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Blue Devil Women's Golf Heads to Greensboro for ACC Championship
4/15/2025 2:56:00 PM | Women's Golf
2025 ACC Championship
April 16-19, 2025 • Greensboro, N.C.
Sedgefield Country Club
54 Holes Stroke Play; Top 6 to Match Play
DUKE HEADS TO ACC CHAMPIONSHIP LOOKING FOR 23rd TITLE
The Duke women's golf team will head to the ACC Championship this week in search of its 23rd title in school history. The championship will take place from April 16-19 and will be contested at the 6,092-yard, par 72 Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
The format of the championship will feature 36 holes of stroke play on April 16 followed by 18 holes of stroke play on April 17 with the conclusion of play on Thursday deciding the individual champion. The top six teams in stroke play following 54 holes will advance to match play on April 18. The top two teams will receive a bye into the semifinals. A total of 36 holes of match play will be played Friday followed by the championship on Saturday.
The 2025 event will mark the 36th ACC Championship in league history and the 12th appearance at Sedgefield Country Club.
The Blue Devils have had a history of success at the ACC Championship, claiming 22 titles in program history, including six out of the last 12 years (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021). Duke has also collected ACC Individual Champions in 16 of the past 25 events. The Blue Devils have featured two out of the last four ACC Individual champions with Gina Kim and Phoebe Brinker winning in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Duke has won the title in four of 11 appearances at Sedgefield (2021, 2014, 2013, 2012).
Head coach Dan Brooks has led the squad to 21 of the 22 championships over his 40 seasons at Duke.
COVERAGE
Fans will be able to follow the action with live scoring at www.GolfStat.com, while ACC Network Extra will provide coverage for the semifinals and finals of match play on Friday afternoon and Saturday. Tony Simeone (PXP) and Suzy Whaley (Analyst) will provide the call for ACC Network Extra. Everyone can also follow along on Twitter (@DukeWGOLF), Instagram (DukeWGolf) and Facebook.
THE SEEDINGS & TEE TIMES
The seedings for the 2025 ACC Championship were done by the latest Scoreboard rankings -- Stanford (1), Florida State (2), Wake Forest (3), North Carolina (4), Virginia (5), Duke (6), SMU (7), California (8), Clemson (9), NC State (10), Virginia Tech (11), Louisville (12), Miami (13), Boston College (14) and Notre Dame (15).
Duke will tee off on Wednesday, April 16 in the first round beginning at 7:45 a.m., through 8:29 a.m., off hole No. 10. On Friday, tee times will be from 8-10:30 a.m., off split tees. Friday's first round of match play will open at 7:30 a.m., followed by the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. The championship is slated to start at 9:02 a.m.
THE DUKE LINEUP
Duke will feature a lineup of freshman Anna Cañado Espinal, junior Andie Smith, freshman Carla De Troia, sophomore Katie Li and senior Rylie Heflin. Espinal, De Troia and Heflin will make their debut at the ACC Championship this week.
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 $9,099.85 so far this season and over the eight years of the program, it has raised $133,433.65.
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. 23 in the latest Scoreboard golf rankings, while also being No. 23 in the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) ledger.
Individually, in the Scoreboard rankings two Blue Devils are ranked in the top 100 -- Andie Smith (39) and Katie Li (87).
TRENDS/NOTES
• Over the last four tournaments, freshman Anna Cañado Espinal has totaled a 72.75. Of the 12 rounds, seven of those have bene for even or under par scores. This includes winning the Chattanooga Classic with rounds of 68, 76 and 73 for a 1-over, 217.
• On the season, Andie Smith leads Duke with 10 rounds of even or under par and six rounds in the 60s. Katie Li is second with nine even or under par rounds and six scores in the 60s.
• Duke has collected two second-place finishes and one tournament victory on the season.
• In the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings, Andie Smith (65), Katie Li (109) and Anna Cañado Espinal (173) are in the top 175. Duke's recruiting class of Rianne Malixi (4) and Avery McCrery (228) will join the squad in August.
HISTORY AT SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB
Of the 11 times the ACC Championship has been contested at Sedgefield Country Club, Duke has finished no lower than third in the team portion of the event. The Blue Devils have claimed five individual titles as well.
Duke won the championship in 2021, 2014, 2013 and 2012, while totaling individual titles in 2021 (Gina Kim), 2015 (Leona Maguire), 2014 (Celine Boutier), 2012 (Lindy Duncan) and 2009 (Amanda Blumenherst).
Overall, the ACC Championship has been contested at Sedgefield Country Club in 2023 (2nd), 2021 (1st), 2019 (3rd), 2016 (3rd), 2015 (2nd), 2014 (1st), 2013 (1st), 2012 (1st), 2011 (2nd), 2010 (3rd) and 2009 (3rd).
