JUNO BEACH, Fla. – The 10th-ranked Duke women’s golf team shot 11-under-par over the final two rounds en route to placing third through 54 holes of stroke play at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, which was contested at the 6,200-yard, par-72 Seminole Golf Club. Duke now moves on to match play and will face South Carolina on Wednesday.
The Blue Devils carded rounds of 288, 282 and 283 over the last two days to finish with an 11-under, 853, ledger. Wake Forest placed first as a team with a 19-under, 845, while Stanford was second with a 13-under, 851. South Carolina carded a 7-under, 857, to finish fourth.
As a team, Duke registered four golfers in the top-18 led by senior Erica Shepherd’s back-to-back rounds of 69 on her way to finishing with a 4-under, 212, and was seventh overall.
How It Happened
• Duke closed the second round on Tuesday morning by finishing with a 6-under, 282, which was a season-low score for the Blue Devils. With a 6-under, 570, overall through 36 holes, Duke was third overall behind Wake Forest (558) and Stanford (569).
• In the final round, Shepherd had her putter working early as she drained an eight-foot putt for birdie on No. 1, a 22-footer for birdie on No. 2 and then 2-putted for birdie on No. 3 to move to 3-under-par. She would par the next 10 holes and move to 4-under with another two-putt birdie on a par-5 (No. 14). After her lone bogey on No. 15, she parred the final three holes to finish with a 69. Shepherd hit 15 greens, 12 fairways and rolled 33 putts.
• Junior Anne Chen turned in a tied for 12th placement with rounds of 75, 70 and 69 for a 2-under, 214. She got things going on No. 2 as she hit her 9-iron from 121 yards to 13 feet for birdie and then 2-putted for birdie on No. 3 to get to 2-under. Chen parred the next four holes and then went 2-over-par in a span of five holes. She closed strong with an 8-footer for birdie on No. 14, 10-foot birdie on No. 15 and 7-footer for birdie on No. 16 to get to 3-under. Chen rolled 29 putts on the day.
• With a 1-under, 215, freshman Andie Smith closed the stroke play portion with a career-best…
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