Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Windy City Collegiate Classic on September 29, 2025
Women's Golf
vs Windy City Collegiate Classic
2020-21 Women's Golf Roster
Shepherd, Erica
Erica Shepherd
- Position:
- Player
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Ind.
Bio
Career Honors:
WGCA All-America (2021 - Second Team), (2022 - Honorable Mention)
Golfweek All-America (2021 - Second Team, 2022 - Third Team)
All-ACC (2023, 2022, 2021)
ANNIKA Award Watch List (2021, 2019)
Golfweek Player of the Week (2021 - March 9)
ACC Golfer of the Month (2021)
Golfweek Freshman to Watch (2019)
Amateur Golf.com Freshman to Watch (2019)
WGCA Scholar All-American (2022, 2021, 2020)
All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2022, 2021)
ACC Honor Roll (2022, 2021, 2020)
Career:
Over four years with the Blue Devils, totaled a 73.12 stroke average to go along with one individual victory, six top-5, 10 top-10 and 16 top-20 finishes ... collected 39 rounds of even or under par and 10 rounds in the 60s ... turned in her third straight top-15 finish in a NCAA Regional – T14 in 2023, T11 in 2022 and T13 in 2021 -- becoming just the 11th Blue Devil to collect three or more top-15 finishes in the NCAA Regional ... competed in all four Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) events and made the cut in three of her four appearances.
2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA):
Received an invitation to compete in the ANWA for the fourth time in her career ... registered rounds of 74, 71 and 76 for a 54-hole score of 221, which placed her tied for 22nd.
2022-23:
All-ACC ... All-ACC Academic Team ... finished the season ranked No. 59 in the GolfStat and No. 66 in the Golfweek individual rankings ... competed in 11 tournaments and collected a 73.36 stroke average, which ranked second on the squad ... posted two top-10 and six top-20 finishes on the season ... totaled four rounds in the 60s ... registered a career-best 14 rounds of even or under par ... counted 31-of-her-32 rounds with the Blue Devils ... closed her collegiate career by carding a season-best 3-under, 69, in the final round of the NCAA Championship to finish tied for 14th ... turned in rounds of 70, 74, 72 and 69 to finish at 3-under, 285 at the NCAAs ... collected back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup and Tar Heel Invitational ... shot 4-under, 212, at the Stephens Cup, which included two straight rounds of 69 to conclude play ... featured a team-best 72.27 third round scoring average ... a preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List selection ... a preseason Golfweek and Golf Channel Second Team All-America.
Summer of 2022:
Carded low amateur honors for the fifth time in her career at a professional event as she placed tied for 45th in the Carolina Golf Classic on the Epson Tour ... posted rounds of 68, 72, 72 and 71 for a 1-under-par, 283.
Arnold Palmer Cup (2022):
Collected a 3-1 ledger in the event for the second straight year, which was held at the Golf Club de Geneve in Vandoeuvres, Switzerland ... the United States dropped a 33-27 decision to the International squad.
2021-22:
Golfweek Third Team All-America ... WGCA Honorable Mention All-America ... All-ACC ... WGCA Scholar All-American ... All-ACC Academic Team ... collected a career-best 72.24 stroke average to go along with four top-five and five top-20 finishes ... notched 12 rounds of even or under par ... closed the season with five straight rounds of even or under par ... counted 24-of-25 rounds for the Blue Devils on the year ... on the Preseason and Final Fall ANNIKA Award Watch List ... tabbed the Duke Student-Athlete of the Week on Oct. 18 along with ACC Co-Golfer of the Month for September ... at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, placed fourth with rounds of 68, 72 and 70 for a six-under, 210 ... was second overall at the Tar Heel Invitational with rounds of 66, 70 and 70 for a career-low 10-under, 206 ... a preseason Golfweek Third Team All-America selection ... went 2-0 in match play at the East Lake Cup, helping send Duke into the championship match ... finished second at the ACC Championship with rounds of 75, 68 and 69 for a 4-under, 212 ... was the only golfer in the field with back-to-back rounds in the 60s ... tied for 11th at the NCAA Franklin Regional with rounds of 71, 72 and 71 for a 2-under, 214 ... closed the season ranked No. 25 in the Golfweek Individual rankings.
2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA):
Competed in her third straight ANWA ... missed the cut with rounds of 79 and 77 for a 156.
Spring of 2022:
Selected to train with potential 2022 Curtis Cup golfers in January of 2022.
