HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – The Duke women's golf team closed the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in strong fashion on Wednesday as the Blue Devils carded the tied for third-lowest score of the day with a 6-over-par, 290, on their way to finishing in the top 10 at the 6,281-yard, Par-71 Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Duke improved its scores each day by shooting a 301, 294 and 290 to finish with an 885, which placed 10th. Wake Forest claimed the title with a 9-over, 861, while South Carolina (870), Arizona State (872), Baylor (873) and Texas (873) rounded out the top five teams. Â
"We got contributions from everybody in this tournament and I thought we got better every day," said Duke head coach
Dan Brooks. "We keep showing our talents and our abilities, but just haven't become consistent yet. We have a hard-working group and, I think, a forward-looking group and we are just going to keep plugging away."
With one of only five rounds in the 60s on Wednesday, Duke sophomore
Phoebe Brinker paced the Blue Devils with a 2-under, 69, as she turned in a tied for 16th finish, individually. Over the three days, she carded rounds of 73, 76 and 69 for a 5-over, 218. After turning in nine pars on the front nine, Brinker bogeyed her 10th hole, No. 1, but caught fire notching four birdies over a span of five holes with birdies on No. 2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6. She dialed in her irons and had birdie putts of 10-20 feet. She bogeyed the final hole to finish with her third career round in the 60s. Brinker, who is from Wilmington, Del., hit 15 greens, 11 fairways and rolled 31 putts. Â
Junior
Erica Shepherd placed tied for 27th with rounds of 74, 74 and 72 for a 54-hole score of 220. She missed the fairway on her opening tee shot and went on to bogey No. 1, but drained a 32-foot birdie on No. 2 to get back to even. She parred five straight holes and then missed another fairway, resulting in her second bogey. Shepherd, a native of Greenwood, Ind., closed her final 10 holes at even par to finish with a 72. She sank a 6-footer for birdie on the 162-yard, par-3 second hole and then added a 5-foot birdie on No. 5. Shepherd hit 10 fairways and greens, while totaling 28 putts. Â
After collecting two early bogeys to start her round, sophomore
Anne Chen rolled in her first birdie of the day on the 384-yard, par-4 16th as she hit her 9-iron from 126 yards to 10 feet and rolled in the putt. She dropped a few more shots, before striking her 9-iron from 124 yards to five feet for her second birdie of the day. Chen, who hails from Sugar Land, Texas, parred the final four holes to finish with a 74. She hit 12 fairways, 10 greens and registered 29 putts as she placed tied for 33rd with a 221. Â
Freshman
Rylie Heflin had a slow start over the first three holes, but shot even-par over her next 13 holes with a couple of birdies along the way. She hit her 7-iron from 155 yards on No. 4 to three feet for birdie and then laced a 6-iron from 165 yards to seven feet for birdie on No. 17. Heflin, a product of Avondale, Pa., dropped four shots over the final two holes to finish with a 78. She tied for 68th with a 229. Â
Junior
Megan Furtney fought off a rough start to close her round at even-par over her final 14 holes and match a season-best score of 75 on Wednesday. She notched two birdies on the day on No. 3 as she hit her wedge to 15 feet and sank the putt. Furtney, who is from St. Charles, Ill., hit another wedge to 17 feet on No. 7 and birdied it as well. She hit 12 greens, seven fairways and rolled 32 putts. Â
