Freshman Laetitia Beck shot a 66 on day one and led the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate for a time before ultimately finishing in a tie for third at the tournament, which wrapped up play Tuesday.
The Caesarea, Israel, native’s impressive performance was matched by Blue Devil Lindy Duncan, who shot a 68 on the final day to also finish in a tie for third. Duke ultimately finished T-3 with a score of 15-over at the event played at at the 6,105-yard English Turn Golf and Country Club.
Southern California won the 54-hole tournament, shooting an 868, and Alabama finished close behind with an 872. No. 5 Duke and Tulane came in third with an 879.
After Beck’s career-best round of 66 on Sunday, the freshman shot a 76 and a 71 to finish the tournament with a 213. Duncan took a much different route to her 213, starting off the tournament with a 73 then shooting rounds of 72 and 68 on days two and three, respectively.
Beck and Duncan were followed by Aleja Cangrejo, who went 76, 75, 76 to finish T-49 with a 227. The freshman finished her first spring tournament with a birdie on the final hole.
Kim Donovan and Stacey Kim both shot a 231 over the 54 holes to finish T-65. Courtney Ellenbogen, playing as an individual, shot 232.
Duke plays again March 11-13 in Baton Rouge, La. in the LSU Invitational.
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