Kim Places Tied 11th in Season Opener

Wednesday, September 18

Lake Elmo, Minn.

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Duke University

Day Three at Annika Intercollegiate

Gina Kim

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Kim Places Tied 11th in Season Opener

9/18/2019 8:35:00 PM | Women's Golf

Scoring

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 11^th 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 26^th 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 12^th and then after hitting her approach into the bunker on the par five 18^th, 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 34^th in an event her first two seasons with the Blue Devils, placed tied for 42^nd 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 44^th 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 45^th 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       -     -