BLUE DEVILS IN THE 60S
Duke currently features five golfers who have shot 68 or better in a round this season -- Katie Li, Andie Smith, Rylie Heflin, Anna Cañado Espinal and Carla De Troia. The Blue Devils have featured this only five other times in Duke history: 2023-24 (Emma McMyler, Phoebe Brinker, Anne Chen, Katie Li, Andie Smith), 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 five previous seasons this has taken place, the Blue Devils won the NCAA Championship in three of those -- 2018-19, 2013-14 and 2005-06.
ONE OF ONLY THREE TEAMS NATIONALLY
Duke is one of only three teams nationally that have three players on the roster that have won at least one tournament over their career. Joining the Blue Devils is South Carolina and Stanford.
Junior Andie Smith (2024 Tar Heel Invitational), freshman Anna Cañado Espinal (2025 Chattanooga Classic) and sophomore Katie Li (2024 Florida State Match-Up) have won tournaments on their short careers.
ACC CHAMPIONS
A total of 15 different Blue Devils have won ACC individual titles -- Mary Anne Widman, 1984; Evelyn Orley, 1985; Kathi Poppmeier, 1994; Jenny Chuasiriporn, 1996 and 1997; Beth Bauer, 1999; Maria Garcia-Estrada, 2000; Virada Nirapathpongporn, 2001; Candy Hannemann, 2002; Brittany Lang, 2004 and 2005; Amanda Blumenherst, 2006, 2007 & 2008 Lindy Duncan, 2012; Celine Boutier, 2014; Leona Maguire, 2015, 2017 and 2018; Gina Kim, 2021; Phoebe Brinker, 2022.
As a team, Duke has won 22 ACC titles -- 1984, 1985, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2021. The Blue Devils won 13 in a row from 1996-2008.
ACC CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE
Duke will travel a team that features two members that have competed in the ACC Championship. Andie Smith will see action in her third ACC Championship, while Katie Li will compete in her second. In her first appearance in 2023, Smith turned in scores of 68, 73 and 78 for a 219, which was tied for 15th. Last year, she placed tied for 13th with scores of 74, 71 and 69 for a 2-under, 214.
Li posted rounds of 76, 78 and 67 for a 5-over, 221, to place tied for 35th a season ago. Senior Rylie Heflin has competed in 29 tournaments over her Duke career, but this will mark the first time she has played in the ACC Championship.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
April 16-19, 2025 • Greensboro, N.C.
Sedgefield Country Club
54 Holes Stroke Play; Top 6 to Match Play
DUKE HEADS TO ACC CHAMPIONSHIP LOOKING FOR 23rd TITLE
The Duke women's golf team will head to the ACC Championship this week in search of its 23rd title in school history. The championship will take place from April 16-19 and will be contested at the 6,092-yard, par 72 Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
The format of the championship will feature 36 holes of stroke play on April 16 followed by 18 holes of stroke play on April 17 with the conclusion of play on Thursday deciding the individual champion. The top six teams in stroke play following 54 holes will advance to match play on April 18. The top two teams will receive a bye into the semifinals. A total of 36 holes of match play will be played Friday followed by the championship on Saturday.
The 2025 event will mark the 36th ACC Championship in league history and the 12th appearance at Sedgefield Country Club.
The Blue Devils have had a history of success at the ACC Championship, claiming 22 titles in program history, including six out of the last 12 years (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021). Duke has also collected ACC Individual Champions in 16 of the past 25 events. The Blue Devils have featured two out of the last four ACC Individual champions with Gina Kim and Phoebe Brinker winning in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Duke has won the title in four of 11 appearances at Sedgefield (2021, 2014, 2013, 2012).
Head coach Dan Brooks has led the squad to 21 of the 22 championships over his 40 seasons at Duke.
COVERAGE
Fans will be able to follow the action with live scoring at www.GolfStat.com, while ACC Network Extra will provide coverage for the semifinals and finals of match play on Friday afternoon and Saturday. Tony Simeone (PXP) and Suzy Whaley (Analyst) will provide the call for ACC Network Extra. Everyone can also follow along on Twitter (@DukeWGOLF), Instagram (DukeWGolf) and Facebook.
THE SEEDINGS & TEE TIMES
The seedings for the 2025 ACC Championship were done by the latest Scoreboard rankings -- Stanford (1), Florida State (2), Wake Forest (3), North Carolina (4), Virginia (5), Duke (6), SMU (7), California (8), Clemson (9), NC State (10), Virginia Tech (11), Louisville (12), Miami (13), Boston College (14) and Notre Dame (15).
