CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ā Duke University women's golf junior
Erica Shepherd carded a 10-under-par, 206, over the last three days at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational to finish second individually and only one stroke off the lead at the 6,393-yard, par-72 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., posted rounds of 66, 70 and 70 on her way to finishing with a career-low 54-hole ledger of 206. The 206 was tied for the sixth lowest for a Blue Devil golfer on a par-72 course. Ā
"Erica has worked hard on her putting and ball striking," said Duke head coach
Dan Brooks.Ā "She's better in the wind because she's not curving her shots as much, and I'm seeing more putts fall. It's fun to see her reap the benefits of plenty of smart practice."
Trailing by three heading into the final round, Shepherd got off to a hot start by draining 27-foot birdie on her opening hole, the 392-yard, par-4 fourth, and then went to 2-under with a 20-foot birdie on No. 7.Ā Shepherd drained a 12-foot birdie on No. 10 to move to 3-under, but missed the fairway on No. 11 and suffered her lone bogey of the day.Ā She notched seven pars to finish her day with a 2-under-par 70. Ā
Wake Forest's Rachel Kuehn collected a birdie on No. 17 to win the individual crown by one stroke with an 11-under, 205. Ā
As a team, Duke turned in a tied for fifth finish with rounds of 286, 287 and 290 for a 1-under, 863.Ā Wake Forest (847) won the team title with Clemson (857), Virginia Tech (859), Alabama (862) and Kentucky (863) rounding out the top five. Ā
Sophomore
Anne Chen carded her fourth career top-20 finish as she signed for rounds of 70, 73 and 71 over the last three days on her way to finishing with a 2-under, 214, which was tied for 16th.Ā She opened Sunday morning with a bogey on No. 5, but then sank a 14-foot birdie on No. 7 to get back to even par.Ā After an eight on No. 10, Chen regrouped and played her final 12 holes at 5-under.Ā She sank an 11-footer for birdie on No. 11, 7-footer on No. 14 and then had three straight birdies on No. 17, No. 18 and No. 1. Ā
A product of Sugar Land, Texas, Chen hit a 14-foot birdie on No. 17, seven-footer on No. 18 and then hit her 3-hybrid from 191 yards to nine feet on No. 1 and drained the putt.Ā Her six birdies were a season high, while hitting 15 greens, 10 fairways and rolling 28 putts. Ā
Coming off a career-best round of 70 on Saturday, freshman
Rylie Heflin had a 77 on the final day to finish in a tie for 47th with a 221.Ā She opened Sunday on No. 6 by hitting a wedge from 105 yards to two feet for birdie.Ā Heflin, who is from Avondale, Pa., would go on to bogey eight of her next 13 holes, but closed strong with back-to-back birdies on No. 3 and No. 4.Ā On the 522-yard, par-5 third hole, she rolled in an 8-foot birdie and then used her 8-iron from 145 yards on No. 4 to hit it to 10 feet for birdie. Ā
Sophomore
Phoebe Brinker was in the red for most of her final round, after starting on hole No. 6.Ā Following two pars, Brinker sank a 15-footer for birdie on No. 8.Ā She moved to 2-under by rolling in a 5-footer for birdie on No. 10.Ā Brinker, a native of Wilmington, Del., got to 3-under with a birdie on No. 13.Ā She held a 3-under ledger through 15 holes, but suffered three straight bogeys to conclude her round with an even-par, 72.Ā She finished the weekend in a tie for 52nd with a 222. Ā
Junior
Megan Furtney closed her tournament with an 80 on Sunday, while being held without a birdie for the first time all weekend. Ā
Duke will conclude its fall campaign at the East Lake Cup Oct. 25-27 at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.Ā The Golf Channel will air live coverage during the event. Ā
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Duke Results
T2 2
Erica ShepherdĀ DukeĀ 66Ā Ā 70Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 206Ā -10
T23 T16
Anne ChenĀ DukeĀ 70Ā Ā 73Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 214Ā -2
T27 T47
Rylie HeflinĀ DukeĀ 74Ā Ā 70Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 221Ā +5
