McMyler Fires 67; Duke Cards 21-Under Ledger to Finish T4th in Windy City

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McMyler Fires 67; Duke Cards 21-Under Ledger to Finish T4th in Windy City

10/3/2023 5:17:00 PM | Women's Golf

Scoring Windy City Team-Individual Results

GOLF, Ill. – Duke women's golf graduate student Emma McMyler turned in a 5-under-par, 67, on Tuesday as the Blue Devils shot 9-under-par as a team to close the Windy City Collegiate Classic with an impressive 54-hole score of 21-under, 843, at the 6,368-yard, par-72 Glen View Club in Golf, Ill.

As a team, the Blue Devils signed for rounds of 283, 281 and 279 for the 21-under score, which was the third-lowest Duke 54-hole score in relation to par on a par-72 course in school history. Duke placed tied for fourth overall with UCLA taking home the team title with a 32-under, 832. Rounding out the top-6 teams were Northwestern (841), Oregon (842), Duke (843), Texas (843) and Wake Forest (843).

All four of Duke's counting scores were even or under par Tuesday, while three totaled under-par rounds on the final day – McMyler (-5, 67), Phoebe Brinker (-3, 69) and Andie Smith (-1, 71). Freshman Katie Li totaled the even-par, 72, score.

How It Happened
•   With a final round of 5-under, 67, graduate student Emma McMyler jumped up the leaderboard Tuesday and finished tied for fourth with an 8-under, 208. McMyler, a product of San Antonio, Texas, totaled a bogey on No. 1, but then played the next 11 holes at 7-under-par to get to 6-under for the round. She rolled in a 12-footer for birdie on No. 4 and a 20-footer on No. 5, before hitting her 3-hybrid from 244 yards on the 503-yard, par-5 sixth hole to two feet for eagle. McMyler drained another 20-foot birdie on No. 7 to get to 4-under. After notching four pars, she registered two more birdies on No. 12 and No. 13. McMyler finished the day with four pars and a bogey on No. 16 to shoot a Duke-best 67. She hit 15 greens, 10 fairways and had 29 putts on the day.
•   Senior Phoebe Brinker had a flurry of a finish Tuesday to close with a 3-under, 69, and place in the top-20 for the second straight event. She posted rounds of 69, 74 and 69 for a 4-under, 212, which was tied for 20th. Brinker parred the first five holes of the final round and then bogeyed the par-5 sixth. She responded with two straight birdies on No. 7 and No. 8 to get in the red. After five more pars, she bogeyed No. 14 and then ended on fire with birdies on No. 15, No. 16 and No. 18 to finish with a 69. She hit a pitch from 75 yards on 15 to six feet, stuck her approach on 16 to four feet from 115 yards and rolled in a 5-footer for birdie on 18.
•   Sophomore Andi Smith turned in her best 54-hole scoring week of her short career as she signed for rounds of 68, 72 and 71 for a 5-under, 211, which tied for 14th. On the final day, Smith had a slow start with bogeys on No. 1 and No. 2. She regrouped and totaled birdies on No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8 to make the turn with a 1-under, 35. Smith, who is from Hobe Sound, Fla., ripped a 9-iron to one foot for birdie on No. 4, had a great bunker shot to three feet on No. 6 and chipped to three feet on No. 8 for birdie. She finished the day at even-par on the back nine with a pair of birdies on No. 10 and No. 15. Smith was 3-under over her final 16 holes of the day. She hit 10 fairways, 14 greens and rolled 31 putts.
•   With an even-par, 72, in the final round, freshman Katie Li closed her second tournament as a Blue Devil with back-to-back even or under par rounds for the first time in her career. She opened the day with six straight pars and then suffered her lone bogey of the morning. Li, who hails from Basking Ridge, N.J., then got up-and-down for birdie on No. 8. After a double-bogey on No. 12, Li stuck her approach from 80 yards to five feet on No. 13 and then on No. 17, from 82 yards in a divot, she placed it to six feet for birdie
•   Anne Chen closed her week with a 1-over, 73, on her way to finishing tied for 46th with a 1-over, 217. After opening her day with back-to-back bogeys, Chen reeled off three birdies on No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8. She sank an 8-footer on No. 4, hit her 60-degree wedge from 67 yards on No. 6 to two feet and sank a 9-foot birdie on No. 8. After a bogey on No. 11, Chen hit her 60-degree again, but from 74 yards, to five feet for birdie. Chen finished the round with four pars and two bogeys. She hit 11 fairways and 14 greens.
•   Playing as an individual, Rylie Heflin closed the event with a 2-over, 74. After opening her round on No. 10 and No. 11 with two pars, she bogeyed No. 12 and No. 14. Heflin closed the day at even-par, playing the final 13 holes with 11 pars, one birdie and one bogey. Her lone birdie of the day came on No. 8 as she hit her 58-degree wedge from 85 yards to 12 feet. Heflin hit 14 greens on the day along with 11 fairways.

