In its only international event of the season, Duke staked a claim among the nation’s very best.
For the second tournament in a row, No. 4 Duke team was marred by a sluggish start.
Boonchant set Duke’s all-time record for the lowest fall scoring average by a freshman.
Twice this fall, Duke entered the final round in the top three. But just as quickly as it jumped up the leaderboards, a familiar sinking feeling set in.
No. 4 Duke finished with a three-day, 41-over-par total of 893 at the Northrop Grumman Challenge.
The Blue Devils have opened their season at Palos Verdes Golf Club for the last six years but are still searching for a victory.
Duke is going to have a long, long month off.
The Blue Devils started strong in their fall season, but couldn’t find a way to avoid wilting down the stretch.
Sunday’s final round was set up to be another nail-biter between Duke and Alabama, but Mother Nature had other plans.
Duke will return to a familiar venue to try and keep that momentum going and end its fall on a high note.
For the second time in a row, Duke was in the top three heading into the final round. Both times, the Blue Devils imploded down the stretch.
"He went hole-by-hole and just told the guys, 'Here is what I do every time that I find allows me to play well out here.'”
For a moment, it looked as if Alabama was about to turn Duke’s terrific start into a story of disappointment.
The sixth-ranked Blue Devils will need to get back on track against a field that includes the nation's top two teams, Arkansas and Alabama.
Boutier finished third overall on the Symetra Tour in money earned this season with $112,044, and Liu finished fifth with $86,110.
After charging up the leaderboard with one of the top scores of the second round Monday, the Blue Devils stumbled dramatically down the stretch.
In the Blue Devils' second tournament of the season, they had trouble following up their record-breaking victory at the Jim West Challenge.
A second member of Duke’s star-studded freshman class will try to follow her classmate’s lead and help the team start the season two-for-two.
The Blue Devils are off to play in the Nike Collegiate Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Ore.
In its first tournament, Duke showed that it has the skill to compete with some of the best teams in the nation.