T72 T52
Phoebe BrinkerĀ DukeĀ 76Ā Ā 74Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T91 95
Megan FurtneyĀ DukeĀ 83Ā Ā 76Ā 80Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 239Ā +23
1 2 3 Team Scores
2Ā 1Ā 1 Wake Forest 283Ā 277Ā 287Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 847Ā -17
T4Ā 3Ā 2 Clemson 285Ā 280Ā 292Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 857Ā -7
1Ā 2Ā 3 Virginia Tech 282Ā 282Ā 295Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 859Ā -5
T6Ā T5Ā 4 Alabama 286Ā 287Ā 289Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 862Ā -2
3Ā 8Ā T5 Kentucky 284Ā 290Ā 289Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 863Ā -1
T6Ā T5Ā T5 Duke 286Ā 287Ā 290Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 863Ā -1
T4Ā 4Ā 7 Michigan 285Ā 285Ā 296Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 866Ā +2
11Ā T9Ā 8 Mississippi State 293Ā 284Ā 291Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 868Ā +4
9Ā T9Ā T9 North Carolina 289Ā 288Ā 293Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 870Ā +6
T6Ā T5Ā T9 Vanderbilt 286Ā 287Ā 297Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 870Ā +6
10Ā 12Ā 11 Furman 290Ā 295Ā 286Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 871Ā +7
14Ā 11Ā 12 Michigan State 296Ā 285Ā 292Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 873Ā +9
17Ā 16Ā 13 Maryland 299Ā 291Ā 285Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 875Ā +11
T12Ā T13Ā 14 North Carolina State 295Ā 293Ā 288Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 876Ā +12
16Ā 15Ā 15 Ohio State 298Ā 291Ā 289Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 878Ā +14
15Ā 17Ā 16 SMU 297Ā 294Ā 298Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 889Ā +25
T12Ā T13Ā 17 UNCW 295Ā 293Ā 302Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 890Ā +26
19Ā 18Ā 18 Rollins College 301Ā 295Ā 303Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 899Ā +35
18Ā 19Ā 19 North Carolina 300Ā 309Ā 318Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 927Ā +63
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Rachel KuehnĀ Wake ForestĀ 70Ā Ā 63Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 205Ā -11
T2 2
Erica ShepherdĀ DukeĀ 66Ā Ā 70Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 206Ā -10
T5 T3 Becca DiNunzioĀ Virginia TechĀ 73Ā Ā 66Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 210Ā -6
T8 T3 Benedetta MorescoĀ AlabamaĀ 68Ā Ā 72Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 210Ā -6
T5 T3 Hailey BorjaĀ MichiganĀ 71Ā Ā 68Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 210Ā -6
T11 T3 Ivy ShepherdĀ ClemsonĀ 72Ā Ā 69Ā 69Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 210Ā -6
T2 T3 Melena BarrientosĀ ClemsonĀ 70Ā Ā 66Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 210Ā -6
T11 T8 Julia Lopez RamirezĀ Mississippi StateĀ 71Ā Ā 70Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 211Ā -5
T5 T8 Emily MaharĀ Virginia TechĀ 69Ā Ā 70Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 211Ā -5
T8 T8 Kayla SmithĀ North CarolinaĀ 69Ā Ā 71Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 211Ā -5
T11 T8 Polly MackĀ AlabamaĀ 72Ā Ā 69Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 211Ā -5
T17 T8 Anna MorganĀ FurmanĀ 71Ā Ā 71Ā 69Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 211Ā -5
T17 13 Jensen CastleĀ KentuckyĀ 73Ā Ā 69Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 212Ā -4
T11 T14 Mimi RhodesĀ Wake ForestĀ 71Ā Ā 70Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 213Ā -3
T17 T14 Maria Vittoria CorbiĀ MarylandĀ 71Ā Ā 71Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 213Ā -3
T33 T16 Vanessa Knecht *Ā Wake ForestĀ 72Ā Ā 73Ā 69Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 214Ā -2
T23 T16
Anne ChenĀ DukeĀ 70Ā Ā 73Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 214Ā -2
T8 T16 Celina SattelkauĀ VanderbiltĀ 70Ā Ā 70Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 214Ā -2
T17 T16 Carolina Lopez-ChacarraĀ Wake ForestĀ 70Ā Ā 72Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 214Ā -2
