 232 +16
T52 T50 Beth Lillie Virginia 78 75 80 233 +17
T48 T50 Annabelle Ackroyd Minnesota 75 76 82 233 +17
54 T52 Vanessa Knecht Wake Forest 76 78 80 234 +18
T44 T52 Anita Uwadia South Carolina 74 76 84 234 +18
55 54 Emilie Overas Alabama 78 77 80 235 +19
59 55 Simar Singh UCLA 73 87 76 236 +20
T56 56 Celeste Valinho Virginia 80 78 79 237 +21
51 57 Ty Akabane UCLA 79 73 86 238 +22
T56 58 Joanne Free Minnesota 75 83 82 240 +24
58 59 Grace Curran Minnesota 79 80 82 241 +25
60 - Emma Carpenter Minnesota 80 D D - -
Kim, a product of Chapel Hill, N.C., turned in rounds of 73, 70 and 72 for a one-under-par, 215, over the last three days. It marked her fifth career top 10 finish out of 11 tournaments.
On the front nine (holes No. 10-18), Kim opened with a bogey, after missing the fairway with her tee shot. She responded by closing the final eight holes with birdies on No. 13, No. 16 and No. 18 to make the turn at one-under-par. Kim would battle the wind on the way in with eight pars and a bogey on the 170-yard, par three fourth. She hit 14 greens, 10 fairways and rolled 33 putts on the day.
After going low with a 10-under-par ledger a year ago in the event, senior Ana Belac turned in a tied for 26th finish with rounds of 72, 72 and 76 for a four-over, 220. Belac, who hails from Portoroz, Slovenia, notched a tied for team best with four birdies on the day. She collected her first on the 160-yard, par three 12th and then after hitting her approach into the bunker on the par five 18th, she stuck her third shot to within a couple of feet for birdie. Belac closed with birdies on No. 2 and No. 9 to finish with a 76. She hit 11 fairways, 11 greens and had 33 putts.
"I definitely think I left some opportunities out there on the course, but considering the tough conditions later on in the tournament I am still pretty proud of keeping everything together and making smart decisions out there on the course," added Kim. "It was a good experience for me and I am looking forward to the next tournament.
As a team, the Blue Devils posted rounds of 292, 289 and 302 to finish ninth with a 54-hole ledger of 883. Wake Forest went wire-to-wire winning with a 17-under, 847. Arkansas (861), Texas (862), Arizona State (865), Southern California (866), Arizona (868), South Carolina (880), Alabama (881), Duke (883), UCLA (891), Virginia (905) and Minnesota (938) rounded out the field.
"I think this was a really good challenge for our team to get back into the tournament mode," commented Kim. "We didn't do as well as we had hoped to, but I think this is a great learning experience for all of us to take in and figure out what we should do for our next tournament."
Wake Forest freshman Rachel Kuehn collected rounds of 67, 67 and 69 for a 13-under, 203, to win the individual title. Duke's Kim was one of only 13 golfers finishing under par over the three days.
"Clearly not the finish we were looking for," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "Hats off to Wake for their fantastic tournament. We will continue to work hard and the scores will come. The season is young."
Junior Jaravee Boonchant, who had not finished lower than 34th in an event her first two seasons with the Blue Devils, placed tied for 42nd with rounds of 76, 72 and 77 for a nine-over-par, 225. She closed both nines with birdies on No. 9 and No. 18, while hitting only eight greens, 12 fairways and notching 30 putts.
In her first collegiate event, freshman Erica Shepherd finished 44th overall with rounds of 72, 76 and 78 for a 10-over, 226. Shepherd, who is from Greenwood, Ind., tied for a team high with four birdies in Wednesday's final round, including three on holes 2-9. She hit only eight fairways on the day, while rolling 35 putts and hitting 11 greens.
Junior Miranda Wang had one of Duke's best starts to the day as she parred her first six holes and then drained a 30-foot putt to move to one-under-par. After a bogey on No. 17, she had a tap-in birdie on No. 18 to make the turn at one-under. A native of Beijing, China, Wang struggled on the way in finishing with a 77. Over the three days, she had rounds of 75, 75 and 77 and was tied for 45th with an 11-over, 227.
Duke will next compete in the Windy City Collegiate Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in Chicago, Ill.