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra of Wake Forest claimed the individual title with a 4-under, 209. Â
The Blue Devils collected 13 birdies in the final round, after notching 17 birdies over the first two rounds. Â
Duke will next compete in the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge March 13-15 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, Calif. Â
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Duke Results
T38 T16
Phoebe Brinker Duke 73  76 69      218 +5
T35 T27
Erica Shepherd Duke 74  74 72      220 +7
T28 T33
Anne Chen Duke 77  70 74      221 +8
T50 T68
Rylie Heflin Duke 77  74 78      229 +16
90 88
Megan Furtney Duke 90  90 75      255 +42
1 2 3 Team Scores
T4Â 1Â 1 Wake Forest 291Â 280Â 290Â Â Â Â Â Â 861Â +9
T16Â 7Â 2 South Carolina, U of 303Â 284Â 283Â Â Â Â Â Â 870Â +18
6Â 2Â 3 Arizona State 292Â 285Â 295Â Â Â Â Â Â 872Â +20
1Â 3Â T4 Baylor 287Â 291Â 295Â Â Â Â Â Â 873Â +21
2Â T4Â T4 Texas 289Â 290Â 294Â Â Â Â Â Â 873Â +21
12Â 6Â 6 Auburn 298Â 285Â 292Â Â Â Â Â Â 875Â +23
T4Â T9Â 7 LSU 291Â 301Â 286Â Â Â Â Â Â 878Â +26
3Â T4Â 8 Alabama 290Â 289Â 301Â Â Â Â Â Â 880Â +28
T8Â 8Â 9 Arkansas 295Â 294Â 295Â Â Â Â Â Â 884Â +32
T13Â 12Â 10 Duke 301Â 294Â 290Â Â Â Â Â Â 885Â +33
T16Â T13Â 11 Kentucky 303Â 293Â 290Â Â Â Â Â Â 886Â +34
T8Â 11Â 12 Vanderbilt 295Â 299Â 293Â Â Â Â Â Â 887Â +35
7 T9 13 Georgia 294 298 298      890 +38
15Â 15Â T14 North Carolina 302Â 297Â 297Â Â Â Â Â Â 896Â +44
T10Â T13Â T14 Northwestern 296Â 300Â 300Â Â Â Â Â Â 896Â +44
T10Â 16Â 16 Furman 296Â 307Â 298Â Â Â Â Â Â 901Â +49
T13Â 17Â 17 Louisville 301Â 305Â 299Â Â Â Â Â Â 905Â +53
Start Finish Player Team Scores
T2 1 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 71  69 69      209 -4
T2 2 Bohyun Park Texas 70  70 71      211 -2
1 T3 Calynne Rosholt Arizona State 70  69 73      212 -1
T9 T3 Celina Sattelkau Vanderbilt 71  72 69      212 -1
T4 5 Sara Kouskova Texas 72  69 72      213 E
T7 T6 Latanna Stone LSU 73  69 72      214 +1
T13 T6 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina, U of 74  70 70      214 +1
T4 T6 Alexandra Forsterling Arizona State 70  71 73      214 +1
T20 T9 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 73  72 70      215 +2
T13 T9 Benedetta Moresco Alabama 71  73 71      215 +2
T9 T9 Anna Foster Auburn 72  71 72      215 +2
T28 12 Elina Sinz Auburn 76  71 69      216 +3
T13 T13 Anna Morgan Furman 69  75 73      217 +4
T4 T13 Polly Mack Alabama 73  68 76      217 +4
T13 T13 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 73  71 73      217 +4
T24 T16 Ela Anacona Arkansas 74  72 72      218 +5
T42 T16 Laney Frye Kentucky 81  69 68      218 +5
T24 T16 Lauryn Nguyen Northwestern 73  73 72      218 +5
T38 T16
Phoebe Brinker Duke 73  76 69      218 +5
T35 T20 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina, U of 77  71 71      219 +6
T24 T20 Megan Schofill Auburn 74  72 73      219 +6
T9 T20 Angelica Moresco Alabama 73  70 76      219 +6
T20 T20 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 73  72 74      219 +6
T28 T20 Antonia Matte Baylor 72  75 72      219 +6
T13 T20 Britta Snyder Baylor 72  72 75      219 +6
T7 T20 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 74  68 77      219 +6
T38 T27 Hannah Darling South Carolina, U of 79  70 71      220 +7
T42 T27 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 74  76 70      220 +7