Summer of 2021:
Competed in the Arnold Palmer Cup helping lead the U.S. to a 33-27 victory ... played in the Donald Ross Classic on the Symetra Tour and tied for 61st with rounds of 74, 70 and 75 in her home state of Indiana ... carded rounds of 74 and 68 for a 2-under, 142, on her way to finishing tied for fourth in stroke play qualifying at the U.S. Women’s Amateur ... advanced to the round of 64 of match play, before falling in 19 holes.
Arnold Palmer Cup (2021):
Collected a 3-1 individual record, while helping the United States to a 33-27 victory over the Internationals at Rich Harvest Farms.
2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur:
Posted rounds of 73, 77 and 74 to total a score of 224 on her way to placing tied for 16th overall ... was one of only nine golfers to make the top-30 cut at both the 2019 and 2021 ANWA.
2021:
WGCA & Golfweek Second Team All-American … WGCA Scholar All-American ... ANNIKA Award Watch List selection in the preseason and again March 12 … All-ACC selection … Golfweek Player of the Week (March 9) … All-ACC Academic Team ... Duke PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week (March 8) … finished season ranked No. 12 in the Golfweek and No. 15 in GolfStat individual ledger … collected a 7-under-par, 209, on her way to notching her first collegiate victory at the Gamecock Intercollegiate … totaled rounds of 69, 70 and 70 for the win … tied for eighth at the ACC Championship with scores of 76, 67 and 73 for an even-par, 216 … in the second round of ACC Championship, had a 5-under, 67 … defeated Florida State’s Alice Hodge, 2UP, in the finals of the ACC Championship to lead Duke to the team title … tied for 13th at the NCAA Columbus Regional with rounds of 71, 77 and 72 for a 54-hole score of 220 … went 3-0 at the Cavalier Match Play helping lead Duke to the team title … registered a 72.42 stroke average in 19 rounds … rolled in 60 birdies on the season, which ranked second on the team … featured a 4.02 scoring average on par-4 holes … totaled three top-10 and four top-20 finishes … tied for 36th in the NCAA Championship with rounds of 73, 73, 74 and 74 for a 6-over, 294, while helping Duke to the semifinals of match play.
Fall of 2020:
Won the Golfweek Hoosier Amateur in her home state of Indiana with rounds of 75, 71 and 69 for a two-over-par, 215 ... closed with a four-under-par, 67, in the final round of the Golfweek Caledonia Amateur on her way to placing third overall with a seven-under-par, 206 (had rounds of 71, 68 and 67) ... carded a tied for third placement at the Golfweek Purdue Amateur with rounds of 69, 70 and 74 for a three-under-par, 213.
Summer of 2020:
In the IWGA Indiana Golf Championship, posted a two-under-par, 70, to finish in a tie for second … for the first time in her amateur career, won the Indiana Women’s State Amateur Championship as she posted rounds of 70, 70 and 69 to shot seven-under, 209 … with rounds of 70, 73 and 72, carded a tied for 11th finish at the Michigan PGA Women’s Open … Shepherd was the fourth-highest amateur in the event … turned in rounds of 79 and 71 in stroke play qualifying and missed the cut at the North & South Women’s Amateur in Pinehurst … missed the cut by one stroke at the U.S. Women’s Amateur with rounds of 75 and 76.
2019-20:
WGCA Scholar All-American ... saw action in all six tournaments for the Blue Devils ... posted one top 10 finish ... at the East Lake Cup, posted an even-par, 72, which was tied for sixth ... went undefeated in match play, 2-0, at the East Lake Cup ... collected four rounds of even or under par ... registered 35 birdies ... preseason Golfweek Third Team All-America, Golfweek Freshman to Watch, ANNIKA Award Watch List and Amateur Golf.com Freshman to Watch.
Summer of 2019:
Placed fourth overall at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship with rounds of 65, 77, 70 and 72 for a four-under, 284 … led after day one with an opening bogey-free, 7-under 65 … placed as the low amateur at the LPGA Marathon Classic with rounds of 72, 70, 69 and 68 for a five-under-par, 279, which was tied for 35th overall … helped lead the East Squad to a 27.5-22.5 victory at the Wyndham Cup in Winston-Salem, N.C. … notched rounds of 74 and 69 to finish one-under, 143, and tied eighth in stroke play at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship … fell in the round of 64, 3&2, to Kelly Xu in match play.
2019 Augusta National Women’s Amateur:
Carded rounds of 71, 75 and 75 for a 54-hole score of 221 to finish in a tie for 23rd.
