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