McMyler Shoots 1-Under, 70, for Blue Devils in Round Two

Tuesday, March 5

Hilton Head, S.C.

Duke University

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Photo by: Andy Mead

McMyler Shoots 1-Under, 70, for Blue Devils in Round Two

3/5/2024 7:21:00 PM | Women's Golf

Scoring

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Duke women's golf graduate student Emma McMyler and freshman Katie Li shot 70 and 71, respectively, on Tuesday in the second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate to pace the Blue Devils at the 6,369-yard, par-71, Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C.

The winds picked up on the second day and the scores for most teams increased as well, seeing the scoring average move from 72.96 to 73.92. With 18 holes remaining, Duke sits in fourth place and only eight shots off the lead with a 3-over, 571.

Fans can follow the final round live via the Golf Channel and Peacock from 2:30-5:30 p.m. (ET), on Wednesday.

How It Happened

The Blue Devils opened the second round on hole No. 10 beginning at 11 a.m.
Boosted by a season-best six birdies on the day, graduate student Emma McMyler signed for a 1-under-par, 70, on Tuesday and is tied for 11th overall with a 1-under, 141.She had a hot start to her round as she hit her pitching wedge from 132 yards to nine feet for birdie on No. 10 and then hit a low punch draw 6-iron from 152 yards with a tree in her way and placed it to 12 feet for birdie.McMyler, a native of San Antonio, Texas, closed the first nine holes with three pars, two birdies and two bogeys to make the turn at 2-under, 33.She added a 12-foot birdie on No. 15 and stuck her 6-iron from 180 yards on No. 17 for birdie.McMyler closed the day with a 1-over, 37, with birdies on No. 2 and No. 6.She had her irons dialed in for those birdies as she placed her approach on the 165-yard, par-3 second hole to a foot for birdie and also stuck her third shot on the par-5 sixth to a foot.
Freshman Katie Li turned in an even-par, 71, on Tuesday and now has carded even or under par rounds in three straight dating back to the Moon Golf Invitational.Li, who is from Basking Ridge, N.J., carded 14 pars on the day along with one birdie and one bogey on each side.She posted her first birdie on No. 16 as she rolled in a 15-footer.Li then collected a sand save for par as she dialed in her putter from 23 feet on the 17th hole.She added another up-and-down par on No. 1 as her drive ended up in a divot.Li closed her round with a 17-foot putt for birdie on No. 9 to finish at even par.She enters the final round in a tie for 16th with an even-par, 142.
Senior Anne Chen had a tough start to her day with a double-bogey and a pair of bogeys over her first eight holes, before hitting her 8-iron from 148 yards to five feet for birdie on the 425-yard, par-4 18th.She played her final 10 holes at even-par as she also rolled in a 13-foot birdie on No. 7 as well, while finishing with a 75.Chen hit 12 fairways and 13 greens on the day.
Fellow senior Phoebe Brinker finished round two with a 3-over, 74, as she posted 13 pars and a birdie on No. 16.
After posting a 2-under, 69, in round one, sophomore Andie Smith had a tremendous start to her round as she hit her pitching wedge from 125 yards on No. 10 and holed it out from the fairway to open with an eagle.Smith struggled the rest of her day finishing with a 77.
Northwestern holds the team lead with a 5-under, 563, while Arizona State (564), Auburn (566), Duke (571), LSU (572) and South Carolina (572) round out the top five.
Grace Summerhays of Arizona State leads the individual action with a 6-under, 136.

Notes

Katie Li has posted nine rounds of even or under par on the season. She hit 12 greens, rolled 29 putts and hit 11 fairways.
Emma McMyler had a team-best 29 putts in the second round a day after totaling 28 in the first.
McMyler totaled six birdies on the day, while the rest of the Blue Devils had five.
Andie Smith totaled her third career eagle and the first of her sophomore season.
Phoebe Brinker leads the field with 31 pars through 36 holes.

What is Next

Duke will tee off beginning at 10:20 a.m., off hole No. 1 in the final round along with LSU and South Carolina.

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Duke Results
T21 T11 Emma McMyler Duke 71 70      141 -1
T21 T16 Katie Li Duke 71 71      142 E
T21 T31 Phoebe Brinker Duke 71 74      145 +3
T15 T31 Anne Chen Duke 70 75      145 +3
T7 T44 Andie Smith Duke 69 77      146 +4

1 2 Team Scores
T2 1 Northwestern 281 282      563 -5
1 2 Arizona State 278 286      564 -4
T7 3 Auburn 284 282      566 -2
T2 4 Duke 281 290      571 +3
T5 T5 LSU 283 289      572 +4
4 T5 South Carolina 282 290      572 +4
T12 7 Georgia 290 284      574 +6
T7 T8 Texas 284 291      575 +7
T7 T8 Wake Forest 284 291      575 +7
T12 10 Kentucky 290 288      578 +10
T7 11 Arkansas 284 295      579 +11
17 12 Baylor 298 285      583 +15
T12 13 Vanderbilt 290 295      585 +17
T5 14 Mississippi State 283 303      586 +18
11 15 Alabama 289 300      589 +21
15 16 Ohio State 295 296      591 +23
16 17 Oregon 296 302      598 +30

