COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the 32nd time in school history, the Duke women's golf team will participate in the NCAA Championship as the Blue Devils carded a 54-hole ledger of 880 to finish in a tie for second at the 6,335-yard, Par 72 The Ohio State Golf Club Scarlett Course. Â
Duke advances to Scottsdale, Ariz., where the Blue Devils will play May 21-26 at the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club in search of their eighth NCAA Championship. The Blue Devils are the reigning NCAA Champions, after claiming their seventh trophy in 2019 in Fayetteville, Ark.
With Duke finishing in the top four of the regional, it marks the eighth straight year Duke has placed in the top four under the direction of head coach
Dan Brooks. Â
Georgia claimed the regional title with a three-day total of 865, while Duke (880), Arizona State (880), Kentucky (883), Michigan (885) and Kent State (885) all advanced to Arizona for the championship. Â
The Blue Devils carded rounds of 287, 298 and 295 over the three days in Columbus, Ohio. Â
Three different Duke golfers finished in the top 13 of the event with junior
Gina Kim in a tie for 11th, while senior
Jaravee Boonchant and sophomore
Erica Shepherd in a tie for 13th. Â
Kim turned in rounds of 70, 74 and 74 for a 54-hole ledger of 218 over the three days. A product of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim had an even-par round going Wednesday with two birdies on No. 2 and No. 12, but suffered back-to-back bogeys on No. 17 and No. 18 to finish with a 74. She hit 13 fairways, 12 greens and rolled 32 putts to close the week. In two NCAA Regionals she has played in, Kim has posted a tied for sixth and tied for 11 finish. Â
A native of Greenwood, Ind., Shepherd had a nice up-and-down par on No. 1 and then rolled in a 10-footer for birdie on the second hole to get in the red. She went on to make the turn at even par with a four-foot birdie on No. 9. On the back, Shepherd parred the first six holes and then drained an eight-footer for birdie on the 16th hole. After parring No. 17, she suffered a bogey on the 18th to finish with her ninth round of the season of even or under par. Shepherd signed for rounds of 71, 77 and 72 over the three days for a 4-over, 220, in her first regional appearance. Â
With rounds of 73, 74 and 73, Boonchant placed tied for 13th with a 220 as well. She connected for two birdies on the front nine on No. 4 and No. 9 as she made the turn at even par, 36. Boonchant, who is from Bangkok, Thailand, featured a great up-and-down par on the par-3 fifth as her approach was right of the green and drained a long parr putt to stay at even par. She had a bogey on No. 11 and had seven pars to close her day. The three-time All-American hit 14 greens, 12 fairways and had 33 putts. Â
Both freshmen
Anne Chen and
Phoebe Brinker notched a 4-over-par, 76, to close regional play. Chen was tied for 29th with a 224, while Brinker was tied for 33rd with a 225. Â
Chen, who is from Sugar Land, Texas, collected two birdies on the day on No. 7 as she sank a 9-footer and on No. 16 from two feet. She had rounds of 73, 75 and 76 in her first regional. Â
With three birdies in the final round, Brinker tied for a team best and finished the week with eight total birdies as she carded rounds of 74, 75 and 76. In the final round, she drained a 4-footer for birdie on No. 1, after a perfect drive. Brinker, who hails from Wilmington, Del., then rolled in a 10-footer on No. 4 and two-putted for birdie on the par-5 12th, after hitting the green in two. Â