High School/Prep:
Closed her storied prep career with two USGA Championships -- 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship along with Megan Furtney ... also won two AJGA titles -- 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star at The Virtues and 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational sponsored by NIKEGOLF ... as of Aug. 1 of 2019, ranked No. 7 in the Golfweek rankings, No. 3 in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) in the class of 2019 listing ... a Rolex Junior All-America selection on five occasions, including three first team accolades ... collected 21 top 10 finishes and 17 top five placements on the AJGA over a span of five years ... runner-up at the 2019 Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational, 2019 Kathy Whitworth Invitational, 2018 AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic, 2018 The Ping Invitational and the 2017 Rolex Girls Junior Championship ... totaled a tied for 23rd finish at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) ... competed in 12 USGA Championships including the U.S. Women’s Open (2018, 2016) ... has been on the national stage numerous times as she played on the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup, 2017, 2018 & 2019 Wyndham Cup, 2017 World Junior Girls Championship and 2017 Ping Junior Solheim Cup ... in 2018 alone, Shepherd tallied four top 10 finishes, including five rounds in the 60’s ... advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 Women’s Four-Ball Championship alongside Furtney ... also competed on the LPGA at the 2018 and 2017 LPGA IWIT Championship where she made the 36-hole cut both occasions and was low amateur at the 2019 LPGA Marathon ... was the 2015 and 2016 Indiana Girl’s State Junior Champion ... selected to the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team.
Personal:
Full name is Erica Leigh Shepherd ... born January 5, 2001 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... daughter of Matt & Jerlyn Shepherd ... has one brother, Ethan, who graduated from Indiana in 2021 and was with the men’s golf program .. received the Center Grove High School Academic Achievement Award in 2016, 2017 and 2018 ... member of the 2017 AJGA Transamerica Scholastic Honor Roll ... an ACC Honor Roll selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... received a psychology degree along with a minor in global health in May of 2023.
2022-23
ANNIKA Intercollegiate (72-73-72=217, T12, +1)
Windy City Collegiate (77-75-74=226, T35, +10)
Jackson T. Stephens Cup (74-69-69=212, 7, -4)
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invite (71-74-71=216, T8, E)
Landfall Tradition (74-70-73=217, T31, +1)
Nexus Collegiate Invite (77-72-76=225, T18, +9)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (75-77-69=221, T40, +8)
Valspar Augusta Invite (74-72=146, T22, +2)
ACC Championship (72-81-78=231, T45, +15)
NCAA Palm Beach Regional (75-71-73=219, T14, +3)
NCAA Championship (70-74-72-69=285, T14, -3)
2021-22
ANNIKA Intercollegiate (68-72-70=210, 4, -6)
Windy City Collegiate (74-81-73=228, T34, +12)
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invite (66-70-70=206, 2, -10)
East Lake Cup (73=73, T4, +1)
Moon Golf Inviational (73-74-72=219, T23, +3)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (74-74-72=220, T27, +7)
Northrop Grumman Challenge (76-75-73=224, T47, +11)
ACC Championship (75-68-69=212, 2, -4)
NCAA Franklin Regional (71-72-71=214, T11, -2)
2021
Palmetto Intercollegiate (71-75-73=219, 3, +3)
Gamecock Intercollegiate (69-70-70=209, 1, -7)
Valspar Augusta Invitational (72-71-75=218, T28, +2)
ACC Championship (76-67-73=216, T8, E)
NCAA Columbus Reg. (71-77-72=220, +4, T13)
NCAA Championship (73-73-74-74=294, +6, T36)
2019-20
Annika Intercollegiate (72-76-78=226, 44, +10)
Windy City Collegiate (73-75-72=220, T35, +4)
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invite (76-73-73=222, T52, +6)
East Lake Cup (72=72, T6, E)
Northrop Grumman Challenge (77-78-74=229, 67, +16)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (80-83-71=234, T65, +21)
LPGA
2016 U.S. Open (82-75, MC, +13)
2017 IWIT LPGA Champ. (71-68-83=222, T77, +6)*
2018 IWIT LPGA Champ. (71-67-75-76=289, T72, +1)*
2018 U.S. Open (82-71, MC, +9)
2019 LPGA Marathon (72-70-69-68=279, T35, -5)*
2019 IWIT LPGA Champ. (70-74-70-70=284, T39, -4)*
EPSON
2021 Donald Ross Classic (74-70-75=219, T61, +6)
2022 Carolina Golf Classic (68-72-72-71=283, T45, -1*)
* Low Amateur
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