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5/15/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
2024 NCAA Championship
May 17-22, 2024 • Carlsbad, Calif.
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course
72-Holes of Stroke Play Followed by Match Play
DUKE HEADS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP IN CALIFORNIA IN SEARCH OF EIGHTH TITLE
In search of its eighth NCAA Championship, the Duke women's golf team hits the road for Carlsbad, Calif., for the 2024 NCAA Championship, which runs May 17-22 at the 6,330-yard, par-72 Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course.
Duke is appearing in the NCAA Championship for the 34th time under head coach Dan Brooks and will be competing in the NCAAs for the 24th time out of the last 27 years (2020 Championship was canceled).
Participating in the championship will be -- Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, Pepperdine, Purdue, San Jose State, South Carolina, SMU, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M, Tulsa, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest.
Duke, which is seeded No. 9, will tee off Friday, May 17 at 12:55 p.m., local and 3:55 p.m. (ET) in the first round off No. 10, followed by an 7:35 a.m., local and 10:35 a.m. (ET) tee time Saturday, May 18 off the No. 1 tee box. The Blue Devils are paired with Southern California and Texas in the first two rounds.
For the ninth straight year, the championship will feature a different look as there will be 54 holes of stroke play qualifying and then the top 15 teams and nine individuals (not on advancing teams) will play a final 18 holes to determine the individual champion and the top eight teams will advance to match play. On May 21 there will be 36 holes of match play and then the match play championship will take place May 22. The final three days of action will be aired by the Golf Channel.
It will mark the first year the championship has been moved to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., after being hosted at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., the last three years.
TICKETS & PARKING
Entry to the golf course will be ticketed for competition days, practice days will be free to spectators. All tickets will be mobile tickets and are recommended to be purchased in advance of arriving on site. Tickets may be purchased online at: https://texaslonghorns.evenue.net/events/WG. All Session: $36, All Stroke Play: $24, All Match Play: $12, Daily Rate: $8.
Spectator Parking will be off-site May 17-20 at the following locations -- May 17, 18, 20 at either of the following locations: Daybreak Church 6515 Ambrosia Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011, North Coast Calvary Chapel 1330 Poinsettia Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011 and May 19 at Carlsbad Public Library 1775 Dove Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011.
A complimentary Spectator Shuttle Service will be provided to and from off-site locations from 6 a.m.- 8 p.m., May 17 - 18 and 9 a.m., to 7 p.m., on May 20. The shuttle will drop off and pick up from Spa Curb. Spectator Parking will be on-site May 21-22.
THE DUKE LINEUP
Duke will feature a lineup of graduate student Emma McMyler, seniors Phoebe Brinker and Anne Chen, sophomore Andie Smith and freshman Katie Li. Junior Rylie Heflin will be a substitute.
BIRDIES FOR BABIES
Spearheaded by 2019 Blue Devil graduate Virginia Elena Carta, the Duke men's and women's golf programs have continued their fundraising program benefitting the Duke Children's Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units called Birdies for Babies. Duke has raised $12,333.45 so far this season and over the seven years of the program, it has raised $120,992.55.
In November of 2023, the Duke Children's Hospital dedicated a room for the program since the Blue Devils reached the $100,000 mark in earnings.
Those looking to support the partnership with the Duke Children's can make pledges per birdie. Pledges will start at $0.50 and high pledge increments are welcome. If the Blue Devils register an eagle (counts as two birdies), albatross (three birdies) and hole-in-one (four birdies) they will count as stated.
For more information, head to https://giving.dukechildrens.org/ways-to-give/duke-athletics-partnerships
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Duke is currently ranked No. 9 in the latest Scoreboard golf rankings, while also being No. 11 in the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) ledger.
Individually, in the Scoreboard rankings five Blue Devils are ranked in the top 113 -- Emma McMyler (38), Katie Li (72), Andie Smith (73), Phoebe Brinker (103) and Anne Chen (113).
TRENDS/NOTES
• Graduate student Emma McMyler has made an immediate impact with the Blue Devils in 2023-24. She leads the squad with a 71.67 stroke average and owns a tied for team-best 17 rounds of even or under par.
• As a team, Duke has posted a 4.80 scoring average and is 106-under-par on par-5 holes this season.
