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Brinker Finishes Runner-Up at Tar Heel Invitational
10/18/2022 6:12:00 PM | Women's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Duke women's golf junior Phoebe Brinker finished runner-up at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational on Tuesday at the 6,203-yard, par-72 Governors Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Brinker turned in a 7-under-par, 209, and finished in a tie for first-place over 54 holes along with Jensen Castle of Kentucky, before falling in a playoff. Senior Erica Shepherd carded her second straight top-10 finish for the Blue Devils with a 54-hole ledger of 216. Â
How It Happened
•   Phoebe Brinker closed her second round on Tuesday morning with a short birdie on the par-5 seventh hole and held a 2-stroke lead heading into the final 18 holes. Â
•   Brinker opened her third round with a par, but then suffered a bogey on No. 9. She went on to play holes 12-17 at 3-under-par with birdies on No. 12, No. 16 and No. 17. She hit her 6-iron from 163 yards to three feet on No. 12, drained a 6-foot birdie on No. 16 and then hit her 50-degree wedge from 100 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 17. Over her final seven holes, Brinker struggled some as she missed four fairways and three greens, before dropping a few shots. She stuck her 7-iron on No. 4 from 156 yards to three feet for birdie to keep her in the lead. Brinker closed on the par-5 seventh and had a five-foot birdie putt to move to 8-under-par, but just missed. Â
•   Both Brinker and Castle went to a playoff on the par-3 ninth hole. Brinker hit her approach into the greenside bunker and two-putted for bogey, while Castle hit her approach on the green and two-putted for par to win medalist honors. Brinker finished with rounds of 67, 70 and 72. Â
•   Erica Shepherd collected her third top-12 finish in four events this fall as she finished tied for eighth with rounds of 71, 74 and 71 for a 216. She opened on hole No. 5 and parred the first four holes, before suffering a double-bogey on No. 9. Shepherd responded by sinking a 7-foot birdie on No. 10. She then missed the fairway and green on No. 11 and suffered her first bogey. The rest of the way Shepherd was lights out playing her final 11 holes at 3-under-par. She stuck her approach on No. 17 to three feet for birdie and then posted back-to-back birdies on No. 2 and No. 3, which included a 27-foot birdie putt on the second hole to finish with a 71. Â
•   After struggling most of the day, Anne Chen closed her final eight holes at 2-under-par. She sank an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 1 and then hit her pitching wedge from 110 yards to eight feet for birdie on No. 3. Chen finished tied for 43rd with a 227. She finished with a team-best 27 putts on the day, while hitting 13 greens.
•   Both Andie Smith and Rylie Heflin signed for rounds of 80 and 84, respectively, to close the event.
•   As a team, Duke closed in a tie for fifth with rounds of 287, 296 and 300 for a 54-hole score of 883. Kentucky (860) won the team title, while Wake Forest (865), North Carolina (877), Tennessee (883), Michigan (883), Louisville (883) and Duke (883) closed the top-5 teams.  Â
Notes
•   Erica Shepherd finished with a season-best 29 putts. Â
•   Phoebe Brinker now owns a team-best nine rounds of even or under par on the season and has finished in the top-5 twice out of four events this fall.
•   Shepherd has totaled six rounds of even or under par this fall and 31 over her four years at Duke. She registered her 10th career top-10 finish and second straight in the Tar Heel Invitational.
•   Duke was leading the event after 18 holes with a 1-under, 287, but played the final 36 holes at 20-over-par. Â
•   The Blue Devils finished with 37 birdies over the three rounds.
•   Brinker played the par-5 holes at 6-under-par, which was tied for first.
•   Shepherd ranked fourth with 39 pars, while Brinker led the field with 15 birdies.
Quotes
"Well, clearly this was not the kind of finish we were looking for, but we have a resilient team. This is a long fall with a lot of golf, but they are going to get some rest and we'll be back ready to go. We look forward to competing next week at Landfall." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"I played a lot of solid golf. I had a lot of great stretches, so I think that is why I was able to score a lot under. There were a couple of bumps in the road, so I have some things to work on for sure. I am really happy with how I did. Just putting myself in these situations definitely makes me better. Even though I didn't win today, it is a great experience for me in the future."   -- Duke junior Phoebe Brinker
Up Next
Duke will next compete in the Landfall Tradition Oct. 28-30 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. This will mark the final event of the fall for the Blue Devils.
