HILTON HEAD, S.C. – For the second collegiate event in a row, Duke women’s golf freshman Rianne Malixi etched her name in the record books as the rookie fired a course record and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate tournament-record 8-under, 63, Wednesday at the 6,348-yard, par-71 Long Cove Club in Hilton Head.
Malixi, a native of Manila, Philippines, carded a bogey-free round with eight birdies to shoot 63 in the final round. Her 8-under, 63, marked a new Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 18-hole record as well as the lowest third round score in tournament history. Malixi finished the week with a 4-under, 209, with rounds of 74, 72 and 63.
In Duke history, the round of 63 on a par-71 course is tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in program history. Over Malixi’s last two collegiate events, she has fired a 63 in the final round – Sea Best Intercollegiate and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
As a team, the Blue Devils fired a tournament-record 8-under, 276, to leap up the leaderboard to finish fourth overall. The 276 was also a tournament-record for third round action by a team. Duke finished ahead of two top-10 teams and a total of six top-20 squads at the end of 54 holes with rounds of 296, 291 and 276 for an 863.
Texas won the event with a 54-hole score of 854, while Florida State (856), Arkansas (862) and Duke (863) rounded out the top four teams.
HOW IT HAPPENED – ROUND THREE
Malixi, a native of Manila, Philippines, carded a bogey-free round with eight birdies to shoot 63 in the final round. Her 8-under, 63, marked a new Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 18-hole record as well as the lowest third round score in tournament history. Malixi finished the week with a 4-under, 209, with rounds of 74, 72 and 63.
In Duke history, the round of 63 on a par-71 course is tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in program history. Over Malixi’s last two collegiate events, she has fired a 63 in the final round – Sea Best Intercollegiate and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
As a team, the Blue Devils fired a tournament-record 8-under, 276, to leap up the leaderboard to finish fourth overall. The 276 was also a tournament-record for third round action by a team. Duke finished ahead of two top-10 teams and a total of six top-20 squads at the end of 54 holes with rounds of 296, 291 and 276 for an 863.
Texas won the event with a 54-hole score of 854, while Florida State (856), Arkansas (862) and Duke (863) rounded out the top four teams.
HOW IT HAPPENED – ROUND THREE
- Rianne Malixi was hot from the start as she drained a 35-foot birdie on No. 2 and then hit her 52-degree wedge on No. 3 from 64 yards to three feet for birdie. After a 7-foot birdie on No. 5, Malixi was 3-under through five holes. She struck her 9-iron from 125 yards to three feet for birdie on No. 9 and made the turn at 4-under, 32. Malixi placed her approach from 108 yards on No. 11 to a foot for birdie and then rolled in a 10-foot birdie on No. 12 to get to 6-under-par. She drained an 8-footer for birdie on No. 15 and then rolled in a 12-footer for birdie on No. 18 to finish with the record-breaking score of 63. She hit 12 fairways, 15 greens and had 25 putts.
- Junior Katie Li closed the tournament strong with a 2-under, 69, to move up to a tie for 21st, individually. She opened her day with a par on No. 1 and then rolled in a 12-foot birdie on No. 2. She added a 13-foot birdie on No. 5 and hit her 50-degree wedge from 92 yards to two feet for birdie on No. 6. Li, who is from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, suffered…
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