Duke has won NCAA Championships in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2019. Â
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Duke Results
T5 T11
Gina Kim Duke 70  74 74      218 +2
T19 T13
Erica Shepherd Duke 71  77 72      220 +4
T13 T13
Jaravee Boonchant Duke 73  74 73      220 +4
T19 T29
Anne Chen Duke 73  75 76      224 +8
T21 T33
Phoebe Brinker Duke 74  75 76      225 +9
1 2 3 Team Scores
4Â 1Â 1 Georgia, U. of 289Â 288Â 288Â Â Â Â Â Â 865Â +1
2Â 3Â T2 Duke 287Â 298Â 295Â Â Â Â Â Â 880Â +16
T5Â 5Â T2 Arizona State 291Â 301Â 288Â Â Â Â Â Â 880Â +16
T11Â 6Â 4 Kentucky 298Â 295Â 290Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
3Â 2Â T5 Michigan 288Â 296Â 301Â Â Â Â Â Â 885Â +21
T5Â 4Â T5 Kent State 291Â 298Â 296Â Â Â Â Â Â 885Â +21
1Â 9Â 7 Oklahoma 286Â 312Â 290Â Â Â Â Â Â 888Â +24
T9Â 8Â 8 Vanderbilt 297Â 300Â 292Â Â Â Â Â Â 889Â +25
T7Â 7Â 9 Virginia 296Â 299Â 299Â Â Â Â Â Â 894Â +30
14Â 10Â 10 Clemson 299Â 303Â 297Â Â Â Â Â Â 899Â +35
T11Â 11Â 11 Campbell 298Â 306Â 298Â Â Â Â Â Â 902Â +38
T7Â 14Â 12 Washington 296Â 316Â 293Â Â Â Â Â Â 905Â +41
T9Â 12Â 13 Illinois 297Â 310Â 299Â Â Â Â Â Â 906Â +42
T11Â 13Â 14 Coastal Carolina 298Â 313Â 302Â Â Â Â Â Â 913Â +49
16Â T15Â T15 New Mexico 310Â 310Â 296Â Â Â Â Â Â 916Â +52
15Â T15Â T15 Nebraska 307Â 313Â 296Â Â Â Â Â Â 916Â +52
17Â 17Â 17 Youngstown State 322Â 318Â 319Â Â Â Â Â Â 959Â +95
18Â 18Â 18 Evansville 323Â 335Â 317Â Â Â Â Â Â 975Â +111
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Jenny Bae Georgia, U. of 71  68 73      212 -4
4 T2 Caley McGinty Kent State 70  73 72      215 -1
10 T2 Linn Grant Arizona State 71  74 70      215 -1
2 T2 Monet Chun Michigan 70  70 75      215 -1
T13 T5 Louise Yu Vanderbilt 72  75 70      217 +1
T5 T5 Beth Lillie Virginia 72  72 73      217 +1
T13 T5 Rikke Svejgaard Kentucky 75  72 70      217 +1
T5 T5 Maria Villanueva Kentucky 73  71 73      217 +1
T11 T5 Candice Mahe Georgia, U. of 71  75 71      217 +1
3 T5 Isabella Holpfer Georgia, U. of 72  70 75      217 +1
T5 T11 Celina Sattelkau Vanderbilt 72  72 74      218 +2
T5 T11
Gina Kim Duke 70  74 74      218 +2
T34 T13 Hannah Screen Oklahoma 72  79 69      220 +4
T13 T13 Kaitlin Milligan Oklahoma 70  77 73      220 +4
T19 T13
Erica Shepherd Duke 71  77 72      220 +4
T13 T13
Jaravee Boonchant Duke 73  74 73      220 +4
T21 T17 Emily Hawkins Campbell 75  74 72      221 +5
T31 T17 Olivia Mehaffey Arizona State 71  79 71      221 +5
T31 T17 Ashley Menne Arizona State 73  77 71      221 +5
T11 T17 Chloe Salort Kent State 72  74 75      221 +5
T5 T17 Hailey Borja Michigan 69  75 77      221 +5
T34 T22 Crystal Wang Illinois 75  76 71      222 +6
T13 T22 Ivy Shepherd Clemson 73  74 75      222 +6
T21 T24 Alexandra Swayne Clemson 72  77 74      223 +7
T21 T24 Emily Price Kent State 77  72 74      223 +7
T31 T24 Laney Frye Kentucky 75  75 73      223 +7
T21 T24 Frantiska Lunackova Coastal Carolina 74  75 74      223 +7
T13 T24 Ashley Lau Michigan 73  74 76      223 +7
T34 T29 Libby Winans Oklahoma 71  80 73      224 +8
T21 T29 Mikhaela Fortuna Oklahoma 73  76 75      224 +8
T34 T29 Tristyn Nowlin Illinois 73  78 73      224 +8
T19 T29
Anne Chen Duke 73  75 76      224 +8
T34 T33 Riley Smyth Virginia 74  77 74      225 +9
T40 T33 Stefanie Deng Washington 75  77 73      225 +9
T21 T33
Phoebe Brinker Duke 74  75 76      225 +9
T49 T36 Savannah Grewal Clemson 79  75 72      226 +10
