FRANKLIN, Tenn. ā The Duke women's golf team got its first look at the Vanderbilt Legends Club on Sunday as the Blue Devils walked the course for a practice round this morning.Ā The fourth-seeded Blue Devils will open action in the NCAA Franklin Regional on Monday beginning at 9 a.m. (ET).
"The course is in great shape," said Duke head coach
Dan Brooks.Ā "The greens are slick and firm.Ā They have done a great job here.Ā It has been a little while since we have been here.Ā The course has matured, some of the trees have grown up.Ā It is maybe even a little more challenging."
The regional will be held May 9-11 and will feature 54 holes of action. The top four teams following Wednesday's final round will advance to the NCAA Championship. Ā
"We did a great job today," said Brooks.Ā "We spent a lot of time hitting long putts.Ā I think that is going to be important in this tournament, because the greens are firm enough where your approaches are going to run a little."
Duke is competing in its 29th straight NCAA Regional and has finished in the top four of regional play in 23 out of the last 25 seasons. Ā
The Blue Devils feature a young group in 2022 with two juniors ā
Megan Furtney and
Erica Shepherd; two sophomores ā
Phoebe Brinker and
Anne Chen; and one freshman ā
Rylie Heflin. Ā
Duke will tee off on Monday morning along with Oregon State and Vanderbilt at 9 a.m. (ET) off hole No. 10. Ā
"I thought they did a good job through finals week to stay ready," said Brooks.Ā "It has been an academic time, but we have done everything we can.Ā I saw a lot of great shots out there today. I think we are ready to go."
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