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Smith’s Hole-In-One Highlights Day One of NCAA Regionals
5/8/2023 4:34:00 PM | Women's Golf
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Highlighted by Andie Smith's first collegiate hole-in-one, the Duke women's golf team opened NCAA Regional action on Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and sit in a tie for fourth place with 36 holes remaining at the 6,315-yard, par-72 PGA National Champion Course.
Smith, a native of nearby Hobe Sound, Fla., connected on the eighth hole-in-one by a Blue Devil and second in NCAA action as she hit her 5-iron from 180 yards into the cup. She finished with a 1-over-par, 73, on day one and is tied for 11th overall. Senior Megan Furtney led all Blue Devils with an even-par, 72, and is tied for eighth.
How It Happened
• The Blue Devils opened their action at 8 a.m., off hole No. 10.
• Duke featured an excellent start with six birdies over its first three holes and led the field with a 5-under-par score early.
• Holes 15-18, known as the "Bear Trap" at PGA National, dug its claws into the Blue Devils as Duke was 9-over-par during that stretch of holes.
• As a team, the Blue Devils shot a 10-over, 298 and is tied for fourth. Michigan State carded a team-best 3-under, 285, to lead the way. South Florida (296), Arkansas (297), Duke (298), LSU (298), Texas (298), Alabama (299), UCF (300), Northwestern (300) and California (302) round out the top 10 teams.
• Following 54-holes, the top-5 teams will advance to the NCAA Championship.
• With four birdies, Megan Furtney paced Duke on Monday with an even-par, 72. She had a solid start with a 3-foot birdie on No. 10. Furtney, who is from St. Charles, Ill., registered key up-and-down pars on No. 12 and No. 14 to stay in the red numbers. She moved to 2-under by sinking a 12-foot birdie on the challenging 146-yard, par-3 15th hole, a hole where only five birdies were made during Monday's opening round. An errant tee shot on No. 17 cost her two shots, but came back with a 6-foot birdie on No. 18 to make the turn at 1-under, 35. On the back, she dropped two shots with bogeys on No. 2 and No. 4, but responded well again with a 2-putt birdie on No. 6. Furtney closed with an impressive up-and-down par on No. 9 to stay at even for the day.
• Freshman Andie Smith posted a 1-over, 73, with two birdies and a hole-in-one. She parred the first five holes and then suffered a bogey on No. 15. On the next hole, she stuck her 7-iron from 144 yards to a foot and posted her first birdie of the day. Smith bogeyed the next hole and made the turn at 1-over, 37. She opened the next nine with five pars, before hitting her 60-degree wedge to three feet for birdie on No. 6. Smith then registered her hole-in-one on No. 7, which turned out to be the fifth-hardest hole of the day and featured only one birdie and her eagle. She got in trouble in the bunker on the next hole and had a triple-bogey, but closed with a par to finish with a 73.
• Senior Erica Shepherd signed for a 75, after notching four birdies in her round. She parred the first two holes and then sank a 6-foot birdie on No. 12. Shepherd missed the fairway on No. 13 and suffered a bogey and then her ball was plugged in the bunker on No. 15 and made a double to drop two shots. She drained a 4-foot birdie on No. 18 to make the turn with a 1-over, 37. On the back, Shepherd dropped a few shots on No. 2 and No. 4, but birdied both par-5 holes on the way in to finish with a 75, which is tied for 25th.
• Both Phoebe Brinker and Anne Chen turned in a 78 on Monday.
• Chen had Duke's best start to the day with back-to-back birdies on No. 10 and No. 11. She dropped six shots on holes No. 14-16, but came back with a 12-foot birdie on No. 2. Chen added three bogeys and four pars to close the day. Brinker opened with two birdies over her first three holes as she sank a 12-footer on No. 10 and 20-footer on No. 12. She was held without a birdie the rest of the way.
Notes
• The Blue Devils were tied for the lead with 15 birdies along with Michigan State and UCF.
• Megan Furtney was tied for the lead with a 3-under score on par-5 holes. She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and rolled 30 putts.
• Furtney collected her ninth career round of even or under par and third out of her last four rounds.
• Furtney and Erica Shepherd tied for the team lead with four birdies each.
• Andie Smith posted 14 greens, 10 fairways and had 31 putts in the first round.
• Smith's hole-in-one was the second of her career and the first since 2014 when she was 11 years old. It is the first hole-in-one for Duke in NCAA Regional action and second in NCAA play. Jennie Lee notched a hole-in-one at the 2008 NCAA Championship in Albuquerque, N.M.
• The eagle for Smith was the second of her collegiate career and Duke now owns nine eagles as a team this season, which is the third-most by a Duke team in school history.
• The hole-in-one was the second in as many days for the Blue Devils as Phoebe Brinker registered an ace on hole No. 5 in the practice round.
• Michigan State's Brooke Biermann leads the field with a 3-under, 69, after 18 holes. Only seven golfers shot under par on day one.
Quotes
"This is a really good golf course - they play a pro event here. We haven't competed here as a team. So, I think we handled it pretty well for day one. We're not right where we want to be, but there are two days left so I feel good about it." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"I just took it one hole at a time, one shot at a time. I really just stayed patient out there. I think on a PGA Tour level golf course, especially with the wind gusting a little bit here and there [that is important]. And then obviously a hole-in-one, which is great and a lot of luck. But a really great shot. I hit my 5-iron from 180 [yards]. I actually didn't see it go in, because the hole was past the hill, but I heard some cheering, so I figured it went in." -- Duke freshman Andie Smith
What is Next
Duke will tee off on Tuesday in the second round beginning at 8 a.m., off hole No. 1 with Texas and LSU.
