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Tuesday, October 11
Juno Beach, Fla. (Seminole Golf Club)
Duke University
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Jackson T. Stephens Cup
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Blue Devils Advance to Match Play at Stephens Cup
10/11/2022 10:18:00 PM | Women's Golf
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – The 10th-ranked Duke women's golf team shot 11-under-par over the final two rounds en route to placing third through 54 holes of stroke play at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, which was contested at the 6,200-yard, par-72 Seminole Golf Club. Duke now moves on to match play and will face South Carolina on Wednesday.
The Blue Devils carded rounds of 288, 282 and 283 over the last two days to finish with an 11-under, 853, ledger. Wake Forest placed first as a team with a 19-under, 845, while Stanford was second with a 13-under, 851. South Carolina carded a 7-under, 857, to finish fourth.
As a team, Duke registered four golfers in the top-18 led by senior Erica Shepherd's back-to-back rounds of 69 on her way to finishing with a 4-under, 212, and was seventh overall.
How It Happened
• Duke closed the second round on Tuesday morning by finishing with a 6-under, 282, which was a season-low score for the Blue Devils. With a 6-under, 570, overall through 36 holes, Duke was third overall behind Wake Forest (558) and Stanford (569).
• In the final round, Shepherd had her putter working early as she drained an eight-foot putt for birdie on No. 1, a 22-footer for birdie on No. 2 and then 2-putted for birdie on No. 3 to move to 3-under-par. She would par the next 10 holes and move to 4-under with another two-putt birdie on a par-5 (No. 14). After her lone bogey on No. 15, she parred the final three holes to finish with a 69. Shepherd hit 15 greens, 12 fairways and rolled 33 putts.
• Junior Anne Chen turned in a tied for 12th placement with rounds of 75, 70 and 69 for a 2-under, 214. She got things going on No. 2 as she hit her 9-iron from 121 yards to 13 feet for birdie and then 2-putted for birdie on No. 3 to get to 2-under. Chen parred the next four holes and then went 2-over-par in a span of five holes. She closed strong with an 8-footer for birdie on No. 14, 10-foot birdie on No. 15 and 7-footer for birdie on No. 16 to get to 3-under. Chen rolled 29 putts on the day.
• With a 1-under, 215, freshman Andie Smith closed the stroke play portion with a career-best tied for 14th finish in her home state of Florida. After 13 holes on Tuesday, Smith was 4-over, but reached the par-5 14th and 15th greens in two and 2-putted for birdie. After a bogey and par on the next two holes, she drained a 40-footer for birdie on No. 18 to close with a 74.
• Junior Phoebe Brinker registered her second top-20 finish of the season with rounds of 70, 76 and 71 for a 217. In the final round, she parred the first seven holes and then sank a 12-foot downhill birdie on No. 8 to get in the red. After three pars and a bogey, Brinker registered a tap-in for birdie on the 140-yard, par-3 13th. Brinker then rolled in a 6-foot birdie on No. 14 to get to 2-under for the day. She closed the afternoon with three pars and a bogey.
• After totaling rounds of 72 and 74, sophomore Rylie Heflin had a 78 on Tuesday to finish in 27th with a 224. She had birdies on No. 3 and No. 16 on the day.
Notes
• The 6-under, 282, by the Blue Devils in the second round, which was a season-low 18-hole score. It was two strokes lower than the 284 in the second round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.
• Erica Shepherd had a career-best 35-hole bogey-free streak that spanned from the first through third rounds.
• Shepherd now owns eight career rounds in the 60s and collected her second collegiate tournament with back-to-back rounds in the 60s.
• Anne Chen owns four rounds of even or under par on the year, while Phoebe Brinker has a team-best six.
• Duke will face former Blue Devil golfer and Duke assistant coach Kalen Anderson, who is the head coach of South Carolina, in match play Wednesday.
• Rachel Kuehn of Wake Forest won the individual title with a 10-under, 206.
• Stanford and Wake Forest will play in match play for the team title on Wednesday as the top two seeds.
