Duke Continues to Lead the Landfall Tradition Heading into Final Round

WILMINGTON, N.C. – After a slow start to the morning, all five members of the Duke women's golf team shot under par on the back nine en route to the Blue Devils carding a 5-under-par, 283, on Saturday in the second round of the Landfall Tradition, which is being contested at the 6,178-yard, Par-72 Country Club of Landfall Dye Course in Wilmington.

With 18 holes remaining, Duke holds a 5-stroke lead with a season-best 14-under, 562, with North Carolina (567) and Florida State (567) tied for second.

At the end of the day, each Blue Devil finished with an even-par or better paced by a 2-under, 70, by Carla De Troia and Katie Li. Li, a native of Basking Ridge, N.J., is two strokes off the individual lead with a 7-under, 137, behind Sophia Burnett of South Carolina (135).

How It Happened

Junior Katie Li registered a 2-under, 70, in the second round.She parred the first two holes and then bogeyed No. 3.Li carded two more pars and then hit her hybrid from 214 yards to 15 feet for eagle to move to 1-under for the day.She closed the front nine with two pars and a bogey to shoot even-par, 36.On the back, Li birdied No. 11 from 13 feet and then rolled in an 18-foot birdie on No. 13, before parring the final five holes.
Coming off signing for four straight rounds in the 60s, junior Andie Smith totaled a 1-under, 71, on Saturday and enters the final round tied for sixth overall with a 4-under, 140.Smith, who is from Hobe Sound, Fla., was 2-over-par through 11 holes, which included back-to-back key up-and-downs on holes No. 8 and No. 9 with 15-foot par putts.She turned things around on hole No. 12 as she hit her 3-wood from 227 yards to 15 feet and made the eagle putt to get back to even.Smith drained a 20-foot off the green birdie putt on No. 15, bogeyed No. 16 and rolled in a 12-footer for birdie on No. 17 to finish the day with a 71.She hit 10 fairways had 26 putts on the day.
Freshman Carla De Troia turned in a 2-under, 70, to move into a tie for 29th on the individual leaderboard.After six straight pars in the morning, she bogeyed No. 7 and then birdied No. 9 to make the turn at even-par, 36.After a bogey to open the back nine, De Troia played the final eight holes at 3-under-par with four birdies.She birdied No. 13 and then had three straight from 16-18.
Senior Rylie Heflin opened her morning with a 3-over, 39, on the front nine, but finished strong shooting bogey-free, 3-under, on the back nine to finish with a 72.A product of Avondale, Pa., Heflin got things started on the back as she hit her 8-iron from 140 yards to two feet for birdie on No. 10.She also sank a 30-foot birdie on No. 17 and then hit her 3-hybrid from 198 yards on the par-5 18th green and 2-putted for birdie to finish with her second-straight even-par, 72.Heflin hit 13 greens and 10 fairways.
For the first time in her short career, freshman Anna Cañado Espinal notched back-to-back even or under par rounds as she posted a 72 on Saturday, after shooting 1-under, 71, in round one. Espinal, who is from Barcelona, Spain, opened with a 3-over ledger through 10 holes, but closed strong with birdies on No. 14, No. 16 and No. 18 to finish even for the day.
Playing as an individual, freshman Martina Yu totaled a 3-over, 75, in the second round.She 2-putted from 36 feet for birdie on No. 18 for her lone birdie of the day.

Notes

Carla De Troia's five birdies were a career best for the rookie.
Andie Smith now owns 30 career rounds of even or under par, while Katie Li now has 19.
Smith collected her first eagle of the season and fourth of her career.
Li's 3-under score on par-3 holes is tied for first.
Li posted her second eagle of the season and third of the season.She has notched five over her short career.
As a senior, Rylie Heflin has now totaled four rounds of even or under par and she owns 16 over her career.
As a team, Duke leads the field with a 7-under-par score on par-3 holes.
The Blue Devils have notched 33 birdies over the first two days.

What is Next

In Sunday's final round, Duke will tee off beginning at 8:45 a.m., off holes 1-3 along with North Carolina and Florida State.

