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Women's Golf
vs NCAA Championship
Monday, October 10
Juno Beach, Fla. (Seminole Golf Club)
Duke University
vs
Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Blue Devils in Third at Jackson T. Stephens Cup
10/10/2022 8:43:00 PM | Women's Golf
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – The Duke women's golf team opened action at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup on Monday at the 6,200-yard, par-72 Seminole Golf Club and is currently 6-under-par heading into Tuesday's action in Juno Beach, Fla.
Due to darkness, the Blue Devils were unable to finish the second round and will conclude action on Tuesday. Only freshman Andie Smith was able to finish a full 36 holes with the rest of the Duke golfers having 1-4 holes remaining.
Duke sits tied for third overall, as the Blue Devils are currently 6-under in round two. Wake Forest and Stanford finished the second round at 18-under (558) and seven-under (569), respectively, to hold the top two slots. Duke (-6), Southern California (-6), South Carolina (Even), Arkansas (+7, 583) and LSU (+11, 587) round out the field. Following 54 holes, the top four teams will advance to match play.
How It Happened
• Duke carded an even-par, 288, in round one good for fifth overall as the Blue Devils fired 14 birdies in the morning round. After opening the day on hole No. 10, Duke jumped to 5-under-par when the Blue Devils made the turn and led the field early.
• Junior Phoebe Brinker paced the Blue Devils in the first round with a 2-under, 70, as she rolled in four birdies. After shooting 1-under on the front nine with a birdie on No. 14, she carded birdies on No. 1 and No. 3 to get to 3-under-par. She closed the final six holes at 1-over with a birdie on No. 7.
• Both Rylie Heflin and Andie Smith carded even-par rounds of 72 in round one. Smith rolled in four birdies, while Heflin added two, along with 15 pars.
• Erica Shepherd and Anne Chen signed for first round totals of 74 and 75, respectively.
• Smith opened her second round with back-to-back birdies on No. 1 and No. 2. She then had five pars and one bogey, before draining birdies on No. 9 and No. 10 to get to 3-under. Smith carded her fifth birdie of the day on No. 15 and closed with two pars and a bogey on No. 18 to finish with a 3-under, 69.
• Shepherd caught fire on the back nine of the second round. She opened with nine straight pars, before sinking a birdie on No. 10 and then notching an eagle on No. 14 to move to 3-under. She has three holes remaining and stands at 3-under.
• After parring the first six holes, Chen registered birdies on No. 7, No. 9 and No. 10 to get to 3-under. She then suffered bogeys on No. 11 and No. 14 to fall to 1-under. Chen has four holes remaining in round two.
• Heflin continued her solid play opening the second round with a birdie on No. 2 and was 1-under through nine holes. She had a bogey on No. 10, parred the next five holes and then had a double-bogey on No. 16. Heflin collected a birdie on No. 17 and has one hole remaining sitting at +1 for the second round.
• Brinker held a 3-over-par score through 13 holes in the second round but collected her first birdie of the afternoon on the 440-yard, par-5 No. 14. After a par on the 15th, Brinker has three holes remaining and is +2.
Notes
• Duke features five golfers in the top 20 of the leaderboard – Andie Smith (T7), Erica Shepherd (T11), Phoebe Brinker (T14), Rylie Heflin (T17) and Anne Chen (T20).
• Shepherd carded her fourth collegiate eagle as she rolled in a 16-footer on No. 14 in the second round.
• Smith's 3-under-par, 69, matched a career-best ledger in her rookie campaign. She currently sits tied for seventh, individually, with a 3-under, 141. Smith played the par-5 holes at 5-under.
• Duke has played the par-five holes at 13-under-par.
• The 117 pars by the Blue Devils currently ranks third among seven teams.
• Heflin was 1-under on the par-3 holes to rank tied for third among the golfers. Her 27 pars were tied for second.