Quotes
"Of course, we wanted a chance to win, so there's disappointment. But we really closed the gap coming in. We'll fight hard against South Carolina tomorrow." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
Up Next
The Blue Devils will take on fourth-seeded South Carolina for third place in the event with a start time slated for 11:40 a.m., on Wednesday. The Golf Channel will feature live coverage on Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. There will be an encore aired from 7-10 p.m., and 3-6 a.m. (Oct. 13).
Duke vs. South Carolina
11:40 a.m. – Phoebe Brinker vs. Hannah Darling (South Carolina)
11:50 a.m. – Erica Shepherd vs. Mathilde Claisse (South Carolina)
12:00 p.m. – Anne Chen vs. Katherine Muzi (South Carolina)
12:10 p.m. – Andie Smith vs. Justine Fournand (South Carolina)
12:20 p.m. – Rylie Heflin vs. Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina)
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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Duke Results
T10 7 Erica Shepherd Duke 74 69 69 212 -4
T16 T12 Anne Chen Duke 75 70 69 214 -2
T6 T14 Andie Smith Duke 72 69 74 215 -1
T19 T18 Phoebe Brinker Duke 70 76 71 217 +1
T19 27 Rylie Heflin Duke 72 74 78 224 +8
1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Wake Forest 281 277 287 845 -19
2 2 2 Stanford 283 286 282 851 -13
5 3 3 Duke 288 282 283 853 -11
4 5 4 South Carolina 287 292 278 857 -7
3 4 5 Southern California 285 288 293 866 +2
6 7 6 LSU 296 291 281 868 +4
7 6 7 Arkansas 299 284 292 875 +11
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 67 69 70 206 -10
T3 2 Carla Tejedo Mulet LSU 72 68 68 208 -8
T14 T3 Rachel Heck Stanford 71 73 67 211 -5
9 T3 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 70 72 69 211 -5
2 T3 Brianna Navarrosa Southern California 69 70 72 211 -5
T10 T3 Hannah Darling South Carolina 70 73 68 211 -5
T10 7 Erica Shepherd Duke 74 69 69 212 -4
T22 T8 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 74 73 66 213 -3
T6 T8 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 74 67 72 213 -3
T3 T8 Sadie Englemann Stanford 72 68 73 213 -3
T14 T8 Miriam Ayora Arkansas 73 71 69 213 -3
T16 T12 Anne Chen Duke 75 70 69 214 -2
T10 T12 Rose Zhang Stanford 70 73 71 214 -2
T6 T14 Andie Smith Duke 72 69 74 215 -1
T6 T14 Amari Avery Southern California 68 73 74 215 -1
T3 T16 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 71 69 76 216 E
T16 T16 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 74 71 71 216 E
T19 T18 Phoebe Brinker Duke 70 76 71 217 +1
T16 T18 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 71 74 72 217 +1
T22 T20 Brooke Seay Stanford 75 72 71 218 +2
T10 T20 Megha Ganne Stanford 70 73 75 218 +2
T28 T22 Justine Fournand South Carolina 77 73 69 219 +3
T22 T22 Cindy Kou Southern California 72 75 72 219 +3
32 24 Latanna Stone LSU 75 76 70 221 +5
T19 T25 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 73 73 76 222 +6
T33 T25 Katherine Muzi South Carolina 70 82 70 222 +6
T19 27 Rylie Heflin Duke 72 74 78 224 +8
T28 28 Christine Wang Southern California 79 71 75 225 +9
T33 T29 Julia Gregg Arkansas 79 73 74 226 +10
27 T29 Giovanna Fernandez Arkansas 80 69 77 226 +10
T22 T29 Reagan Zibilski Arkansas 76 71 79 226 +10
26 32 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina 73 75 80 228 +12
T28 33 Catherine Park Southern California 76 74 80 230 +14
36 T34 Taylor Riley LSU 79 75 77 231 +15
37 T34 Kendall Jackson * Howard University 75 81 75 231 +15
T28 T36 Aine Donegan LSU 75 75 82 232 +16
38 T36 Eve Worden * Navy 77 81 74 232 +16
T33 38 Marley Franklin * Howard University 74 78 83 235 +19
39 39 Jayla Rogers * North Carolina A & T 93 87 85 265 +49
The Blue Devils carded rounds of 288, 282 and 283 over the last two days to finish with an 11-under, 853, ledger. Wake Forest placed first as a team with a 19-under, 845, while Stanford was second with a 13-under, 851. South Carolina carded a 7-under, 857, to finish fourth.