Duke will tee off on Wednesday, April 16 in the first round beginning at 7:45 a.m., through 8:29 a.m., off hole No. 10. On Friday, tee times will be from 8-10:30 a.m., off split tees. Friday's first round of match play will open at 7:30 a.m., followed by the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. The championship is slated to start at 9:02 a.m.
THE DUKE LINEUP
Duke will feature a lineup of freshman Anna Cañado Espinal, junior Andie Smith, freshman Carla De Troia, sophomore Katie Li and senior Rylie Heflin. Espinal, De Troia and Heflin will make their debut at the ACC Championship this week.
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 $9,099.85 so far this season and over the eight years of the program, it has raised $133,433.65.
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. 23 in the latest Scoreboard golf rankings, while also being No. 23 in the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) ledger.
Individually, in the Scoreboard rankings two Blue Devils are ranked in the top 100 -- Andie Smith (39) and Katie Li (87).
TRENDS/NOTES
• Over the last four tournaments, freshman Anna Cañado Espinal has totaled a 72.75. Of the 12 rounds, seven of those have bene for even or under par scores. This includes winning the Chattanooga Classic with rounds of 68, 76 and 73 for a 1-over, 217.
• On the season, Andie Smith leads Duke with 10 rounds of even or under par and six rounds in the 60s. Katie Li is second with nine even or under par rounds and six scores in the 60s.
• Duke has collected two second-place finishes and one tournament victory on the season.
• In the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings, Andie Smith (65), Katie Li (109) and Anna Cañado Espinal (173) are in the top 175. Duke's recruiting class of Rianne Malixi (4) and Avery McCrery (228) will join the squad in August.
HISTORY AT SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB
Of the 11 times the ACC Championship has been contested at Sedgefield Country Club, Duke has finished no lower than third in the team portion of the event. The Blue Devils have claimed five individual titles as well.
Duke won the championship in 2021, 2014, 2013 and 2012, while totaling individual titles in 2021 (Gina Kim), 2015 (Leona Maguire), 2014 (Celine Boutier), 2012 (Lindy Duncan) and 2009 (Amanda Blumenherst).
Overall, the ACC Championship has been contested at Sedgefield Country Club in 2023 (2nd), 2021 (1st), 2019 (3rd), 2016 (3rd), 2015 (2nd), 2014 (1st), 2013 (1st), 2012 (1st), 2011 (2nd), 2010 (3rd) and 2009 (3rd).
BLUE DEVILS IN THE 60S
Duke currently features five golfers who have shot 68 or better in a round this season -- Katie Li, Andie Smith, Rylie Heflin, Anna Cañado Espinal and Carla De Troia. The Blue Devils have featured this only five other times in Duke history: 2023-24 (Emma McMyler, Phoebe Brinker, Anne Chen, Katie Li, Andie Smith), 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 five previous seasons this has taken place, the Blue Devils won the NCAA Championship in three of those -- 2018-19, 2013-14 and 2005-06.
ONE OF ONLY THREE TEAMS NATIONALLY
Duke is one of only three teams nationally that have three players on the roster that have won at least one tournament over their career. Joining the Blue Devils is South Carolina and Stanford.
Junior Andie Smith (2024 Tar Heel Invitational), freshman Anna Cañado Espinal (2025 Chattanooga Classic) and sophomore Katie Li (2024 Florida State Match-Up) have won tournaments on their short careers.
ACC CHAMPIONS
A total of 15 different Blue Devils have won ACC individual titles -- Mary Anne Widman, 1984; Evelyn Orley, 1985; Kathi Poppmeier, 1994; Jenny Chuasiriporn, 1996 and 1997; Beth Bauer, 1999; Maria Garcia-Estrada, 2000; Virada Nirapathpongporn, 2001; Candy Hannemann, 2002; Brittany Lang, 2004 and 2005; Amanda Blumenherst, 2006, 2007 & 2008 Lindy Duncan, 2012; Celine Boutier, 2014; Leona Maguire, 2015, 2017 and 2018; Gina Kim, 2021; Phoebe Brinker, 2022.
As a team, Duke has won 22 ACC titles -- 1984, 1985, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2021. The Blue Devils won 13 in a row from 1996-2008.
ACC CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE
Duke will travel a team that features two members that have competed in the ACC Championship. Andie Smith will see action in her third ACC Championship, while Katie Li will compete in her second. In her first appearance in 2023, Smith turned in scores of 68, 73 and 78 for a 219, which was tied for 15th. Last year, she placed tied for 13th with scores of 74, 71 and 69 for a 2-under, 214.
Li posted rounds of 76, 78 and 67 for a 5-over, 221, to place tied for 35th a season ago. Senior Rylie Heflin has competed in 29 tournaments over her Duke career, but this will mark the first time she has played in the ACC Championship.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
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