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Brinker Wins Individual Title at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
9/13/2023 7:53:00 PM | Women's Golf
LAKE ELMO, Minn. – Duke women's golf senior Phoebe Brinker concluded the 2023 ANNIKA Intercollegiate in a tie for first place with an 8-under-par, 208 at the 6,395-yard, par-72 Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn.
Brinker, who hails from Wilmington, Del., finished tied along with Florida State's Lottie Woad, Oregon's Kiara Romero and South Carolina's Louise Rydqvist. It marked her second overall individual victory as she also won the 2021 ACC Championship. Brinker placed tied for first a year ago in the Tar Heel Invitational, but lost in a playoff. She now owns nine career top-5 finishes along with 12 top-10 and 15 top-20 placements.
How It Happened
• For the third straight day, Duke opened action on hole No. 10.
• The Blue Devils struggled out of the gate Wednesday morning dropping to 9-over-par to start the day. Duke rebounded late on the front nine with five birdies over a span of five holes.
• Phoebe Brinker made a key up-and-down for par on No. 10 and then suffered her lone bogey of the day on No. 11. She went on to play the final 16 holes at 3-under-par with birdies on No. 15, No. 2 and No. 6. Brinker drained a 25-footer for birdie on the 15th hole, had an impressive chip on No. 2 from a tough lie to leave herself a 5-foot birdie putt and then hit her pitching wedge from 120 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 6. She closed the day with a 2-under, 70.
• In the final round, Brinker missed only one green (17), while hitting 10 fairways and rolling 33 putts.
• After carding back-to-back scores of 1-under-par, 71, the first two days, graduate student Emma McMyler closed the week with a 2-over, 74, to finish tied for 25th with a 216. Her opening tee shot missed the fairway and she went on to suffer a double-bogey to start her round. McMyler regrouped and parred the next three holes, before rolling in three birdies over a span of four holes. She drained a nine-footer for birdie on the challenging 372-yard, par-4 14th, sank a 6-foot birdie on No. 15 and then collected a 12-foot birdie on the par-5 No. 17. McMyler hit 14 greens, nine fairways and rolled 34 putts on the day.
• Senior Anne Chen signed for a 2-over, 74, in the final round and finished tied for 38th with a 220. She opened with an up-and-down par and then suffered bogeys on No. 11 and No. 13. Chen then played her final 14 holes at even-par. She was limited to one birdie, which came on the 516-yard, par-5 second hole. Chen had 84 yards and used her 50-degree wedge and hit to seven feet for birdie.
• Rookie Katie Li closed her first tournament as a Blue Devil with a 4-over, 76, and went on to finish 49th with a 225. She had a slow start with four bogeys over her first six holes. Li settled down and closed her day at even-par through her final 12 holes. Li hit the par-5 18th green in two and 2-putted for birdie and added a 12-footer for birdie on No. 5.
• Coming off shooting a 1-under, 71, the day before, sophomore Andie Smith closed the tournament with a 78. She couldn't quite dial in her irons, hitting only eight greens, while collecting her lone birdie of the day on the par-5 ninth hole as she sank a 10-footer.
• As a team, Duke finished ninth overall with rounds of 291, 282 and 294 for a 3-over, 867. South Carolina won the team title with a 26-under, 838.
Notes
• Phoebe Brinker now owns 37 career rounds of even or under par.
• Over the last two years at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Brinker carded a 6-under score in 2022 and 8-under in 2023. Last year, she placed tied for fourth.
• Brinker missed only nine greens over the 54 holes. She tied a career-best with 17 in the final round. She finished the week with 13 birdies, which ranked tied for third.
• For the tournament, Brinker shot 5-under-par on par-4 holes.
• Duke finished with 46 birdies over the three days, while notching only 10 in the final round.
Quotes
• "I am so excited. It is better than I could have ever imagined. I am really proud of myself for the way I played and the way I handled myself on the course. It has been a great week." – Duke senior Phoebe Brinker
• "I would say I was just really consistent, especially my mental game. I really just tried to stay level-headed. Even when I made a mistake, I bounced back or I just stayed really patient and consistent. I didn't make too many mistakes other than one hole." – Duke senior Phoebe Brinker
• "I do. There's a lot of par fives, which works to my advantage, because I can reach most of them in two. But I think it just fits my eye and it's northern, which is sort of how I grew up playing. I sort of just played the course for what it was. It changes a little bit every year. But yeah, I guess there is something about this course that I enjoy." – Duke senior Phoebe Brinker on her success the last two years at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
What is Next
• Duke will next compete in the Windy City Collegiate on Oct. 2-3 at Glen View Club in Golf, Ill.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
#GoDuke
Brinker, who hails from Wilmington, Del., finished tied along with Florida State's Lottie Woad, Oregon's Kiara Romero and South Carolina's Louise Rydqvist. It marked her second overall individual victory as she also won the 2021 ACC Championship. Brinker placed tied for first a year ago in the Tar Heel Invitational, but lost in a playoff. She now owns nine career top-5 finishes along with 12 top-10 and 15 top-20 placements.
