SPORTS | GOLF
Seniors and youth power Duke women's golf to fourth-place finish
By Amrith Ramkumar | September 12, 2013Duke finished tied for fourth place at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview in Tulsa, Okla.
Duke finished tied for fourth place at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview in Tulsa, Okla.
This year's Duke squad looks nothing like the team that won an ACC Championship four months ago.
Two years after failing to qualify for the NCAA Championship, the Blue Devils posted their best finish to a season since 2007.
Seeking a sixth national championship, the Blue Devils head down to Georgia.
A record-setting season for Duke came to an end Saturday.
With four regular season wins and a league title already under its belt, Duke needs to stay hot this week in the desert to keep its season alive.
Heading into the final day of competition, Duke was six strokes down. When the Blue Devils walked off the golf course, they were six strokes up.
Playing from four shots down to start the final round, No. 9 Duke stormed back to take its seventh ACC title in program history.
The Blue Devils are in New London, N.C. this weekend as they focus on closing out a successful year in the Carolinas with a victory in the conference tournament.
Overcoming firm greens and swirling winds, the Blue Devils closed out the ACC Championships in style Sunday, capturing the conference title for the 18th time in school history.
In the hopes of defending its conference title, No. 3 Duke will travel to Greensboro, N.C. this weekend for the ACC Tournament at Sedgefield Country Club.
Following a 5-under-par 211 at the PING/ASU Invitational this weekend, Duke senior Lindy Duncan has been named April’s ACC Golfer of the Month.
For just the second time in his career, former Blue Devil Kevin Streelman will be teeing it up Thursday at The Masters Invitational in Augusta, Ga.
The Blue Devils placed 7th in a competitive field that featured 11 other top-50 teams.
After following up an opening-round 81 with a three-under 69 Friday, Duncan missed the cut at the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship by just one stroke.
Duke finished ninth at the Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C.
Coming off a month-long break from competition, the Blue Devils will need to outlast both the elements and a strong tournament field this weekend to pick up their first victory since the fall.
After hovering near the top of the leaderboard for the past few days, the Blue Devils came in third Tuesday in the conclusion of their trip down to a water-logged Louisiana.