T33 T16 Patricie MackovaĀ MarylandĀ 72Ā Ā 73Ā 69Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 214Ā -2
T27 T21 Virunpat OlankitkunchaiĀ Wake ForestĀ 72Ā Ā 72Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 215Ā -1
T23 T21 Tess DavenportĀ VanderbiltĀ 70Ā Ā 73Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 215Ā -1
T17 T21 Hannah LeviĀ Mississippi StateĀ 74Ā Ā 68Ā 73Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 215Ā -1
T11 T21 Haylin Harris *Ā Michigan StateĀ 69Ā Ā 72Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 215Ā -1
T53 T21 Aneka SeumanutafaĀ Ohio StateĀ 75Ā Ā 72Ā 68Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 215Ā -1
T45 T26 Marissa WenzlerĀ KentuckyĀ 69Ā Ā 77Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 216Ā E
4 T26 Krista JunkkariĀ North CarolinaĀ 70Ā Ā 68Ā 78Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 216Ā E
T45 T26 Faith ChoiĀ Ohio StateĀ 74Ā Ā 72Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 216Ā E
T58 T29 Panassaya SomchitĀ MarylandĀ 76Ā Ā 72Ā 69Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 217Ā +1
T33 T29 Lauren OlivaresĀ North Carolina StateĀ 73Ā Ā 72Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 217Ā +1
T33 T29 Ashley ChowĀ SMUĀ 73Ā Ā 72Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 217Ā +1
T53 T29 Leila RainesĀ Michigan StateĀ 76Ā Ā 71Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 217Ā +1
T33 T29 Maria VillanuevaĀ KentuckyĀ 74Ā Ā 71Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 217Ā +1
T33 T29 Ashley LauĀ MichiganĀ 70Ā Ā 75Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 217Ā +1
T33 T35 Lauren WalshĀ Wake ForestĀ 73Ā Ā 72Ā 73Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 218Ā +2
T11 T35 Laney FryeĀ KentuckyĀ 68Ā Ā 73Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 218Ā +2
T27 T35 Monet ChunĀ MichiganĀ 72Ā Ā 72Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 218Ā +2
T27 T35 Savannah GrewalĀ ClemsonĀ 71Ā Ā 73Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 218Ā +2
T23 T35 Jillian BourdageĀ Ohio StateĀ 71Ā Ā 72Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 218Ā +2
T58 T40 Brooke BiermannĀ Michigan StateĀ 75Ā Ā 73Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 219Ā +3
T45 T40 Mallory FobesĀ UNCWĀ 74Ā Ā 72Ā 73Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 219Ā +3
T33 T40 Valery PlataĀ Michigan StateĀ 74Ā Ā 71Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 219Ā +3
T23 T43 Keera FoocharoenĀ Virginia TechĀ 73Ā Ā 70Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 220Ā +4
T17 T43 Emilie OverasĀ AlabamaĀ 72Ā Ā 70Ā 78Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 220Ā +4
T33 T43 Virginie DingĀ VanderbiltĀ 73Ā Ā 72Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 220Ā +4
T33 T43 Symone HenriquesĀ Virginia TechĀ 69Ā Ā 76Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 220Ā +4
T58 T47 Malu BrinkerĀ UNCWĀ 75Ā Ā 73Ā 73Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 221Ā +5
T27 T47
Rylie HeflinĀ DukeĀ 74Ā Ā 70Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 221Ā +5
T53 T47 Sophia BurnettĀ FurmanĀ 72Ā Ā 75Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 221Ā +5
T75 T47 Natalie AmbruesterĀ North Carolina StateĀ 77Ā Ā 74Ā 70Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 221Ā +5
T27 T47 Callista RiceĀ ClemsonĀ 72Ā Ā 72Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 221Ā +5
T45 T52 Serena ShahĀ SMUĀ 73Ā Ā 73Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T58 T52 Lea KlimentovaĀ North Carolina StateĀ 74Ā Ā 74Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T66 T52 Abbey DanielĀ Mississippi StateĀ 77Ā Ā 72Ā 73Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T72 T52
Phoebe BrinkerĀ DukeĀ 76Ā Ā 74Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T33 T52 Valentina RossiĀ Michigan StateĀ 75Ā Ā 70Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T72 T52 Isabel AmezcuaĀ North Carolina StateĀ 73Ā Ā 77Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T72 T52 Crista IzuzquizaĀ North CarolinaĀ 77Ā Ā 73Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T75 T52 Savannah HyltonĀ FurmanĀ 77Ā Ā 74Ā 71Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 222Ā +6
