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Wednesday, March 1
Hilton Head, S.C. (Long Cove Club)
Duke University
vs
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Photo by: Andy Mead
Heflin, Shepherd Close Action with Even, Under-Par Rounds
3/1/2023 7:46:00 PM | Women's Golf
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Duke women's golf concluded play on Wednesday at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with sophomore Rylie Heflin and senior Erica Shepherd carding even and under-par rounds on the final day of play at the 6,220-Yard, Par-71 Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C.
Heflin birdied the final hole en route to posting an even-par, 71, while Shepherd turned in her ninth career round in the 60s with a 2-under, 69. Junior Phoebe Brinker was 3-under-par on the front nine and moved into a tie for the individual lead, before closing with a 73.
How It Happened
• Duke featured the best start of any school on Wednesday as the Blue Devils jumped out to a 4-under-par ledger early to move up the leaderboard. During the hot start, Phoebe Brinker was 3-under-par through eight holes and moved into a tie for the individual lead at 4-under for the tournament.
• Brinker, who hails from Wilmington, Del., had her irons dialed in early as she stuck approach shots on No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8 inside 12 feet and sank the birdies. She would drop five strokes over the next five holes, before collecting her fourth birdie of the day on No. 14. Brinker closed with a 2-over-par, 73, on Wednesday, while finishing the tournament in a tie for ninth with a 214. She tied a season best with 29 putts, hit eight fairways and 11 greens on the day.
• After shooting over par the first two days, senior Erica Shepherd had things working on Wednesday as she shot a 2-under, 69. On the front nine, she was 3-under-par as she drained a 15-foot birdie on No. 4, 5-footer on No. 7 and 11-footer on No. 9. After a bogey on No. 10, Shepherd parred the final eight holes to finish with a 69. She hit 13 fairways, 13 greens and had 28 putts.
• Sophomore Rylie Heflin turned in one of her best rounds of the season to close action in Hilton Head. She opened with six straight pars, before hitting her 7-iron from 155 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 7. Heflin parred the next five holes and then dropped a couple of shots on holes 13-16. She turned in a sand save for par on No. 17 and then sank a 30-foot birdie from off the green on No. 18 to finish with an even-par, 71.
• Both Andie Smith and Megan Furtney closed action with a 78 on Wednesday. Smith was held without a birdie, while collecting seven up-and-downs. Furtney birdied two of the four par-3 holes.
• LSU won the team title with an 858, while Duke finished in a tie for 10th with rounds of 300, 290 and 291 for an 881. South Carolina's Mathilde Claisse won the individual medal with a 208.
Notes
• The Blue Devils carded 10 birdies on the day, after rolling in eight on Monday.
• Phoebe Brinker tied for eighth with rounds of 72, 69 and 73 for a 214. She led Duke with nine birdies in the three days.
• Rylie Heflin registered 31 putts along with 14 greens and 10 fairways in regulation in the final round. Her tied for 30th finish was her second-best 54-hole ledger of the season.
• The second and third rounds of 290 and 291 were the lowest team rounds for Duke since the Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational in October (Duke shot 287 in the first round).
• Four different Blue Devils shot at least one even or under-par round over the 54 holes – Brinker, Heflin, Erica Shepherd and Andie Smith.