• Sophomore Andie Smith owns a tied for team-best six rounds in the 60s and ranks third on the team with 16 rounds of even or under par. She has dropped her average putts from 32.0 as a rookie to a team-best 31.1 this season. Smith is one of only 11 freshmen or sophomores in Duke history to notch six or more rounds in the 60s in a season -- Ana Belac (9 in 2017-18), Jaravee Boonchant (6 in 2017-18), Leona Maguire (10 in 2014-15), Celine Boutier (8 in 2013-14), Lindy Duncan (6 in 2010-11), Amanda Blumenherst (8 in 2006-07), Brittany Lang (7 in 2004-05), Liz Janangelo (7 in 2003-04), Brittany Lang (8 in 2003-04) and Liz Janangelo (6 in 2002-03).
• Senior Anne Chen owns a career-best 72.59 stroke average this season with three top-10 finishes. She had six top-10 placements her first three years at Duke.
• Andie Smith posted her second straight top-10 finish at a NCAA Regional in Washington. She placed fourth in 2023 as a freshman and seventh in 2024. They are the two best finishes of her career in 18 tournaments.
• In the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings, Emma McMyler (83), Phoebe Brinker (105), Katie Li (118), Anne Chen (217) and Andie Smith (246) are listed. Duke's recruiting class of Anna Canado Espinal (154) and Carla De Troia (841) will join the squad in August.
DUKE PLACES ALL FIVE IN TOP-20 AT REGIONAL
At the 2024 NCAA Regional in Washington, Duke had all five Blue Devils place in the top-20 of the event. It marked the second time in school history Duke has accomplished this at a NCAA Regional. The last time was in 2003 in Clemmens, N.C.
In comparing all six NCAA Regionals in 2024, the Blue Devils were the only program to have all five golfers finish in the top 20.
MCMYLER NETS FOURTH STRAIGHT TOP-10 AT REGIONAL
Duke graduate student Emma McMyler turned in her fourth straight top-10 finish at a NCAA Regional becoming just the second Blue Devil to accomplish this mark along with Leona Maguire.
At the Cle Elum Regional, McMyler posted rounds of 74, 69 and 72 for a 1-under, 215. In 2023, she finished tied for ninth (71-70-70=211, -5), in 2022 she was tied for ninth (216, +3) and in 2021 she was tied for seventh (215) -- all with the Xavier golf program.
McMyler will have a chance to compete for a NCAA Championship for the first time in her career.
BROOKS HEADS BACK WEST
Duke head coach Dan Brooks will head back west with the Blue Devils when they travel to California for the NCAA Championship. Brooks is a native of Baker City, Ore., and played collegiate golf at Oregon State. He graduated from OSU in 1981.
Brooks and the Blue Devils have only played in one NCAA Championship in the state of California, which took place in 1996 in La Quinta, Calif. Duke placed seventh of 18 teams.
GOING LOW THIS SPRING
In four tournaments this spring, the Blue Devils have totaled a 72.91 stroke average and have been led by Andie Smith (71.67), Emma McMyler (71.80), Katie Li (72.67) and Anne Chen (73.13).
Duke has featured five even or under par rounds as a team over the last nine rounds it has played.
EVEN/UNDER-PAR ROUNDS
Heading into the NCAA Championship, Duke owns five golfers who have collected 10 or more even or under par rounds this season -- Phoebe Brinker (17), Emma McMyler (17), Andie Smith (16), Katie Li (13) and Anne Chen (10).
It marks only the second time in school history the Blue Devils have collected five golfers in one season to accomplish. The other time was in 2003-04. Duke has posted four golfers in 2017-18 and 2005-06.
IMPROVEMENTS IN 2023-24
All six members of the Duke team have turned in a career-best stroke average during the 2023-24 campaign.
Phoebe Brinker owns a 72.70 stroke average, which is an improvement from 72.81 a season ago. Anne Chen went from 72.79 as a sophomore and 74.59 as a junior to 72.59 this season. Emma McMyler improved from 71.90 a season ago at Xavier to 71.67 in 2023-24. Andie Smith tallied a 74.72 average as a rookie and owns a 72.17 average this season. Rylie Heflin improved from a 75.35 as a freshman to 73.75 this season.
