DURHAM, N.C. – Coming off two top five finishes to open the season, the Duke women’s golf team was tabbed No. 4 in the Golf World/NGCA Division I Coaches poll that was released on Wednesday.
Holding onto the top slot was Southern California with 21 first place votes, while Alabama, Oklahoma, Duke, Florida, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Arkansas, Arizona State and Arizona rounding out the top 10. Closing out the top 25 ledger was Clemson, Stanford, Washington, N.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Tulane, South Carolina and California.
Duke posted a tied fourth finish at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview to open the season and was led by senior Laetitia Beck with a tied eighth placement with rounds of 71, 67 and 72 for a three-day total of 210. As a team, Duke held the 36-hole lead with one round remaining at the fall preview. The Blue Devils came back to finish tied third at the Mason Rudolph Championship, after opening with a slow start. Competing in her first collegiate tournament, freshman Yu Liu registered a team-best tied ninth ledger with rounds of 73, 73 and 71 for a 54-hole total of 217.
Duke will next compete in the Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 11-13 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Golf World/WGCA coaches’ poll
Sept. 30, 2013 Issue
Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. USC (21) 525 1
2. Alabama 464 2
3. Oklahoma 453 6
4. Duke 452 3
5. Florida 421 10
6. Oklahoma State 388 14
7. UCLA 387 4
8. Arkansas 354 8
9. Arizona State 345 5
10. Arizona 333 7
11. Clemson 275 NR
12. Stanford 255 11
13. Washington 208 12
14. N.C. State 169 20
15. North Carolina 141 15
16. Virginia 134 16
17. Georgia 133 17
Purdue 133 13
19. Vanderbilt 129 9
20. Michigan State 125 21
21. Mississippi State 122 NR
22. Kentucky 110 NR
23. Tulane 99 18
24. South Carolina 87 NR
25. California 65 NR
Also receiving votes: College of Charleston, 58; Louisville, 52; Ohio State, 41; Auburn, 39; Wake Forest, 39; Northwestern, 35; LSU, 32; Texas Tech, 22; Arkansas State, 21; UCF, 19; Kent State, 16; Notre Dame, 14; Campbell, 13; Texas A&M, 13; UC Davis, 12; Baylor, 11; Colorado, 11; Mississippi, 10; Pepperdine, 8; Tennessee, 8; Texas, 8; SMU, 7; McNeese State, 5; Denver, 4; Princeton, 4; UNLV, 4; New Mexico, 3; East Carolina, 2; Oregon, 2; Wisconsin, 2; Yale, 2; Penn State, 1.