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
1 2 Phoebe Brinker Duke 67  70 72      209 -7
T20 T8 Erica Shepherd Duke 71  74 71      216 E
T42 T43 Anne Chen Duke 74  76 77      227 +11
T49 T60 Andie Smith Duke 75  76 80      231 +15
T70 73 Rylie Heflin Duke 76  83 84      243 +27
1 2 3 Team Scores
3Â 1Â 1 Kentucky 290Â 283Â 287Â Â Â Â Â Â 860Â -4
4Â 2Â 2 Wake Forest 292Â 282Â 291Â Â Â Â Â Â 865Â +1
T5Â 3Â 3 North Carolina 293Â 284Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 877Â +13
13Â 11Â 4 Tennessee 301Â 288Â 293Â Â Â Â Â Â 882Â +18
T7Â 5Â T5 Michigan 295Â 287Â 301Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
11Â 4Â T5 Louisville 297Â 284Â 302Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
1Â T6Â T5 Duke 287Â 296Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
T7Â T6Â 8 Virginia Tech 295Â 288Â 307Â Â Â Â Â Â 890Â +26
T5Â 10Â 9 UNCW 293Â 294Â 306Â Â Â Â Â Â 893Â +29
2Â 9Â 10 Michigan State 289Â 296Â 309Â Â Â Â Â Â 894Â +30
T7Â T6Â 11 North Carolina State 295Â 288Â 312Â Â Â Â Â Â 895Â +31
12Â 13Â T12 Princeton 298Â 300Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 898Â +34
T7Â 12Â T12 Furman 295Â 296Â 307Â Â Â Â Â Â 898Â +34
14Â 14Â 14 Rollins College 319Â 319Â 315Â Â Â Â Â Â 953Â +89
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T7 1 Jensen Castle Kentucky 74  67 68      209 -7
1 2 Phoebe Brinker Duke 67  70 72      209 -7
T2 3 Laney Frye Kentucky 68  71 71      210 -6
T7 T4 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 68  73 72      213 -3
T4 T4 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 71  69 73      213 -3
T13 T6 Victoria Levy UNCW 72  72 71      215 -1
T2 T6 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 72  67 76      215 -1
T10 T8 Symone Henriques Virginia Tech 70  72 74      216 E
T13 T8 Anika Dy Michigan 74  70 72      216 E
T4 T8 Kayla Smith North Carolina 72  68 76      216 E
T20 T8 Erica Shepherd Duke 71  74 71      216 E
T25 T12 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 75  71 71      217 +1
T20 T12 Vanessa Gilly Tennessee 74  71 72      217 +1
T7 T12 Megan Streicher North Carolina 71  70 76      217 +1
T34 15 Catherine Rao Princeton 74  74 71      219 +3
T13 T16 Maria Villanueva Aperribay Kentucky 73  71 76      220 +4
T10 T16 Valery Plata Michigan State 67  75 78      220 +4
T13 T16 Ashley Lau Michigan 73  71 76      220 +4
T4 T16 Vania Simont North Carolina State 69  71 80      220 +4
T25 T20 Mairead Martin Louisville 75  71 75      221 +5
T20 T20 Mallory Fobes UNCW 70  75 76      221 +5
T20 T20 Inez Ng North Carolina 75  70 76      221 +5
T25 T20 Riley Quartermain * North Carolina 74  72 75      221 +5
T34 T24 Manassanan Chotikabhukkana Tennessee 78  70 74      222 +6
T13 T24 Anna Morgan Furman 70  74 78      222 +6
T49 T26 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 75  76 72      223 +7
T28 T26 Hailey Borja Michigan 74  73 76      223 +7
T13 T26 Natalie Ambruester North Carolina State 74  70 79      223 +7
T20 T26 Ginnie Lee Virginia Tech 75  70 78      223 +7
T28 T30 Nicole Adam UNCW 74  73 77      224 +8
T28 T30 Lauren Sung Michigan 74  73 77      224 +8
T13 T30 Crista Izuzquiza * North Carolina 70  74 80      224 +8
T49 T33 Brooke Biermann Michigan State 75  76 74      225 +9
T54 T33 Yanjun Liu Princeton 77  75 73      225 +9
T42 T33 Anne-Sterre den Dunnen Wake Forest 78  72 75      225 +9
T42 T33 Alyssa Montgomery Virginia Tech 76  74 75      225 +9
T28 T33 Tiffany Kong Princeton 70  77 78      225 +9
12 T33 Valentina Rossi Michigan State 72  71 82      225 +9
T42 T33 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 80  70 75      225 +9
T62 T40 M. Agustina Gomez Cisterna Louisville 82  72 72      226 +10
T62 T40 Ivy Shepherd Kentucky 80  74 72      226 +10
T54 T40 Caroline Patterson Tennessee 75  77 74      226 +10
T42 T43 Lauren Olivares North Carolina State 76  74 77      227 +11
T62 T43 Kayla Holden Tennessee 81  73 73      227 +11
T42 T43 Anne Chen Duke 74  76 77      227 +11
T49 T43 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 75  76 76      227 +11
T54 T43 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 78  74 75      227 +11
