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Women's Golf Players in the Pros Update: April 12
4/12/2024 3:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM -- As the professional goal seasons enter April, Duke women's golfers continue to shine on the biggest stage. Here is a breakdown of how the Blue Devils are performing early in 2024 --
LPGA
Laetitia Beck
Duke (2010-14)
All-America (2012-13, 2013-14)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2010-11)
All-ACC (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Although Beck has missed the cut in her first four tournaments, she has been just right there at the cut line and is improving each tournament she plays in. Over the last three second rounds, Beck has shot 69, 71 and 67. Most recently, she played in the Ford Championship and posted scores of 71 and 69 for a 4-under, 140. Beck has earned a career total of $300,584.
Beck's LPGA Bio
Jaravee Boonchant
Duke (2018-21)
All-America (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
All-ACC (2018, 2019, 2021)
Juli Inkster Award Winner (2021)
In her second year on the LPGA circuit, Boonchant has had a strong showing in 2024. In the Honda LPGA Thailand Tournament, she finished 15-under-par, which would be good for a tied for ninth finish. She posted rounds of 68, 67, 71 and 67 over the four days. Boonchant would then go on to compete in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship and the Ford Championship in March 2024. In the Fir Hills Seri Pak, Boonchant shot four rounds with an average score of 73, bringing her to 8-over-par. Her performance would allow her to finish tied for 60th and add $5,005 to her career earnings. In the Ford Championship, Boonchant played well shooting 3-under-par, before missing the cut. In LPGA tournaments in 2024, Boonchant has gained an additional $39,105 through three tournaments.
Boonchant's LPGA Bio
Celine Boutier
Duke (2012-16)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2012-13)
National Player of the Year (2013-14)
All-America (2014-15)
After an impressive season in 2023, Celine Boutier has continued her stellar play to open 2024. The France native has placed in all six tournaments that she has participated in. Boutier owns three top-20 finishes over six events. In February, Boutier played in the HSBC Women's World Championship. Her 12-under-par performance was dominant, guiding her to a second-place finish. She would earn $169,786 from this tournament alone. More solid play was in store for Boutier as she finished 11-under-par in the Ford Championship to finish in the top 35. In three-out-of-four of her other tournaments, Boutier finished under par. So far in 2024, Boutier has added $254,668 to her career earnings of over $6.8 million.
Boutier's LPGA Bio
Lindy Duncan
Duke (2009-13)
First Team All-America (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13)
National Player of the Year (2011-12)
ACC Player of the Year (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2009-10)
Duncan has competed in four LPGA events so far this season, achieving two top-30 finishes on the way. The first of these came in the LPGA Drive On Championship where she shot 3-under-par with scores of 71, 71, 67 and 72. In her second top-30 placing, Brown would shoot 1-under-par in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. She netted back-to-back rounds of 68 in the second and third rounds to propel her finish. Duncan, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., added $42,841 to her career earnings ($1,523,006). In her other rounds, Brown finished at 3-under and 4-over in the Ford Championship and LPGA Drive On Championship respectively. In both, she failed to make the cut. Duncan has shot under par in three of the four appearances.
Duncan's LPGA Bio
Gina Kim
Duke (2018-21)
All-America (2019, 2021)
ACC Individual Champion (2021)
All-ACC (2019, 2021)
Kim has played in a total of five tournaments so far in 2024. In the Ford Championship in March, Kim finished tied for 71st as she shot 4-under-par. This finish was good enough to add $4,387 to her career earnings. In the other four tournaments, Kim has failed to make the cut in each. Kim, who is from Durham, N.C., turned in a second round of 71 in both the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship and the LPGA Drive On Championship. Her career earnings are now at $277,973, after her finish at the Ford Championship.
Kim's LPGA Bio
Brittany Lang
Duke (2003-05)
NGCA First-Team All-America (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2003-2004)
ACC Individual Champion (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
All-ACC (2003,2004)
2016 U.S. Women's Open Champion
Lang has yet to compete on the LPGA so far in 2024. She is exempt for the 2024 U.S. Women's Open in June.
Lang's LPGA Bio
Yu Liu
Duke (2013-14)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2013-14)
Second Team All-America (2013-14)
Liu has had a busy 2024 season as she has competed in seven different tournaments so far. Her performance solid as she has made the cut in all seven of her appearances. To start the year, Liu competed in the LPGA On Drive Championship. She shot 2-over-par and finished tied for 35th with rounds of 72, 69, 70 and 75. To round out February, Liu played in the HSBC Women's World Championship and Honda LPGA Thailand. In the HSBC Championship, Liu finished tied for 39th, shooting 4-under-par. As for the Honda LPGA Thailand, her performance allowed her to place tied for 54th. In her other tournaments, Liu was able to place in each of them. Her best performance of the year came in the Blue Bay LPGA with scores of 73, 71, 67 and 74 to finish tied for 31st with a 3-under, 285. She earned a paycheck of $15,554. This year she has added $60, 308 to her career earnings ($2,790,358).