Quotes
"We're not scoring well, but there were some indicators that we're developing as a team. Phoebe was tied for the lead today and wound up with a very solid tournament. Rylie has developed a wind game. Erica had a great round today. It takes patience to see a season through to the end. It takes patience to see a golf career through to the end. We're having fun and training hard - sticking to the process." – Duke head coach Dan Brooks
Up Next
Duke will next compete in the Valspar Augusta Invitational March 11-12 in Augusta, Ga.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
#GoDuke
Duke Results
T3 T8 Phoebe Brinker Duke 72 69 73 214 +1
T44 T30 Rylie Heflin Duke 76 73 71 220 +7
T63 T40 Erica Shepherd Duke 75 77 69 221 +8
T35 T63 Andie Smith Duke 77 71 78 226 +13
87 T86 Megan Furtney Duke 81 81 78 240 +27
1 2 3 Team Scores
T1 2 1 LSU 283 288 287 858 +6
T1 1 2 South Carolina 283 284 295 862 +10
3 3 3 Auburn 285 292 289 866 +14
T4 T6 4 Wake Forest 291 292 284 867 +15
T7 4 5 Texas 295 286 290 871 +19
6 T6 6 Arizona State 292 291 289 872 +20
T4 8 7 Baylor 291 293 289 873 +21
9 5 8 Vanderbilt 296 286 293 875 +23
T7 T12 9 Oregon 295 297 285 877 +25
T12 T9 T10 Duke 300 290 291 881 +29
T10 T9 T10 Georgia 297 293 291 881 +29
T12 T9 12 Northwestern 300 290 292 882 +30
T10 T12 13 Alabama 297 295 291 883 +31
T15 T15 14 Virginia 307 297 286 890 +38
14 14 15 Kentucky 305 295 294 894 +42
17 17 16 Furman 311 295 292 898 +46
T15 T15 17 Arkansas 307 297 300 904 +52
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 69 69 70 208 -5
T7 2 Edit Hertzman LSU 69 73 67 209 -4
T3 3 Rosie Belsham Baylor 69 72 71 212 -1
T20 T4 Huai-Chien Hsu Texas 74 72 67 213 E
T3 T4 Celina Sattelkau Vanderbilt 73 68 72 213 E
T7 T4 Jenny Bae Georgia 72 70 71 213 E
T7 T4 Ashleigh Park Oregon 70 72 71 213 E
T3 T8 Phoebe Brinker Duke 72 69 73 214 +1
T28 T8 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 73 74 67 214 +1
T7 T8 Jensen Castle Kentucky 72 70 72 214 +1
T12 T11 Katherine Muzi * South Carolina 71 72 72 215 +2
T3 T11 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 68 73 74 215 +2
T28 T13 Ashley Menne Arizona State 76 71 69 216 +3
T20 T13 Aine Donegan LSU 76 70 70 216 +3
2 T13 Megan Schofill Auburn 67 73 76 216 +3
T44 T16 Anna Morgan Furman 74 75 68 217 +4
T12 T16 Paula Schulz-Hannsen Arizona State 73 70 74 217 +4
T7 T16 Angela Heo Texas 70 72 75 217 +4
T54 T16 Hsin-Yu Lu Oregon 76 74 67 217 +4
T14 T16 Casey Weidenfeld Auburn 72 72 73 217 +4
T20 T21 Tillie Claggett Vanderbilt 75 71 72 218 +5
T20 T21 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 72 74 72 218 +5
T35 T23 Beth Coulter Arizona State 71 77 71 219 +6
T35 T23 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 74 74 71 219 +6
T44 T23 Sarah Edwards Alabama 78 71 70 219 +6
T14 T23 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 73 71 75 219 +6
T54 T23 Anna Foster Auburn 74 76 69 219 +6
T14 T23 Hannah Darling South Carolina 73 71 75 219 +6
T20 T23 Lauryn Nguyen Northwestern 76 70 73 219 +6
T44 T30 Rylie Heflin Duke 76 73 71 220 +7
T44 T30 Irene Kim * Northwestern 77 72 71 220 +7
T18 T30 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 72 73 75 220 +7
T28 T30 Sera Hasegawa Baylor 75 72 73 220 +7
T35 T30 Celeste Valinho Virginia 76 72 72 220 +7
T20 T30 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 73 73 74 220 +7
T20 T30 Virginie Ding Vanderbilt 73 73 74 220 +7
T28 T30 Benedetta Moresco Alabama 73 74 73 220 +7
T14 T30 Mia Lussand South Carolina 70 74 76 220 +7
T44 T30 Jieni Li Northwestern 76 73 71 220 +7
T63 T40 Erica Shepherd Duke 75 77 69 221 +8
T54 T40 Kelly Sim Northwestern 76 74 71 221 +8
T28 T40 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina 71 76 74 221 +8
T35 T40 Elina Sinz Auburn 72 76 73 221 +8
T54 T40 Briana Chacon Oregon 75 75 71 221 +8
T54 T45 BaiMai Seema Baylor 75 75 72 222 +9
T20 T45 Latanna Stone LSU 74 72 76 222 +9
T35 T45 Caterina Don Georgia 72 76 74 222 +9
T18 T45 Dianna Lee Northwestern 72 73 77 222 +9
T63 T49 Bohyun Park Texas 74 78 71 223 +10
T44 T49 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 77 72 74 223 +10
T63 T49 Caroline Craig Georgia 78 74 71 223 +10
T44 T49 Katie Cranston Auburn 78 71 74 223 +10
T35 T53 Silje Ohma Baylor 72 76 76 224 +11
