Coming in at No. 10: Duke women’s golf found bright spots in Phoebe Brinker’s ACC title and Anne Chen’s victory in the Chattanooga Classic.
The Blue Devils closed out the fall season with a record-tying team score and first place in the Bahamas.
Duke placed 11th of 14 teams at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga., a drastic difference from its first win of the season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate one week earlier.
At the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, 54 holes was not enough to determine an individual champion, as Brinker and Castle were tied at -7 (209).
The seventh-ranked Blue Devils saw improvement through the first 54 holes and advanced to the final day as one of four teams competing in match play, but their stroke-play finish wasn’t high enough to compete for the top spot.
Duke won its first tournament of the season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate in Jersey City, N.J., as Ian Siebers led the way.
It was a momentous weekend for former Duke standouts Jaravee Boonchant and Gina Kim.
Duke concluded its trip to the Windy City with a tie for fourth place, its best finish of the six times the team has competed in the tournament.
Phoebe Brinker paced a Duke team aiming to start off its season on a high note.
Duke started off its season with a strong performance at Duke University Golf Club.
For the first time as a professional, Gina Kim is a winner.
After four years at Duke, Quinn Riley is moving up.
Duke teed off Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the three-round NCAA Columbus Regional and finished with a final score of 867 (+15), putting the Blue Devils in eighth place.
From Gina Kim turning pro to Megan Furtney being a consistent member of the lineup again, there was a lot to take away from head coach Dan Brooks’ 37th year at the helm. Here are three of the main storylines from regionals and the season as a whole.
For the first time since 2011, Duke did not qualify for the NCAA Championship.
Erica Shepherd is ready for her second postseason run. But how did she get to this point?
At this weekend’s ACC Championship at the Watersound Club’s Shark’s Tooth Course in Panama City Beach, Fla., Duke finished ninth among the 12-team field after a difficult few rounds of stroke play.
In their quest for consecutive conference team titles, the Blue Devils came up short. But thanks to Phoebe Brinker and Erica Shepherd, Duke did not leave Pawleys Island, S.C., with a lack of hardware.
Duke finished in fourth place at the Valspar Collegiate Monday and Tuesday. The three-round competition took place in Palm City, Fla., where 15 competitive programs were invited to tee off as postseason play approaches.
Chen entered the final round Tuesday just two shots off the pace, but vaulted into the lead with a front-nine 32. Then, birdies on 11 and 18 finished off a pristine bogey-free 66, and made it official. In her 13th try, Chen was a winner at the college level.
