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Blue Devils Advance to Match Play; Malixi Places Third Individually
5/25/2026 10:50:00 PM | Women's Golf
CARLSBAD, Calif. – For the sixth time in program history, the Duke women's golf program has advanced to the match play portion of the NCAA Championship as the Blue Devils carded a 7-over-par, 1,159, during four days of stroke play to finish seventh at the 6,271-yard, par-72 Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course in Carlsbad.
Duke freshman Rianne Malixi turned in a 9-under-par, 279, to place third individually with rounds of 73, 69, 68 and 69. The 72-hole score of 279 was tied for the second-lowest in Duke history and Malixi became just the sixth Duke freshman to place in the top five of an NCAA Championship joining Phoebe Brinker, Virginia Elena Carta, Leona Maguire, Jennie Lee and Candy Hannemann.
The Blue Devils logged rounds of 291, 286, 289 and 293 over four days for a 1,159, which is tied for the fourth-lowest in program history. Duke moved on to match play for the sixth time and now ranks third all-time in match play appearances. The Blue Devils placed in the top 10 of the NCAA Championship for the 25th time in program history.
Duke will be the No. 7 seed in match play and will face second-seeded Southern California Tuesday morning at 9:50 a.m. (ET), off hole No. 1.
Full story to follow soon.
Duke freshman Rianne Malixi turned in a 9-under-par, 279, to place third individually with rounds of 73, 69, 68 and 69. The 72-hole score of 279 was tied for the second-lowest in Duke history and Malixi became just the sixth Duke freshman to place in the top five of an NCAA Championship joining Phoebe Brinker, Virginia Elena Carta, Leona Maguire, Jennie Lee and Candy Hannemann.
The Blue Devils logged rounds of 291, 286, 289 and 293 over four days for a 1,159, which is tied for the fourth-lowest in program history. Duke moved on to match play for the sixth time and now ranks third all-time in match play appearances. The Blue Devils placed in the top 10 of the NCAA Championship for the 25th time in program history.
Duke will be the No. 7 seed in match play and will face second-seeded Southern California Tuesday morning at 9:50 a.m. (ET), off hole No. 1.
Full story to follow soon.
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