Quotes
"I'm real proud of our team. They all played well. When five are playing well and someone slips a bit, your team has your back. It makes it fun. Seminole is a wonderful golf course - all it's cracked up to be. Unique holes, challenging but fair." – Duke head coach Dan Brooks
Up Next
Duke will return to the course on Tuesday at 9 a.m., to finish round two and then will play the third and final stroke play round. The Golf Channel will feature live coverage of the event on Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. There will be an encore aired from 8-11 p.m., as well.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
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Due to darkness, the Blue Devils were unable to finish the second round and will conclude action on Tuesday. Only freshman Andie Smith was able to finish a full 36 holes with the rest of the Duke golfers having 1-4 holes remaining.
Duke sits tied for third overall, as the Blue Devils are currently 6-under in round two. Wake Forest and Stanford finished the second round at 18-under (558) and seven-under (569), respectively, to hold the top two slots. Duke (-6), Southern California (-6), South Carolina (Even), Arkansas (+7, 583) and LSU (+11, 587) round out the field. Following 54 holes, the top four teams will advance to match play.
How It Happened
• Duke carded an even-par, 288, in round one good for fifth overall as the Blue Devils fired 14 birdies in the morning round. After opening the day on hole No. 10, Duke jumped to 5-under-par when the Blue Devils made the turn and led the field early.
• Junior Phoebe Brinker paced the Blue Devils in the first round with a 2-under, 70, as she rolled in four birdies. After shooting 1-under on the front nine with a birdie on No. 14, she carded birdies on No. 1 and No. 3 to get to 3-under-par. She closed the final six holes at 1-over with a birdie on No. 7.
• Both Rylie Heflin and Andie Smith carded even-par rounds of 72 in round one. Smith rolled in four birdies, while Heflin added two, along with 15 pars.
• Erica Shepherd and Anne Chen signed for first round totals of 74 and 75, respectively.
• Smith opened her second round with back-to-back birdies on No. 1 and No. 2. She then had five pars and one bogey, before draining birdies on No. 9 and No. 10 to get to 3-under. Smith carded her fifth birdie of the day on No. 15 and closed with two pars and a bogey on No. 18 to finish with a 3-under, 69.
• Shepherd caught fire on the back nine of the second round. She opened with nine straight pars, before sinking a birdie on No. 10 and then notching an eagle on No. 14 to move to 3-under. She has three holes remaining and stands at 3-under.
• After parring the first six holes, Chen registered birdies on No. 7, No. 9 and No. 10 to get to 3-under. She then suffered bogeys on No. 11 and No. 14 to fall to 1-under. Chen has four holes remaining in round two.
• Heflin continued her solid play opening the second round with a birdie on No. 2 and was 1-under through nine holes. She had a bogey on No. 10, parred the next five holes and then had a double-bogey on No. 16. Heflin collected a birdie on No. 17 and has one hole remaining sitting at +1 for the second round.
• Brinker held a 3-over-par score through 13 holes in the second round but collected her first birdie of the afternoon on the 440-yard, par-5 No. 14. After a par on the 15th, Brinker has three holes remaining and is +2.
Notes
• Duke features five golfers in the top 20 of the leaderboard – Andie Smith (T7), Erica Shepherd (T11), Phoebe Brinker (T14), Rylie Heflin (T17) and Anne Chen (T20).
• Shepherd carded her fourth collegiate eagle as she rolled in a 16-footer on No. 14 in the second round.
• Smith's 3-under-par, 69, matched a career-best ledger in her rookie campaign. She currently sits tied for seventh, individually, with a 3-under, 141. Smith played the par-5 holes at 5-under.
• Duke has played the par-five holes at 13-under-par.
• The 117 pars by the Blue Devils currently ranks third among seven teams.
• Heflin was 1-under on the par-3 holes to rank tied for third among the golfers. Her 27 pars were tied for second.
Quotes
"I'm real proud of our team. They all played well. When five are playing well and someone slips a bit, your team has your back. It makes it fun. Seminole is a wonderful golf course - all it's cracked up to be. Unique holes, challenging but fair." – Duke head coach Dan Brooks
Up Next
Duke will return to the course on Tuesday at 9 a.m., to finish round two and then will play the third and final stroke play round. The Golf Channel will feature live coverage of the event on Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. There will be an encore aired from 8-11 p.m., as well.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
#GoDuke
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