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WGolf NCAA Regional History: 2015 & 2018 Team Titles
5/9/2020 6:46:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C.— The Duke women's golf program has won 10 NCAA Regional titles and five individual regional championships in program history. Head coach Dan Brooks has guided the Blue Devils to all 15 titles. From May 7 through May 13, Duke looked back at each championship.
May 9, 2018
The Duke women's golf team claimed its 10th NCAA Regional title in school history as the top-seeded Blue Devils won the Madison Regional with an impressive 14-under-par, 850, at the 6,313-yard, par 72 University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisc.
The Blue Devils carded the second-lowest regional 54-hole ledger in school history with an 850 and won by nine strokes over Virginia (859).
"We didn't play real well at the start," commented Duke head coach Dan Brooks on how the weather impacted play. "It impacted everybody in the tournament. We kind of got off to a slow start and then I saw Virginia get a great birdie on nine and it seemed like that was the turning point where we started to go back down again. It was a slow bleed going on. I think we were only up by three or four at one point in the whole tournament and then we started going back the other way."
Duke posted rounds of 283, 279 and 288 over the three days, while dealing with heavy rain and high winds in the final round. The 54-hole score of 850 is ranked just behind the 2007 squad that carded a 20-under, 844, on its way to winning the East Region title. The Blue Devils joined the 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2014 Duke teams winning region championships.
'We try to win every tournament," said Brooks. "You hope that you get in, but you are here for another reason. This team would have been unhappy if we hadn't won it."
Senior Leona Maguire carded her second straight round in the 60s on her way to posting a three-day score of eight-under, 208, to finish two shots behind individual medalist Nicole Schroeder of Oregon State (-10, 206). Maguire tied Ohio State's Jaclyn Lee for second.
"I am really proud of the entire team," said Maguire. "I think everybody stepped up this week. Regionals is always a very important event and we knew that this field top to bottom was pretty strong and that we would have to play some really good golf to come out on top. The team battled really well in the rain this morning. It is nice to get that win at regionals to set us up nicely going into nationals."
Over the final two days, Maguire carded rounds of 65 and 69 to shoot 10-under-par. It marked her 32nd career round in the 60s and fourth consecutive top 10 finish in NCAA Regional play.
"Obviously, I would have liked to start a little bit better the first day," commented Maguire. "But to put two good numbers together coming in to help the team; I couldn't really have asked for more than that. It gives me a lot of confidence going into nationals. Same for the entire team. I think everybody handled the conditions really well and everybody's games are right where they need to be."
A product of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire opened her day on No. 1 in very challenging conditions. She had pars on the first two holes and then hit her approach into the 174-yard, par three third and came up short due to the high winds. Maguire finished with a bogey and then turned in pars over the next six holes. The weather started to clear up on the back and she hit her approach shots tight on No. 10 and No. 11 to make birdie. Maguire added birdies on No. 16 and No. 18 to play her final nine holes at four-under-par. She hit 14 greens, 11 fairways and rolled 27 putts. Her 15 birdies over the three days was tied for first.
"It definitely wasn't easy," said Maguire on the challenging conditions to start. "We had to deal with rain and wind. Those first few holes played a lot different than they played the last few days. They are probably some of the trickiest to have to start on. I think we did a really good job and stayed patient on those few holes and sort of took our chances coming in a little bit more."
Sophomore Ana Belac posted her second straight top 15 finish in a NCAA Regional as she carded a one-under, 215, after posting rounds of 70, 70 and 75. Her lone birdie of the day came on the 378-yard, par four 10th as she hit her seven-iron from 145 yards to a foot. For the round, she hit 11 greens, 10 fairways and had 31 putts. Belac placed tied second over the three days with 40 pars.
With rounds of 68, 76 and 72 for a 54-hole ledger of 216, junior Virginia Elena Carta tied for 17th at even par. Carta, who is from Udine, Italy, suffered bogeys on No. 3 and No. 8, but had a two-putt birdie on the ninth to move to one-over-par. She had a bogey on the 12th, but closed with a seven-foot birdie on No. 14 and a three-footer for birdie on No. 2. Carta played her final eight holes at two-under to finish even par. She hit a team-best 16 greens, 12 fairways and had 34 putts for her round.
