Brinker, the 2022 ACC individual champion, turned in an impressive 12-under-par 204 on her way to finishing second overall behind Virginia’s Amanda Sambach, who shot an ACC-record 14-under 202. The 54-hole total of 204 equals the lowest score by a Blue Devil in the ACC Championship, previously set by Brittany Lang in 2004.
“It was pretty unbelievable,” said Brinker. “Golf felt pretty easy. It’s just one of those days that every golfer loves and really hopes for. I was just firing at the pin all day. I left myself a lot of under 15-foot birdie putts. So, I think that was the key to shooting a low round.
“I guess maybe I should treat every tournament like the ACC Championship,” she continued. “I really don’t treat it any differently. I think it’s just random that it happens at the same of the championship tournament. The focus level was there. And I’m excited that it came out during this tournament.”
After an even-par 35 on the front nine on Friday, Chen saved her best for last as she played the final nine holes at 4-under to card a season-best 4-under-par 68 and a ninth-place finish.
“So excited,” said Chen. “It just brings back so many good memories and the excitement of just having the whole team here and cheering each other on.”
“It was a good conference championship from the standpoint that prior to N.C. State, we hadn’t been having a really good spring,” explained Brooks. “And we now have had two tournaments where we’ve played Duke golf. It didn’t come out in the end the way we wanted it to, but these two tournaments were what Duke does — bodes well for the future.”
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