T28 T27 Nicole Adam North Carolina 72  75 73      220 +7
T28 T27 Ashley Menne Arizona State 75  72 73      220 +7
T35 T27
Erica Shepherd Duke 74  74 72      220 +7
T20 T27 Jo Hua Hung Georgia 74  71 75      220 +7
T24 T33 Kayla Smith North Carolina 72  74 75      221 +8
T28 T33
Anne Chen Duke 77  70 74      221 +8
T50 T35 Elsa Svensson LSU 72  79 71      222 +9
T28 T35 Sophia Burnett Furman 74  73 75      222 +9
T13 T35 Kendall Griffin Louisville 70  74 78      222 +9
T38 T35 Maria Villanueva Kentucky 76  73 73      222 +9
T13 T35 Gurleen Kaur Baylor 70  74 78      222 +9
T9 T35 Rosie Belsham Baylor 73  70 79      222 +9
T62 T41 Justine Fournand South Carolina, U of 79  73 71      223 +10
T50 T41 Worapitcha Anudit South Carolina, U of 73  78 72      223 +10
T42 T41 Isabella Holpfer * Georgia 75  75 73      223 +10
T42 T41 Jieni Li Northwestern 75  75 73      223 +10
T67 T41 BaiMai Seema Baylor 77  76 70      223 +10
T50 T46 Carla Tejedo LSU 72  79 73      224 +11
T20 T46 Brigitte Thibault Texas 70  75 79      224 +11
T50 T46 Krista Junkkari North Carolina 79  72 73      224 +11
T42 T46 Caterina Don Georgia 74  76 74      224 +11
T28 T50 Mychael O'Berry Auburn 76  71 78      225 +12
T50 T50 Virunpat Olankitkunchai Wake Forest 75  76 74      225 +12
T50 T50 Virginie Ding Vanderbilt 75  76 74      225 +12
T75 T53 M. Agustina Gomez Cisterna * Louisville 79  76 71      226 +13
T70 T53 Sophie Guo Texas 78  76 72      226 +13
T42 T53 Rikke Svejgaard Kentucky 77  73 76      226 +13
T35 T53 Jennifer Cai Northwestern 73  75 78      226 +13
T70 T53 LoraLie Cowart Georgia 74  80 72      226 +13
T42 T53 Amanda Linner Arizona State 77  73 76      226 +13
T70 T59 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 79  75 73      227 +14
T62 T59 Gabbi Bentancourt Louisville 71  81 75      227 +14
T62 T59 Paula Kirner * South Carolina, U of 73  79 75      227 +14
T75 T59 Auston Kim Vanderbilt 79  76 72      227 +14
T50 T59 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 77  74 76      227 +14
T38 T59 Louise Yu Vanderbilt 73  76 78      227 +14
T50 T65 Julia Gregg Arkansas 76  75 77      228 +15
T75 T65 Jensen Castle Kentucky 75  80 73      228 +15
T50 T65 Candice Mahe Georgia 78  73 77      228 +15
T67 T68 Miriam Ayora Arkansas 78  75 76      229 +16
T75 T68 Jessica Bailey LSU 78  77 74      229 +16
T50 T68 Cory Lopez Arkansas 72  79 78      229 +16
82 T68 Hana Ryskova Louisville 81  75 73      229 +16
T62 T68 Kelly Sim Northwestern 75  77 77      229 +16
T50 T68
Rylie Heflin Duke 77  74 78      229 +16
T50 T68 Natasha Kiel Vanderbilt 76  75 78      229 +16
T42 T68 Jenny Bae Georgia 72  78 79      229 +16
T70 76 Sarah-Eve Rheaume Furman 73  81 76      230 +17
T75 77 Stephany Kim North Carolina 79  76 77      232 +19
T75 78 Sarah Edwards Alabama 77  78 78      233 +20
T62 T79 Kaleigh Telfer Auburn 79  73 82      234 +21
T75 T79 Bentley Cotton Texas 77  78 79      234 +21
83 T81 Crista Izuzquiza North Carolina 83  76 76      235 +22
T70 T81 Isabella van der Biest Alabama 73  81 81      235 +22
T67 83 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 75  78 83      236 +23
85 84 Savannah Hylton Furman 80  85 74      239 +26
84 85 Kyra Cox Furman 83  78 79      240 +27
87 86 Kelly Su * Northwestern 89  81 74      244 +31
86 87 Jane Lu Northwestern 81  85 79      245 +32
90 88
Megan Furtney Duke 90  90 75      255 +42
89 89 Lauren Thibodeau Louisville 91  81 88      260 +47
88 - Abbey Schimpf * South Carolina, U of 82  89 D      -    -Â