T66 60 Stephany KimĀ North CarolinaĀ 73Ā Ā 76Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 223Ā +7
T33 T61 Sarah-Eve RheaumeĀ FurmanĀ 70Ā Ā 75Ā 79Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 224Ā +8
T58 T61 Louise YuĀ VanderbiltĀ 73Ā Ā 75Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 224Ā +8
T45 T61 Blair StockettĀ Mississippi StateĀ 72Ā Ā 74Ā 78Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 224Ā +8
T81 T64 Kyra CoxĀ FurmanĀ 78Ā Ā 75Ā 72Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T27 T64 Anika DyĀ MichiganĀ 72Ā Ā 72Ā 81Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T45 T64 Mikaela SchulzĀ MichiganĀ 73Ā Ā 73Ā 79Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T58 T64 Inja FricĀ North Carolina StateĀ 75Ā Ā 73Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T66 T64 Berni VillalbaĀ Rollins CollegeĀ 75Ā Ā 74Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T75 T64 Sarah EdwardsĀ AlabamaĀ 74Ā Ā 77Ā 74Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T53 T64 Ginnie LeeĀ Virginia TechĀ 71Ā Ā 76Ā 78Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 225Ā +9
T58 T71 Nicole LuĀ North CarolinaĀ 71Ā Ā 77Ā 78Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 226Ā +10
T45 T71 Phu KhineĀ UNCWĀ 73Ā Ā 73Ā 80Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 226Ā +10
T78 T73 Jennifer JungĀ Rollins CollegeĀ 74Ā Ā 78Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 227Ā +11
T53 T73 Aleks GoldeĀ North CarolinaĀ 74Ā Ā 73Ā 80Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 227Ā +11
T87 T75 Kennedy PedigoĀ SMUĀ 77Ā Ā 78Ā 73Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 228Ā +12
T81 T75 Lauren MillerĀ Mississippi StateĀ 76Ā Ā 77Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 228Ā +12
T66 T75 Nina RissiĀ Michigan StateĀ 72Ā Ā 77Ā 79Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 228Ā +12
T58 T75 Madi OlsonĀ SMUĀ 76Ā Ā 72Ā 80Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 228Ā +12
T78 T75 Anna WillsĀ UNCWĀ 77Ā Ā 75Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 228Ā +12
T45 T75 Elizabeth KondalĀ Rollins CollegeĀ 74Ā Ā 72Ā 82Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 228Ā +12
T81 T81 Carla Alvarez PerezĀ Rollins CollegeĀ 82Ā Ā 71Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 229Ā +13
T78 T81 Katie JamesĀ SMUĀ 75Ā Ā 77Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 229Ā +13
T81 T81 Skylar ThompsonĀ Ohio StateĀ 78Ā Ā 75Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 229Ā +13
T85 T84 Natalia AseguinolazaĀ North CarolinaĀ 77Ā Ā 77Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 230Ā +14
T66 T84 Ariel YuĀ VanderbiltĀ 77Ā Ā 72Ā 81Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 230Ā +14
T66 T84 Deborah SpairĀ UNCWĀ 73Ā Ā 76Ā 81Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 230Ā +14
T85 87 Kristin JamiesonĀ Ohio StateĀ 78Ā Ā 76Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 231Ā +15
T87 88 Angela GarvinĀ MarylandĀ 80Ā Ā 75Ā 77Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 232Ā +16
T91 89 Lindsay MayĀ ClemsonĀ 84Ā Ā 75Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 234Ā +18
T89 T90 Nicole AdamĀ North CarolinaĀ 79Ā Ā 78Ā 79Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 236Ā +20
94 T90 Karla Vazquez SetzĀ MarylandĀ 83Ā Ā 77Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 236Ā +20
95 92 Katharina HesseĀ Rollins CollegeĀ 78Ā Ā 83Ā 76Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 237Ā +21
T89 T93 Riley QuartermainĀ North CarolinaĀ 76Ā Ā 81Ā 81Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 238Ā +22
T91 T93 Marta Lopez EchevarriaĀ KentuckyĀ 82Ā Ā 77Ā 79Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 238Ā +22
T91 95
Megan FurtneyĀ DukeĀ 83Ā Ā 76Ā 80Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 239Ā +23
96 -Ā Angelica MorescoĀ AlabamaĀ DĀ Ā 76Ā 75Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā -Ā Ā Ā Ā -Ā