Smith's improvement of 2.55 was the highest on the team.
IMPRESSIVE FRESHMAN
Duke rookie Katie Li has turned in an impressive freshman campaign with the Blue Devils.
Li is currently ranked No. 72 nationally and is the second-highest ACC freshman ranked in the Scoreboard listing behind Wake Forest's Macy Pate (37).
A product of Basking Ridge, N.J., Li is the only ACC rookie to win a tournament and one of only six freshmen nationally in the top 70 of the rankings that have won a tournament -- Maria Jose Marin (Arkansas), Kiara Romero (Oregon), Farah O'Keefe (Texas), Molly Smith (Central Florida) and Lauren Kim (Texas).
Li currently features the eighth-best single-season stroke average for a rookie in Duke history (72.78), is tied for ninth on the freshmen list with 13 rounds of even or under par and is one of 16 rookies in Blue Devil history to win a tournament.
BLUE DEVILS IN THE 60S
Duke currently features five golfers who have shot 68 or better in a round this season -- Emma McMyler, Anne Chen, Katie Li, Andie Smith and Phoebe Brinker.
The Blue Devils have featured this only four other times in Duke history --2018-19 (Jaravee Boonchant, Ana Belac, Gina Kim, Virginia Elena Carta, Miranda Wang), 2013-14 (Celine Boutier, Yu Liu, Laetitia Beck, Sandy Choi, Alejandra Cangrejo), 2005-06 (Amanda Blumenherst, Liz Janangelo, Anna Grzebien, Jennie Lee, Jennifer Pandolfi), 2003-04 (Liz Janangelo, Brittany Lang, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Leigh Anne Hardin, Anna Grzebien).
Of the four previous seasons this has taken place, the Blue Devils won the NCAA Championship in three of those -- 2018-19, 2013-14 and 2005-06.
As a team, Duke owns 24 rounds in the 60s heading into NCAA Championship action. The school record is 30 from 2017-18 and the next highest was 25 in 2003-04.
TOP STROKE AVERAGE
The Blue Devils currently feature a 72.51 stroke average heading into NCAA Championship action. It currently ranks as the second-lowest in school history.
Lowest Scoring Average in a Season
1. 72.23 2013-14
2. 72.51 2023-24
3. 72.72 2017-18
4. 72.73 2018-19
5. 72.74 2003-04
6. 73.02 2020-21
7. 73.63 2019-20
8. 73.68 2005-06
9. 73.81 2016-17
10.73.88 2012-13
AVERAGES
Go in depth with the Blue Devils to see how many birdies, greens, fairways and putts they average during rounds in 2023-24.
Birdies Greens Fairways Putts
Emma McMyler 3.4 13.5 10.6 31.2
Phoebe Brinker 3.3 13.4 10.0 32.4
Anne Chen 3.0 13.4 11.1 32.0
Andie Smith 3.2 13.0 10.3 31.1
Rylie Heflin 2.5 12.2 9.3 31.8
Katie Li 2.9 12.9 10.2 31.7
IN THE RECORD BOOK
In the Duke career record book, senior Phoebe Brinker is moving up the charts. She ranks eighth with 51 even or under par rounds and needs one to move into seventh. Brinker ranks seventh in birdies with 336 and needs two to move into sixth. She also ranks tied for seventh in rounds in the 60s (15) and first in eagles (10).
In the Blue Devil freshman single season record books, Katie Li ranks tied for ninth in even or under par rounds (13), eighth in stroke average (72.78) and tied for seventh in wins (1).
TOP 10 FINISHES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Duke owns the second-most top 10 finishes in the NCAA Championship since 2004 as the Blue Devils have totaled 14.
Top 10 Finishes Since 2004
1. Southern California 16
2. Duke 14
3. UCLA 13
MOST NCAA TITLES BY A COACH
Duke head coach Dan Brooks owns seven NCAA Championships over his career with the Blue Devils. The seven titles ranks as the most by a women's golf coach in NCAA history.
