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Blue Devil Golfers in the Pros Update - Jan. 13
1/13/2021 8:05:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C.— Former Duke women's golfers shined on the LPGA Tour in 2020 and GoDuke.com looks back at how the Blue Devils performed on the tour. The LPGA will open 2021 this month with Ana Belac, Celine Boutier, Lindy Duncan, Brittany Lang, Yu Liu and Leona Maguire having secured their LPGA Tour cards for the season.
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Celine Boutier
Duke (2012-16)
2012-13 ACC Rookie of the Year
2013-14 National Player of the Year
2014-15 All-America
Visit Boutier's LPGA Tour Bio
Celine Boutier has been a model of consistency since joining the tour in 2017. Boutier ranked 28th on the 2020 official money list at $384,353, bringing her career earnings to $1,464,360. Having one of her best seasons on tour in 2020, she played in a tour high of 18 events, had a hole-in-one, ranked 12th in birdies (182), 12th in sub-par holes (185) and 13th in rounds under par (31). Boutier also ranked 10th in putting average (29.29). She had nine career top 10 finishes with her best placement of the season coming in July at the LPGA Drive On Championship, where she finished second. Her next highest finish came in January during the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio tournament where she finished fourth and earned $104,167 in prize money. Other top 10 finishes included the ISPS Handa Vic Open, the AIG Women's British Open, the U.S. Women's Open, the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic, the Blue Bay LPGA, the Lacoste Ladies Open De France and the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville.
Lindy Duncan
Duke (2010-13)
2011-12 National Player of the Year
Visit Duncan's LPGA Bio
Lindy Duncan has certainly made a name for herself on the LPGA Tour with career earnings of $1,059,962 since joining the tour in 2014. The 2020 season was another good season for the former Blue Devil as she rolled in 122 birdies, an eagle, and 12 rounds in the 60's. Duncan's best round of the season came in the first round at the ShopRite LPGA Classic where she shot five-under for the day. Her best performance of the year came in August at the Marathon LPGA Classic where she finished five-under-par with three rounds in the 60s.
Brittany Lang
Duke (2003-05)
2003-04 & 2004-05 All-America
2003-04 National Freshman of the Year
Visit Lang's LPGA Bio
Lang has accumulated career earnings of $7,056,081 in her time as a professional, including, $117,129 in 2020, coming off having her first child. She registered 74 birdies on the season with an average driving distance of 250.25 and a greens in regulation rate of 64.15 percentage. Her best finish of the season came in July at the LPGA Drive On Championship where she tied for sixth and shot even for the tournament. Lang ranked 25th in putting average (29.64). The top 10 finish was her first tournament back after giving birth in late January to her daughter, Shay Bella Spann.
Yu Liu
Duke (2013-14)
2013-14 ACC Rookie of the Year
2013-14 Second Team All-America
Visit Liu's LPGA Bio
Yu Liu ranked 44th on the official money list at $250,472 earnings. The former Blue Devil ranked fourth on the tour in eagles (5) and 19th in sub-par holes (179), while also ranking 23rd in birdies (174). Liu accumulated 25 rounds under par, which ranked 28th on tour. Her best score came in the second round of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open when she shot six-under-par. For the tournament, she shot nine-under-par, good enough for a tied-fourth place finish. Liu notched two top 10 finishes on the year, including a tied-fifth placement at the Marathon LPGA Classic.
Leona Maguire
Duke (2014-18)
2014-15 National Freshman of the Year
2014-15 & 2016-17 National Player of the Year
2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, & 2017-18 All-America
Visit Maguire's LPGA Bio
Maguire turned in a stellar rookie year on the LPGA Tour earning $180,387, although the pandemic limited her tournaments. She ranked 65th on the LPGA money list. The former Blue Devil emerged as one of the top putters on tour ranking first in putting average (28.69) and ninth in putts per GIR (1.78). Maguire's best round came at Gainbridge when she shot five-under-par for the second round. Her best overall performance came in February when she finished tied for fourth at the ISPS Handa Vic Open and finished six-under-par, bringing home $52,861. Maguire joined the LPGA Tour after an impressive 2019 season on the Symetra Tour where she finished seventh on the official money list ($92,517) and fifth on rounds in the 60s (20).
Ana Belac
Duke (2016-20)
2018-19, 2019-20 All-America
Visit Belac's Symetra Tour Bio
Although Belac's Duke career ended abruptly due to the pandemic, she didn't let it impact her moving forward. As a rookie on the Symetra tour, she ranked first on the official money list ($49,081), third in scoring average (71.14) and eighth in putting average (29.55). The former Blue Devil also had 111 birdies, 13 rounds under par, and eight rounds in the 60's. She closed strong winning her first professional event at the Carolina Golf Classic with rounds of 66, 71, 70 and 74 for a seven-under-par, 281. For the victory, Belac earned $30,000 to help her move up the Symetra Tour money list. She closed with a 26th place ledger at the Symetra Tour Championship on her way to earning her LPGA Tour card as one of the top five on the Symetra Tour money list. Belac was named the Symetra Tour Player of the Year for her efforts.
Laetitia Beck
Duke (2010-14)
2010-11 ACC Rookie of the Year
2012-13, 2013-14 All-America
Visit Beck's Symetra Tour Bio
Beck competed in events on both the LPGA Tour and the Symetra Tour in 2020. She y ranked 25th on the official money list for the Symetra Tour ($17,312), bringing her career earnings on the tour up to $65,947. On the Symetra Tour, she had 78 birdies, an eagle, 10 rounds under par, and a putting average of 30.04. Meanwhile, on the LPGA Tour she collected 18 birdies in three tournaments. Her best finish came on the Symetra Tour in August when she finished eight-under-par and tied for third at the IOA Championship with rounds of 67, 71 and 70 for a 208.
