Blue Devils Close Action at Moon Golf Invitational

Tuesday, February 22

Melbourne, Fla. (Suntree Country Club)

Duke University

Moon Golf Invitational

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Blue Devils Close Action at Moon Golf Invitational

2/22/2022 5:43:00 PM | Women's Golf

SCORING

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Duke women's golf team wrapped up the Moon Golf Invitational on Tuesday with an even-par round of 288, as freshman Rylie Heflin and sophomore Phoebe Brinker shot 1-under in the final round at the 6,417-yard, par-72 Classic Course at Suntree Country Club.

Heflin posted her second under-par ledger of her short career with a 71, while Brinker totaled her second under-par score of the season.

As a team, Duke placed tied for 10th with an 882, but shot only 4-over-par over the final 36 holes after a slow start. Florida State took home the team title with an 854, while Virginia (860), LSU (861), Alabama (862) and UCF (863) rounded out the top five teams. Ingrid Lindblad of LSU captured the individual title with a 10-under, 206.

"I took some important positives away from this tournament," said Duke head coach Dan Brooks. "I didn't see any pressing going on the last two days despite poor scoring the first day. Anne's 67 is an example of that. In fact our composure was very impressive all three days. Except for lost shots due to wintertime rustiness, I'd put our last two days up against anyone."

For the second straight day, junior Erica Shepherd collected a birdie on the par-5 No. 10, but then suffered bogeys on the 11th and 12th holes, after missing the fairway off the tee. Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., finished strong with a 1-under-par ledger over her final 14 holes. She collected 12 consecutive pars, before rolling in a 15-footer for birdie on No. 17 to get back to even for the day. She finished with an even-par, 72, marking her 20th career round of even or under par and the team-best seventh this season. Shepherd hit 14 greens, 10 fairways and had 32 putts on the day. She placed tied for 23rd overall with a 54-hole score of 219.

"It felt good to get back in competitive mode after a long break," said Shepherd. "We definitely started off slow, but our team score improved each day which shows what we're capable of and that we're trending in the right direction. For me, I felt like I struck the ball really well, which was really important with how windy it was. I have some things to clean up short game wise for next week and I'm excited to get to work on that."

Sophomore Anne Chen closed the tournament with a 2-over, 74, after tying for a team-best with four birdies on Tuesday. A product of Sugar Land, Texas, Chen opened her day with back-to-back birdies on No. 10 and No. 11. She suffered three bogeys over a span of four holes, before closing the back nine with a birdie on the 460-yard, par-5 No. 18 as she hit her sand wedge from 85 yards to eight feet. Chen made the turn at even-par and held onto her even score until she bogied her final two holes to conclude play. She hit 11 fairways, 11 greens and rolled 31 putts. Chen finished tied for 26th with a 4-over, 220.

With four birdies on the day, Brinker tied Chen for the team lead. Brinker, who is from Wilmington, Del., opened her day with a 3-over, 39, front nine, but registered birdies on No. 1, No. 2 and No. 8 as she played her final nine holes at 2-under. She hit her approach shots on the first and second holes to one and two feet, respectively, as she had her irons dialed in. Brinker then rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 8 to finish with a 1-under, 71. She hit a team-best 15 greens on Tuesday and notched her first under par round of the season. For the tournament, she tied for 26th with a three-day score of 220.

Heflin featured one of the strongest finishes on the day as she was 3-under-par over her final 14 holes to conclude with a 71. After suffering bogeys on her first and fourth holes, Heflin was solid the rest of the way with birdies on No. 18, No. 4 and No. 8. She started it off by hitting her 54-degree wedge from 90 yards on No. 18 to four feet for birdie. Heflin, who is from Avondale, Pa., then hit her gap wedge from 99 yards to six feet on No. 4 and with the wind in her face, hit a 9-iron from 124 yards to 12 feet for birdie on No. 8. She hit 12 greens, rolled 29 putts on the day and carded a 71.