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Duke Results
T13 T11 Gina Kim Duke 73 70 72 215 -1
T19 T26 Ana Belac Duke 72 72 76 220 +4
T30 T42 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 76 72 77 225 +9
T30 44 Erica Shepherd Duke 72 76 78 226 +10
T44 T45 Miranda Wang Duke 75 75 77 227 +11
1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Wake Forest 282 282 283 847 -17
2 3 2 Arkansas 283 289 289 861 -3
T5 4 3 Texas 288 285 289 862 -2
T5 T5 4 Arizona State 288 286 291 865 +1
T7 2 5 Southern California 291 279 296 866 +2
3 T5 6 Arizona 285 289 294 868 +4
4 7 7 South Carolina 286 293 301 880 +16
10 10 8 Alabama 295 294 292 881 +17
9 8 9 Duke 292 289 302 883 +19
T7 9 10 UCLA 291 297 303 891 +27
11 11 11 Virginia 305 297 303 905 +41
12 12 12 Minnesota 308 311 319 938 +74
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 67 67 69 203 -13
T4 2 Vivian Hou Arizona 68 72 68 208 -8
T2 3 Kaitlyn Papp Texas 70 68 71 209 -7
T2 4 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 68 70 73 211 -5
T8 5 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 71 70 71 212 -4
T4 T6 Aiko Leong Southern California 74 66 73 213 -3
T13 T6 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 72 71 70 213 -3
T19 T8 Linn Grant Arizona State 72 72 70 214 -2
T13 T8 Jennifer Chang Southern California 73 70 71 214 -2
T11 T8 Kenzie Wright Alabama 71 71 72 214 -2
T13 T11 Grace St-Germain Arkansas 73 70 72 215 -1
T11 T11 Alexandra Forsterling Arizona State 73 69 73 215 -1
T13 T11 Gina Kim Duke 73 70 72 215 -1
T8 14 Sophie Guo Texas 69 72 75 216 E
T22 T15 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard South Carolina 72 74 72 218 +2
T13 T15 Hollie Muse Arizona 71 72 75 218 +2
T4 T15 Alessandra Fanali Arizona State 68 72 78 218 +2
T13 T15 Emily Price South Carolina 70 73 75 218 +2
T22 T19 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 72 74 73 219 +3
T8 T19 Ana Pelaez South Carolina 70 71 78 219 +3
T30 T19 Emilee Hoffman Texas 73 75 71 219 +3
T30 T19 Allisen Corpuz Southern California 75 73 71 219 +3
T22 T19 Haeley Wotnosky Virginia 76 70 73 219 +3
T27 T19 Julia Gregg Arkansas 72 75 72 219 +3
T27 T19 Ela Anacona Arkansas 71 76 72 219 +3
T40 T26 Angelica Moresco Alabama 75 74 71 220 +4
T19 T26 Ana Belac Duke 72 72 76 220 +4
T19 T26 Ya Chun Chang Arizona 73 71 76 220 +4
T40 T29 Sara Kouskova Texas 76 73 72 221 +5
T30 T29 Olivia Mehaffey Arizona State 75 73 73 221 +5
T4 T29 Alyaa Abdulghany Southern California 70 70 81 221 +5
T22 T32 Brooke Matthews Arkansas 72 74 76 222 +6
T40 T32 Caroline Curtis Alabama 77 72 73 222 +6
T22 T32 Emma Spitz UCLA 72 74 76 222 +6
T44 T32 Virginia Bossi Virginia 76 74 72 222 +6
T30 T36 Clare Legaspi UCLA 71 77 75 223 +7
T30 T36 Raquel Olmos Arizona State 75 73 75 223 +7
T30 T36 Sandra Nordaas Arizona 73 75 75 223 +7
T30 T39 Mariel Galdiano UCLA 75 73 76 224 +8
T48 T39 Kate Lillie Minnesota 79 72 73 224 +8
T30 T39 Hailee Cooper Texas 76 72 76 224 +8
T40 T42 Polly Mack Alabama 72 77 76 225 +9
T30 T42 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 76 72 77 225 +9
T30 44 Erica Shepherd Duke 72 76 78 226 +10
T48 T45 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 76 75 76 227 +11
T44 T45 Gile Bite Starkute Arizona 76 74 77 227 +11
T44 T45 Miranda Wang Duke 75 75 77 227 +11
T27 48 Gabriela Ruffels Southern California 74 73 82 229 +13
T52 49 Riley Smyth Virginia 75 78 79 232 +16
T52 T50 Beth Lillie Virginia 78 75 80 233 +17
T48 T50 Annabelle Ackroyd Minnesota 75 76 82 233 +17
54 T52 Vanessa Knecht Wake Forest 76 78 80 234 +18
T44 T52 Anita Uwadia South Carolina 74 76 84 234 +18
55 54 Emilie Overas Alabama 78 77 80 235 +19
59 55 Simar Singh UCLA 73 87 76 236 +20
T56 56 Celeste Valinho Virginia 80 78 79 237 +21
51 57 Ty Akabane UCLA 79 73 86 238 +22
T56 58 Joanne Free Minnesota 75 83 82 240 +24
58 59 Grace Curran Minnesota 79 80 82 241 +25
60 - Emma Carpenter Minnesota 80 D D - -
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