T34 T48 Becca DiNunzio Virginia Tech 75  73 80      228 +12
T39 T48 Isabel Amezcua North Carolina State 76  73 79      228 +12
T42 T48 Shannon Kennedy Michigan State 76  74 78      228 +12
T39 T48 Gabbi Bentancourt Louisville 75  74 79      228 +12
T34 T48 Bailey Davis Tennessee 74  74 80      228 +12
T54 T48 Liza Lapeyre Furman 74  78 76      228 +12
T34 T54 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 75  73 81      229 +13
T28 T54 Monet Chun Michigan 74  73 82      229 +13
T28 T56 Caroline Crumrine Furman 74  73 83      230 +14
T54 T56 Yu Kyung Kim Princeton 78  74 78      230 +14
T54 T56 Chloe Johnson Furman 77  75 78      230 +14
T42 T56 Jaclyn Kenzel * North Carolina State 75  75 80      230 +14
T54 T60 Paula Balanzategui Michigan State 75  77 79      231 +15
T49 T60 Andie Smith Duke 75  76 80      231 +15
65 62 Inja Fric North Carolina State 81  74 77      232 +16
T49 T63 Phu Khine UNCW 77  74 82      233 +17
T54 T63 Rylee Suttor Louisville 75  77 81      233 +17
T66 65 Katharina Hesse Rollins College 80  76 78      234 +18
T66 T66 Grace Ni Princeton 77  79 80      236 +20
69 T66 Aleks Golde * North Carolina 79  79 78      236 +20
T70 68 Olivia Tamburlini Rollins College 79  80 78      237 +21
T73 69 Vilde Marie Nystrøm North Carolina 86  76 79      241 +25
75 T70 Berni Villalba Rollins College 81  82 79      242 +26
72 T70 Carla Alvarez Perez Rollins College 80  81 81      242 +26
T73 T70 Tove Rosengren Rollins College 80  82 80      242 +26
T70 73 Rylie Heflin Duke 76  83 84      243 +27
T66 74 Hannah Altman UNCW 80  76 89      245 +29
T39 - Natalia Aseguinolaza * North Carolina 77  72 D      -    -
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Brinker turned in a 7-under-par, 209, and finished in a tie for first-place over 54 holes along with Jensen Castle of Kentucky, before falling in a playoff. Senior Erica Shepherd carded her second straight top-10 finish for the Blue Devils with a 54-hole ledger of 216. Â
How It Happened
•   Phoebe Brinker closed her second round on Tuesday morning with a short birdie on the par-5 seventh hole and held a 2-stroke lead heading into the final 18 holes. Â
•   Brinker opened her third round with a par, but then suffered a bogey on No. 9. She went on to play holes 12-17 at 3-under-par with birdies on No. 12, No. 16 and No. 17. She hit her 6-iron from 163 yards to three feet on No. 12, drained a 6-foot birdie on No. 16 and then hit her 50-degree wedge from 100 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 17. Over her final seven holes, Brinker struggled some as she missed four fairways and three greens, before dropping a few shots. She stuck her 7-iron on No. 4 from 156 yards to three feet for birdie to keep her in the lead. Brinker closed on the par-5 seventh and had a five-foot birdie putt to move to 8-under-par, but just missed. Â
•   Both Brinker and Castle went to a playoff on the par-3 ninth hole. Brinker hit her approach into the greenside bunker and two-putted for bogey, while Castle hit her approach on the green and two-putted for par to win medalist honors. Brinker finished with rounds of 67, 70 and 72. Â
•   Erica Shepherd collected her third top-12 finish in four events this fall as she finished tied for eighth with rounds of 71, 74 and 71 for a 216. She opened on hole No. 5 and parred the first four holes, before suffering a double-bogey on No. 9. Shepherd responded by sinking a 7-foot birdie on No. 10. She then missed the fairway and green on No. 11 and suffered her first bogey. The rest of the way Shepherd was lights out playing her final 11 holes at 3-under-par. She stuck her approach on No. 17 to three feet for birdie and then posted back-to-back birdies on No. 2 and No. 3, which included a 27-foot birdie putt on the second hole to finish with a 71. Â
•   After struggling most of the day, Anne Chen closed her final eight holes at 2-under-par. She sank an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 1 and then hit her pitching wedge from 110 yards to eight feet for birdie on No. 3. Chen finished tied for 43rd with a 227. She finished with a team-best 27 putts on the day, while hitting 13 greens.
