Smith Shines in Opening Round of Tar Heel Invitational

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Duke women's golf junior Andie Smith carded an opening-round 2-under-par, 68, on Friday at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational and sits in a tie for second place at the 6,081-yard, Par 70 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill.

Smith, a native of Hobe Sound, Fla., shot 3-under-par over her final 12 holes to notch her 12th career round in the 60s and 26th score of even or under par as a Blue Devil. She enters the second round only one shot off the individual lead.

How It Happened

After opening the round with five straight pars, Andie Smith suffered her lone bogey of the day on No. 6.She got things going on the back nine as she rolled in a 10-foot birdie on No. 10, after hitting her 6-iron from 160 yards.Smith sank a 15-footer for birdie on No. 15 and then drained a 30-foot birdie on No. 18 to close the day.She hit 13 fairways, 16 greens and had 32 putts on the day.
Sophomore Katie Li had an eventful day with eight pars, four birdies and six bogeys or worse on her way to finishing with a 3-over, 73.She connected on four birdies on the day with the first coming on No. 3 as she sank a 12-footer.Li, who is from Basking Ridge, N.J., rolled in another 12-foot birdie on No. 7 and then got up-and-down from 35 yards for birdie on No. 12.Her final birdie came on No. 15 as she drained an 18-footer.Li enters round two tied for 25th.
Senior Rylie Heflin opened round one with a 75, as she finished with one birdie on the 165-yard, par-3 sixth hole.
Duke freshmen Anna Cañado Espinal and Carla De Troia signed for rounds of 76 and 79, respectively, in round one.

Notes

As a team, Duke opened the tournament with a 292 and is tied for sixth overall.Kentucky carded a 284 and leads the field.
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra of Wake Forest leads the field with a 3-under, 67.
Duke totaled 12 birdies in round one, which ranked tied for fifth.
Andie Smith shot 2-under-par on par-4 holes, which is tied for first among the field.
Katie Li was 2-under-par on par-5 holes to rank tied for third.

What is Next

Duke will tee off Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m., on hole No. 1 along with North Carolina and NC State.

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Duke Results
- T2 Andie Smith Duke 68 -2
- T25 Katie Li Duke 73 +3
- T41 Rylie Heflin Duke 75 +5
- T53 Anna Canado Espinal Duke 76 +6
- T69 Carla De Troia Duke 79 +9

1 Team Scores
1 Kentucky 284 +4
T2 Michigan State 286 +6
T2 Wake Forest 286 +6
4 Louisville 287 +7
5 Tennessee 290 +10
T6 NC State 292 +12
T6 North Carolina 292 +12
T6 Duke 292 +12
T6 Michigan 292 +12
10 UNCW 294 +14
11 Vanderbilt 295 +15
12 Virginia Tech 299 +19
13 East Carolina 301 +21
T14 Western Carolina 306 +26
T14 Florida International 306 +26
16 UNCG 310 +30
17 Rollins College 312 +32

Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 67 -3
- T2 Andie Smith Duke 68 -2
- T2 Marie Madsen NC State 68 -2
- T4 Reagan Southerland North Carolina 69 -1
- T4 Ava Merrill Vanderbilt 69 -1
- T6 Manassanan Chotikabhukkana Tennessee 70 E
- T6 Karlie Campbell Kentucky 70 E
- T6 Elin Pudas Remler Kentucky 70 E
- T6 Hannah Altman UNCW 70 E
- T6 Mara Janess Michigan 70 E
- T6 Victoria Levy UNCW 70 E
- T12 Beatriz Barrios Louisville 71 +1
- T12 Millie Cottrell Louisville 71 +1
- T12 Megan Streicher North Carolina 71 +1
- T12 Ana Sofia Murcia Michigan State 71 +1
- T12 Taylor Kehoe Michigan State 71 +1
- T12 Brooke Biermann Michigan State 71 +1
- T12 Sydney Sung Michigan 71 +1
- T19 Skylar Sload Wake Forest 72 +2
- T19 Thienna Huynh Louisville 72 +2
- T19 Macy Pate Wake Forest 72 +2
- T19 Kyra Van Kan Tennessee 72 +2
- T19 C.A. Carter Kentucky 72 +2
- T19 Cathryn Brown Kentucky 72 +2
- T25 Veronika Exposito Louisville 73 +3
- T25 Katie Li Duke 73 +3
- T25 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 73 +3
- T25 Lauren Olivares Leon NC State 73 +3
- T25 Tillie Claggett Vanderbilt 73 +3
- T25 Katie Lu Michigan State 73 +3
- T25 Sara Im Vanderbilt 73 +3
- T25 Carla Alvarez Perez Rollins College 73 +3
- T25 Hoi Ki Lau Florida International 73 +3
- T34 Helen Yeung North Carolina 74 +4
- T34 Emily Mathews Virginia Tech 74 +4
- T34 Martina Lopez Tennessee 74 +4
- T34 Catalina Monroy Michigan State 74 +4
- T34 Ava Romfo UNCG 74 +4
- T34 Marta Perez East Carolina 74 +4
- T34 Bailey Davis Tennessee 74 +4
- T41 Caitlin Whitehead NC State 75 +5
- T41 Katherine Lemke Virginia Tech 75 +5
- T41 Rylie Heflin Duke 75 +5
- T41 Anne-Sterre Den Dunnen Wake Forest 75 +5
- T41 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 75 +5
- T41 Lisa Forss East Carolina 75 +5
- T41 Macie Burcham East Carolina 75 +5
- T41 Madison Lehr Western Carolina 75 +5
- T41 Elizabeth Lohbauer Western Carolina 75 +5
- T41 Annika Saidleman UNCW 75 +5
- T41 Lauren Sung Michigan 75 +5
- T41 Karissa Kilby Florida International 75 +5
- T53 Vania Simont NC State 76 +6
- T53 Ellise Rymer NC State 76 +6
- T53 Anna Canado Espinal Duke 76 +6
- T53 Sophie Bierstorfer Tennessee 76 +6
- T53 Kasey McIlvaine UNCG 76 +6
- T53 Katie Vu * North Carolina 76 +6
- T53 Grace Wang Michigan 76 +6
- T60 Ginnie Lee Virginia Tech 77 +7
- T60 Valentine Delon Virginia Tech 77 +7
- T60 Nicole Nash East Carolina 77 +7
- T60 Ella Kozak Western Carolina 77 +7
- T60 Marta Lopez Echevarria Kentucky 77 +7
- T65 Sarah Lydic Wake Forest 78 +8
- T65 Inez Ng North Carolina 78 +8
- T65 Julia Baeumken UNCG 78 +8
- T65 Gabriella Gomez Florida International 78 +8
- T69 Carla De Troia Duke 79 +9
- T69 Ing Iadpluem North Carolina 79 +9
- T69 Sadler Miller Western Carolina 79 +9
- T69 Riley Quartermain * North Carolina 79 +9
- T69 Suzie Tran Michigan 79 +9
- T69 Valencia Chang UNCW 79 +9
- T69 Elizabeth Kondal Rollins College 79 +9
- T69 Megan Docherty Rollins College 79 +9
- T77 Angelina Tolentino Vanderbilt 80 +10
- T77 Annalee Caveney Western Carolina 80 +10
- T77 Lynn Lim Vanderbilt 80 +10
- T77 Danielle Modder East Carolina 80 +10
- T77 Salysa Mason Florida International 80 +10
- T77 Jaclyn Kenzel * NC State 80 +10
- T83 Sarah Knitter Rollins College 81 +11
- T83 Amanda Seguin Florida International 81 +11
- T85 Elle Burnette UNCG 82 +12
- T85 Sophie Lauture UNCG 82 +12
- T85 Violet Robbins Rollins College 82 +12
- T85 Jordan Salisbury * UNCW 82 +12
- T85 Gabbi Bentancourt * Louisville 82 +12
- 90 Jonna Hubbs UNCW 83 +13