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Wednesday, October 12
Juno Beach, Fla. (Seminole Golf Club)
Duke University
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Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Blue Devils Defeat South Carolina at Stephens Cup
10/12/2022 9:20:00 PM | Women's Golf
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – After falling behind, 2-1, in match play on Wednesday afternoon to South Carolina, the Duke women's golf team received victories from Andie Smith and Rylie Heflin to collect a 3-2 win to finish in third-place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, which was played at the 6,200-yard, par-72 Seminole Golf Club.
How It Happened
• Phoebe Brinker opened the action against South Carolina's Hannah Darling and Brinker fell behind on the first hole with a Darling birdie. Darling took a 2UP lead with another birdie on No. 5, but bogeyed No. 6 and No. 8 to tie the match. Brinker fell behind on No. 10, but with a birdie on No. 13, she got the match back to all square. She had a key birdie to tie No. 14, but a birdie by Darling on No. 15 gave her a 1UP lead. Brinker went on to fall, 2&1.
• Senior Erica Shepherd had a hot start to her match against Mathilde Claisse as she drained back-to-back birdies to take a 2UP lead. After a birdie by Claisse on No. 3 and a bogey by Shepherd on No. 4, the match was tied again. Shepherd regained a 2UP lead by winning No. 5 and No. 6 and would never relinquish the lead. She hit an 8-iron on No. 13 to eight feet and sank the birdie to win the hole. She then notched another birdie on No. 14 to increase her lead to 5UP and clinch the 5&4 win, which gave Duke its first points on the board.
• Duke junior Anne Chen struggled on the front nine against Katherine Muzi and South Carolina took a 5UP lead through nine. Chen was even with Muzi on the back nine and couldn't gain any ground, falling 5&3.
• With birdies on No. 2 and No. 4, freshman Andie Smith took a 2UP lead early in her match against Justine Fournand. Smith built a 3UP lead after Fournand bogeyed No. 7. Fournand got one back on No. 9 and Smith took a 2UP lead to the back nine. Smith dropped holes No. 14 and No. 15 and the match was tied with three holes remaining. On No. 16, Smith had a perfect drive and had 82 yards left for her approach. She hit a three-quarter 54-degree wedge to 10 feet and drained the birdie to take a 1UP lead. Smith sealed the win on No. 18 with another birdie to win, 2UP.
• The match came down to the final group on the course for the two squads – Rylie Heflin of Duke and Louise Rydqvist of South Carolina. Heflin had her putter working early as she drained a 25-foot birdie putt to take a 1UP lead, but Rydqvist won the next hole to tie the match. It would stay tied until No. 10 as Heflin suffered a bogey, before coming back to sink a 15-foot downhill breaking birdie putt to tie the match again on No. 11. Rydqvist took the lead again on No. 14, but Heflin drained a 6-foot par putt on No. 16 to tie the match. On No. 17, Heflin sank a clutch 12-foot par putt to win the hole and take a 1UP lead with one hole remaining. She then parred No. 18 to win, 1UP, and clinch the Duke victory, 3-2.
Notes
• Erica Shepherd is now 12-5-1 in match play during her career at Duke.
• Duke head coach Dan Brooks faced his former golfer and assistant coach Kalen Anderson, who is the head coach at South Carolina.
• Stanford defeated Wake Forest, 4-1, to win the team title.
Duke 3, South Carolina 2
Hannah Darling (South Carolina) def. Phoebe Brinker (Duke) 2&1
Erica Shepherd (Duke) def. Mathilde Claisse (South Carolina) 5&4
Katherine Muzi (South Carolina) def. Anne Chen (Duke) 5&3
Andie Smith (Duke) def. Justine Fournand (South Carolina) 2UP
Rylie Heflin (Duke) def. Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina) 1UP
Quotes
"I feel great about our performance, top to bottom. We were three strokes away from beating the team that eventually won the event. Today, I was really impressed by the big win for Erica and Andie and Rylie finishing the job. Great stuff." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"It means a lot especially coming off of a hard day yesterday for myself personally. I'm super proud of this team and I believe this will give us positive momentum for the rest of the season" -- Duke sophomore Rylie Heflin on what the win means to her and the team
Up Next
Duke will return home to the state of North Carolina for the next tournament as the Blue Devils will compete in the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 17-18 at the Governor's Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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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How It Happened
• Phoebe Brinker opened the action against South Carolina's Hannah Darling and Brinker fell behind on the first hole with a Darling birdie. Darling took a 2UP lead with another birdie on No. 5, but bogeyed No. 6 and No. 8 to tie the match. Brinker fell behind on No. 10, but with a birdie on No. 13, she got the match back to all square. She had a key birdie to tie No. 14, but a birdie by Darling on No. 15 gave her a 1UP lead. Brinker went on to fall, 2&1.