Freshman Jaravee Boonchant opened her day on the par five second and was even par through three holes, before suffering her first of three bogeys. She came back to total short birdies on the seventh and ninth to get to one-under-par through eight holes. Boonchant, who hails from Bangkok, Thailand, added eight pars and two bogeys over her final 10 holes to shoot 73. She ended the week tied 23rd overall with a one-over, 217. It snapped a streak of four consecutive top 10 finishes for the Blue Devil rookie.
For the first time in her Duke career, senior Lisa Maguire counted all three rounds as she signed for a 74 Wednesday. She placed tied 37th with a season-best 54-hole score of 219 with rounds of 73, 72 and 74. Maguire, a native of Cavan, Ireland, had a double-bogey on her opening fourth hole, but went on to play her next 16 holes at one-under-par with birdies on No. 11 and No. 16. She closed the day with a bogey on the third hole. Maguire hit 13 greens, nine fairways and had 32 putts to finish out her third NCAA regional.
Duke led the field with a 25-under score on par fives and was tied first on par fours with a six-over ledger. The Blue Devils connected on 50 birdies in Wisconsin.
"What is really great is that we've got five players that are playing well," commented Brooks. "That is what is great. On top of that you have the low rounds going on. I just like all five of them playing even or right around there."
May 9, 2015
For the ninth time in school history and the second time over the last three years, the Duke women's golf team claimed a NCAA regional championship as the Blue Devils swept both the team and individual titles at the South Bend Regional played at the 6,301-yard, par 72 Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind.
"It feels great to win this late in the season," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "Now we can turn our focus to nationals."
Duke freshman Leona Maguire claimed the NCAA South Regional individual title with a 54-hole ledger of four-under-par, 212, becoming just the fifth Blue Devil to win a regional title. She joined Anna Grzebien (2005), Leigh Anne Hardin (2002), Virada Nirapathpongporn (2001) and Beth Bauer (1999 – tied first). Maguire, who is a native of Cavan, Ireland, is just the third Duke freshman golfer to win the title as well – Nirapathpongporn and Bauer.
"It is great," commented Maguire on the victory. "To get another win is a bonus and obviously to get the team win was big today. We have been really working towards regionals and nationals all year so it is really nice the whole team came together at this time and got the win."
As a team, Duke carded rounds of 288, 289 and 296 for a three-day ledger of nine-over-par, 873. The Blue Devils won by three strokes over Wake Forest (876). The teams dealt with much different conditions as it was wet from overnight rainfall and it rained off-and-on during the entire final round.
Duke held the team lead over Purdue for most of the final round, but the Blue Devils dropped six shots on holes seven and eight to move back into the pack along with the Boilermakers and Wake Forest. Heading into the final three holes, the Demon Deacons evened the score, but Duke played those holes at one-under and Wake Forest was one-over-par.
The victory was the third of the season for the Blue Devils and marks the 122nd career win for Brooks over his 31 years as a head coach.
Maguire won her second straight tournament and became the third Blue Devil to win both the ACC Championship and NCAA regional in back-to-back tournaments – Bauer in 1999 and Nirapathpongporn in 2001. Maguire trailed Duke junior Celine Boutier by one stroke heading into the final round and ended up with a one-stroke victory as Boutier carded a final round 74 and finished with a three-under-par, 213.
"Yeah, it was pretty much Irish weather today," said Maguire. "It wasn't too bad. It was sort of on-and-off rain all day. The course played a lot longer today – the grass was wet and the ball wasn't flying quite as far. So you had to adapt to a little of that. I just tried to hit a lot of fairways and greens to give myself chances."
For the third day in a row, Maguire carded a birdie on the 462-yard, par five second hole to move to one-under-par early to kick off the final round. She went on to make seven straight pars and made the turn with a one-under, 35. After bogeys on No. 10 and No. 13, Maguire dropped to one-over-par for the day. She came back with a birdie on the 180-yard, par three 14th hole to get back to even where she stayed to close the day. Maguire hit 12 fairways, 13 greens and had 31 putts in the final round. She totaled rounds of 72, 68 and 72 over the three days.
