Blue Devils Shoot 2-Under Again at Landfall Tradition

Saturday, October 28

Wilmington, N.C.

Duke University

Landfall Tradition

Photo by: Mario Terrana

Blue Devils Shoot 2-Under Again at Landfall Tradition

10/28/2023 9:55:00 PM | Women's Golf

Scoring

WILMINGTON, N.C. – For the second straight day, the Duke women's golf team turned in a 2-under-par, 286, and enters the final round of the Landfall Tradition in striking distance at the 6,194-yard, par-72 Country Club of Landfall Pete Dye Course in Wilmington, N.C.

The Blue Devils currently sit in sixth place with a 4-under, 572, and only four shots off the lead with 18 holes remaining. Arizona (568) leads with Tennessee (569), UCF (570), Michigan State (570), Clemson (571) and Duke (572) rounding out the top six.

How It Happened
•   Senior Phoebe Brinker carded her second straight round of under-par as she posted a 2-under, 70. She is currently tied for sixth with a 3-under, 141. Brinker, who is from Wilmington, Del., opened Saturday's play by hitting her 54-degree wedge from 85 yards to six feet and sank the birdie. She moved to 2-under as she 2-putted for birdie on the par-5 sixth hole. Brinker bogeyed No. 7 and No. 9 and made the turn at even-par, 36. She parred the first six holes on the back nine and then chipped in for birdie on No. 16 to return to the red numbers. Brinker once again was on the par-5 green in two on No. 18 and birdied to finish with a 70.
•   With an 1-under-par, 71, senior Anne Chen moved up to a tie for 32nd place. After a bogey on No. 1, the Sugar Land, Texas, product got hot with three birdies over a span of six holes. Chen hit her 50-degree wedge from 100 yards to three feet on No. 2, 2-putted for birdie on the par-5 sixth hole and hit her 60-degree wedge from 71 yards to nine feet on No. 7. She made the turn with a 2-under, 34, and opened the back nine with five consecutive pars. Chen bogeyed No. 15 and No. 16 to return to even par, but came back to hit her pitching wedge from 110 yards to four feet for birdie on No. 17, before closing with a par.
•   Freshman Katie Li collected her second straight even-par, 72, as she hit 12 fairways and 12 greens. After three pars, Li moved to 1-under as she drained a 10-footer for birdie on the 511-yard, par-4 fourth hole. She bogeyed No. 7 and made the turn at even-par, 36. Li stuck her approach on No. 10 to three feet from 77 yards for birdie to return to 1-under. She parred five straight and then suffered a double-bogey on No. 16. Li hit the par-5 18th green in two from 198 yards and 2-putted from 55 feet for birdie on No. 18.
•   A day after carding a 3-under, 69, sophomore Andie Smith was held without a birdie and finish with a 5-over, 77.
•   Junior Rylie Heflin, who was playing as an individual, turned in a season-best even-par, 72. She played her first 13 holes at 2-under-par as she drained a 10-footer for birdie on No. 4 and then hit her 7-iron from 148 yards to eight feet for birdie on No. 13. Heflin suffered a double-bogey on No. 14 and bogey on No. 16, but rolled in a 25-foot birdie on No. 18 to get back to even.

Notes
•   Phoebe Brinker now owns a team-best nine rounds of even or under-par on the season and 43 over her career.
•   As a team, Duke owns seven rounds of even or under par on the season.
•   Duke shot a team-best 11-under on par-5 holes and has 26 birdies over the first 36 holes.
•   Rylie Heflin posted her eighth career round of even or under par.
•   Katie Li posted her fifth round of even or under par over her last three tournaments. Her 29 pars over 36 holes ranks second among the field.
•   Senior Anne Chen turned in her fifth round of even or under par this year and now owns 29 over her career.

What is Next
•   Duke tees in round three beginning at 9 a.m., on Sunday for a shotgun start along with Michigan State and Clemson. The Blue Devils will be on holes No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6. Heflin tees off on hole No. 18.

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