• Senior Erica Shepherd had a hot start to her match against Mathilde Claisse as she drained back-to-back birdies to take a 2UP lead. After a birdie by Claisse on No. 3 and a bogey by Shepherd on No. 4, the match was tied again. Shepherd regained a 2UP lead by winning No. 5 and No. 6 and would never relinquish the lead. She hit an 8-iron on No. 13 to eight feet and sank the birdie to win the hole. She then notched another birdie on No. 14 to increase her lead to 5UP and clinch the 5&4 win, which gave Duke its first points on the board.
• Duke junior Anne Chen struggled on the front nine against Katherine Muzi and South Carolina took a 5UP lead through nine. Chen was even with Muzi on the back nine and couldn't gain any ground, falling 5&3.
• With birdies on No. 2 and No. 4, freshman Andie Smith took a 2UP lead early in her match against Justine Fournand. Smith built a 3UP lead after Fournand bogeyed No. 7. Fournand got one back on No. 9 and Smith took a 2UP lead to the back nine. Smith dropped holes No. 14 and No. 15 and the match was tied with three holes remaining. On No. 16, Smith had a perfect drive and had 82 yards left for her approach. She hit a three-quarter 54-degree wedge to 10 feet and drained the birdie to take a 1UP lead. Smith sealed the win on No. 18 with another birdie to win, 2UP.
• The match came down to the final group on the course for the two squads – Rylie Heflin of Duke and Louise Rydqvist of South Carolina. Heflin had her putter working early as she drained a 25-foot birdie putt to take a 1UP lead, but Rydqvist won the next hole to tie the match. It would stay tied until No. 10 as Heflin suffered a bogey, before coming back to sink a 15-foot downhill breaking birdie putt to tie the match again on No. 11. Rydqvist took the lead again on No. 14, but Heflin drained a 6-foot par putt on No. 16 to tie the match. On No. 17, Heflin sank a clutch 12-foot par putt to win the hole and take a 1UP lead with one hole remaining. She then parred No. 18 to win, 1UP, and clinch the Duke victory, 3-2.
Notes
• Erica Shepherd is now 12-5-1 in match play during her career at Duke.
• Duke head coach Dan Brooks faced his former golfer and assistant coach Kalen Anderson, who is the head coach at South Carolina.
• Stanford defeated Wake Forest, 4-1, to win the team title.
Duke 3, South Carolina 2
Hannah Darling (South Carolina) def. Phoebe Brinker (Duke) 2&1
Erica Shepherd (Duke) def. Mathilde Claisse (South Carolina) 5&4
Katherine Muzi (South Carolina) def. Anne Chen (Duke) 5&3
Andie Smith (Duke) def. Justine Fournand (South Carolina) 2UP
Rylie Heflin (Duke) def. Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina) 1UP
Quotes
"I feel great about our performance, top to bottom. We were three strokes away from beating the team that eventually won the event. Today, I was really impressed by the big win for Erica and Andie and Rylie finishing the job. Great stuff." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"It means a lot especially coming off of a hard day yesterday for myself personally. I'm super proud of this team and I believe this will give us positive momentum for the rest of the season" -- Duke sophomore Rylie Heflin on what the win means to her and the team
Up Next
Duke will return home to the state of North Carolina for the next tournament as the Blue Devils will compete in the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 17-18 at the Governor's Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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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