•   Both Andie Smith and Rylie Heflin signed for rounds of 80 and 84, respectively, to close the event.
•   As a team, Duke closed in a tie for fifth with rounds of 287, 296 and 300 for a 54-hole score of 883. Kentucky (860) won the team title, while Wake Forest (865), North Carolina (877), Tennessee (883), Michigan (883), Louisville (883) and Duke (883) closed the top-5 teams.  Â
Notes
•   Erica Shepherd finished with a season-best 29 putts. Â
•   Phoebe Brinker now owns a team-best nine rounds of even or under par on the season and has finished in the top-5 twice out of four events this fall.
•   Shepherd has totaled six rounds of even or under par this fall and 31 over her four years at Duke. She registered her 10th career top-10 finish and second straight in the Tar Heel Invitational.
•   Duke was leading the event after 18 holes with a 1-under, 287, but played the final 36 holes at 20-over-par. Â
•   The Blue Devils finished with 37 birdies over the three rounds.
•   Brinker played the par-5 holes at 6-under-par, which was tied for first.
•   Shepherd ranked fourth with 39 pars, while Brinker led the field with 15 birdies.
Quotes
"Well, clearly this was not the kind of finish we were looking for, but we have a resilient team. This is a long fall with a lot of golf, but they are going to get some rest and we'll be back ready to go. We look forward to competing next week at Landfall." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"I played a lot of solid golf. I had a lot of great stretches, so I think that is why I was able to score a lot under. There were a couple of bumps in the road, so I have some things to work on for sure. I am really happy with how I did. Just putting myself in these situations definitely makes me better. Even though I didn't win today, it is a great experience for me in the future."   -- Duke junior Phoebe Brinker
Up Next
Duke will next compete in the Landfall Tradition Oct. 28-30 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. This will mark the final event of the fall for the Blue Devils.
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
1 2 Phoebe Brinker Duke 67  70 72      209 -7
T20 T8 Erica Shepherd Duke 71  74 71      216 E
T42 T43 Anne Chen Duke 74  76 77      227 +11
T49 T60 Andie Smith Duke 75  76 80      231 +15
T70 73 Rylie Heflin Duke 76  83 84      243 +27
1 2 3 Team Scores
3Â 1Â 1 Kentucky 290Â 283Â 287Â Â Â Â Â Â 860Â -4
4Â 2Â 2 Wake Forest 292Â 282Â 291Â Â Â Â Â Â 865Â +1
T5Â 3Â 3 North Carolina 293Â 284Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 877Â +13
13Â 11Â 4 Tennessee 301Â 288Â 293Â Â Â Â Â Â 882Â +18
T7Â 5Â T5 Michigan 295Â 287Â 301Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
11Â 4Â T5 Louisville 297Â 284Â 302Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
1Â T6Â T5 Duke 287Â 296Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 883Â +19
T7Â T6Â 8 Virginia Tech 295Â 288Â 307Â Â Â Â Â Â 890Â +26
T5Â 10Â 9 UNCW 293Â 294Â 306Â Â Â Â Â Â 893Â +29
2Â 9Â 10 Michigan State 289Â 296Â 309Â Â Â Â Â Â 894Â +30
T7Â T6Â 11 North Carolina State 295Â 288Â 312Â Â Â Â Â Â 895Â +31
12Â 13Â T12 Princeton 298Â 300Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 898Â +34
T7Â 12Â T12 Furman 295Â 296Â 307Â Â Â Â Â Â 898Â +34
14Â 14Â 14 Rollins College 319Â 319Â 315Â Â Â Â Â Â 953Â +89
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T7 1 Jensen Castle Kentucky 74  67 68      209 -7
1 2 Phoebe Brinker Duke 67  70 72      209 -7
T2 3 Laney Frye Kentucky 68  71 71      210 -6
T7 T4 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 68  73 72      213 -3
T4 T4 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 71  69 73      213 -3
T13 T6 Victoria Levy UNCW 72  72 71      215 -1
T2 T6 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 72  67 76      215 -1
T10 T8 Symone Henriques Virginia Tech 70  72 74      216 E
T13 T8 Anika Dy Michigan 74  70 72      216 E
T4 T8 Kayla Smith North Carolina 72  68 76      216 E