Most NCAA Titles in NCAA History
1. 7 Dan Brooks, Duke
2. 5 Linda Vollstedt, Arizona State
3. 3 Mark Gale, San Jose State
3 Andrea Gaston, Southern California (now at Texas A&M)
DUKE'S 34TH NCAA APPEARANCE
The Blue Devils will be making their 34th appearance in the NCAA Championship, which ranks tied for fourth.
NCAA All-Time Appearances
1. 39 Arizona State
2. 38 Stanford
3. 36 Southern California
4. 34 Duke
34 UCLA
COVERAGE
The Golf Channel will feature extensive coverage of the championship beginning Monday, May 20. Here is a full listing of the coverage with all times EST--
Monday, May 20 - 6:00-10:00 PM: Live coverage
Tuesday, May 21 - 6:00-10:00 PM: Live coverage match play
Wednesday, May 22 - 6:00-10:00 PM: Live coverage match play championship
Fans can also follow along on Twitter (@DukeWGOLF), Instagram (DukeWGolf) and Facebook (DukeWGolf) for coverage of the championship.
Live scoring will be available via www.GolfStat.com.
LAST YEAR IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Duke senior Erica Shepherd closed her collegiate career by carding a 3-under-par, 69, on her way to placing tied for 14th, individually, at the NCAA Championship, which was being played at the 6,368-yard, par 72 Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
It marked her highest finish at the NCAA Championship as she carded five birdies on the day, while hitting 15 greens, 11 fairways and rolling 30 putts. Over the four days, Shepherd turned in rounds of 70, 74, 72 and 69 for a 3-under, 285.
As a team, the Blue Devils had their season come to a close as Duke posted a third round of 301 and finished the 54 holes with an 885, which was tied for 18th. The top-15 teams advanced to the fourth and final round on Monday. Over the three days, Duke signed for rounds of 288, 296 and 301, while missing the cut by only four strokes. Shepherd is one of nine individuals that advanced to the fourth round along with the top-15 teams.
Andie Smith turned in rounds of 73, 71 and 76 for a 4-over, 220, Phoebe Brinker had scores of 74, 75 and 76 for a 9-over, 225, Anne Chen added rounds of 77, 76 and 77 for a 230 and Megan Furtney signed for scores of 71, 77 and 83 for a 231.
DUKE FINISHES SECOND AT NCAA REGIONAL
For the 34th time in program history and the 32nd under head coach Dan Brooks, Duke advanced to the NCAA Championship as the Blue Devils placed second at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional, which was contested at the 6,306-yard, par-72 Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Wash.
Duke featured two golfers in the top seven – Emma McMyler (6th) and Andie Smith (7th) – along with all five Blue Devils in the top 20 following 54 holes – Katie Li (13th), Anne Chen (T13) and Phoebe Brinker (T19). McMyler turned in her fourth straight top-10 finish at an NCAA Regional to become one of only two Blue Devils in program history to accomplish that mark (Leona Maguire).
As a team, Duke posted rounds of 282, 288 and 295 for a 54-hole score of 865. Stanford (847) won the regional with Virginia (876), Arizona State (885) and San Jose State (887) rounding out the top five teams advancing.
Duke's 54-hole score of 865 was the eighth-best in Blue Devil history at a NCAA Regional. The Blue Devils placed all five golfers in the top-20 for only the second time in Duke history at a NCAA Regional (2003 – Salem Glenn Country Club in Clemmons, N.C.). Duke was the only school at the 2024 regionals to have all five in the top-20.
Duke posted its 19th top-2 finish in a NCAA Regional in school history.
IMPRESSIVE COACHES
Duke head coach Dan Brooks was the first head coach in NCAA Division I to win both a stroke play and match play NCAA Championship. Brooks won stroke play titles in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2014. He led the Blue Devils to the match play title in 2019.
Blue Devil associate head coach Jon Whithaus is the only coach in NCAA Division I to lead both a women's (2016 & 2019) and men's (2011) program into the match play semifinals of the NCAA Championship. He has also coached both a women's and men's individual to an NCAA Individual Championship.
LI, MCMYLER EARN ALL-ACC ACCOLADES
The Duke duo of graduate student Emma McMyler and freshman Katie Li have been tabbed two of 15 All-ACC selections for the 2023-24 campaign, which was announced May 2 by the league office.
