BAHAMAS – The Duke women's golf program closed action in the Bahamas on Wednesday with senior
Erica Shepherd leading the Blue Devils with a tied for 18th finish at the Par-72, 6,544-yard Albany Golf Resort.
Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., posted rounds of 77, 72 and 76 for a 54-hole ledger of 225. It marked the 14th career top-20 finish for the three-time All-American.
How It Happened
• All teams opened action with a shotgun start at 7:45 a.m. The Blue Devils were spread out over holes 11-16 when the day started.
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Erica Shepherd had four pars to kick off her day, which started on hole No. 11. After dropping four shots, she collected her first birdie of the morning as she rolled in 14-foot putt on No. 5. Shepherd added another birdie on the par-five ninth hole as she had a beautiful chip onto the green and sank the 6-foot birdie to move to 4-over, where she finished the day with a 76 after a par on No. 10.
• On her birthday, freshman
Andie Smith signed for an 80 Wednesday and went on to finish in a tie for 35th with a 232. She featured two birdies on the day on No. 17 and No. 9. She rolled in a 25-footer on the 17th and a 4-footer on the ninth.
• Junior
Anne Chen carded Duke's second-best round on Wednesday with a 4-over, 76. She opened her day with a par, birdie and bogey over her first three holes (13-15). Chen dropped three shots on holes 16-18, before playing her next nine holes at 1-under. During that stretch, she had eight straight pars and then made a 4-foot birdie on No. 9. She was 2-over heading into the final hole, but suffered a double-bogey to finish with a 76. Chen finished in 43rd overall with a 234.
• After opening on hole No. 15,
Rylie Heflin parred three out of her first four holes and would finish with a 78 for the day. Overall, she was only 2-over-par on holes 10-18 and featured one birdie on No. 2 as she drained a 35-foot putt.
• Junior
Phoebe Brinker closed the week with an 82, while senior
Megan Furtney signed for an 85 as she was playing as an individual.
• Latanna Stone of LSU claimed the individual title with a 6-under, 210.
• As a team, Duke finished with rounds of 319, 302 and 310 for a 931. Wake Forest won the team title with an 875.
Notes
• Duke turned in 11 birdies in the final round, after collecting 10 birdies on each of the first two days.
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Erica Shepherd registered her 33rd career round of even or under par in the second round.
• Shepherd hit nine fairways, 10 greens and had 30 putts on the day.
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Rylie Heflin led Duke with 12 fairways hit in the final round.
Up Next
Duke will next compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Feb. 27 through March 1 in Hilton Head, S.C.
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Duke Results
T16 T18
Erica Shepherd Duke 77 72 76 225 +9
T25 T35
Andie Smith Duke 76 76 80 232 +16
T46 43
Anne Chen Duke 84 74 76 234 +18
52 T54
Phoebe Brinker Duke 82 80 82 244 +28
62 60
Rylie Heflin Duke 84 87 78 249 +33
1 2 3 Team Scores
2 1 1 Wake Forest 296 280 299 875 +11
4 T3 2 LSU 305 287 290 882 +18
3 T3 3 Arizona State 302 290 293 885 +21
1 2 4 Auburn 288 302 300 890 +26
8 6 5 South Carolina 310 292 299 901 +37
5 5 6 Oklahoma State 306 293 306 905 +41
7 7 T7 Minnesota, U. of 309 300 310 919 +55
9 8 T7 Ole Miss 312 305 302 919 +55
10 9 9 Duke 319 302 310 931 +67
