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Birdies for Babies Program Pushes Past $11,000 Mark
4/13/2021 12:06:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM – As the Duke men's and women's golf programs prepare to head to their respective 2021 ACC Championships, the Blue Devils have now raised $11,023 this spring for the Birdies for Babies program, which benefits the Duke Children's Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.
Over the last four years, the program has now brought in $58,325 to help Duke Children's.
Ian Siebers shattered the Duke freshman tournament scoring record, shooting 13-under par recently at the Stitch Intercollegiate to lead the men's golf program to a sixth-place finish at MacGregor Downs GC in Cary. Siebers carded an opening 71 in the first round, then shot back-to-back career low rounds of six-under 66 in rounds two and three to post his career-best finish of tied for third. The freshman from Bellevue, Wash., has finished in the top 30 in each of his seven tournaments this season.
The men's squad will next compete in the ACC Championship April 23-26 in Milton, Ga.
The women's program is coming off claiming the Cavalier Match Play title with victories over Richmond (5-0), Maryland (3-2) and Virginia Tech (3-2). Three Blue Devils – Gina Kim, Erica Shepherd and Jaravee Boonchant – also compete in the Augusta National Women's Amateur recently with Kim finishing tied for 13th and Shepherd tied for 16th.
The Blue Devils are seeded No. 1 in the upcoming ACC Championship that will take place April 15-18 in Greensboro, N.C.
Those looking to support Duke's partnership with the Duke Children's can make pledges per birdie. Pledges will start at $0.50 and high pledge increments are welcome. If the Blue Devils register an eagle (counts as two birdies), albatross (three birdies) and hole-in-one (four birdies) they will count as stated.
The creation of the program was spearheaded by 2019 Duke graduate Virginia Elena Carta. A native of Udine, Italy, Carta was a four-time All-ACC selection and the 2016 NCAA Individual Champion. The 2016 WGCA All-America and Honda Award winner turned in a NCAA-record 16-under-par ledger of 272 as a rookie to register her first collegiate victory. She became one of only four Blue Devils to win both a NCAA Individual and team NCAA title.
Duke Children's is a 180-bed inpatient hospital within Duke University Hospital. The central outpatient clinic, the McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center, is a 66,000 square-foot facility that is adjacent to the hospital, and that combines medical and surgical specialty services in one colorful, child-focused location. Additionally, there are numerous Duke Children's primary care and specialty care clinics through North Carolina to care for the needs of children throughout the state. Duke Children's is one of the largest health care providers for children in the Southeast, and the only children's hospital in North Carolina to be ranked in all ten specialties by the U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about Duke Children's online at www.dukechildrens.org or at www.facebook.com/dukechildrens.
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Over the last four years, the program has now brought in $58,325 to help Duke Children's.
Ian Siebers shattered the Duke freshman tournament scoring record, shooting 13-under par recently at the Stitch Intercollegiate to lead the men's golf program to a sixth-place finish at MacGregor Downs GC in Cary. Siebers carded an opening 71 in the first round, then shot back-to-back career low rounds of six-under 66 in rounds two and three to post his career-best finish of tied for third. The freshman from Bellevue, Wash., has finished in the top 30 in each of his seven tournaments this season.
The men's squad will next compete in the ACC Championship April 23-26 in Milton, Ga.
The women's program is coming off claiming the Cavalier Match Play title with victories over Richmond (5-0), Maryland (3-2) and Virginia Tech (3-2). Three Blue Devils – Gina Kim, Erica Shepherd and Jaravee Boonchant – also compete in the Augusta National Women's Amateur recently with Kim finishing tied for 13th and Shepherd tied for 16th.
The Blue Devils are seeded No. 1 in the upcoming ACC Championship that will take place April 15-18 in Greensboro, N.C.
Those looking to support Duke's partnership with the Duke Children's can make pledges per birdie. Pledges will start at $0.50 and high pledge increments are welcome. If the Blue Devils register an eagle (counts as two birdies), albatross (three birdies) and hole-in-one (four birdies) they will count as stated.
The creation of the program was spearheaded by 2019 Duke graduate Virginia Elena Carta. A native of Udine, Italy, Carta was a four-time All-ACC selection and the 2016 NCAA Individual Champion. The 2016 WGCA All-America and Honda Award winner turned in a NCAA-record 16-under-par ledger of 272 as a rookie to register her first collegiate victory. She became one of only four Blue Devils to win both a NCAA Individual and team NCAA title.
Duke Children's is a 180-bed inpatient hospital within Duke University Hospital. The central outpatient clinic, the McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center, is a 66,000 square-foot facility that is adjacent to the hospital, and that combines medical and surgical specialty services in one colorful, child-focused location. Additionally, there are numerous Duke Children's primary care and specialty care clinics through North Carolina to care for the needs of children throughout the state. Duke Children's is one of the largest health care providers for children in the Southeast, and the only children's hospital in North Carolina to be ranked in all ten specialties by the U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about Duke Children's online at www.dukechildrens.org or at www.facebook.com/dukechildrens.
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