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Duke Results
T2 T2 Katie Li Duke 67 70 137 -7
T6 T6 Andie Smith Duke 69 71 140 -4
T13 T16 Anna Canado Espinal Duke 71 72 143 -1
T22 T24 Rylie Heflin Duke 72 72 144 E
T52 T29 Carla De Troia Duke 75 70 145 +1
T89 T86 Martina Yu * Duke 82 75 157 +13

1 2 Team Scores
T1 1 Duke 279 283 562 -14
3 T2 North Carolina 280 287 567 -9
T1 T2 Florida State 279 288 567 -9
4 4 Ole Miss 282 288 570 -6
T6 5 Michigan State 291 281 572 -4
5 6 Clemson 287 286 573 -3
T6 T7 NC State 291 286 577 +1
T9 T7 UCF 294 283 577 +1
8 9 Maryland 292 289 581 +5
T9 10 Virginia Tech 294 291 585 +9
T9 11 Alabama 294 293 587 +11
T9 12 UNCW 294 294 588 +12
13 13 Illinois 296 297 593 +17
14 14 Notre Dame 301 296 597 +21
15 15 Furman 302 305 607 +31
16 16 Penn State 310 303 613 +37
17 17 South Florida 314 309 623 +47

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T4 1 Sophia Burnett * South Carolina 68 67 135 -9
1 T2 Lottie Woad Florida State 65 72 137 -7
T2 T2 Katie Li Duke 67 70 137 -7
T2 4 Helen Yeung North Carolina 67 71 138 -6
T6 5 Lauren Olivares Leon NC State 69 70 139 -5
T9 T6 Caitlyn Macnab Ole Miss 70 70 140 -4
T4 T6 Megan Streicher North Carolina 68 72 140 -4
T6 T6 Andie Smith Duke 69 71 140 -4
T45 T9 Taylor Kehoe Michigan State 74 67 141 -3
T9 T9 Katie Lu Michigan State 70 71 141 -3
T13 T11 Nicha Kanpai Maryland 71 71 142 -2
T34 T11 Katherine Schuster Clemson 73 69 142 -2
T34 T11 Marie Madsen NC State 73 69 142 -2
T6 T11 Nicole Gal Ole Miss 69 73 142 -2
T13 T11 Yurang Li Illinois 71 71 142 -2
T13 T16 Chloe Holder Clemson 71 72 143 -1
T9 T16 Sydney Roberts Clemson 70 73 143 -1
T22 T16 Bridget Wilkie Notre Dame 72 71 143 -1
T22 T16 Kaylah Williams Florida State 72 71 143 -1
T13 T16 Anna Canado Espinal Duke 71 72 143 -1
T45 T16 Valentine Delon Virginia Tech 74 69 143 -1
T22 T16 Sophia Fullbrook Florida State 72 71 143 -1
T34 T16 Ryan Flynn Alabama 73 70 143 -1
T52 T24 Brooke Biermann Michigan State 75 69 144 E
T52 T24 Mila Jurine UCF 75 69 144 E
T22 T24 Audrey Ryu Furman 72 72 144 E
T22 T24 Rylie Heflin Duke 72 72 144 E
T9 T24 Christina Surcey Florida State 70 74 144 E
T22 T29 Filippa Sundquist Ole Miss 72 73 145 +1
T34 T29 Isabella Rawl Clemson 73 72 145 +1
T22 T29 Caitlin Whitehead NC State 72 73 145 +1
T34 T29 Katie Vu * North Carolina 73 72 145 +1
T52 T29 Carla De Troia Duke 75 70 145 +1
T52 T34 Pimpisa Sisutham UCF 75 71 146 +2
T34 T34 Katie Poots UCF 73 73 146 +2
T52 T34 Inez Ng North Carolina 75 71 146 +2
T34 T34 Ing Iadpluem North Carolina 73 73 146 +2
T34 T34 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 73 73 146 +2
T13 T34 Molly Davidson Alabama 71 75 146 +2