May 17-22, 2024 • Carlsbad, Calif.
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course
72-Holes of Stroke Play Followed by Match Play
DUKE HEADS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP IN CALIFORNIA IN SEARCH OF EIGHTH TITLE
In search of its eighth NCAA Championship, the Duke women's golf team hits the road for Carlsbad, Calif., for the 2024 NCAA Championship, which runs May 17-22 at the 6,330-yard, par-72 Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course.
Duke is appearing in the NCAA Championship for the 34th time under head coach Dan Brooks and will be competing in the NCAAs for the 24th time out of the last 27 years (2020 Championship was canceled).
Participating in the championship will be -- Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, Pepperdine, Purdue, San Jose State, South Carolina, SMU, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M, Tulsa, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest.
Duke, which is seeded No. 9, will tee off Friday, May 17 at 12:55 p.m., local and 3:55 p.m. (ET) in the first round off No. 10, followed by an 7:35 a.m., local and 10:35 a.m. (ET) tee time Saturday, May 18 off the No. 1 tee box. The Blue Devils are paired with Southern California and Texas in the first two rounds.
For the ninth straight year, the championship will feature a different look as there will be 54 holes of stroke play qualifying and then the top 15 teams and nine individuals (not on advancing teams) will play a final 18 holes to determine the individual champion and the top eight teams will advance to match play. On May 21 there will be 36 holes of match play and then the match play championship will take place May 22. The final three days of action will be aired by the Golf Channel.
It will mark the first year the championship has been moved to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., after being hosted at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., the last three years.
TICKETS & PARKING
Entry to the golf course will be ticketed for competition days, practice days will be free to spectators. All tickets will be mobile tickets and are recommended to be purchased in advance of arriving on site. Tickets may be purchased online at: https://texaslonghorns.evenue.net/events/WG. All Session: $36, All Stroke Play: $24, All Match Play: $12, Daily Rate: $8.
Spectator Parking will be off-site May 17-20 at the following locations -- May 17, 18, 20 at either of the following locations: Daybreak Church 6515 Ambrosia Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011, North Coast Calvary Chapel 1330 Poinsettia Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011 and May 19 at Carlsbad Public Library 1775 Dove Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011.
A complimentary Spectator Shuttle Service will be provided to and from off-site locations from 6 a.m.- 8 p.m., May 17 - 18 and 9 a.m., to 7 p.m., on May 20. The shuttle will drop off and pick up from Spa Curb. Spectator Parking will be on-site May 21-22.
THE DUKE LINEUP
Duke will feature a lineup of graduate student Emma McMyler, seniors Phoebe Brinker and Anne Chen, sophomore Andie Smith and freshman Katie Li. Junior Rylie Heflin will be a substitute.
BIRDIES FOR BABIES
Spearheaded by 2019 Blue Devil graduate Virginia Elena Carta, the Duke men's and women's golf programs have continued their fundraising program benefitting the Duke Children's Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units called Birdies for Babies. Duke has raised $12,333.45 so far this season and over the seven years of the program, it has raised $120,992.55.
In November of 2023, the Duke Children's Hospital dedicated a room for the program since the Blue Devils reached the $100,000 mark in earnings.
Those looking to support the partnership with the Duke Children's can make pledges per birdie. Pledges will start at $0.50 and high pledge increments are welcome. If the Blue Devils register an eagle (counts as two birdies), albatross (three birdies) and hole-in-one (four birdies) they will count as stated.
For more information, head to https://giving.dukechildrens.org/ways-to-give/duke-athletics-partnerships
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Duke is currently ranked No. 9 in the latest Scoreboard golf rankings, while also being No. 11 in the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) ledger.
Individually, in the Scoreboard rankings five Blue Devils are ranked in the top 113 -- Emma McMyler (38), Katie Li (72), Andie Smith (73), Phoebe Brinker (103) and Anne Chen (113).
TRENDS/NOTES
• Graduate student Emma McMyler has made an immediate impact with the Blue Devils in 2023-24. She leads the squad with a 71.67 stroke average and owns a tied for team-best 17 rounds of even or under par.
• As a team, Duke has posted a 4.80 scoring average and is 106-under-par on par-5 holes this season.
