Smith Shoots Under-Par; Blue Devils in Striking Distance at ACCs

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Duke women’s golf sophomore Andie Smith carded a team-best 1-under-par, 71, on Friday in the second round of the ACC Championship, while the Blue Devils moved up one spot in the team standings with 18 holes of stroke play remaining at the 6,142-yard, par-72 Porters Neck Country Club in Wilmington, N.C. 
 
The Blue Devils are 10 strokes out of fourth place heading into Saturday’s round with the top four teams after 54 holes advancing to match play.  Clemson (560) continues to lead play with Wake Forest (563), Virginia (571), North Carolina (575), NC State (579), Florida State (580), Virginia Tech (581) and Duke (585) rounding out the top eight teams. 
 
How It Happened

• The Blue Devils featured three golfers shooting even par or better in Friday’s second round as Andie Smith posted a 1-under, 71, while Emma McMyler and Phoebe Brinker each signed for an even-par, 72.
• Duke opened action on hole No. 10 in the morning.
• Smith started her day with an up-and-down par on No. 10 and then suffered a bogey on No. 14.She struck fire with back-to-back birdies on No. 15 and No. 16.On the par-5 No. 15, Smith reached the green in two and 2-putted for birdie, before draining a 15-footer for birdie on No. 16.The Hobie Sound, Fla., product made the turn with a 1-under, 35, but bogeyed No. 1.Smith played her final eight holes at 1-under with seven pars and a downhill, 15-foot birdie on the 333-yard, par-4 third hole.She also got up-and-down for par on No. 8 to continue her steady play.For the day, she hit 14 greens and rolled 30 putts, while carding a 71.
• Coming off a 1-under, 71, on Thursday, McMyler posted two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars as she shot even-par, 72, in round two.She opened her day by rolling in an 11-foot birdie on No. 10, bogeyed No. 12 and then collected a 9-footer for birdie on No. 14 to get to 1-under.McMyler, who is from San Antonio, Texas, parred the next 11 holes, before bogeying the eighth hole.She hit 14 greens, eight fairways and had 32 putts on the day.
• Brinker had a similar card to McMyler with two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars, while finishing with an even-par, 72.She also birdied her opening hole as she registered a 15-foot putt and then went to 2-under as she hit her 50-degree wedge from 100 yards to 10 feet for birdie on the 13th hole.Brinker, a native…