6 10 10 TCU 308 314 323 945 +81
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Latanna Stone LSU 72 68 70 210 -6
2 2 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 75 67 73 215 -1
T3 3 Anna Foster Auburn 72 71 74 217 +1
T8 T4 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 77 70 71 218 +2
T6 T4 Paula Schulz-Hannsen Arizona State 71 74 73 218 +2
T3 6 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 73 70 77 220 +4
T6 T7 Rina Tatematsu Oklahoma State 73 72 76 221 +5
5 T7 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 71 73 77 221 +5
T11 T7 Aine Donegan LSU 75 73 73 221 +5
T11 T10 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 77 71 74 222 +6
T11 T10 Chiara Tamburlini Ole Miss 71 77 74 222 +6
T16 T12 Andrea Lignell Ole Miss 75 74 74 223 +7
T11 T12 Hannah Darling South Carolina 78 70 75 223 +7
T11 T12 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard Oklahoma State 75 73 75 223 +7
T16 T15 Megan Schofill Auburn 72 77 75 224 +8
T25 T15 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 77 75 72 224 +8
T8 T15 Carys Worby Auburn 71 76 77 224 +8
T8 T18 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 77 70 78 225 +9
T21 T18 Amanda Linner Arizona State 79 72 74 225 +9
T16 T18
Erica Shepherd Duke 77 72 76 225 +9
T21 T21 Ashley Menne Arizona State 77 74 76 227 +11
T35 T21 Justine Fournand * South Carolina 77 77 73 227 +11
T25 T21 Beth Coulter Arizona State 77 75 75 227 +11
T25 T21 Sophie Anand * Auburn 76 76 75 227 +11
T21 T25 Katie Cranston Auburn 73 78 77 228 +12
T31 T25 Mia Lussand South Carolina 76 77 75 228 +12
T25 T25 Mariana Mesones Minnesota, U. of 81 71 76 228 +12
T39 T25 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 80 75 73 228 +12
T21 T29 Emma Carpenter Minnesota, U. of 72 79 78 229 +13
T31 T29 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina 80 73 76 229 +13
T19 T29 Isabella McCauley Minnesota, U. of 74 76 79 229 +13
T41 T29 Edit Hertzman LSU 81 75 73 229 +13
T44 T33 Calynne Rosholt * Arizona State 80 77 74 231 +15
T31 T33 Clemence Martin Oklahoma State 80 73 78 231 +15
T46 T35 Casey Weidenfeld Auburn 78 80 74 232 +16
T25 T35
Andie Smith Duke 76 76 80 232 +16
T31 T35 Sofia Barroso Sa TCU 77 76 79 232 +16
T19 T38 Katherine Muzi South Carolina 76 74 83 233 +17
T35 T38 Caitlyn Macnab TCU 74 80 79 233 +17
T46 T38 Elina Sinz * Auburn 79 79 75 233 +17
T41 T38 Grace Curran Minnesota, U. of 82 74 77 233 +17
T35 T38 Han-Hsuan Yu Oklahoma State 78 76 79 233 +17
T46 43
Anne Chen Duke 84 74 76 234 +18
T46 44 Hailey Jones Oklahoma State 83 75 77 235 +19
T25 T45 Lois Lau TCU 75 77 84 236 +20
T44 T45 Cecilie Leth-Nissen * Oklahoma State 82 75 79 236 +20
51 T47 Rachel Gourley * Auburn 81 80 77 238 +22
T55 T47 Elle Johnson Ole Miss 84 81 73 238 +22
T41 49 Caroline Smith * Wake Forest 79 77 83 239 +23
T35 T50 Jessica Bailey * LSU 81 73 87 241 +25
50 T50 Anne-Sterre Den Dunnen * Wake Forest 82 77 82 241 +25
T39 52 Natacha Husted Ole Miss 82 73 87 242 +26
T59 53 Carla Tejedo Mulet LSU 91 76 76 243 +27
52 T54
Phoebe Brinker Duke 82 80 82 244 +28
T53 T54 Sabrina Nguyen TCU 82 81 81 244 +28
T57 56 Leah Herzog * Minnesota, U. of 85 81 79 245 +29
T57 T57 Junrui (Ruby) Chi Minnesota, U. of 82 84 82 248 +32
T53 T57
Megan Furtney * Duke 82 81 85 248 +32
T59 T57 Ellen Hume Ole Miss 85 82 81 248 +32
62 60
Rylie Heflin Duke 84 87 78 249 +33
T59 61 Sheridan Clancy * TCU 82 85 84 251 +35
T55 62 McKinley Cunningham * Ole Miss 83 82 87 252 +36
63 63 Trinity King TCU 85 87 89 261 +45