T71 T53 Amanda Sambach Virginia 82 71 71 224 +11
T44 T53 Faith Johnson Furman 75 74 75 224 +11
T63 T53 Laney Frye Kentucky 76 76 72 224 +11
T28 T53 Sophie Guo Texas 77 70 77 224 +11
T63 T58 Hannah Karg Baylor 78 74 73 225 +12
T71 T58 Emilie Overas Alabama 79 74 72 225 +12
T63 T58 Miriam Ayora Arkansas 79 73 73 225 +12
T44 T58 Kynadie Adams Alabama 73 76 76 225 +12
T35 T58 Celeste Dao Georgia 75 73 77 225 +12
T35 T63 Andie Smith Duke 77 71 78 226 +13
T44 T63 Natasha Kiel Vanderbilt 75 74 77 226 +13
T54 T63 Kendall Todd Arkansas 75 75 76 226 +13
T83 T66 Megan Propeck Virginia 80 78 69 227 +14
T28 T66 LoraLie Cowart * Georgia 75 72 80 227 +14
T71 T66 Riley Smyth Virginia 76 77 74 227 +14
T63 T66 Tess Davenport Vanderbilt 76 76 75 227 +14
T54 T66 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 79 71 77 227 +14
T61 T71 Bentley Cotton Texas 79 72 77 228 +15
T35 T71 Carla Tejedo Mulet LSU 72 76 80 228 +15
T61 T71 Justine Fournand South Carolina 81 70 77 228 +15
T63 T74 Jennifer Cleary Virginia 75 77 77 229 +16
T71 T74 Minori Nagano Oregon 77 76 76 229 +16
T80 76 Ivy Shepherd Kentucky 78 79 73 230 +17
T77 T77 Kendall Jackson * Howard University 79 76 76 231 +18
T75 T77 Meghan Royal Arkansas 76 78 77 231 +18
86 T79 Chloe Johnson Furman 80 80 72 232 +19
T77 T79 Liza Lapeyre Furman 82 73 77 232 +19
T75 81 Ching-Tzu Chen Oregon 74 80 79 233 +20
T80 82 Caroline Crumrine Furman 84 73 77 234 +21
T83 T83 Kyra Cox * Howard University 85 73 78 236 +23
85 T83 Maria Villanueva Aperribay Kentucky 81 78 77 236 +23
T77 85 Isabella van der Biest Alabama 73 82 84 239 +26
87 T86 Megan Furtney Duke 81 81 78 240 +27
90 T86 Candice Mahe Georgia 86 79 75 240 +27
T88 T88 Amanda Linner Arizona State 86 77 78 241 +28
T80 T88 Giovanna Fernandez Arkansas 80 77 84 241 +28
T88 90 Jennifer Cai Northwestern 79 84 80 243 +30
Heflin birdied the final hole en route to posting an even-par, 71, while Shepherd turned in her ninth career round in the 60s with a 2-under, 69. Junior Phoebe Brinker was 3-under-par on the front nine and moved into a tie for the individual lead, before closing with a 73.
How It Happened
• Duke featured the best start of any school on Wednesday as the Blue Devils jumped out to a 4-under-par ledger early to move up the leaderboard. During the hot start, Phoebe Brinker was 3-under-par through eight holes and moved into a tie for the individual lead at 4-under for the tournament.
• Brinker, who hails from Wilmington, Del., had her irons dialed in early as she stuck approach shots on No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8 inside 12 feet and sank the birdies. She would drop five strokes over the next five holes, before collecting her fourth birdie of the day on No. 14. Brinker closed with a 2-over-par, 73, on Wednesday, while finishing the tournament in a tie for ninth with a 214. She tied a season best with 29 putts, hit eight fairways and 11 greens on the day.
• After shooting over par the first two days, senior Erica Shepherd had things working on Wednesday as she shot a 2-under, 69. On the front nine, she was 3-under-par as she drained a 15-foot birdie on No. 4, 5-footer on No. 7 and 11-footer on No. 9. After a bogey on No. 10, Shepherd parred the final eight holes to finish with a 69. She hit 13 fairways, 13 greens and had 28 putts.
• Sophomore Rylie Heflin turned in one of her best rounds of the season to close action in Hilton Head. She opened with six straight pars, before hitting her 7-iron from 155 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 7. Heflin parred the next five holes and then dropped a couple of shots on holes 13-16. She turned in a sand save for par on No. 17 and then sank a 30-foot birdie from off the green on No. 18 to finish with an even-par, 71.
• Both Andie Smith and Megan Furtney closed action with a 78 on Wednesday. Smith was held without a birdie, while collecting seven up-and-downs. Furtney birdied two of the four par-3 holes.
• LSU won the team title with an 858, while Duke finished in a tie for 10th with rounds of 300, 290 and 291 for an 881. South Carolina's Mathilde Claisse won the individual medal with a 208.
Notes
• The Blue Devils carded 10 birdies on the day, after rolling in eight on Monday.