Junior Megan Furtney held a 1-over ledger through her opening 11 holes, which included a birdie on No. 18. On five of the final seven holes, Furtney was only 1-over as well, but she struggled on No. 5 and No. 6 as she was 5-over on those two and finished with a 79. A native of St. Charles, Ill, Furtney added collected another birdie on the 380-yard, par-4 No. 8 as she hit her 56-degree wedge to two feet and sank the putt. She notched 28 putts on the day, which tied a career low.

Duke will have a quick turnaround as the Blue Devils will travel to Hilton Head, S.C., for the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Feb. 28 to March 2 at the Long Cove Club. The action will be aired live on Golf Channel.

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Duke Results
T28 T23   Erica Shepherd Duke 73   74 72       219 +3
T19 T26   Anne Chen Duke 79   67 74       220 +4
T40 T26   Phoebe Brinker Duke 76   73 71       220 +4
T62 T50   Rylie Heflin Duke 76   76 71       223 +7
80 83   Megan Furtney Duke 81   80 79       240 +24

1 2 3   Team Scores
1 1 1   Florida State 286 287 281       854 -10
2 2 2   Virginia 287 288 285       860 -4
T5 4 3   LSU 292 287 282       861 -3
10 7 4   Alabama 297 286 279       862 -2
T5 3 5   UCF 292 286 285       863 -1
T3 5 6   Florida 291 290 289       870 +6
T7 6 T7   Auburn 295 287 289       871 +7
T7 8 T7   South Carolina, U of 295 291 285       871 +7
9 10 9   Arkansas 296 294 288       878 +14
12 9 T10   Baylor 301 288 293       882 +18
14 11 T10   Duke 304 290 288       882 +18
11 14 12   North Carolina 298 305 281       884 +20
T3 12 13   Louisville 291 305 296       892 +28
13 13 14   Augusta 302 297 300       899 +35
15 15 15   Miami 307 308 300       915 +51

