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Final
Women's Golf
vs NCAA Championship
Wednesday, May 12
Columbus, Ohio
Duke University
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NCAA Regional Championship
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5/12/2021 6:18:00 PM | Women's Golf
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.
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.
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.
The Blue Devils carded rounds of 287, 298 and 295 over the three days in Columbus, Ohio.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Duke has won NCAA Championships in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2019.
#GoDuke
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
4 1 1 Georgia, U. of 289 288 288 865 +1
2 3 T2 Duke 287 298 295 880 +16
T5 5 T2 Arizona State 291 301 288 880 +16
T11 6 4 Kentucky 298 295 290 883 +19
3 2 T5 Michigan 288 296 301 885 +21
T5 4 T5 Kent State 291 298 296 885 +21
1 9 7 Oklahoma 286 312 290 888 +24
T9 8 8 Vanderbilt 297 300 292 889 +25
T7 7 9 Virginia 296 299 299 894 +30
14 10 10 Clemson 299 303 297 899 +35
T11 11 11 Campbell 298 306 298 902 +38
T7 14 12 Washington 296 316 293 905 +41
T9 12 13 Illinois 297 310 299 906 +42
T11 13 14 Coastal Carolina 298 313 302 913 +49
16 T15 T15 New Mexico 310 310 296 916 +52
15 T15 T15 Nebraska 307 313 296 916 +52
17 17 17 Youngstown State 322 318 319 959 +95
18 18 18 Evansville 323 335 317 975 +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 - -
95 94 Jayna Choi Vanderbilt 74 75 149 +5
95 Victoria Utrup Youngstown State 86 86 +14
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.
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.
The Blue Devils carded rounds of 287, 298 and 295 over the three days in Columbus, Ohio.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Duke has won NCAA Championships in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2019.
#GoDuke
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
4 1 1 Georgia, U. of 289 288 288 865 +1
2 3 T2 Duke 287 298 295 880 +16
T5 5 T2 Arizona State 291 301 288 880 +16
T11 6 4 Kentucky 298 295 290 883 +19
3 2 T5 Michigan 288 296 301 885 +21
T5 4 T5 Kent State 291 298 296 885 +21
1 9 7 Oklahoma 286 312 290 888 +24
T9 8 8 Vanderbilt 297 300 292 889 +25
T7 7 9 Virginia 296 299 299 894 +30
14 10 10 Clemson 299 303 297 899 +35
T11 11 11 Campbell 298 306 298 902 +38
T7 14 12 Washington 296 316 293 905 +41
T9 12 13 Illinois 297 310 299 906 +42
T11 13 14 Coastal Carolina 298 313 302 913 +49
16 T15 T15 New Mexico 310 310 296 916 +52
15 T15 T15 Nebraska 307 313 296 916 +52
17 17 17 Youngstown State 322 318 319 959 +95
18 18 18 Evansville 323 335 317 975 +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 - -
95 94 Jayna Choi Vanderbilt 74 75 149 +5
95 Victoria Utrup Youngstown State 86 86 +14
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