• Phoebe Brinker tied for eighth with rounds of 72, 69 and 73 for a 214. She led Duke with nine birdies in the three days.
• Rylie Heflin registered 31 putts along with 14 greens and 10 fairways in regulation in the final round. Her tied for 30th finish was her second-best 54-hole ledger of the season.
• The second and third rounds of 290 and 291 were the lowest team rounds for Duke since the Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational in October (Duke shot 287 in the first round).
• Four different Blue Devils shot at least one even or under-par round over the 54 holes – Brinker, Heflin, Erica Shepherd and Andie Smith.
Quotes
"We're not scoring well, but there were some indicators that we're developing as a team. Phoebe was tied for the lead today and wound up with a very solid tournament. Rylie has developed a wind game. Erica had a great round today. It takes patience to see a season through to the end. It takes patience to see a golf career through to the end. We're having fun and training hard - sticking to the process." – Duke head coach Dan Brooks
Up Next
Duke will next compete in the Valspar Augusta Invitational March 11-12 in Augusta, Ga.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWGOLF".
#GoDuke
Duke Results
T3 T8 Phoebe Brinker Duke 72 69 73 214 +1
T44 T30 Rylie Heflin Duke 76 73 71 220 +7
T63 T40 Erica Shepherd Duke 75 77 69 221 +8
T35 T63 Andie Smith Duke 77 71 78 226 +13
87 T86 Megan Furtney Duke 81 81 78 240 +27
1 2 3 Team Scores
T1 2 1 LSU 283 288 287 858 +6
T1 1 2 South Carolina 283 284 295 862 +10
3 3 3 Auburn 285 292 289 866 +14
T4 T6 4 Wake Forest 291 292 284 867 +15
T7 4 5 Texas 295 286 290 871 +19
6 T6 6 Arizona State 292 291 289 872 +20
T4 8 7 Baylor 291 293 289 873 +21
9 5 8 Vanderbilt 296 286 293 875 +23
T7 T12 9 Oregon 295 297 285 877 +25
T12 T9 T10 Duke 300 290 291 881 +29
T10 T9 T10 Georgia 297 293 291 881 +29
T12 T9 12 Northwestern 300 290 292 882 +30
T10 T12 13 Alabama 297 295 291 883 +31
T15 T15 14 Virginia 307 297 286 890 +38
14 14 15 Kentucky 305 295 294 894 +42
17 17 16 Furman 311 295 292 898 +46
T15 T15 17 Arkansas 307 297 300 904 +52
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Mathilde Claisse South Carolina 69 69 70 208 -5
T7 2 Edit Hertzman LSU 69 73 67 209 -4
T3 3 Rosie Belsham Baylor 69 72 71 212 -1
T20 T4 Huai-Chien Hsu Texas 74 72 67 213 E
T3 T4 Celina Sattelkau Vanderbilt 73 68 72 213 E
T7 T4 Jenny Bae Georgia 72 70 71 213 E
T7 T4 Ashleigh Park Oregon 70 72 71 213 E
T3 T8 Phoebe Brinker Duke 72 69 73 214 +1
T28 T8 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 73 74 67 214 +1
T7 T8 Jensen Castle Kentucky 72 70 72 214 +1
T12 T11 Katherine Muzi * South Carolina 71 72 72 215 +2
T3 T11 Ingrid Lindblad LSU 68 73 74 215 +2
T28 T13 Ashley Menne Arizona State 76 71 69 216 +3
T20 T13 Aine Donegan LSU 76 70 70 216 +3
2 T13 Megan Schofill Auburn 67 73 76 216 +3
T44 T16 Anna Morgan Furman 74 75 68 217 +4
T12 T16 Paula Schulz-Hannsen Arizona State 73 70 74 217 +4
T7 T16 Angela Heo Texas 70 72 75 217 +4
T54 T16 Hsin-Yu Lu Oregon 76 74 67 217 +4
T14 T16 Casey Weidenfeld Auburn 72 72 73 217 +4
T20 T21 Tillie Claggett Vanderbilt 75 71 72 218 +5
T20 T21 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 72 74 72 218 +5
T35 T23 Beth Coulter Arizona State 71 77 71 219 +6