T21 T36 Virginia Bossi Virginia 71  78 77      226 +10
T68 T36 Jo Hua Hung Georgia, U. of 75  82 69      226 +10
T34 T36 Caterina Don Georgia, U. of 76  75 75      226 +10
T40 T36 Kate Smith Nebraska 78  74 74      226 +10
T65 T41 Anna Nordfors Campbell 75  81 71      227 +11
T65 T41 Rino Sasaki Washington 72  84 71      227 +11
T21 T43 Patricia Garre Munoz Campbell 74  75 79      228 +12
T21 T43 Alessandra Fanali Arizona State 76  73 79      228 +12
T49 T45 Tess Davenport Vanderbilt 75  79 75      229 +13
T40 T45 Ali Morallos Illinois 75  77 77      229 +13
T59 T45 Jensen Castle Kentucky 75  80 74      229 +13
T46 T45 Amanda Linner Arizona State 76  77 76      229 +13
T68 T45 Camille Boyd Washington 77  80 72      229 +13
T68 T45 Caroline Jansson New Mexico 79  78 72      229 +13
T40 T45 Martha Lewis Washington 76  76 77      229 +13
T49 T45 Ashley Kim Michigan 76  78 75      229 +13
T46 T45 Michaela Vavrova Nebraska 78  75 76      229 +13
T40 T45 Katlyn Shutt Youngstown State 74  78 77      229 +13
T68 T55 Auston Kim Vanderbilt 78  79 73      230 +14
T49 T55 Annabelle Pancake Clemson 77  77 76      230 +14
T46 T55 Jennifer Cleary Virginia 81  72 77      230 +14
T21 T55 Leah Onosato * Old Dominion 70  79 81      230 +14
T59 T55 Kory Nielsen Kent State 76  79 75      230 +14
T49 T55 Tiffany Arafi Coastal Carolina 77  77 76      230 +14
T59 T55 Lauren Lehigh New Mexico 76  79 75      230 +14
T59 T55 Mikaela Schulz Michigan 78  77 75      230 +14
T59 T63 Tomita Arejola Campbell 74  81 76      231 +15
T68 T63 Caitlin Evans-Brand Coastal Carolina 77  80 74      231 +15
T40 T63 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 75  77 79      231 +15
T68 T63 Napat Lertsadwattana New Mexico 77  80 74      231 +15
T49 T63 Myah McDonald New Mexico 78  76 77      231 +15
T77 T63 Alice Duan Nebraska 75  83 73      231 +15
T68 T69 Serena Chon New Mexico 80  77 75      232 +16
T49 T69 Sophia Carlsen Coastal Carolina 71  83 78      232 +16
T77 T69 Megan Whittaker Nebraska 76  82 74      232 +16
T65 72 Brittany Kwon Washington 73  83 77      233 +17
T49 T73 Callista Rice Clemson 77  77 80      234 +18
T59 T73 Isabel Sy Illinois 74  81 79      234 +18
T77 T73 Monika Hartl * North Carolina State 78  80 76      234 +18
T49 T73 Mayka Hoogeboom Kent State 73  81 80      234 +18
T84 T77 Celeste Valinho Virginia 79  81 75      235 +19
T49 T77 Isabell Ekstrom Campbell 78  76 81      235 +19
T68 T77 Rory Weinfurther * Richmond 79  78 78      235 +19
T77 80 Samantha Vodry * High Point Univ. 78  80 78      236 +20
T68 T81 Nicole Abelar Coastal Carolina 76  81 80      237 +21
T84 T81 Danae Rugola Youngstown State 81  79 77      237 +21
T82 T81 Sophia Rohleder Evansville 77  82 78      237 +21
T77 84 Maria Fernanda Martinez Oklahoma 75  83 81      239 +23
86 85 Puthita Khuanrudee Youngstown State 81  80 79      240 +24
88 86 Reena Sulkar Illinois 84  79 78      241 +25
T82 T87 Nicole Adam * North Carolina 81  78 83      242 +26
T90 T87 Kirsten Baete Nebraska 85  82 75      242 +26
T92 89 Alyssa McMinn Evansville 84  85 76      245 +29
87 90 Maria Loza * Hartford 79  83 85      247 +31
89 91 Allison Enchelmayer Evansville 83  83 82      248 +32
T92 92 Caitlin O'Donnel Evansville 84  85 81      250 +34
T90 93 Christina Lewis Youngstown State 86  81 87      254 +38
96 - Mallory Russell Evansville 79 D 82      -    -  Â
95 94 Jayna Choi Vanderbilt  74 75      149 +5
95 Victoria Utrup Youngstown State    86      86 +14