T20 T8 Erica Shepherd Duke 71  74 71      216 E
T25 T12 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 75  71 71      217 +1
T20 T12 Vanessa Gilly Tennessee 74  71 72      217 +1
T7 T12 Megan Streicher North Carolina 71  70 76      217 +1
T34 15 Catherine Rao Princeton 74  74 71      219 +3
T13 T16 Maria Villanueva Aperribay Kentucky 73  71 76      220 +4
T10 T16 Valery Plata Michigan State 67  75 78      220 +4
T13 T16 Ashley Lau Michigan 73  71 76      220 +4
T4 T16 Vania Simont North Carolina State 69  71 80      220 +4
T25 T20 Mairead Martin Louisville 75  71 75      221 +5
T20 T20 Mallory Fobes UNCW 70  75 76      221 +5
T20 T20 Inez Ng North Carolina 75  70 76      221 +5
T25 T20 Riley Quartermain * North Carolina 74  72 75      221 +5
T34 T24 Manassanan Chotikabhukkana Tennessee 78  70 74      222 +6
T13 T24 Anna Morgan Furman 70  74 78      222 +6
T49 T26 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 75  76 72      223 +7
T28 T26 Hailey Borja Michigan 74  73 76      223 +7
T13 T26 Natalie Ambruester North Carolina State 74  70 79      223 +7
T20 T26 Ginnie Lee Virginia Tech 75  70 78      223 +7
T28 T30 Nicole Adam UNCW 74  73 77      224 +8
T28 T30 Lauren Sung Michigan 74  73 77      224 +8
T13 T30 Crista Izuzquiza * North Carolina 70  74 80      224 +8
T49 T33 Brooke Biermann Michigan State 75  76 74      225 +9
T54 T33 Yanjun Liu Princeton 77  75 73      225 +9
T42 T33 Anne-Sterre den Dunnen Wake Forest 78  72 75      225 +9
T42 T33 Alyssa Montgomery Virginia Tech 76  74 75      225 +9
T28 T33 Tiffany Kong Princeton 70  77 78      225 +9
12 T33 Valentina Rossi Michigan State 72  71 82      225 +9
T42 T33 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 80  70 75      225 +9
T62 T40 M. Agustina Gomez Cisterna Louisville 82  72 72      226 +10
T62 T40 Ivy Shepherd Kentucky 80  74 72      226 +10
T54 T40 Caroline Patterson Tennessee 75  77 74      226 +10
T42 T43 Lauren Olivares North Carolina State 76  74 77      227 +11
T62 T43 Kayla Holden Tennessee 81  73 73      227 +11
T42 T43 Anne Chen Duke 74  76 77      227 +11
T49 T43 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 75  76 76      227 +11
T54 T43 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 78  74 75      227 +11
T34 T48 Becca DiNunzio Virginia Tech 75  73 80      228 +12
T39 T48 Isabel Amezcua North Carolina State 76  73 79      228 +12
T42 T48 Shannon Kennedy Michigan State 76  74 78      228 +12
T39 T48 Gabbi Bentancourt Louisville 75  74 79      228 +12
T34 T48 Bailey Davis Tennessee 74  74 80      228 +12
T54 T48 Liza Lapeyre Furman 74  78 76      228 +12
T34 T54 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 75  73 81      229 +13
T28 T54 Monet Chun Michigan 74  73 82      229 +13
T28 T56 Caroline Crumrine Furman 74  73 83      230 +14
T54 T56 Yu Kyung Kim Princeton 78  74 78      230 +14
T54 T56 Chloe Johnson Furman 77  75 78      230 +14
T42 T56 Jaclyn Kenzel * North Carolina State 75  75 80      230 +14
T54 T60 Paula Balanzategui Michigan State 75  77 79      231 +15
T49 T60 Andie Smith Duke 75  76 80      231 +15
65 62 Inja Fric North Carolina State 81  74 77      232 +16
T49 T63 Phu Khine UNCW 77  74 82      233 +17
T54 T63 Rylee Suttor Louisville 75  77 81      233 +17
T66 65 Katharina Hesse Rollins College 80  76 78      234 +18
T66 T66 Grace Ni Princeton 77  79 80      236 +20
69 T66 Aleks Golde * North Carolina 79  79 78      236 +20
T70 68 Olivia Tamburlini Rollins College 79  80 78      237 +21
T73 69 Vilde Marie Nystrøm North Carolina 86  76 79      241 +25
75 T70 Berni Villalba Rollins College 81  82 79      242 +26
72 T70 Carla Alvarez Perez Rollins College 80  81 81      242 +26
T73 T70 Tove Rosengren Rollins College 80  82 80      242 +26
T70 73 Rylie Heflin Duke 76  83 84      243 +27
T66 74 Hannah Altman UNCW 80  76 89      245 +29
T39 - Natalia Aseguinolaza * North Carolina 77  72 D      -    -
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