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Monday, February 22
Kiawah Island, S.C. (Turtle Point Golf Club)
Duke University
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Palmetto Spring Intercollegiate
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Blue Devils, Shepherd Place Third at Palmetto Intercollegiate
2/22/2021 4:49:00 PM | Women's Golf
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – In the 2021 season opener and the first collegiate tournament for the Blue Devils since March of 2020, Duke University women's golf sophomore Erica Shepherd turned in a career-best third place ledger at the Palmetto Intercollegiate as she carded rounds of 71, 75 and 73 for a three-over-par, 219, at the 6,021-yard, Par 72 Turtle Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, S.C.
A product of Greenwood, Ind., Shepherd carded nine birdies over 54 holes and led the field late in the second round, before finishing third overall and only three strokes behind the leader. Her previous best finish came at the East Lake Cup as she tied for sixth. The round of 71 Sunday morning also matched her career-low 18-hole ledger.
"I feel really lucky to be able to play college golf again during COVID and our team is super grateful to everyone who is making it possible for us to play," said Shepherd. "It felt really good to get back in competitive mode after taking some time off and I'm proud of how I played. The wind was pretty brutal, especially on the holes that are right on the ocean, so that a great learning experience."
Shepherd opened the third round with four pars, before posting three birdies over the next four holes to get to two-under-par. She drained back-to-back six-foot birdies on No. 5 and No. 6, before rolling in a 16-footer for birdie on No. 8 to move to two-under-par for the day. After four pars and four bogeys to open the back nine, Shepherd closed the tournament with an eight-foot birdie on the 376-yard, par four 18th. She hit nine fairways, 12 greens and rolled 31 putts in the final round.
Wake Forest's Rachel Kuehn earned medalist honors with an even-par, 216.
As a team, Duke opened the season with a third place finish as the Blue Devils signed for rounds of 302, 306 and 295 for a 903. Wake Forest (874), Virginia (902), Duke (903), Clemson (904) and Furman (909) rounded out the top five. The Blue Devils featured a great start to the round Monday as Duke was one-under through nine holes with eight birdies. Duke closed the day seven-over-par on the back nine.
"Obviously not a great performance for us," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "I'd say it wasn't anything In particular, just not sharp. We'll work hard for our next event. We will be better."
Blue Devil junior Gina Kim carded a team-best even-par, 72, in Monday's final round as she collected 14 pars and two birdies. Kim, who hails from Chapel Hill, N.C., posted her first birdie of the day on the 489-yard, par five second hole as she hit her three hybrid to about 20 yards away from the green. Kim then chipped to five feet and drained the birdie. She also birdied No. 5 as she hit her four hybrid from 186 yards to 30 feet from the cup and two-putted for birdie. She hit 13 greens, 13 fairways and had 32 putts on the day.
Kim collected her eighth career top 20 finish as she placed tied for 18th with a 227.
Freshman Anne Chen had one of the best starts Monday of anyone in the field as she was two-under-par through five holes. She rolled in an eight-foot birdie on No. 4 and tapped in for birdie on No. 5. Chen, a product of Sugar Land, Texas, bogied No. 9 to make the turn at one-under, 35, but came back to drain a 12-footer for birdie on No. 10 to get back to two-under-par. She finished the final seven holes at three-over-par, which included a long-distance birdie from 34 feet on the 143-yard, par three 16th to finish with a career-best 73. Chen tied for 13th in her Duke debut with a 226, while hitting a team-best 15 greens in the final round.
Megan Furtney, who is from St. Charles, Ill., turned in a 77 Monday on her way to finishing tied for 28th with a 231. In the final round, Furtney hit 12 greens and hit her 60-degree wedge to two feet on the 501-yard, par five 10th hole for her lone birdie of the day. On the front nine, the sophomore registered seven pars and a bogey-free stretch of six holes.
Freshman Phoebe Brinker closed her first tournament with the Blue Devils with a 78 as she placed tied for 35th with a 235. A native of Wilmington, Del., Brinker collected one birdie on the day on the 454-yard, par five fifth as she hit the green in two and two-putted for birdie. She had a stretch on the back nine where she parred a career-best five straight holes and finished with seven pars on the final nine.
Duke will next travel to Columbia, S.C., to compete in the Gamecock Intercollegiate, which will take place March 1-3 at the Columbia Country Club.
For more information on Duke women's golf, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWGolf".