Notes
•   Emma McMyler signed for back-to-back rounds in the 60s (69 and 67) to close the tournament. She now owns 10 career rounds in the 60s as a collegiate golfer.
•   McMyler has registered 43 career rounds of even or under par. In six rounds played as a Blue Devil, she has notched five at even or under par.
•   Andie Smith's 54-hole score of 211 was a career-low by five shots. She carded 11 birdies.
•   Smith hit only eight greens over the 54 holes this week.
•   Freshman Katie Li closed strong with back-to-back rounds of even or under par with a 70 and 72. She had six birdies, only two bogeys and one double-bogey over her final 36 holes.
•   Li registered 40 pars, which ranked tied for eighth overall.
•   Phoebe Brinker posted her 14th career round in the 60s and 39th round of even or under par as a Blue Devil.   She also collected her 16th career top-20 finish.
•   Brinker hit 10 fairways, 15 greens and rolled 29 putts in the final round.
•   Duke's 9-under, 279, was the lowest 18-hole score since the Blue Devils shot 274 and 277 at the Valspar Augusta Invitational in 2021. It was the lowest final round score by Duke since Sept. 12, 2017 at the Jim West Challenge when the Blue Devils shot 277 (Par 71) to win.
•   As a team, Duke carded 55 birdies over the 54 holes, which ranked tied for third.
•   Northwestern's Lauryn Nguyen won the individual title with an 11-under, 205.

Quotes
•   "Another good day today. We were within six for a while. Hats off to UCLA for its great golf. I'm real proud of every one of our players." – Duke head coach Dan Brooks
•   "I stayed patient all week and was able to put together a good round today. I hit the ball well over the last two days. I'm happy with the results this week and hoping to build on it the rest of the fall." – Duke graduate student Emma McMyler

What is Next
•   Duke will next compete in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup Oct. 9-11 at the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas. It will be aired live on the Golf Channel.

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Duke Results
T16 T4 Emma McMyler Duke 72 69 67 208 -8
T9 T14 Andie Smith Duke 68 72 71 211 -5
T39 T20 Phoebe Brinker Duke 69 74 69 212 -4
T45 T41 Katie Li Duke 74 70 72 216 E
T45 T46 Anne Chen Duke 74 70 73 217 +1
T64 T67 Rylie Heflin * Duke 73 76 74 223 +7

1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 UCLA 272 280 280 832 -32
T2 T2 2 Northwestern 279 282 280 841 -23
4 T4 3 Oregon 280 282 280 842 -22
5 T2 T4 Texas 282 279 282 843 -21
T6 6 T4 Duke 283 281 279 843 -21
T6 T4 T4 Wake Forest 283 279 281 843 -21
8 8 7 Arizona, U. of 284 284 278 846 -18
T2 7 8 Georgia 279 286 285 850 -14
T11 10 9 Southern California 290 283 287 860 -4
13 12 T10 Arizona State 292 284 288 864 E
T11 9 T10 Auburn 290 282 292 864 E
9 11 T12 Louisville 287 288 292 867 +3
T14 13 T12 Virginia 295 282 290 867 +3
10 14 14 Iowa State 289 289 296 874 +10
T14 15 15 Illinois 295 294 296 885 +21