Liu's LPGA Bio
Leona Maguire
Duke (2014-18)
National Freshman of the Year (2014-15)
National Player of the Year (2014-15, 2016-17)
All-America (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
Maguire has had an impressive 2024 season so far with three finishes in the top 13. She has competed in seven different tournaments and made the cut in all. To start the year, the Ireland native competed in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions and the LPGA Drive on Championship. In the Tournament of Champions, Maguire shot 4-under, earning her a tied for 12th finish. Her success continued in the LPGA Drive On Championship as she placed 31st. February was just as successful for her as she finished tied for 31st and 34th in the Honda LPGA Thailand and HSBC Women's World Championship, respectively. Her best performances came in March. Maguire competed in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship where she shot 4-under-par, leading to a tied for 13th finish. In her next tournament, she competed in the Ford Championships and shot an impressive 10-under-par. Her best placing came in April where she participated in T-Mobile Play. She finished second overall as she fell in the championship match to Nelly Korda. Maguire has added $291,317 to her total career earnings ($4,365,402).
Maguire's LPGA Bio
Epson Tour
Erica Shepherd (2020-23)
WGCA All-America (2021 - Second Team, 2022 - Honorable Mention)
Golfweek All-America (2021 - Second Team, 2022 - Third Team)
All-ACC (2023, 2022, 2021)
Erica Shepherd enters her rookie season with the Epson Tour in 2024. So far, she has competed in three tournaments on the year with all three falling in March. In Florida's Natural Charity Classic on March 8, she shot 4-over-par with an average score of 74 where she failed to make the cut. The next two tournaments she competed in were the IOA Golf Classic and the Atlantic Beach Classic. In the IOA Golf Classic, Shepherd shot 4-over-par and again failed to make the cut. Her latest event, the Atlantic Beach Classic, she would go on to miss the cut as well. Shepherd has notched 14 birdies along with a 74.50 scoring average.
Shepherd's Epson Tour Bio
Miranda Wang
Duke (2017-20)
Honorable Mention All-America (2018)
All-ACC (2018)
Wang has performed well in the new year. She has competed on both the Epson Tour and the LPGA. To start the year, in February, she competed in back-to-back LPGA events. In the HSBC Women's World Championship, she shot 12-over-par, which was good enough for a tied for 58th finish. Her next appearance came in the Blue Bay LPGA. In this, she was able to total rounds of 66, 78, 70 and 74 for an even-par, 288. In the Epson Tour, Wang has competed in two events. The first event was the IOA Golf Classic, shooting 2-over-par, which included a second round of 68. She placed a season-best tied for 29th. Her latest performance came in the Atlantic Beach Classic where she tied for 47th. So far, Wang has added $17,490 to her career earnings.
Wang's Epson Tour Bio
Ana Belac
Duke (2016-20)
All-America (2018-19, 2019-20)
All-ACC (2018, 2019)
Belac, a Slovenia native, has competed in four events to start 2024. To start her year, she played in the Magical Kenya Ladies Open and missed the cut. She then competed in the Lalla Meryem Cup and carded a tied for 24th placement with rounds of 72, 76 and 70 for a 1-under, 218. She added a paycheck of 5,467.50 euros to her career earnings. Belac performed her best in March as she shot 5-under-par in the Women's NSW Open, finishing 12th with scores of 70, 67 and 74. In the Australian Women's Class, Belac had a similar performance shooting 4-under-par with a tied for sixth finish. In total, Belac has added $15,547.50 to her career earnings.
Belac's Epson Tour Bio
Belac's LET Bio
LET
Virginia Elena Carta
Duke (2015-19)
NCAA Individual Champion (2016)
Honda Sports Award for Golf (2016)
WGCA Honorable Mention All-America (2019)
All-ACC (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
WGCA First Team All-America (2016)
Carta has competed in five tournaments to begin her 2024 campaign. Carta made the cut in five-out-of-five tournaments. In the NSW Women's Open, Carta would garner a tied for 49th finish allowing her to crack 300 in the world rankings. In late-February, Carta would jump in the world rankings again after her top-30 finish in the Lalla Meryem Cup with rounds of 76, 71 and 72. The former Blue Devil continued to rise in the world rankings as she finished tied for 50th in the Aramco Team Series in Tampa, Fla., with scores of 72, 74 and 75. Over her last two events, she has posted three even or under par rounds out of four. Overall, Carta owns two top 12 finishes on the year.