Over the three days, Boutier carded rounds of 67, 72 and 74 to finish a three-under-par, 213. The second place finish is the highest placement of the season for the 2014 National Player of the Year. In the final round, Boutier had chances for birdies, but couldn't get the putts to drop until No. 18 when she hit her pitching wedge from 107 yards to four feet for birdie. A native of Montrouge, France, Boutier had bogeys on No. 3, No. 7 and No. 12. She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and had 33 putts on the day.
"We are all super happy about the team winning," said Boutier. "It is a great feeling to have right before nationals. We feel like we are ready and very excited about the championship. I am a little disappointed with my game because I felt like I could have scored lower obviously. I had a good attitude throughout the round and fought until the end so I am really happy about that."
Sophomore Sandy Choi collected her second straight top 20 finish at a NCAA regional as she placed tied 14th with rounds of 73, 73 and 74 for a four-over, 220. Choi, who is from Seoul, South Korea, held a one-under-par score though five holes as she notched birdies on both early par fives – No. 2 and No. 5 – to go along with a bogey on No. 4. She was hitting her approach shots tight early on as she featured a four-foot birdie putt on No. 2 and two-footer on No. 5. Choi had bogeys on No. 7, No. 8, No. 12 and No. 15 to fall back to three-over-par, but she sank a key six-foot birdie on the 480-yard, par five 17th to finish with a 74. For the day, Choi hit 13 greens, 11 fairways and had 33 putts.
Both rookies Gurbani Singh and Lisa Maguire closed Saturday's play with rounds of four-over, 76. Singh, who is from New Delhi, India, went on to finish tied 56th with a three-day score of 230. Singh was the only Blue Devil to notch a birdie on the opening 372-yard, par four first hole as she drained a 20-footer. She was then held without a birdie the rest of the way as she had five bogeys and 12 pars to close with a 76. Singh hit 11 fairways, 10 greens and had 33 putts for the round.
Duke's best golfer on the course over the final 11 holes in the final round, Lisa Maguire was one-under-par over those holes as she went on to place tied 76th with a 234. Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, collected a birdie on No.14 as she drained a 10-footer. She totaled four up-and-downs over her final 11 holes of action. Maguire hit 10 fairways, eight greens and had 29 putts.
May 9, 2018
The Duke women's golf team claimed its 10th NCAA Regional title in school history as the top-seeded Blue Devils won the Madison Regional with an impressive 14-under-par, 850, at the 6,313-yard, par 72 University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisc.
The Blue Devils carded the second-lowest regional 54-hole ledger in school history with an 850 and won by nine strokes over Virginia (859).
"We didn't play real well at the start," commented Duke head coach Dan Brooks on how the weather impacted play. "It impacted everybody in the tournament. We kind of got off to a slow start and then I saw Virginia get a great birdie on nine and it seemed like that was the turning point where we started to go back down again. It was a slow bleed going on. I think we were only up by three or four at one point in the whole tournament and then we started going back the other way."
Duke posted rounds of 283, 279 and 288 over the three days, while dealing with heavy rain and high winds in the final round. The 54-hole score of 850 is ranked just behind the 2007 squad that carded a 20-under, 844, on its way to winning the East Region title. The Blue Devils joined the 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2014 Duke teams winning region championships.
'We try to win every tournament," said Brooks. "You hope that you get in, but you are here for another reason. This team would have been unhappy if we hadn't won it."
Senior Leona Maguire carded her second straight round in the 60s on her way to posting a three-day score of eight-under, 208, to finish two shots behind individual medalist Nicole Schroeder of Oregon State (-10, 206). Maguire tied Ohio State's Jaclyn Lee for second.
"I am really proud of the entire team," said Maguire. "I think everybody stepped up this week. Regionals is always a very important event and we knew that this field top to bottom was pretty strong and that we would have to play some really good golf to come out on top. The team battled really well in the rain this morning. It is nice to get that win at regionals to set us up nicely going into nationals."
Over the final two days, Maguire carded rounds of 65 and 69 to shoot 10-under-par. It marked her 32nd career round in the 60s and fourth consecutive top 10 finish in NCAA Regional play.