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Duke Results
Erica Shepherd 71-75-73=219 (3, +3)
Anne Chen 76-77-73=226 (T14, +10)
Gina Kim 77-78-72=227 (T18, +11)
Megan Furtney 78-76-77=231 (T28, +15)
Phoebe Brinker 79-78-78=235 (T35, +19)
1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Wake Forest 299 288 287 874 +10
T5 T3 2 Virginia 304 304 294 902 +38
3 T3 3 Duke 302 306 295 903 +39
9 5 4 Clemson 315 294 295 904 +40
T5 7 5 Furman 304 308 297 909 +45
7 6 6 Virginia Tech 307 304 299 910 +46
2 2 7 East Carolina 300 303 315 918 +54
4 9 8 College of Charleston 303 316 305 924 +60
8 10 9 North Carolina 313 315 311 939 +75
10 8 10 North Carolina State 321 297 324 942 +78
11 11 11 Indiana 322 319 326 967 +103
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T4 1 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 73 74 69 216 E
2 2 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 77 68 72 217 +1
3 3 Erica Shepherd Duke 71 75 73 219 +3
T9 4 Beth Lillie Virginia 77 72 71 220 +4
T4 5 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 76 71 74 221 +5
T14 T6 Ivy Shepherd Clemson 78 73 72 223 +7
1 T6 Dorthea Forbrigd East Carolina 71 73 79 223 +7
T11 8 Anna Morgan Furman 79 71 74 224 +8
T14 T9 Riley Smyth Virginia 72 79 74 225 +9
T14 T9 Alexandra Swayne Clemson 80 71 74 225 +9
T6 T9 Emily Mahar Virginia Tech 73 75 77 225 +9
T17 T9 Virginia Bossi Virginia 78 74 73 225 +9
T20 T13 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 76 77 73 226 +10
T20 T13 Anne Chen Duke 76 77 73 226 +10
T6 T13 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 73 75 78 226 +10
T6 T13 Monika Hartl North Carolina State 77 71 78 226 +10
T11 T13 Jennifer Zhou * North Carolina 75 75 76 226 +10
T9 T18 Savannah Grewal Clemson 74 75 78 227 +11
T28 T18 Gina Kim Duke 77 78 72 227 +11
T28 T20 Madison Moosa Furman 75 80 73 228 +12
T20 T20 Becca DiNunzio Virginia Tech 81 72 75 228 +12
T11 T20 Michelle Forsland East Carolina 74 76 78 228 +12
T38 T20 Jodee Tindal College of Charleston 76 82 70 228 +12
T25 24 Mary Parsons Indiana 78 76 75 229 +13
T38 T25 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 79 79 72 230 +14
T17 T25 Julie Boysen Hillestad East Carolina 79 73 78 230 +14
T17 T25 Viktoria Hund College of Charleston 74 78 78 230 +14
T38 T28 Keera Foocharoen Virginia Tech 83 75 73 231 +15
T25 T28 Megan Furtney Duke 78 76 77 231 +15
T20 T28 Natalia Aseguinolaza Martin North Carolina 75 78 78 231 +15
33 T31 Jennifer Cleary Virginia 77 79 76 232 +16
T25 T31 Isabel Amezcua North Carolina State 81 73 78 232 +16
T34 T33 Jessica Spicer Virginia Tech 75 82 76 233 +17
T28 T33 Victoria Huskey College of Charleston 74 81 78 233 +17
T28 T35 Caroline Wrigley Furman 75 80 80 235 +19
T45 T35 Celeste Valinho Virginia 78 81 76 235 +19
T28 T35 Caitlin Cotterill * Furman 78 77 80 235 +19
T34 T35 Phoebe Brinker Duke 79 78 78 235 +19
T47 39 Alyssa Montgomery Virginia Tech 78 83 75 236 +20
T38 T40 Emily Dunlap College of Charleston 79 79 79 237 +21
T34 T40 Othilie Lied College of Charleston 79 78 80 237 +21
T20 T40 Angela Aung Indiana 76 77 84 237 +21
T38 T43 Gracyn Burgess Clemson 83 75 80 238 +22
T47 T43 Nicole Adam North Carolina 77 84 77 238 +22
T34 45 Crista Izuzquiza North Carolina 79 78 82 239 +23
T38 T46 Inja Fric North Carolina State 83 75 82 240 +24
49 T46 Kayla Smith North Carolina 82 80 78 240 +24
T51 T48 Carly Burkhardt Furman 78 86 77 241 +25
T45 T48 Olivia Hamilton * College of Charleston 85 74 82 241 +25
50 T50 Oda Sofie Kilsti East Carolina 82 81 80 243 +27
T53 T50 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 86 79 78 243 +27
T38 T52 Natalie Ambruester North Carolina State 80 78 86 244 +28
57 T52 Kirsty Brodie * College of Charleston 84 83 77 244 +28
T53 54 Kathryn Carson East Carolina 76 89 80 245 +29
61 T55 Annabelle Pancake Clemson 86 89 71 246 +30
T51 T55 Nicole Kramer * North Carolina State 81 83 82 246 +30
56 57 Hanna Tanaka Indiana 81 85 82 248 +32
T53 58 Lea Klimentova North Carolina State 84 81 88 253 +37
58 59 Caroline Hermes * East Carolina 79 89 87 255 +39
59 60 Valerie Clancy Indiana 87 84 85 256 +40
60 61 Maddie Dittoe Indiana 90 82 90 262 +46
62 - Clarissa von Stosch * College of Charleston 87 D D - -
A product of Greenwood, Ind., Shepherd carded nine birdies over 54 holes and led the field late in the second round, before finishing third overall and only three strokes behind the leader. Her previous best finish came at the East Lake Cup as she tied for sixth. The round of 71 Sunday morning also matched her career-low 18-hole ledger.