As a team, Duke registered four golfers in the top-18 led by senior Erica Shepherd's back-to-back rounds of 69 on her way to finishing with a 4-under, 212, and was seventh overall.
How It Happened
• Duke closed the second round on Tuesday morning by finishing with a 6-under, 282, which was a season-low score for the Blue Devils. With a 6-under, 570, overall through 36 holes, Duke was third overall behind Wake Forest (558) and Stanford (569).
• In the final round, Shepherd had her putter working early as she drained an eight-foot putt for birdie on No. 1, a 22-footer for birdie on No. 2 and then 2-putted for birdie on No. 3 to move to 3-under-par. She would par the next 10 holes and move to 4-under with another two-putt birdie on a par-5 (No. 14). After her lone bogey on No. 15, she parred the final three holes to finish with a 69. Shepherd hit 15 greens, 12 fairways and rolled 33 putts.
• Junior Anne Chen turned in a tied for 12th placement with rounds of 75, 70 and 69 for a 2-under, 214. She got things going on No. 2 as she hit her 9-iron from 121 yards to 13 feet for birdie and then 2-putted for birdie on No. 3 to get to 2-under. Chen parred the next four holes and then went 2-over-par in a span of five holes. She closed strong with an 8-footer for birdie on No. 14, 10-foot birdie on No. 15 and 7-footer for birdie on No. 16 to get to 3-under. Chen rolled 29 putts on the day.
• With a 1-under, 215, freshman Andie Smith closed the stroke play portion with a career-best tied for 14th finish in her home state of Florida. After 13 holes on Tuesday, Smith was 4-over, but reached the par-5 14th and 15th greens in two and 2-putted for birdie. After a bogey and par on the next two holes, she drained a 40-footer for birdie on No. 18 to close with a 74.
• Junior Phoebe Brinker registered her second top-20 finish of the season with rounds of 70, 76 and 71 for a 217. In the final round, she parred the first seven holes and then sank a 12-foot downhill birdie on No. 8 to get in the red. After three pars and a bogey, Brinker registered a tap-in for birdie on the 140-yard, par-3 13th. Brinker then rolled in a 6-foot birdie on No. 14 to get to 2-under for the day. She closed the afternoon with three pars and a bogey.
• After totaling rounds of 72 and 74, sophomore Rylie Heflin had a 78 on Tuesday to finish in 27th with a 224. She had birdies on No. 3 and No. 16 on the day.
Notes
• The 6-under, 282, by the Blue Devils in the second round, which was a season-low 18-hole score. It was two strokes lower than the 284 in the second round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.
• Erica Shepherd had a career-best 35-hole bogey-free streak that spanned from the first through third rounds.
• Shepherd now owns eight career rounds in the 60s and collected her second collegiate tournament with back-to-back rounds in the 60s.
• Anne Chen owns four rounds of even or under par on the year, while Phoebe Brinker has a team-best six.
• Duke will face former Blue Devil golfer and Duke assistant coach Kalen Anderson, who is the head coach of South Carolina, in match play Wednesday.
• Rachel Kuehn of Wake Forest won the individual title with a 10-under, 206.
• Stanford and Wake Forest will play in match play for the team title on Wednesday as the top two seeds.
Quotes
"Of course, we wanted a chance to win, so there's disappointment. But we really closed the gap coming in. We'll fight hard against South Carolina tomorrow." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
Up Next
The Blue Devils will take on fourth-seeded South Carolina for third place in the event with a start time slated for 11:40 a.m., on Wednesday. The Golf Channel will feature live coverage on Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. There will be an encore aired from 7-10 p.m., and 3-6 a.m. (Oct. 13).