"Obviously, I would have liked to start a little bit better the first day," commented Maguire. "But to put two good numbers together coming in to help the team; I couldn't really have asked for more than that. It gives me a lot of confidence going into nationals. Same for the entire team. I think everybody handled the conditions really well and everybody's games are right where they need to be."
A product of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire opened her day on No. 1 in very challenging conditions. She had pars on the first two holes and then hit her approach into the 174-yard, par three third and came up short due to the high winds. Maguire finished with a bogey and then turned in pars over the next six holes. The weather started to clear up on the back and she hit her approach shots tight on No. 10 and No. 11 to make birdie. Maguire added birdies on No. 16 and No. 18 to play her final nine holes at four-under-par. She hit 14 greens, 11 fairways and rolled 27 putts. Her 15 birdies over the three days was tied for first.
"It definitely wasn't easy," said Maguire on the challenging conditions to start. "We had to deal with rain and wind. Those first few holes played a lot different than they played the last few days. They are probably some of the trickiest to have to start on. I think we did a really good job and stayed patient on those few holes and sort of took our chances coming in a little bit more."
Sophomore Ana Belac posted her second straight top 15 finish in a NCAA Regional as she carded a one-under, 215, after posting rounds of 70, 70 and 75. Her lone birdie of the day came on the 378-yard, par four 10th as she hit her seven-iron from 145 yards to a foot. For the round, she hit 11 greens, 10 fairways and had 31 putts. Belac placed tied second over the three days with 40 pars.
With rounds of 68, 76 and 72 for a 54-hole ledger of 216, junior Virginia Elena Carta tied for 17th at even par. Carta, who is from Udine, Italy, suffered bogeys on No. 3 and No. 8, but had a two-putt birdie on the ninth to move to one-over-par. She had a bogey on the 12th, but closed with a seven-foot birdie on No. 14 and a three-footer for birdie on No. 2. Carta played her final eight holes at two-under to finish even par. She hit a team-best 16 greens, 12 fairways and had 34 putts for her round.
Freshman Jaravee Boonchant opened her day on the par five second and was even par through three holes, before suffering her first of three bogeys. She came back to total short birdies on the seventh and ninth to get to one-under-par through eight holes. Boonchant, who hails from Bangkok, Thailand, added eight pars and two bogeys over her final 10 holes to shoot 73. She ended the week tied 23rd overall with a one-over, 217. It snapped a streak of four consecutive top 10 finishes for the Blue Devil rookie.
For the first time in her Duke career, senior Lisa Maguire counted all three rounds as she signed for a 74 Wednesday. She placed tied 37th with a season-best 54-hole score of 219 with rounds of 73, 72 and 74. Maguire, a native of Cavan, Ireland, had a double-bogey on her opening fourth hole, but went on to play her next 16 holes at one-under-par with birdies on No. 11 and No. 16. She closed the day with a bogey on the third hole. Maguire hit 13 greens, nine fairways and had 32 putts to finish out her third NCAA regional.
Duke led the field with a 25-under score on par fives and was tied first on par fours with a six-over ledger. The Blue Devils connected on 50 birdies in Wisconsin.
"What is really great is that we've got five players that are playing well," commented Brooks. "That is what is great. On top of that you have the low rounds going on. I just like all five of them playing even or right around there."
May 9, 2015
For the ninth time in school history and the second time over the last three years, the Duke women's golf team claimed a NCAA regional championship as the Blue Devils swept both the team and individual titles at the South Bend Regional played at the 6,301-yard, par 72 Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind.
"It feels great to win this late in the season," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "Now we can turn our focus to nationals."
Duke freshman Leona Maguire claimed the NCAA South Regional individual title with a 54-hole ledger of four-under-par, 212, becoming just the fifth Blue Devil to win a regional title. She joined Anna Grzebien (2005), Leigh Anne Hardin (2002), Virada Nirapathpongporn (2001) and Beth Bauer (1999 – tied first). Maguire, who is a native of Cavan, Ireland, is just the third Duke freshman golfer to win the title as well – Nirapathpongporn and Bauer.
"It is great," commented Maguire on the victory. "To get another win is a bonus and obviously to get the team win was big today. We have been really working towards regionals and nationals all year so it is really nice the whole team came together at this time and got the win."