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T3 1 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 68 68      136 -6
T38 T2 Hannah Darling South Carolina 72 66      138 -4
T1 T2 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 67 71      138 -4
T21 T2 Farah O'Keefe Texas 71 67      138 -4
T21 T5 Jennifer Cai Northwestern 71 68      139 -3
T38 T5 Casey Weidenfeld Auburn 72 67      139 -3
T21 T7 Sera Hasegawa Baylor 71 69      140 -2
T21 T7 Jensen Castle Kentucky 71 69      140 -2
T7 T7 Macy Pate Wake Forest 69 71      140 -2
T3 T7 Anna Davis Auburn 68 72      140 -2
T15 T11 Dianna Lee Northwestern 70 71      141 -1
T7 T11 Jieni Li Northwestern 69 72      141 -1
T7 T11 Caterina Don Georgia 69 72      141 -1
T51 T11 Latanna Stone LSU 73 68      141 -1
T21 T11 Emma McMyler Duke 71 70      141 -1
T21 T16 Brooke Rivers Wake Forest 71 71      142 E
T7 T16 Laney Frye Kentucky 69 73      142 E
T21 T16 Katie Li Duke 71 71      142 E
T15 T16 Anna Foster Auburn 70 72      142 E
T3 T16 Patience Rhodes Arizona State 68 74      142 E
T56 T21 Ashleen Kaur Baylor 74 69      143 +1
T21 T21 Beth Coulter Arizona State 71 72      143 +1
T7 T21 Lauren Kim Texas 69 74      143 +1
T38 T24 Savannah De Bock Georgia 72 72      144 +2
T38 T24 Caley McGinty Ohio State 72 72      144 +2
T51 T24 Lynn Lim Vanderbilt 73 71      144 +2
T7 T24 Vairana Heck South Carolina 69 75      144 +2
T15 T24 Ting-Hsuan Huang Oregon 70 74      144 +2
T1 T24 Julia Lopez Ramirez Mississippi State 67 77      144 +2
T15 T24 Maria Jose Marin Arkansas 70 74      144 +2
T38 T31 Elina Sinz Alabama 72 73      145 +3
T72 T31 Mia Sandtorv Lussand * South Carolina 76 69      145 +3
T56 T31 Rosie Belsham Baylor 74 71      145 +3
T21 T31 Kaitlyn Schroeder Alabama 71 74      145 +3
T38 T31 Emily Hummer * Ohio State 72 73      145 +3
T21 T31 Kary Hollenbaugh Ohio State 71 74      145 +3
T51 T31 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina 73 72      145 +3
T56 T31 Kiara Romero Oregon 74 71      145 +3
T21 T31 Kendall Todd Arkansas 71 74      145 +3
T21 T31 Phoebe Brinker Duke 71 74      145 +3
T15 T31 Anne Chen Duke 70 75      145 +3
T21 T31 Avery Weed Mississippi State 71 74      145 +3
T15 T31 Huai-Chien Hsu Texas 70 75      145 +3
T67 T44 Ashley Yun Northwestern 75 71      146 +4
T84 T44 Natachanok Tunwannarux Georgia 80 66      146 +4
T44 Harriet Lockley * Alabama 74 72      146 +4
T67 T44 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 75 71      146 +4
T38 T44 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 72 74      146 +4
T21 T44 Carla Tejedo Mulet LSU 71 75      146 +4
T3 T44 Maylis Lamoure South Carolina 68 78      146 +4
T38 T44 Tillie Claggett Vanderbilt 72 74      146 +4
T67 T44 Katie Cranston Auburn 75 71      146 +4
T21 T44 Ashley Menne Arizona State 71 75      146 +4
T7 T44 Andie Smith Duke 69 77      146 +4
T21 T55 Lauryn Nguyen Northwestern 71 76      147 +5
T7 T55 Anne-Sterre Den Dunnen Wake Forest 69 78      147 +5
T38 T55 Miriam Ayora Arkansas 72 75      147 +5
T56 T58 Jillian Bourdage Ohio State 74 74      148 +6
T56 T58 Celina Sattelkau Vanderbilt 74 74      148 +6
T38 T58 Virginie Ding Vanderbilt 72 76      148 +6
T56 T58 Megan Schofill Auburn 74 74      148 +6
T21 T58 Reagan Zibilski Arkansas 71 77      148 +6
T67 T63 LoraLie Cowart Georgia 75 74      149 +7
T38 T63 Sarah Edwards Alabama 72 77      149 +7
T51 T63 Ava Merrill Vanderbilt 73 76      149 +7
T56 T63 Selina Liao Texas 74 75      149 +7
T38 T63 Surapa Janthamunee Mississippi State 72 77      149 +7
T56 T68 Taylor Kehoe Alabama 74 76      150 +8
T67 T68 Aine Donegan LSU 75 75      150 +8
T77 T68 Cathryn Brown Kentucky 78 72      150 +8
T77 T68 Ela Anacona Arkansas 78 72      150 +8
T56 T72 Isabella Holpfer Georgia 74 77      151 +9
T38 T72 Jordan Fischer LSU 72 79      151 +9
T72 T72 Izzy Pellot Mississippi State 76 75      151 +9
T80 T72 Paula Schulz-Hanssen Arizona State 79 72      151 +9
T56 76 Bohyun Park Texas 74 78      152 +10
T72 T77 Minori Nagano Oregon 76 78      154 +12
T51 T77 Ana Pina Ortega Mississippi State 73 81      154 +12
76 T79 Jiayi Wang * Northwestern 77 78      155 +13
T80 T79 Silje Ohma Baylor 79 76      155 +13
T72 T79 Anika Varma Oregon 76 79      155 +13
T84 T82 Faith Choi Ohio State 80 76      156 +14
T77 T82 Kailie Vongsaga Ohio State 78 78      156 +14
T80 T82 Sophia Burnett South Carolina 79 77      156 +14
T80 85 Marta Lopez Echevarria Kentucky 79 78      157 +15
T84 86 Mattison Frick Alabama 80 78      158 +16
87 87 Ching-Tzu Chen Oregon 81 83      164 +22
T88 88 Yoonjeong Huh Baylor 83 84      167 +25
T88 89 Shani Waite * Prairie View A&M 83 89      172 +30