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Celine Boutier
Duke (2012-16)
2012-13 ACC Rookie of the Year
2013-14 National Player of the Year
2014-15 All-America
Visit Boutier's LPGA Tour Bio
Celine Boutier has been a model of consistency since joining the tour in 2017. Boutier ranked 28th on the 2020 official money list at $384,353, bringing her career earnings to $1,464,360. Having one of her best seasons on tour in 2020, she played in a tour high of 18 events, had a hole-in-one, ranked 12th in birdies (182), 12th in sub-par holes (185) and 13th in rounds under par (31). Boutier also ranked 10th in putting average (29.29). She had nine career top 10 finishes with her best placement of the season coming in July at the LPGA Drive On Championship, where she finished second. Her next highest finish came in January during the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio tournament where she finished fourth and earned $104,167 in prize money. Other top 10 finishes included the ISPS Handa Vic Open, the AIG Women's British Open, the U.S. Women's Open, the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic, the Blue Bay LPGA, the Lacoste Ladies Open De France and the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville.
Lindy Duncan
Duke (2010-13)
2011-12 National Player of the Year
Visit Duncan's LPGA Bio
Lindy Duncan has certainly made a name for herself on the LPGA Tour with career earnings of $1,059,962 since joining the tour in 2014. The 2020 season was another good season for the former Blue Devil as she rolled in 122 birdies, an eagle, and 12 rounds in the 60's. Duncan's best round of the season came in the first round at the ShopRite LPGA Classic where she shot five-under for the day. Her best performance of the year came in August at the Marathon LPGA Classic where she finished five-under-par with three rounds in the 60s.
Brittany Lang
Duke (2003-05)
2003-04 & 2004-05 All-America
2003-04 National Freshman of the Year
Visit Lang's LPGA Bio
Lang has accumulated career earnings of $7,056,081 in her time as a professional, including, $117,129 in 2020, coming off having her first child. She registered 74 birdies on the season with an average driving distance of 250.25 and a greens in regulation rate of 64.15 percentage. Her best finish of the season came in July at the LPGA Drive On Championship where she tied for sixth and shot even for the tournament. Lang ranked 25th in putting average (29.64). The top 10 finish was her first tournament back after giving birth in late January to her daughter, Shay Bella Spann.
Yu Liu
Duke (2013-14)
2013-14 ACC Rookie of the Year
2013-14 Second Team All-America
Visit Liu's LPGA Bio
Yu Liu ranked 44th on the official money list at $250,472 earnings. The former Blue Devil ranked fourth on the tour in eagles (5) and 19th in sub-par holes (179), while also ranking 23rd in birdies (174). Liu accumulated 25 rounds under par, which ranked 28th on tour. Her best score came in the second round of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open when she shot six-under-par. For the tournament, she shot nine-under-par, good enough for a tied-fourth place finish. Liu notched two top 10 finishes on the year, including a tied-fifth placement at the Marathon LPGA Classic.
Leona Maguire
Duke (2014-18)
2014-15 National Freshman of the Year
2014-15 & 2016-17 National Player of the Year
2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, & 2017-18 All-America
Visit Maguire's LPGA Bio
Maguire turned in a stellar rookie year on the LPGA Tour earning $180,387, although the pandemic limited her tournaments. She ranked 65th on the LPGA money list. The former Blue Devil emerged as one of the top putters on tour ranking first in putting average (28.69) and ninth in putts per GIR (1.78). Maguire's best round came at Gainbridge when she shot five-under-par for the second round. Her best overall performance came in February when she finished tied for fourth at the ISPS Handa Vic Open and finished six-under-par, bringing home $52,861. Maguire joined the LPGA Tour after an impressive 2019 season on the Symetra Tour where she finished seventh on the official money list ($92,517) and fifth on rounds in the 60s (20).
Ana Belac
Duke (2016-20)
2018-19, 2019-20 All-America
Visit Belac's Symetra Tour Bio
Although Belac's Duke career ended abruptly due to the pandemic, she didn't let it impact her moving forward. As a rookie on the Symetra tour, she ranked first on the official money list ($49,081), third in scoring average (71.14) and eighth in putting average (29.55). The former Blue Devil also had 111 birdies, 13 rounds under par, and eight rounds in the 60's. She closed strong winning her first professional event at the Carolina Golf Classic with rounds of 66, 71, 70 and 74 for a seven-under-par, 281. For the victory, Belac earned $30,000 to help her move up the Symetra Tour money list. She closed with a 26th place ledger at the Symetra Tour Championship on her way to earning her LPGA Tour card as one of the top five on the Symetra Tour money list. Belac was named the Symetra Tour Player of the Year for her efforts.
Laetitia Beck
Duke (2010-14)
2010-11 ACC Rookie of the Year
2012-13, 2013-14 All-America
Visit Beck's Symetra Tour Bio
Beck competed in events on both the LPGA Tour and the Symetra Tour in 2020. She y ranked 25th on the official money list for the Symetra Tour ($17,312), bringing her career earnings on the tour up to $65,947. On the Symetra Tour, she had 78 birdies, an eagle, 10 rounds under par, and a putting average of 30.04. Meanwhile, on the LPGA Tour she collected 18 birdies in three tournaments. Her best finish came on the Symetra Tour in August when she finished eight-under-par and tied for third at the IOA Championship with rounds of 67, 71 and 70 for a 208.
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