Start Finish   Player Team Scores
1 1   Ingrid Lindblad LSU 66   67 73       206 -10
3 T2   Kendall Griffin Louisville 68   70 71       209 -7
5 T2   Beth Lillie Virginia 75   66 68       209 -7
4 4   Charlotte Heath Florida State 70   70 70       210 -6
T9 T5   Beatrice Wallin Florida State 70   73 68       211 -5
T6 T5   Amanda Sambach Virginia 70   72 69       211 -5
2 T5   Tunrada Piddon UCF 72   65 74       211 -5
T9 8   Polly Mack Alabama 73   70 69       212 -4
T6 9   Amelia Williamson Florida State 72   70 71       213 -3
T19 T10   Angelica Moresco Alabama 72   74 68       214 -2
T9 T10   Gurleen Kaur Baylor 72   71 71       214 -2
T14 T10   Maisie Filler Florida 75   69 70       214 -2
T6 13   Mychael O'Berry Auburn 71   71 73       215 -1
T19 T14   Mathilde Claisse South Carolina, U of 74   72 70       216 E
T34 T14   Zoe Allaux UCF 75   73 68       216 E
T9 T14   Julie McCarthy * Auburn 69   74 73       216 E
T34 17   Kayla Smith North Carolina 73   75 69       217 +1
T40 T18   Hannah Darling South Carolina, U of 76   73 69       218 +2
T40 T18   Latanna Stone LSU 76   73 69       218 +2
T19 T18   Kaleigh Telfer Auburn 75   71 72       218 +2
T28 T18   Alyssa Lamoureux UCF 73   74 71       218 +2
T19 T18   Camille Banzet UCF 72   74 72       218 +2
T45 T23   Benedetta Moresco Alabama 80   70 69       219 +3
T28 T23   Erica Shepherd Duke 73   74 72       219 +3
T19 T23   Julia Gregg Arkansas 72   74 73       219 +3
T28 T26   Isabella van der Biest Alabama 75   72 73       220 +4
T45 T26   Jessica Bailey LSU 77   73 70       220 +4
T45 T26   Carla Tejedo LSU 76   74 70       220 +4
T40 T26   Phoebe Brinker Duke 76   73 71       220 +4
T19 T26   Annabell Fuller Florida 72   74 74       220 +4
T34 T26   Cory Lopez Arkansas 74   74 72       220 +4
T14 T26   Clara Manzalini Florida 71   73 76       220 +4
T19 T26   Anne Chen Duke 79   67 74       220 +4
T34 T26   Elle Johnson Florida State 74   74 72       220 +4
T16 T26   Jennifer Cleary Virginia 69   76 75       220 +4
T40 T26   Sarah Edwards * Alabama 78   71 71       220 +4
T62 T37   Justine Fournand South Carolina, U of 77   75 69       221 +5
T16 T37   Chloe Holder Augusta 72   73 76       221 +5
T9 T37   Anna Backman Miami 72   71 78       221 +5
T34 T37   Megan Schofill Auburn 77   71 73       221 +5
T40 T37   Kajal Mistry Arkansas 77   72 72       221 +5
T28 T37   Anna Foster Auburn 72   75 74       221 +5
T28 T37   Rebecca Skoler Virginia 73   74 74       221 +5
T45 T44   Stephany Kim North Carolina 75   75 72       222 +6
T16 T44   Worapitcha Anudit South Carolina, U of 73   72 77       222 +6
T55 T44   Elina Sinz Auburn 77   74 71       222 +6
T34 T44   Jenny Kim Florida 73   75 74       222 +6
T45 T44   Ffion Tynan * Arkansas 80   70 72       222 +6
T19 T44   Gabbi Bentancourt * Louisville 72   74 76       222 +6
T55 T50   Antonia Matte Baylor 79   72 72       223 +7
T55 T50   Natalia Yoko Augusta 76   75 72       223 +7
T19 T50   Louise Rydqvist South Carolina, U of 72   74 77       223 +7
T62 T50   Miriam Ayora Arkansas 78   74 71       223 +7
T62 T50   Marina Escobar Domingo Florida 78   74 71       223 +7
T62 T50   Rylie Heflin Duke 76   76 71       223 +7
T55 T50   Hana Ryskova Louisville 71   80 72       223 +7
T28 T50   M. Agustina Gomez Cisterna * Louisville 75   72 76       223 +7
T45 58   Rosie Belsham Baylor 79   71 74       224 +8
T73 59   Krista Junkkari North Carolina 77   79 69       225 +9
T45 T60   Britta Snyder Baylor 76   74 76       226 +10
T45 T60   Crista Izuzquiza North Carolina 73   77 76       226 +10
T45 T60   Elsa Svensson LSU 74   76 76       226 +10
T62 T60   Morgan Jones * Auburn 77   75 74       226 +10
T45 T60   Alice Hodge Florida State 74   76 76       226 +10
T55 T65   Emilie Overas Alabama 77   74 76       227 +11
69 T65   Celeste Valinho Virginia 75   78 74       227 +11
78 67   Nicole Adam North Carolina 79   78 71       228 +12
T73 T68   Napabhach Boon-In Augusta 79   77 74       230 +14
T62 T68   Kennedy Carroll Augusta 78   74 78       230 +14
T55 T68   Nicole Page Augusta 76   75 79       230 +14
T62 T68   Paula Kirner * South Carolina, U of 75   77 78       230 +14
T73 T72   Franziska Sliper Miami 78   78 75       231 +15
T70 T72   Mairead Martin Louisville 78   77 76       231 +15
T55 T74   Giovanna Fernandez Arkansas 73   78 81       232 +16
T70 T74   Carmen Griffiths Louisville 74   81 77       232 +16
T73 T76   Kristyna Frydlova Miami 77   79 77       233 +17
T70 T76   Jess Baker UCF 81   74 78       233 +17
T73 78   Hannah Karg Baylor 74   82 78       234 +18
T81 T79   Nataliya Guseva Miami 83   80 72       235 +19
T81 T79   Molly Lyne * Louisville 83   80 72       235 +19
79 81   Lauren Thibodeau Louisville 81   78 78       237 +21
T81 82   Sara Byrne Miami 80   83 76       239 +23
80 83   Megan Furtney Duke 81   80 79       240 +24
84 84   Carly Haines * Louisville 90   84 74       248 +32