"I feel really lucky to be able to play college golf again during COVID and our team is super grateful to everyone who is making it possible for us to play," said Shepherd. "It felt really good to get back in competitive mode after taking some time off and I'm proud of how I played. The wind was pretty brutal, especially on the holes that are right on the ocean, so that a great learning experience."
Shepherd opened the third round with four pars, before posting three birdies over the next four holes to get to two-under-par. She drained back-to-back six-foot birdies on No. 5 and No. 6, before rolling in a 16-footer for birdie on No. 8 to move to two-under-par for the day. After four pars and four bogeys to open the back nine, Shepherd closed the tournament with an eight-foot birdie on the 376-yard, par four 18th. She hit nine fairways, 12 greens and rolled 31 putts in the final round.
Wake Forest's Rachel Kuehn earned medalist honors with an even-par, 216.
As a team, Duke opened the season with a third place finish as the Blue Devils signed for rounds of 302, 306 and 295 for a 903. Wake Forest (874), Virginia (902), Duke (903), Clemson (904) and Furman (909) rounded out the top five. The Blue Devils featured a great start to the round Monday as Duke was one-under through nine holes with eight birdies. Duke closed the day seven-over-par on the back nine.
"Obviously not a great performance for us," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "I'd say it wasn't anything In particular, just not sharp. We'll work hard for our next event. We will be better."
Blue Devil junior Gina Kim carded a team-best even-par, 72, in Monday's final round as she collected 14 pars and two birdies. Kim, who hails from Chapel Hill, N.C., posted her first birdie of the day on the 489-yard, par five second hole as she hit her three hybrid to about 20 yards away from the green. Kim then chipped to five feet and drained the birdie. She also birdied No. 5 as she hit her four hybrid from 186 yards to 30 feet from the cup and two-putted for birdie. She hit 13 greens, 13 fairways and had 32 putts on the day.
Kim collected her eighth career top 20 finish as she placed tied for 18th with a 227.
Freshman Anne Chen had one of the best starts Monday of anyone in the field as she was two-under-par through five holes. She rolled in an eight-foot birdie on No. 4 and tapped in for birdie on No. 5. Chen, a product of Sugar Land, Texas, bogied No. 9 to make the turn at one-under, 35, but came back to drain a 12-footer for birdie on No. 10 to get back to two-under-par. She finished the final seven holes at three-over-par, which included a long-distance birdie from 34 feet on the 143-yard, par three 16th to finish with a career-best 73. Chen tied for 13th in her Duke debut with a 226, while hitting a team-best 15 greens in the final round.
Megan Furtney, who is from St. Charles, Ill., turned in a 77 Monday on her way to finishing tied for 28th with a 231. In the final round, Furtney hit 12 greens and hit her 60-degree wedge to two feet on the 501-yard, par five 10th hole for her lone birdie of the day. On the front nine, the sophomore registered seven pars and a bogey-free stretch of six holes.
Freshman Phoebe Brinker closed her first tournament with the Blue Devils with a 78 as she placed tied for 35th with a 235. A native of Wilmington, Del., Brinker collected one birdie on the day on the 454-yard, par five fifth as she hit the green in two and two-putted for birdie. She had a stretch on the back nine where she parred a career-best five straight holes and finished with seven pars on the final nine.
Duke will next travel to Columbia, S.C., to compete in the Gamecock Intercollegiate, which will take place March 1-3 at the Columbia Country Club.
For more information on Duke women's golf, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWGolf".