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Smith, a native of nearby Hobe Sound, Fla., connected on the eighth hole-in-one by a Blue Devil and second in NCAA action as she hit her 5-iron from 180 yards into the cup. She finished with a 1-over-par, 73, on day one and is tied for 11th overall. Senior Megan Furtney led all Blue Devils with an even-par, 72, and is tied for eighth.
How It Happened
• The Blue Devils opened their action at 8 a.m., off hole No. 10.
• Duke featured an excellent start with six birdies over its first three holes and led the field with a 5-under-par score early.
• Holes 15-18, known as the "Bear Trap" at PGA National, dug its claws into the Blue Devils as Duke was 9-over-par during that stretch of holes.
• As a team, the Blue Devils shot a 10-over, 298 and is tied for fourth. Michigan State carded a team-best 3-under, 285, to lead the way. South Florida (296), Arkansas (297), Duke (298), LSU (298), Texas (298), Alabama (299), UCF (300), Northwestern (300) and California (302) round out the top 10 teams.
• Following 54-holes, the top-5 teams will advance to the NCAA Championship.
• With four birdies, Megan Furtney paced Duke on Monday with an even-par, 72. She had a solid start with a 3-foot birdie on No. 10. Furtney, who is from St. Charles, Ill., registered key up-and-down pars on No. 12 and No. 14 to stay in the red numbers. She moved to 2-under by sinking a 12-foot birdie on the challenging 146-yard, par-3 15th hole, a hole where only five birdies were made during Monday's opening round. An errant tee shot on No. 17 cost her two shots, but came back with a 6-foot birdie on No. 18 to make the turn at 1-under, 35. On the back, she dropped two shots with bogeys on No. 2 and No. 4, but responded well again with a 2-putt birdie on No. 6. Furtney closed with an impressive up-and-down par on No. 9 to stay at even for the day.
• Freshman Andie Smith posted a 1-over, 73, with two birdies and a hole-in-one. She parred the first five holes and then suffered a bogey on No. 15. On the next hole, she stuck her 7-iron from 144 yards to a foot and posted her first birdie of the day. Smith bogeyed the next hole and made the turn at 1-over, 37. She opened the next nine with five pars, before hitting her 60-degree wedge to three feet for birdie on No. 6. Smith then registered her hole-in-one on No. 7, which turned out to be the fifth-hardest hole of the day and featured only one birdie and her eagle. She got in trouble in the bunker on the next hole and had a triple-bogey, but closed with a par to finish with a 73.
• Senior Erica Shepherd signed for a 75, after notching four birdies in her round. She parred the first two holes and then sank a 6-foot birdie on No. 12. Shepherd missed the fairway on No. 13 and suffered a bogey and then her ball was plugged in the bunker on No. 15 and made a double to drop two shots. She drained a 4-foot birdie on No. 18 to make the turn with a 1-over, 37. On the back, Shepherd dropped a few shots on No. 2 and No. 4, but birdied both par-5 holes on the way in to finish with a 75, which is tied for 25th.
• Both Phoebe Brinker and Anne Chen turned in a 78 on Monday.
• Chen had Duke's best start to the day with back-to-back birdies on No. 10 and No. 11. She dropped six shots on holes No. 14-16, but came back with a 12-foot birdie on No. 2. Chen added three bogeys and four pars to close the day. Brinker opened with two birdies over her first three holes as she sank a 12-footer on No. 10 and 20-footer on No. 12. She was held without a birdie the rest of the way.
Notes
• The Blue Devils were tied for the lead with 15 birdies along with Michigan State and UCF.
• Megan Furtney was tied for the lead with a 3-under score on par-5 holes. She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and rolled 30 putts.
• Furtney collected her ninth career round of even or under par and third out of her last four rounds.
• Furtney and Erica Shepherd tied for the team lead with four birdies each.
• Andie Smith posted 14 greens, 10 fairways and had 31 putts in the first round.
• Smith's hole-in-one was the second of her career and the first since 2014 when she was 11 years old. It is the first hole-in-one for Duke in NCAA Regional action and second in NCAA play. Jennie Lee notched a hole-in-one at the 2008 NCAA Championship in Albuquerque, N.M.
• The eagle for Smith was the second of her collegiate career and Duke now owns nine eagles as a team this season, which is the third-most by a Duke team in school history.
• The hole-in-one was the second in as many days for the Blue Devils as Phoebe Brinker registered an ace on hole No. 5 in the practice round.
• Michigan State's Brooke Biermann leads the field with a 3-under, 69, after 18 holes. Only seven golfers shot under par on day one.
Quotes
"This is a really good golf course - they play a pro event here. We haven't competed here as a team. So, I think we handled it pretty well for day one. We're not right where we want to be, but there are two days left so I feel good about it." -- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
"I just took it one hole at a time, one shot at a time. I really just stayed patient out there. I think on a PGA Tour level golf course, especially with the wind gusting a little bit here and there [that is important]. And then obviously a hole-in-one, which is great and a lot of luck. But a really great shot. I hit my 5-iron from 180 [yards]. I actually didn't see it go in, because the hole was past the hill, but I heard some cheering, so I figured it went in." -- Duke freshman Andie Smith
What is Next
Duke will tee off on Tuesday in the second round beginning at 8 a.m., off hole No. 1 with Texas and LSU.
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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