As a team, Duke carded rounds of 288, 289 and 296 for a three-day ledger of nine-over-par, 873. The Blue Devils won by three strokes over Wake Forest (876). The teams dealt with much different conditions as it was wet from overnight rainfall and it rained off-and-on during the entire final round.
Duke held the team lead over Purdue for most of the final round, but the Blue Devils dropped six shots on holes seven and eight to move back into the pack along with the Boilermakers and Wake Forest. Heading into the final three holes, the Demon Deacons evened the score, but Duke played those holes at one-under and Wake Forest was one-over-par.
The victory was the third of the season for the Blue Devils and marks the 122nd career win for Brooks over his 31 years as a head coach.
Maguire won her second straight tournament and became the third Blue Devil to win both the ACC Championship and NCAA regional in back-to-back tournaments – Bauer in 1999 and Nirapathpongporn in 2001. Maguire trailed Duke junior Celine Boutier by one stroke heading into the final round and ended up with a one-stroke victory as Boutier carded a final round 74 and finished with a three-under-par, 213.
"Yeah, it was pretty much Irish weather today," said Maguire. "It wasn't too bad. It was sort of on-and-off rain all day. The course played a lot longer today – the grass was wet and the ball wasn't flying quite as far. So you had to adapt to a little of that. I just tried to hit a lot of fairways and greens to give myself chances."
For the third day in a row, Maguire carded a birdie on the 462-yard, par five second hole to move to one-under-par early to kick off the final round. She went on to make seven straight pars and made the turn with a one-under, 35. After bogeys on No. 10 and No. 13, Maguire dropped to one-over-par for the day. She came back with a birdie on the 180-yard, par three 14th hole to get back to even where she stayed to close the day. Maguire hit 12 fairways, 13 greens and had 31 putts in the final round. She totaled rounds of 72, 68 and 72 over the three days.
Over the three days, Boutier carded rounds of 67, 72 and 74 to finish a three-under-par, 213. The second place finish is the highest placement of the season for the 2014 National Player of the Year. In the final round, Boutier had chances for birdies, but couldn't get the putts to drop until No. 18 when she hit her pitching wedge from 107 yards to four feet for birdie. A native of Montrouge, France, Boutier had bogeys on No. 3, No. 7 and No. 12. She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and had 33 putts on the day.
"We are all super happy about the team winning," said Boutier. "It is a great feeling to have right before nationals. We feel like we are ready and very excited about the championship. I am a little disappointed with my game because I felt like I could have scored lower obviously. I had a good attitude throughout the round and fought until the end so I am really happy about that."
Sophomore Sandy Choi collected her second straight top 20 finish at a NCAA regional as she placed tied 14th with rounds of 73, 73 and 74 for a four-over, 220. Choi, who is from Seoul, South Korea, held a one-under-par score though five holes as she notched birdies on both early par fives – No. 2 and No. 5 – to go along with a bogey on No. 4. She was hitting her approach shots tight early on as she featured a four-foot birdie putt on No. 2 and two-footer on No. 5. Choi had bogeys on No. 7, No. 8, No. 12 and No. 15 to fall back to three-over-par, but she sank a key six-foot birdie on the 480-yard, par five 17th to finish with a 74. For the day, Choi hit 13 greens, 11 fairways and had 33 putts.
Both rookies Gurbani Singh and Lisa Maguire closed Saturday's play with rounds of four-over, 76. Singh, who is from New Delhi, India, went on to finish tied 56th with a three-day score of 230. Singh was the only Blue Devil to notch a birdie on the opening 372-yard, par four first hole as she drained a 20-footer. She was then held without a birdie the rest of the way as she had five bogeys and 12 pars to close with a 76. Singh hit 11 fairways, 10 greens and had 33 putts for the round.
Duke's best golfer on the course over the final 11 holes in the final round, Lisa Maguire was one-under-par over those holes as she went on to place tied 76th with a 234. Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, collected a birdie on No.14 as she drained a 10-footer. She totaled four up-and-downs over her final 11 holes of action. Maguire hit 10 fairways, eight greens and had 29 putts.
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