#GoDuke
Duke Results
Erica Shepherd 71-75-73=219 (3, +3)
Anne Chen 76-77-73=226 (T14, +10)
Gina Kim 77-78-72=227 (T18, +11)
Megan Furtney 78-76-77=231 (T28, +15)
Phoebe Brinker 79-78-78=235 (T35, +19)
1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Wake Forest 299 288 287 874 +10
T5 T3 2 Virginia 304 304 294 902 +38
3 T3 3 Duke 302 306 295 903 +39
9 5 4 Clemson 315 294 295 904 +40
T5 7 5 Furman 304 308 297 909 +45
7 6 6 Virginia Tech 307 304 299 910 +46
2 2 7 East Carolina 300 303 315 918 +54
4 9 8 College of Charleston 303 316 305 924 +60
8 10 9 North Carolina 313 315 311 939 +75
10 8 10 North Carolina State 321 297 324 942 +78
11 11 11 Indiana 322 319 326 967 +103
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T4 1 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 73 74 69 216 E
2 2 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 77 68 72 217 +1
3 3 Erica Shepherd Duke 71 75 73 219 +3
T9 4 Beth Lillie Virginia 77 72 71 220 +4
T4 5 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 76 71 74 221 +5
T14 T6 Ivy Shepherd Clemson 78 73 72 223 +7
1 T6 Dorthea Forbrigd East Carolina 71 73 79 223 +7
T11 8 Anna Morgan Furman 79 71 74 224 +8
T14 T9 Riley Smyth Virginia 72 79 74 225 +9
T14 T9 Alexandra Swayne Clemson 80 71 74 225 +9
T6 T9 Emily Mahar Virginia Tech 73 75 77 225 +9
T17 T9 Virginia Bossi Virginia 78 74 73 225 +9
T20 T13 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 76 77 73 226 +10
T20 T13 Anne Chen Duke 76 77 73 226 +10
T6 T13 Siyun Liu Wake Forest 73 75 78 226 +10
T6 T13 Monika Hartl North Carolina State 77 71 78 226 +10
T11 T13 Jennifer Zhou * North Carolina 75 75 76 226 +10
T9 T18 Savannah Grewal Clemson 74 75 78 227 +11
T28 T18 Gina Kim Duke 77 78 72 227 +11
T28 T20 Madison Moosa Furman 75 80 73 228 +12
T20 T20 Becca DiNunzio Virginia Tech 81 72 75 228 +12
T11 T20 Michelle Forsland East Carolina 74 76 78 228 +12
T38 T20 Jodee Tindal College of Charleston 76 82 70 228 +12
T25 24 Mary Parsons Indiana 78 76 75 229 +13
T38 T25 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 79 79 72 230 +14
T17 T25 Julie Boysen Hillestad East Carolina 79 73 78 230 +14
T17 T25 Viktoria Hund College of Charleston 74 78 78 230 +14
T38 T28 Keera Foocharoen Virginia Tech 83 75 73 231 +15
T25 T28 Megan Furtney Duke 78 76 77 231 +15
T20 T28 Natalia Aseguinolaza Martin North Carolina 75 78 78 231 +15
33 T31 Jennifer Cleary Virginia 77 79 76 232 +16
T25 T31 Isabel Amezcua North Carolina State 81 73 78 232 +16
T34 T33 Jessica Spicer Virginia Tech 75 82 76 233 +17
T28 T33 Victoria Huskey College of Charleston 74 81 78 233 +17
T28 T35 Caroline Wrigley Furman 75 80 80 235 +19
T45 T35 Celeste Valinho Virginia 78 81 76 235 +19
T28 T35 Caitlin Cotterill * Furman 78 77 80 235 +19
T34 T35 Phoebe Brinker Duke 79 78 78 235 +19
T47 39 Alyssa Montgomery Virginia Tech 78 83 75 236 +20
T38 T40 Emily Dunlap College of Charleston 79 79 79 237 +21
T34 T40 Othilie Lied College of Charleston 79 78 80 237 +21
T20 T40 Angela Aung Indiana 76 77 84 237 +21
T38 T43 Gracyn Burgess Clemson 83 75 80 238 +22
T47 T43 Nicole Adam North Carolina 77 84 77 238 +22
T34 45 Crista Izuzquiza North Carolina 79 78 82 239 +23
T38 T46 Inja Fric North Carolina State 83 75 82 240 +24
49 T46 Kayla Smith North Carolina 82 80 78 240 +24
T51 T48 Carly Burkhardt Furman 78 86 77 241 +25
T45 T48 Olivia Hamilton * College of Charleston 85 74 82 241 +25
50 T50 Oda Sofie Kilsti East Carolina 82 81 80 243 +27
T53 T50 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 86 79 78 243 +27
T38 T52 Natalie Ambruester North Carolina State 80 78 86 244 +28
57 T52 Kirsty Brodie * College of Charleston 84 83 77 244 +28
T53 54 Kathryn Carson East Carolina 76 89 80 245 +29
61 T55 Annabelle Pancake Clemson 86 89 71 246 +30
T51 T55 Nicole Kramer * North Carolina State 81 83 82 246 +30
56 57 Hanna Tanaka Indiana 81 85 82 248 +32
T53 58 Lea Klimentova North Carolina State 84 81 88 253 +37
58 59 Caroline Hermes * East Carolina 79 89 87 255 +39
59 60 Valerie Clancy Indiana 87 84 85 256 +40
60 61 Maddie Dittoe Indiana 90 82 90 262 +46
62 - Clarissa von Stosch * College of Charleston 87 D D - -
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