How It Happened
• For the third straight day, Duke opened action on hole No. 10.
• The Blue Devils struggled out of the gate Wednesday morning dropping to 9-over-par to start the day. Duke rebounded late on the front nine with five birdies over a span of five holes.
• Phoebe Brinker made a key up-and-down for par on No. 10 and then suffered her lone bogey of the day on No. 11. She went on to play the final 16 holes at 3-under-par with birdies on No. 15, No. 2 and No. 6. Brinker drained a 25-footer for birdie on the 15th hole, had an impressive chip on No. 2 from a tough lie to leave herself a 5-foot birdie putt and then hit her pitching wedge from 120 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 6. She closed the day with a 2-under, 70.
• In the final round, Brinker missed only one green (17), while hitting 10 fairways and rolling 33 putts.
• After carding back-to-back scores of 1-under-par, 71, the first two days, graduate student Emma McMyler closed the week with a 2-over, 74, to finish tied for 25th with a 216. Her opening tee shot missed the fairway and she went on to suffer a double-bogey to start her round. McMyler regrouped and parred the next three holes, before rolling in three birdies over a span of four holes. She drained a nine-footer for birdie on the challenging 372-yard, par-4 14th, sank a 6-foot birdie on No. 15 and then collected a 12-foot birdie on the par-5 No. 17. McMyler hit 14 greens, nine fairways and rolled 34 putts on the day.
• Senior Anne Chen signed for a 2-over, 74, in the final round and finished tied for 38th with a 220. She opened with an up-and-down par and then suffered bogeys on No. 11 and No. 13. Chen then played her final 14 holes at even-par. She was limited to one birdie, which came on the 516-yard, par-5 second hole. Chen had 84 yards and used her 50-degree wedge and hit to seven feet for birdie.
• Rookie Katie Li closed her first tournament as a Blue Devil with a 4-over, 76, and went on to finish 49th with a 225. She had a slow start with four bogeys over her first six holes. Li settled down and closed her day at even-par through her final 12 holes. Li hit the par-5 18th green in two and 2-putted for birdie and added a 12-footer for birdie on No. 5.
• Coming off shooting a 1-under, 71, the day before, sophomore Andie Smith closed the tournament with a 78. She couldn't quite dial in her irons, hitting only eight greens, while collecting her lone birdie of the day on the par-5 ninth hole as she sank a 10-footer.
• As a team, Duke finished ninth overall with rounds of 291, 282 and 294 for a 3-over, 867. South Carolina won the team title with a 26-under, 838.
Notes
• Phoebe Brinker now owns 37 career rounds of even or under par.
• Over the last two years at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Brinker carded a 6-under score in 2022 and 8-under in 2023. Last year, she placed tied for fourth.
• Brinker missed only nine greens over the 54 holes. She tied a career-best with 17 in the final round. She finished the week with 13 birdies, which ranked tied for third.
• For the tournament, Brinker shot 5-under-par on par-4 holes.
• Duke finished with 46 birdies over the three days, while notching only 10 in the final round.
Quotes
• "I am so excited. It is better than I could have ever imagined. I am really proud of myself for the way I played and the way I handled myself on the course. It has been a great week." – Duke senior Phoebe Brinker
• "I would say I was just really consistent, especially my mental game. I really just tried to stay level-headed. Even when I made a mistake, I bounced back or I just stayed really patient and consistent. I didn't make too many mistakes other than one hole." – Duke senior Phoebe Brinker
• "I do. There's a lot of par fives, which works to my advantage, because I can reach most of them in two. But I think it just fits my eye and it's northern, which is sort of how I grew up playing. I sort of just played the course for what it was. It changes a little bit every year. But yeah, I guess there is something about this course that I enjoy." – Duke senior Phoebe Brinker on her success the last two years at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
What is Next
• Duke will next compete in the Windy City Collegiate on Oct. 2-3 at Glen View Club in Golf, Ill.
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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