Duke vs. South Carolina
11:40 a.m. – Phoebe Brinker vs. Hannah Darling (South Carolina)
11:50 a.m. – Erica Shepherd vs. Mathilde Claisse (South Carolina)
12:00 p.m. – Anne Chen vs. Katherine Muzi (South Carolina)
12:10 p.m. – Andie Smith vs. Justine Fournand (South Carolina)
12:20 p.m. – Rylie Heflin vs. Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina)
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
#GoDuke
Duke Results
T10 7 Erica Shepherd Duke 74 69 69 212 -4
T16 T12 Anne Chen Duke 75 70 69 214 -2
T6 T14 Andie Smith Duke 72 69 74 215 -1
T19 T18 Phoebe Brinker Duke 70 76 71 217 +1
T19 27 Rylie Heflin Duke 72 74 78 224 +8
1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 Wake Forest 281 277 287 845 -19
2 2 2 Stanford 283 286 282 851 -13
5 3 3 Duke 288 282 283 853 -11
4 5 4 South Carolina 287 292 278 857 -7
3 4 5 Southern California 285 288 293 866 +2
6 7 6 LSU 296 291 281 868 +4
7 6 7 Arkansas 299 284 292 875 +11
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 67 69 70 206 -10
T3 2 Carla Tejedo Mulet LSU 72 68 68 208 -8
T14 T3 Rachel Heck Stanford 71 73 67 211 -5
9 T3 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 70 72 69 211 -5
2 T3 Brianna Navarrosa Southern California 69 70 72 211 -5
T10 T3 Hannah Darling South Carolina 70 73 68 211 -5
T10 7 Erica Shepherd Duke 74 69 69 212 -4
T22 T8 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 74 73 66 213 -3
T6 T8 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 74 67 72 213 -3
T3 T8 Sadie Englemann Stanford 72 68 73 213 -3
T14 T8 Miriam Ayora Arkansas 73 71 69 213 -3
T16 T12 Anne Chen Duke 75 70 69 214 -2
T10 T12 Rose Zhang Stanford 70 73 71 214 -2
T6 T14 Andie Smith Duke 72 69 74 215 -1
T6 T14 Amari Avery Southern California 68 73 74 215 -1
T3 T16 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 71 69 76 216 E
T16 T16 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 74 71 71 216 E
T19 T18 Phoebe Brinker Duke 70 76 71 217 +1
T16 T18 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 71 74 72 217 +1
T22 T20 Brooke Seay Stanford 75 72 71 218 +2
T10 T20 Megha Ganne Stanford 70 73 75 218 +2
T28 T22 Justine Fournand South Carolina 77 73 69 219 +3
T22 T22 Cindy Kou Southern California 72 75 72 219 +3
32 24 Latanna Stone LSU 75 76 70 221 +5
T19 T25 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 73 73 76 222 +6
T33 T25 Katherine Muzi South Carolina 70 82 70 222 +6
T19 27 Rylie Heflin Duke 72 74 78 224 +8
T28 28 Christine Wang Southern California 79 71 75 225 +9
T33 T29 Julia Gregg Arkansas 79 73 74 226 +10
27 T29 Giovanna Fernandez Arkansas 80 69 77 226 +10
T22 T29 Reagan Zibilski Arkansas 76 71 79 226 +10
26 32 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina 73 75 80 228 +12
T28 33 Catherine Park Southern California 76 74 80 230 +14
36 T34 Taylor Riley LSU 79 75 77 231 +15
37 T34 Kendall Jackson * Howard University 75 81 75 231 +15
T28 T36 Aine Donegan LSU 75 75 82 232 +16
38 T36 Eve Worden * Navy 77 81 74 232 +16
T33 38 Marley Franklin * Howard University 74 78 83 235 +19
39 39 Jayla Rogers * North Carolina A & T 93 87 85 265 +49
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