T35 T23 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 74 74 71 219 +6
T44 T23 Sarah Edwards Alabama 78 71 70 219 +6
T14 T23 Lauren Walsh Wake Forest 73 71 75 219 +6
T54 T23 Anna Foster Auburn 74 76 69 219 +6
T14 T23 Hannah Darling South Carolina 73 71 75 219 +6
T20 T23 Lauryn Nguyen Northwestern 76 70 73 219 +6
T44 T30 Rylie Heflin Duke 76 73 71 220 +7
T44 T30 Irene Kim * Northwestern 77 72 71 220 +7
T18 T30 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 72 73 75 220 +7
T28 T30 Sera Hasegawa Baylor 75 72 73 220 +7
T35 T30 Celeste Valinho Virginia 76 72 72 220 +7
T20 T30 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 73 73 74 220 +7
T20 T30 Virginie Ding Vanderbilt 73 73 74 220 +7
T28 T30 Benedetta Moresco Alabama 73 74 73 220 +7
T14 T30 Mia Lussand South Carolina 70 74 76 220 +7
T44 T30 Jieni Li Northwestern 76 73 71 220 +7
T63 T40 Erica Shepherd Duke 75 77 69 221 +8
T54 T40 Kelly Sim Northwestern 76 74 71 221 +8
T28 T40 Louise Rydqvist South Carolina 71 76 74 221 +8
T35 T40 Elina Sinz Auburn 72 76 73 221 +8
T54 T40 Briana Chacon Oregon 75 75 71 221 +8
T54 T45 BaiMai Seema Baylor 75 75 72 222 +9
T20 T45 Latanna Stone LSU 74 72 76 222 +9
T35 T45 Caterina Don Georgia 72 76 74 222 +9
T18 T45 Dianna Lee Northwestern 72 73 77 222 +9
T63 T49 Bohyun Park Texas 74 78 71 223 +10
T44 T49 Kajal Mistry Arkansas 77 72 74 223 +10
T63 T49 Caroline Craig Georgia 78 74 71 223 +10
T44 T49 Katie Cranston Auburn 78 71 74 223 +10
T35 T53 Silje Ohma Baylor 72 76 76 224 +11
T71 T53 Amanda Sambach Virginia 82 71 71 224 +11
T44 T53 Faith Johnson Furman 75 74 75 224 +11
T63 T53 Laney Frye Kentucky 76 76 72 224 +11
T28 T53 Sophie Guo Texas 77 70 77 224 +11
T63 T58 Hannah Karg Baylor 78 74 73 225 +12
T71 T58 Emilie Overas Alabama 79 74 72 225 +12
T63 T58 Miriam Ayora Arkansas 79 73 73 225 +12
T44 T58 Kynadie Adams Alabama 73 76 76 225 +12
T35 T58 Celeste Dao Georgia 75 73 77 225 +12
T35 T63 Andie Smith Duke 77 71 78 226 +13
T44 T63 Natasha Kiel Vanderbilt 75 74 77 226 +13
T54 T63 Kendall Todd Arkansas 75 75 76 226 +13
T83 T66 Megan Propeck Virginia 80 78 69 227 +14
T28 T66 LoraLie Cowart * Georgia 75 72 80 227 +14
T71 T66 Riley Smyth Virginia 76 77 74 227 +14
T63 T66 Tess Davenport Vanderbilt 76 76 75 227 +14
T54 T66 Marissa Wenzler Kentucky 79 71 77 227 +14
T61 T71 Bentley Cotton Texas 79 72 77 228 +15
T35 T71 Carla Tejedo Mulet LSU 72 76 80 228 +15
T61 T71 Justine Fournand South Carolina 81 70 77 228 +15
T63 T74 Jennifer Cleary Virginia 75 77 77 229 +16
T71 T74 Minori Nagano Oregon 77 76 76 229 +16
T80 76 Ivy Shepherd Kentucky 78 79 73 230 +17
T77 T77 Kendall Jackson * Howard University 79 76 76 231 +18
T75 T77 Meghan Royal Arkansas 76 78 77 231 +18
86 T79 Chloe Johnson Furman 80 80 72 232 +19
T77 T79 Liza Lapeyre Furman 82 73 77 232 +19
T75 81 Ching-Tzu Chen Oregon 74 80 79 233 +20
T80 82 Caroline Crumrine Furman 84 73 77 234 +21
T83 T83 Kyra Cox * Howard University 85 73 78 236 +23
85 T83 Maria Villanueva Aperribay Kentucky 81 78 77 236 +23
T77 85 Isabella van der Biest Alabama 73 82 84 239 +26
87 T86 Megan Furtney Duke 81 81 78 240 +27
90 T86 Candice Mahe Georgia 86 79 75 240 +27
T88 T88 Amanda Linner Arizona State 86 77 78 241 +28
T80 T88 Giovanna Fernandez Arkansas 80 77 84 241 +28
T88 90 Jennifer Cai Northwestern 79 84 80 243 +30
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