Carta's LET Bio
LPGA
Laetitia Beck
Duke (2010-14)
All-America (2012-13, 2013-14)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2010-11)
All-ACC (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Although Beck has missed the cut in her first four tournaments, she has been just right there at the cut line and is improving each tournament she plays in. Over the last three second rounds, Beck has shot 69, 71 and 67. Most recently, she played in the Ford Championship and posted scores of 71 and 69 for a 4-under, 140. Beck has earned a career total of $300,584.
Beck's LPGA Bio
Jaravee Boonchant
Duke (2018-21)
All-America (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
All-ACC (2018, 2019, 2021)
Juli Inkster Award Winner (2021)
In her second year on the LPGA circuit, Boonchant has had a strong showing in 2024. In the Honda LPGA Thailand Tournament, she finished 15-under-par, which would be good for a tied for ninth finish. She posted rounds of 68, 67, 71 and 67 over the four days. Boonchant would then go on to compete in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship and the Ford Championship in March 2024. In the Fir Hills Seri Pak, Boonchant shot four rounds with an average score of 73, bringing her to 8-over-par. Her performance would allow her to finish tied for 60th and add $5,005 to her career earnings. In the Ford Championship, Boonchant played well shooting 3-under-par, before missing the cut. In LPGA tournaments in 2024, Boonchant has gained an additional $39,105 through three tournaments.
Boonchant's LPGA Bio
Celine Boutier
Duke (2012-16)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2012-13)
National Player of the Year (2013-14)
All-America (2014-15)
After an impressive season in 2023, Celine Boutier has continued her stellar play to open 2024. The France native has placed in all six tournaments that she has participated in. Boutier owns three top-20 finishes over six events. In February, Boutier played in the HSBC Women's World Championship. Her 12-under-par performance was dominant, guiding her to a second-place finish. She would earn $169,786 from this tournament alone. More solid play was in store for Boutier as she finished 11-under-par in the Ford Championship to finish in the top 35. In three-out-of-four of her other tournaments, Boutier finished under par. So far in 2024, Boutier has added $254,668 to her career earnings of over $6.8 million.
Boutier's LPGA Bio
Lindy Duncan
Duke (2009-13)
First Team All-America (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13)
National Player of the Year (2011-12)
ACC Player of the Year (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2009-10)
Duncan has competed in four LPGA events so far this season, achieving two top-30 finishes on the way. The first of these came in the LPGA Drive On Championship where she shot 3-under-par with scores of 71, 71, 67 and 72. In her second top-30 placing, Brown would shoot 1-under-par in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. She netted back-to-back rounds of 68 in the second and third rounds to propel her finish. Duncan, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., added $42,841 to her career earnings ($1,523,006). In her other rounds, Brown finished at 3-under and 4-over in the Ford Championship and LPGA Drive On Championship respectively. In both, she failed to make the cut. Duncan has shot under par in three of the four appearances.
Duncan's LPGA Bio
Gina Kim
Duke (2018-21)
All-America (2019, 2021)
ACC Individual Champion (2021)
All-ACC (2019, 2021)
Kim has played in a total of five tournaments so far in 2024. In the Ford Championship in March, Kim finished tied for 71st as she shot 4-under-par. This finish was good enough to add $4,387 to her career earnings. In the other four tournaments, Kim has failed to make the cut in each. Kim, who is from Durham, N.C., turned in a second round of 71 in both the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship and the LPGA Drive On Championship. Her career earnings are now at $277,973, after her finish at the Ford Championship.
Kim's LPGA Bio
Brittany Lang
Duke (2003-05)
NGCA First-Team All-America (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2003-2004)
ACC Individual Champion (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
All-ACC (2003,2004)
2016 U.S. Women's Open Champion
Lang has yet to compete on the LPGA so far in 2024. She is exempt for the 2024 U.S. Women's Open in June.
Lang's LPGA Bio
Yu Liu
Duke (2013-14)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2013-14)
Second Team All-America (2013-14)
Liu has had a busy 2024 season as she has competed in seven different tournaments so far. Her performance solid as she has made the cut in all seven of her appearances. To start the year, Liu competed in the LPGA On Drive Championship. She shot 2-over-par and finished tied for 35th with rounds of 72, 69, 70 and 75. To round out February, Liu played in the HSBC Women's World Championship and Honda LPGA Thailand. In the HSBC Championship, Liu finished tied for 39th, shooting 4-under-par. As for the Honda LPGA Thailand, her performance allowed her to place tied for 54th. In her other tournaments, Liu was able to place in each of them. Her best performance of the year came in the Blue Bay LPGA with scores of 73, 71, 67 and 74 to finish tied for 31st with a 3-under, 285. She earned a paycheck of $15,554. This year she has added $60, 308 to her career earnings ($2,790,358).