• Sophomore Andie Smith owns a tied for team-best six rounds in the 60s and ranks third on the team with 16 rounds of even or under par. She has dropped her average putts from 32.0 as a rookie to a team-best 31.1 this season. Smith is one of only 11 freshmen or sophomores in Duke history to notch six or more rounds in the 60s in a season -- Ana Belac (9 in 2017-18), Jaravee Boonchant (6 in 2017-18), Leona Maguire (10 in 2014-15), Celine Boutier (8 in 2013-14), Lindy Duncan (6 in 2010-11), Amanda Blumenherst (8 in 2006-07), Brittany Lang (7 in 2004-05), Liz Janangelo (7 in 2003-04), Brittany Lang (8 in 2003-04) and Liz Janangelo (6 in 2002-03).
• Senior Anne Chen owns a career-best 72.59 stroke average this season with three top-10 finishes. She had six top-10 placements her first three years at Duke.
• Andie Smith posted her second straight top-10 finish at a NCAA Regional in Washington. She placed fourth in 2023 as a freshman and seventh in 2024. They are the two best finishes of her career in 18 tournaments.
• In the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings, Emma McMyler (83), Phoebe Brinker (105), Katie Li (118), Anne Chen (217) and Andie Smith (246) are listed. Duke's recruiting class of Anna Canado Espinal (154) and Carla De Troia (841) will join the squad in August.
DUKE PLACES ALL FIVE IN TOP-20 AT REGIONAL
At the 2024 NCAA Regional in Washington, Duke had all five Blue Devils place in the top-20 of the event. It marked the second time in school history Duke has accomplished this at a NCAA Regional. The last time was in 2003 in Clemmens, N.C.
In comparing all six NCAA Regionals in 2024, the Blue Devils were the only program to have all five golfers finish in the top 20.
MCMYLER NETS FOURTH STRAIGHT TOP-10 AT REGIONAL
Duke graduate student Emma McMyler turned in her fourth straight top-10 finish at a NCAA Regional becoming just the second Blue Devil to accomplish this mark along with Leona Maguire.
At the Cle Elum Regional, McMyler posted rounds of 74, 69 and 72 for a 1-under, 215. In 2023, she finished tied for ninth (71-70-70=211, -5), in 2022 she was tied for ninth (216, +3) and in 2021 she was tied for seventh (215) -- all with the Xavier golf program.
McMyler will have a chance to compete for a NCAA Championship for the first time in her career.
BROOKS HEADS BACK WEST
Duke head coach Dan Brooks will head back west with the Blue Devils when they travel to California for the NCAA Championship. Brooks is a native of Baker City, Ore., and played collegiate golf at Oregon State. He graduated from OSU in 1981.
Brooks and the Blue Devils have only played in one NCAA Championship in the state of California, which took place in 1996 in La Quinta, Calif. Duke placed seventh of 18 teams.
GOING LOW THIS SPRING
In four tournaments this spring, the Blue Devils have totaled a 72.91 stroke average and have been led by Andie Smith (71.67), Emma McMyler (71.80), Katie Li (72.67) and Anne Chen (73.13).
Duke has featured five even or under par rounds as a team over the last nine rounds it has played.
EVEN/UNDER-PAR ROUNDS
Heading into the NCAA Championship, Duke owns five golfers who have collected 10 or more even or under par rounds this season -- Phoebe Brinker (17), Emma McMyler (17), Andie Smith (16), Katie Li (13) and Anne Chen (10).
It marks only the second time in school history the Blue Devils have collected five golfers in one season to accomplish. The other time was in 2003-04. Duke has posted four golfers in 2017-18 and 2005-06.
IMPROVEMENTS IN 2023-24
All six members of the Duke team have turned in a career-best stroke average during the 2023-24 campaign.
Phoebe Brinker owns a 72.70 stroke average, which is an improvement from 72.81 a season ago. Anne Chen went from 72.79 as a sophomore and 74.59 as a junior to 72.59 this season. Emma McMyler improved from 71.90 a season ago at Xavier to 71.67 in 2023-24. Andie Smith tallied a 74.72 average as a rookie and owns a 72.17 average this season. Rylie Heflin improved from a 75.35 as a freshman to 73.75 this season.
