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Shepherd Moves on to Final Round of NCAA Championship
5/22/2023 12:05:00 AM | Women's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Duke women's golf senior Erica Shepherd moved on to the final round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship, following her 54-hole total of even-par, 216, at the 6,368-yard, par 72 Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., is currently tied for 25th heading into Monday's final round.
As a team, the Blue Devils had their season come to a close as Duke posted a third round of 301 and finished the 54 holes with an 885, which was tied for 18th. The top-15 teams advanced to the fourth and final round on Monday. Over the three days, Duke signed for rounds of 288, 296 and 301, while missing the cut by only four strokes. Shepherd is one of nine individuals that advanced to the fourth round along with the top-15 teams.
How It Happened
• Duke opened action at 8 a.m., locally, off hole No. 1.
• The course played very challenging on Sunday with tough pin placements and featured a scoring average of 75.60.
• Erica Shepherd posted Duke's first birdie of the day as she chipped in on No. 2. She got back to even par with a bogey on No. 5, but sank a 3-footer for birdie on No. 7 to return to the red. After back-to-back bogeys to conclude the front nine, Shepherd made the turn with a 1-over, 37. She strung together birdies on No. 11 and No. 13 to get to 1-under again, but missed the fairway on No. 16 and suffered a bogey. Shepherd parred the final two holes to finish with an even-par, 72.
• Both Andie Smith and Phoebe Brinker carded rounds of 76 on Sunday. After collecting nine birdies the first two days, Smith was limited to only one in the third round. She suffered three bogeys on the front nine as she made the turn at 3-over, 39. After a bogey on No. 10, Smith played the final eight holes at even-par with six pars, one birdie and one bogey. Her birdie came on No. 14 as she stuck her pitching wedge to five feet and sank the putt. She placed tied for 54th with a 220.
• Brinker was dialed in early, but couldn't get any birdie putts to drop. She suffered bogeys on No. 2 and No. 6, before sinking a 4-footer for birdie on the par-5 seventh. Brinker had nine pars one bogey and one double-bogey to close out her round with a 76. She finished with a 225, which was tied for 89th.
• Junior Anne Chen closed action with a 77 even though she totaled a team-best four birdies on the day. She missed three out of the first four greens and was 4-over-par through six holes to start the day. Chen collected her first birdie on No. 7 as she hit her 60-degree wedge from 77 yards to 10 feet. She made the turn at 3-over, 39, and played the back nine at 2-over, 38, to finish with a 77. Chen added birdies on the back nine on No. 12, No. 14 and No. 18 hitting all within 10 feet.
• In her final round as a Blue Devil, senior Megan Furtney struggled and finished with an 83.
• Leading the individual action is Catherine Park of Southern California with a 10-under, 206.
Notes
• Erica Shepherd totaled 12 fairways, 12 greens and rolled 30 putts on the day.
• She registered her 13th round of even or under par on the season and 38th of her career.
• As a team, Duke featured only 10 birdies in the final round.
Quotes
"We need to get better. Struggling to make the top-15 is not where Duke belongs. We as coaches will look for ways to enhance our preparation." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"Yeah, definitely just super upset that the team didn't advance. I know that if we would have made it to match play, we have it in us to go all the way. So, that definitely hurts, but I mean, I guess it's nice to have another day playing for Duke. When I hit my last shot, I thought that was it. So, that'll be fun. But yeah, overall, just wish we could have could have come together a little better." -- Duke senior Erica Shepherd
What is Next
Erica Shepherd will tee off beginning at 3:12 p.m. (ET) on Monday in the final round of stroke play along with Tiffany Le of UC – Riverside and Andrea Lignell of Ole Miss. The trio will open action off hole No. 10.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
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Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., is currently tied for 25th heading into Monday's final round.
As a team, the Blue Devils had their season come to a close as Duke posted a third round of 301 and finished the 54 holes with an 885, which was tied for 18th. The top-15 teams advanced to the fourth and final round on Monday. Over the three days, Duke signed for rounds of 288, 296 and 301, while missing the cut by only four strokes. Shepherd is one of nine individuals that advanced to the fourth round along with the top-15 teams.
How It Happened
• Duke opened action at 8 a.m., locally, off hole No. 1.
• The course played very challenging on Sunday with tough pin placements and featured a scoring average of 75.60.
• Erica Shepherd posted Duke's first birdie of the day as she chipped in on No. 2. She got back to even par with a bogey on No. 5, but sank a 3-footer for birdie on No. 7 to return to the red. After back-to-back bogeys to conclude the front nine, Shepherd made the turn with a 1-over, 37. She strung together birdies on No. 11 and No. 13 to get to 1-under again, but missed the fairway on No. 16 and suffered a bogey. Shepherd parred the final two holes to finish with an even-par, 72.
• Both Andie Smith and Phoebe Brinker carded rounds of 76 on Sunday. After collecting nine birdies the first two days, Smith was limited to only one in the third round. She suffered three bogeys on the front nine as she made the turn at 3-over, 39. After a bogey on No. 10, Smith played the final eight holes at even-par with six pars, one birdie and one bogey. Her birdie came on No. 14 as she stuck her pitching wedge to five feet and sank the putt. She placed tied for 54th with a 220.
• Brinker was dialed in early, but couldn't get any birdie putts to drop. She suffered bogeys on No. 2 and No. 6, before sinking a 4-footer for birdie on the par-5 seventh. Brinker had nine pars one bogey and one double-bogey to close out her round with a 76. She finished with a 225, which was tied for 89th.
• Junior Anne Chen closed action with a 77 even though she totaled a team-best four birdies on the day. She missed three out of the first four greens and was 4-over-par through six holes to start the day. Chen collected her first birdie on No. 7 as she hit her 60-degree wedge from 77 yards to 10 feet. She made the turn at 3-over, 39, and played the back nine at 2-over, 38, to finish with a 77. Chen added birdies on the back nine on No. 12, No. 14 and No. 18 hitting all within 10 feet.
• In her final round as a Blue Devil, senior Megan Furtney struggled and finished with an 83.
• Leading the individual action is Catherine Park of Southern California with a 10-under, 206.
Notes
• Erica Shepherd totaled 12 fairways, 12 greens and rolled 30 putts on the day.
• She registered her 13th round of even or under par on the season and 38th of her career.
• As a team, Duke featured only 10 birdies in the final round.
Quotes
"We need to get better. Struggling to make the top-15 is not where Duke belongs. We as coaches will look for ways to enhance our preparation." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"Yeah, definitely just super upset that the team didn't advance. I know that if we would have made it to match play, we have it in us to go all the way. So, that definitely hurts, but I mean, I guess it's nice to have another day playing for Duke. When I hit my last shot, I thought that was it. So, that'll be fun. But yeah, overall, just wish we could have could have come together a little better." -- Duke senior Erica Shepherd
What is Next
Erica Shepherd will tee off beginning at 3:12 p.m. (ET) on Monday in the final round of stroke play along with Tiffany Le of UC – Riverside and Andrea Lignell of Ole Miss. The trio will open action off hole No. 10.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
#GoDuke
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