Liu's LPGA Bio
Leona Maguire
Duke (2014-18)
National Freshman of the Year (2014-15)
National Player of the Year (2014-15, 2016-17)
All-America (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
Maguire has had an impressive 2024 season so far with three finishes in the top 13. She has competed in seven different tournaments and made the cut in all. To start the year, the Ireland native competed in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions and the LPGA Drive on Championship. In the Tournament of Champions, Maguire shot 4-under, earning her a tied for 12th finish. Her success continued in the LPGA Drive On Championship as she placed 31st. February was just as successful for her as she finished tied for 31st and 34th in the Honda LPGA Thailand and HSBC Women's World Championship, respectively. Her best performances came in March. Maguire competed in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship where she shot 4-under-par, leading to a tied for 13th finish. In her next tournament, she competed in the Ford Championships and shot an impressive 10-under-par. Her best placing came in April where she participated in T-Mobile Play. She finished second overall as she fell in the championship match to Nelly Korda. Maguire has added $291,317 to her total career earnings ($4,365,402).
Maguire's LPGA Bio
Epson Tour
Erica Shepherd (2020-23)
WGCA All-America (2021 - Second Team, 2022 - Honorable Mention)
Golfweek All-America (2021 - Second Team, 2022 - Third Team)
All-ACC (2023, 2022, 2021)
Erica Shepherd enters her rookie season with the Epson Tour in 2024. So far, she has competed in three tournaments on the year with all three falling in March. In Florida's Natural Charity Classic on March 8, she shot 4-over-par with an average score of 74 where she failed to make the cut. The next two tournaments she competed in were the IOA Golf Classic and the Atlantic Beach Classic. In the IOA Golf Classic, Shepherd shot 4-over-par and again failed to make the cut. Her latest event, the Atlantic Beach Classic, she would go on to miss the cut as well. Shepherd has notched 14 birdies along with a 74.50 scoring average.
Shepherd's Epson Tour Bio
Miranda Wang
Duke (2017-20)
Honorable Mention All-America (2018)
All-ACC (2018)
Wang has performed well in the new year. She has competed on both the Epson Tour and the LPGA. To start the year, in February, she competed in back-to-back LPGA events. In the HSBC Women's World Championship, she shot 12-over-par, which was good enough for a tied for 58th finish. Her next appearance came in the Blue Bay LPGA. In this, she was able to total rounds of 66, 78, 70 and 74 for an even-par, 288. In the Epson Tour, Wang has competed in two events. The first event was the IOA Golf Classic, shooting 2-over-par, which included a second round of 68. She placed a season-best tied for 29th. Her latest performance came in the Atlantic Beach Classic where she tied for 47th. So far, Wang has added $17,490 to her career earnings.
Wang's Epson Tour Bio
Ana Belac
Duke (2016-20)
All-America (2018-19, 2019-20)
All-ACC (2018, 2019)
Belac, a Slovenia native, has competed in four events to start 2024. To start her year, she played in the Magical Kenya Ladies Open and missed the cut. She then competed in the Lalla Meryem Cup and carded a tied for 24th placement with rounds of 72, 76 and 70 for a 1-under, 218. She added a paycheck of 5,467.50 euros to her career earnings. Belac performed her best in March as she shot 5-under-par in the Women's NSW Open, finishing 12th with scores of 70, 67 and 74. In the Australian Women's Class, Belac had a similar performance shooting 4-under-par with a tied for sixth finish. In total, Belac has added $15,547.50 to her career earnings.
Belac's Epson Tour Bio
Belac's LET Bio
LET
Virginia Elena Carta
Duke (2015-19)
NCAA Individual Champion (2016)
Honda Sports Award for Golf (2016)
WGCA Honorable Mention All-America (2019)
All-ACC (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
WGCA First Team All-America (2016)
Carta has competed in five tournaments to begin her 2024 campaign. Carta made the cut in five-out-of-five tournaments. In the NSW Women's Open, Carta would garner a tied for 49th finish allowing her to crack 300 in the world rankings. In late-February, Carta would jump in the world rankings again after her top-30 finish in the Lalla Meryem Cup with rounds of 76, 71 and 72. The former Blue Devil continued to rise in the world rankings as she finished tied for 50th in the Aramco Team Series in Tampa, Fla., with scores of 72, 74 and 75. Over her last two events, she has posted three even or under par rounds out of four. Overall, Carta owns two top 12 finishes on the year.
Carta's LET Bio
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