Smith's improvement of 2.55 was the highest on the team.
IMPRESSIVE FRESHMAN
Duke rookie Katie Li has turned in an impressive freshman campaign with the Blue Devils.
Li is currently ranked No. 72 nationally and is the second-highest ACC freshman ranked in the Scoreboard listing behind Wake Forest's Macy Pate (37).
A product of Basking Ridge, N.J., Li is the only ACC rookie to win a tournament and one of only six freshmen nationally in the top 70 of the rankings that have won a tournament -- Maria Jose Marin (Arkansas), Kiara Romero (Oregon), Farah O'Keefe (Texas), Molly Smith (Central Florida) and Lauren Kim (Texas).
Li currently features the eighth-best single-season stroke average for a rookie in Duke history (72.78), is tied for ninth on the freshmen list with 13 rounds of even or under par and is one of 16 rookies in Blue Devil history to win a tournament.
BLUE DEVILS IN THE 60S
Duke currently features five golfers who have shot 68 or better in a round this season -- Emma McMyler, Anne Chen, Katie Li, Andie Smith and Phoebe Brinker.
The Blue Devils have featured this only four other times in Duke history --2018-19 (Jaravee Boonchant, Ana Belac, Gina Kim, Virginia Elena Carta, Miranda Wang), 2013-14 (Celine Boutier, Yu Liu, Laetitia Beck, Sandy Choi, Alejandra Cangrejo), 2005-06 (Amanda Blumenherst, Liz Janangelo, Anna Grzebien, Jennie Lee, Jennifer Pandolfi), 2003-04 (Liz Janangelo, Brittany Lang, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Leigh Anne Hardin, Anna Grzebien).
Of the four previous seasons this has taken place, the Blue Devils won the NCAA Championship in three of those -- 2018-19, 2013-14 and 2005-06.
As a team, Duke owns 24 rounds in the 60s heading into NCAA Championship action. The school record is 30 from 2017-18 and the next highest was 25 in 2003-04.
TOP STROKE AVERAGE
The Blue Devils currently feature a 72.51 stroke average heading into NCAA Championship action. It currently ranks as the second-lowest in school history.
Lowest Scoring Average in a Season
1. 72.23 2013-14
2. 72.51 2023-24
3. 72.72 2017-18
4. 72.73 2018-19
5. 72.74 2003-04
6. 73.02 2020-21
7. 73.63 2019-20
8. 73.68 2005-06
9. 73.81 2016-17
10.73.88 2012-13
AVERAGES
Go in depth with the Blue Devils to see how many birdies, greens, fairways and putts they average during rounds in 2023-24.
Birdies Greens Fairways Putts
Emma McMyler 3.4 13.5 10.6 31.2
Phoebe Brinker 3.3 13.4 10.0 32.4
Anne Chen 3.0 13.4 11.1 32.0
Andie Smith 3.2 13.0 10.3 31.1
Rylie Heflin 2.5 12.2 9.3 31.8
Katie Li 2.9 12.9 10.2 31.7
IN THE RECORD BOOK
In the Duke career record book, senior Phoebe Brinker is moving up the charts. She ranks eighth with 51 even or under par rounds and needs one to move into seventh. Brinker ranks seventh in birdies with 336 and needs two to move into sixth. She also ranks tied for seventh in rounds in the 60s (15) and first in eagles (10).
In the Blue Devil freshman single season record books, Katie Li ranks tied for ninth in even or under par rounds (13), eighth in stroke average (72.78) and tied for seventh in wins (1).
TOP 10 FINISHES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Duke owns the second-most top 10 finishes in the NCAA Championship since 2004 as the Blue Devils have totaled 14.
Top 10 Finishes Since 2004
1. Southern California 16
2. Duke 14
3. UCLA 13
MOST NCAA TITLES BY A COACH
Duke head coach Dan Brooks owns seven NCAA Championships over his career with the Blue Devils. The seven titles ranks as the most by a women's golf coach in NCAA history.