T70 T40 Molly Smith UCF 77 70 147 +3
T22 T40 Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun Penn State 72 75 147 +3
T13 T40 Kajsalotta Svarvar Ole Miss 71 76 147 +3
T45 T40 Ana Sofia Murcia * Michigan State 74 73 147 +3
T22 T40 Reagan Southerland North Carolina 72 75 147 +3
T34 T40 Malu Brinker UNCW 73 74 147 +3
T13 T40 Victoria Levy UNCW 71 76 147 +3
T52 T47 Panassaya Somchit Maryland 75 73 148 +4
T13 T47 One Kashima UCF 71 77 148 +4
T74 T47 Hannah Altman UNCW 78 70 148 +4
T45 T47 Ginnie Lee Virginia Tech 74 74 148 +4
T52 T47 Mattison Frick Alabama 75 73 148 +4
T34 T47 Emily Mathews Virginia Tech 73 75 148 +4
T67 T53 Ivy Schulze * Clemson 76 73 149 +5
T22 T53 Leonor Medeiros South Florida 72 77 149 +5
T13 T53 Chananyu Chowiwattana Maryland 71 78 149 +5
T70 T53 Sophie Linder Ole Miss 77 72 149 +5
T45 T53 Victoria Zheng Illinois 74 75 149 +5
T34 T53 Brielle Mapanao Illinois 73 76 149 +5
T52 T59 Anna Pillard Maryland 75 75 150 +6
T22 T59 Paula Balanzategui Michigan State 72 78 150 +6
T52 T59 Maddy Bante Notre Dame 75 75 150 +6
T67 T59 Minouche Rooijmans UNCW 76 74 150 +6
T52 T59 Harriet Lockley Alabama 75 75 150 +6
T86 T64 Daniela Burgos Ortega Maryland 81 70 151 +7
91 T64 Annabel Collis South Florida 83 68 151 +7
T70 T64 Vania Simont NC State 77 74 151 +7
T45 T64 Caroline Owens Notre Dame 74 77 151 +7
T52 T64 Jamie Camero * UCF 75 76 151 +7
T22 T64 Ella Levy * UNCW 72 79 151 +7
T52 T64 Camila Burnett * South Carolina 75 76 151 +7
T52 T64 Alexandra Gazzoli Florida State 75 76 151 +7
T70 T72 Drew Nienhaus Penn State 77 75 152 +8
T74 T72 Ellise Rymer NC State 78 74 152 +8
T67 T72 Jenna Madden Furman 76 76 152 +8
T74 T75 Lexanne Halama Illinois 78 75 153 +9
T74 T75 Isabella van der Biest Alabama 78 75 153 +9
T83 T77 Catalina Monroy Michigan State 80 74 154 +10
T74 T77 Jordan Salisbury * UNCW 78 76 154 +10
T52 T77 Liza Lapeyre Furman 75 79 154 +10
T86 T80 Jonna Hubbs * UNCW 81 74 155 +11
T52 T80 Cherry Marley South Florida 75 80 155 +11
T74 T80 Melena Barrientos Clemson 78 77 155 +11
T83 T80 Maya Hunter Notre Dame 80 75 155 +11
T83 T80 Anna Heck Notre Dame 80 75 155 +11
T74 85 Katherine Lemke Virginia Tech 78 78 156 +12
T89 T86 Martina Yu * Duke 82 75 157 +13
T81 T86 Eva Ringwald Furman 79 78 157 +13
T45 T86 Valencia Chang UNCW 74 83 157 +13
T89 89 Michelle Cox Penn State 82 77 159 +15
93 T90 Annika Saidleman * UNCW 85 75 160 +16
T86 T90 Alise Knudson Furman 81 79 160 +16
T81 92 Jami Morris Penn State 79 84 163 +19
T94 93 Gwen Powell Penn State 89 76 165 +21
92 T94 Kenzie Heba South Florida 84 84 168 +24
T94 T94 Brielle Burns Illinois 89 79 168 +24
96 - Alice Webb South Florida D D - -