IRISH FRESHMAN STARRING FOR DUKE UNIVERSITY
LEONA MAGUIRE FINISHES SECOND, A
SHOT BEHIND 'ANNIKA' WINNER
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ORLANDO, Florida – Duke University women’s golf stand-outs Leona Maguire and Celine Boutier made a run at the individual title Tuesday, but finished in the top three of the Annika Intercollegiate at the 6,247-yard, par 72 Watson Course at the Reunion Resort in Orlando.
GB and I international, pictured right, a freshman from Cavan, Ireland, carded a final round of 70 to finish with a 54-hole aggregate of 208, which was one shot behind the winner, South Carolina’s Justine Dreher (68-68-71 for 207).
Boutier, who had two 71s in the earlier rounds, turned in a final round of 68 as she placed tied third with Stanford's Shannon Aubert (70-73-67)with a six-under-par, 210.
As a team, Duke placed fifth overall after collecting rounds of 293, 286 and 288 for a total of 867. South Carolina (854) claimed the team title with Arizona (861), Oklahoma State (862), Stanford (864), Duke (867), Southern California (869), Northwestern (871), Alabama (872), UCLA (875), Pepperdine (877), Arizona State (882) and Vanderbilt (882) rounding out the field.
Said Duke head coach Dan Brooks: “We had great contribution from our freshmen. Leona was staking her irons, especially the second day. Lisa's even par round was crucial. The greens were very different than what we've been training on. They were much slower and not as true.”
For the second straight tournament, Leona Maguire finished in the top five with rounds of 72, 66 and 70. Maguire’s 54-hole aggregate of 208 matched her score from the previous tournament and is the second-best three-day score by a Duke freshman in school history.
She had an uneventful start to her day with eight pars and a bogey on No. 12, but finished strong with birdies on No. 1, No. 2 and No. 8 to play the final nine at three-under-par. For the day, Maguire hit 13 fairways, 16 greens and had 32 putts.
Boutier hit a total of 17 greens, 13 fairways and had 31 putts.
After posting rounds of 77 and 73 the first two days, freshman Lisa Maguire, twin of Leona. closed twith an 82. She finished the tournament tied 55th with a 232. Maguire rolled in two birdies on the day at No. 3 and No. 13.
Editor's note: Curtis Cup player Bronte Law, playing for UCLA, finished T29 in the field of 60. She totalled 220 with rounds of 75, 71 and 74.
SHOT BEHIND 'ANNIKA' WINNER
NEWS RELEASE FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY
ORLANDO, Florida – Duke University women’s golf stand-outs Leona Maguire and Celine Boutier made a run at the individual title Tuesday, but finished in the top three of the Annika Intercollegiate at the 6,247-yard, par 72 Watson Course at the Reunion Resort in Orlando.
GB and I international, pictured right, a freshman from Cavan, Ireland, carded a final round of 70 to finish with a 54-hole aggregate of 208, which was one shot behind the winner, South Carolina’s Justine Dreher (68-68-71 for 207).
Boutier, who had two 71s in the earlier rounds, turned in a final round of 68 as she placed tied third with Stanford's Shannon Aubert (70-73-67)with a six-under-par, 210.
As a team, Duke placed fifth overall after collecting rounds of 293, 286 and 288 for a total of 867. South Carolina (854) claimed the team title with Arizona (861), Oklahoma State (862), Stanford (864), Duke (867), Southern California (869), Northwestern (871), Alabama (872), UCLA (875), Pepperdine (877), Arizona State (882) and Vanderbilt (882) rounding out the field.
Said Duke head coach Dan Brooks: “We had great contribution from our freshmen. Leona was staking her irons, especially the second day. Lisa's even par round was crucial. The greens were very different than what we've been training on. They were much slower and not as true.”
For the second straight tournament, Leona Maguire finished in the top five with rounds of 72, 66 and 70. Maguire’s 54-hole aggregate of 208 matched her score from the previous tournament and is the second-best three-day score by a Duke freshman in school history.
She had an uneventful start to her day with eight pars and a bogey on No. 12, but finished strong with birdies on No. 1, No. 2 and No. 8 to play the final nine at three-under-par. For the day, Maguire hit 13 fairways, 16 greens and had 32 putts.
Boutier hit a total of 17 greens, 13 fairways and had 31 putts.
After posting rounds of 77 and 73 the first two days, freshman Lisa Maguire, twin of Leona. closed twith an 82. She finished the tournament tied 55th with a 232. Maguire rolled in two birdies on the day at No. 3 and No. 13.
Editor's note: Curtis Cup player Bronte Law, playing for UCLA, finished T29 in the field of 60. She totalled 220 with rounds of 75, 71 and 74.
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