Most NCAA Titles in NCAA History
1. 7 Dan Brooks, Duke
2. 5 Linda Vollstedt, Arizona State
3. 3 Mark Gale, San Jose State
3 Andrea Gaston, Southern California (now at Texas A&M)
DUKE'S 34TH NCAA APPEARANCE
The Blue Devils will be making their 34th appearance in the NCAA Championship, which ranks tied for fourth.
NCAA All-Time Appearances
1. 39 Arizona State
2. 38 Stanford
3. 36 Southern California
4. 34 Duke
34 UCLA
COVERAGE
The Golf Channel will feature extensive coverage of the championship beginning Monday, May 20. Here is a full listing of the coverage with all times EST--
Monday, May 20 - 6:00-10:00 PM: Live coverage
Tuesday, May 21 - 6:00-10:00 PM: Live coverage match play
Wednesday, May 22 - 6:00-10:00 PM: Live coverage match play championship
Fans can also follow along on Twitter (@DukeWGOLF), Instagram (DukeWGolf) and Facebook (DukeWGolf) for coverage of the championship.
Live scoring will be available via www.GolfStat.com.
LAST YEAR IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Duke senior Erica Shepherd closed her collegiate career by carding a 3-under-par, 69, on her way to placing tied for 14th, individually, at the NCAA Championship, which was being played at the 6,368-yard, par 72 Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
It marked her highest finish at the NCAA Championship as she carded five birdies on the day, while hitting 15 greens, 11 fairways and rolling 30 putts. Over the four days, Shepherd turned in rounds of 70, 74, 72 and 69 for a 3-under, 285.
As a team, the Blue Devils had their season come to a close as Duke posted a third round of 301 and finished the 54 holes with an 885, which was tied for 18th. The top-15 teams advanced to the fourth and final round on Monday. Over the three days, Duke signed for rounds of 288, 296 and 301, while missing the cut by only four strokes. Shepherd is one of nine individuals that advanced to the fourth round along with the top-15 teams.
Andie Smith turned in rounds of 73, 71 and 76 for a 4-over, 220, Phoebe Brinker had scores of 74, 75 and 76 for a 9-over, 225, Anne Chen added rounds of 77, 76 and 77 for a 230 and Megan Furtney signed for scores of 71, 77 and 83 for a 231.
DUKE FINISHES SECOND AT NCAA REGIONAL
For the 34th time in program history and the 32nd under head coach Dan Brooks, Duke advanced to the NCAA Championship as the Blue Devils placed second at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional, which was contested at the 6,306-yard, par-72 Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Wash.
Duke featured two golfers in the top seven – Emma McMyler (6th) and Andie Smith (7th) – along with all five Blue Devils in the top 20 following 54 holes – Katie Li (13th), Anne Chen (T13) and Phoebe Brinker (T19). McMyler turned in her fourth straight top-10 finish at an NCAA Regional to become one of only two Blue Devils in program history to accomplish that mark (Leona Maguire).
As a team, Duke posted rounds of 282, 288 and 295 for a 54-hole score of 865. Stanford (847) won the regional with Virginia (876), Arizona State (885) and San Jose State (887) rounding out the top five teams advancing.
Duke's 54-hole score of 865 was the eighth-best in Blue Devil history at a NCAA Regional. The Blue Devils placed all five golfers in the top-20 for only the second time in Duke history at a NCAA Regional (2003 – Salem Glenn Country Club in Clemmons, N.C.). Duke was the only school at the 2024 regionals to have all five in the top-20.
Duke posted its 19th top-2 finish in a NCAA Regional in school history.
IMPRESSIVE COACHES
Duke head coach Dan Brooks was the first head coach in NCAA Division I to win both a stroke play and match play NCAA Championship. Brooks won stroke play titles in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2014. He led the Blue Devils to the match play title in 2019.
Blue Devil associate head coach Jon Whithaus is the only coach in NCAA Division I to lead both a women's (2016 & 2019) and men's (2011) program into the match play semifinals of the NCAA Championship. He has also coached both a women's and men's individual to an NCAA Individual Championship.
LI, MCMYLER EARN ALL-ACC ACCOLADES
The Duke duo of graduate student Emma McMyler and freshman Katie Li have been tabbed two of 15 All-ACC selections for the 2023-24 campaign, which was announced May 2 by the league office.
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