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T1 1 Lauryn Nguyen Northwestern 66 70 69 205 -11
T1 T2 Farah O'Keefe Texas 64 72 71 207 -9
T5 T2 Meghan Royal UCLA 66 73 68 207 -9
T5 T4 Ching-Tzu Chen Oregon 69 70 69 208 -8
T16 T4 Emma McMyler Duke 72 69 67 208 -8
3 T4 Zoe Campos UCLA 67 70 71 208 -8
T9 T4 Isabel Sy Illinois 69 71 68 208 -8
4 T8 Caterina Don Georgia 69 69 71 209 -7
T9 T8 Bentley Cotton Texas 73 67 69 209 -7
T9 T8 Caroline Canales UCLA 71 69 69 209 -7
T9 T11 Briana Chacon Oregon 68 72 70 210 -6
T16 T11 Macy Pate Wake Forest 72 69 69 210 -6
T5 T11 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 69 70 71 210 -6
T9 T14 Andie Smith Duke 68 72 71 211 -5
T9 T14 Kiara Romero Oregon 71 69 71 211 -5
T16 T14 Pimmada Wongthanavimok Arizona, U. of 70 71 70 211 -5
T5 T14 Kate Villegas UCLA 68 71 72 211 -5
T9 T14 Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn Iowa State 68 72 71 211 -5
T16 T14 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 72 69 70 211 -5
T27 T20 Patience Rhodes Arizona State 72 70 70 212 -4
T27 T20 Ashley Menne Arizona State 72 70 70 212 -4
T27 T20 Lilas Pinthier Arizona, U. of 72 70 70 212 -4
T39 T20 Phoebe Brinker Duke 69 74 69 212 -4
T16 T20 Jennifer Cai Northwestern 69 72 71 212 -4
T16 T20 Catherine Park Southern California 71 70 71 212 -4
T16 T20 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 70 71 71 212 -4
T45 T27 Julia Misemer Arizona, U. of 71 73 69 213 -3
T39 T27 Kate Song Georgia 71 72 70 213 -3
T39 T27 Carolina Melgrati Arizona, U. of 71 72 70 213 -3
T39 T27 Ashley Yun Northwestern 70 73 70 213 -3
T16 T27 Amari Avery Southern California 70 71 72 213 -3
T27 T27 Bohyun Park Texas 73 69 71 213 -3
T27 T27 Hana Ryskova Louisville 67 75 71 213 -3
T52 T34 Gile Bite Starkute Arizona, U. of 74 71 69 214 -2
T27 T34 Dianna Lee Northwestern 75 67 72 214 -2
T16 T34 Alessia Nobilio UCLA 71 70 73 214 -2
T27 T37 LoraLie Cowart Georgia 70 72 73 215 -1
T16 T37 Megan Schofill Auburn 70 71 74 215 -1
T45 T37 Lauren Kim Texas 72 72 71 215 -1
T39 T37 Jaclyn LaHa Virginia 76 67 72 215 -1
T52 T41 Anna Foster Auburn 75 70 71 216 E
T45 T41 Katie Li Duke 74 70 72 216 E
T52 T41 Angela Heo Texas 74 71 71 216 E
T27 T41 Rebecca Skoler Virginia 69 73 74 216 E
T16 T41 Erica Lee Illinois 70 71 75 216 E
T45 T46 Anne Chen Duke 74 70 73 217 +1
T39 T46 Ashleigh Park Oregon 72 71 74 217 +1
T62 T46 Amanda Sambach Virginia 76 72 69 217 +1
T58 T49 Napat Lertsadwattana Georgia 69 78 71 218 +2
T27 T49 Brianna Navarrosa Southern California 73 69 76 218 +2
T62 T49 Jieni Li Northwestern 74 74 70 218 +2
T27 T49 Liyana Durisic Iowa State 72 70 76 218 +2
T64 T53 Minori Nagano Oregon 72 77 70 219 +3
T52 T53 Paula Schulz-Hannsen Arizona State 72 73 74 219 +3
T64 T53 Christine Wang Southern California 76 73 70 219 +3
T52 T53 Calynne Rosholt * Arizona State 69 76 74 219 +3
T45 T53 Gabbi Bentancourt Louisville 74 70 75 219 +3
T27 T53 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 72 70 77 219 +3
T70 T59 Ami Gianchandani Auburn 76 74 70 220 +4
T27 T59 Casey Weidenfeld Auburn 71 71 78 220 +4
57 T59 Anika Varma * Oregon 72 74 74 220 +4
T58 T59 Bailey Shoemaker * Southern California 71 76 73 220 +4
T45 T63 Katie Cranston Auburn 74 70 77 221 +5
T58 T63 Beth Coulter Arizona State 76 71 74 221 +5
T70 T63 Brooke Rivers Wake Forest 75 75 71 221 +5
T64 T63 Rylee Suttor Louisville 76 73 72 221 +5
T64 T67 Isabella Holpfer Georgia 76 73 74 223 +7
T64 T67 Pimkwan Chookaew Iowa State 76 73 74 223 +7
T64 T67 Rylie Heflin * Duke 73 76 74 223 +7
T45 70 Megan Propeck Virginia 74 70 80 224 +8
T58 T71 Tess Blair Iowa State 73 74 78 225 +9
T74 T71 Cindy Kou Southern California 76 75 74 225 +9
T74 T71 Beatriz Barrios Louisville 74 77 74 225 +9
T70 T74 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 76 74 76 226 +10
T70 T74 Jiayi Wang * Northwestern 74 76 76 226 +10
T74 76 Anna Ritter Illinois 74 77 76 227 +11
T77 T77 Keeley Marx Iowa State 79 74 75 228 +12
T77 T77 Kiera Bartholomew Virginia 76 77 75 228 +12
79 79 Sophia Sulkar Illinois 84 75 77 236 +20
80 80 Sarah Thornton * Northwestern 79 83 78 240 +24
81 81 Lexanne Halama Illinois 82 81 88 251 +35