SCOT DOES WELL IN BIG US COLLEGE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

Duke Women’s Golf Captures Tar Heel Invitational Title: Leona Maguire T3, Rachael Taylor T5

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For the second straight year and the 13th time in school history, the seventh-ranked Duke women’s golf team claimed the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Sunday as the Blue Devils carded a 54-hole total of two-under-par, 862, to win by two strokes at the 6,379-yard, par 72 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C.
After trailing the first two days to South Carolina, who is coached by former Duke golfer and assistant coach Kalen Anderson Harris, the Blue Devils fired a final round even-par, 288, on its way to finishing two shots ahead of the Gamecocks (864).  Rounding out the top 10 teams were NC State (878), Wake Forest (880), Arkansas (882), Virginia (883), LSU (885), Oregon (887), Vanderbilt (888) and North Carolina (893).
“I was proud of the team,” said Duke head coach Dan Brooks.  “Each of them contributed scores that counted toward the win.  The course was playing long due to wet conditions.”
After round two had been suspended due to the weather Saturday, Duke closed the second round early Sunday morning with a one stroke lead over South Carolina.  The final 18 holes started with a shotgun start shortly after concluding the second round.
“We did a great job coming out this morning to finish the second round,” added Brooks.  “We took the lead, so, had round three rained out, we would have gotten the win by defaulting to round two position.”
Duke junior Celine Boutier and freshman Leona Maguire each concluded the weekend tied third overall with a two-under-par, 214.  Virginia’s Lauren Diaz-Yi registered the individual title with a seven-under-par, 209, while Vanderbilt’s Kendall Martindale placed second with a 213.
Maguire, a native of Cavan, Ireland, carded a final round of 70 on her way to placing in the top five in her third consecutive tournament to open her career with rounds of 71, 73 and 70 for a total of 214.  She kicked off her day with a par and then suffered a double-bogey on hole two.  Maguire responded by playing her final 16 holes at four-under-par.  She rolled in birdies on No. 3, No. 4, No. 13 and No. 16.
A product of Montrouge, France, Boutier posted rounds of 68, 72 and 74 over the three days to post a two-under-par, 214.  She had a bogey on the 343-yard, par four second hole, but after a birdie on No. 7 Boutier got back to even par.  The 2014 National Player of the Year closed her final 11 holes at two-over-par with bogeys on No. 8 and No. 12.  Boutier led the tournament with 44 pars over the three days, including 18 during the second round.
After carding a team-best second round ledger of 69, sophomore Sandy Choi notched a final round 74, on her way to placing tied 11th overall with a 217.  Choi, who hails from Seoul, South Korea carded three birdies on the day as she hit 12 fairways, 12 greens and had 30 putts.
For the second straight round, freshman Lisa Maguire collected an even-par, 72, on her way to placing tied 27th with a three-day ledger of 223.  After posting bogeys on the second and fifth holes to open her final round, Maguire played her final 14 holes at two-under with birdies on No. 9, No. 13 and No. 14.
Rookie Gurbani Singh concluded with a career-best even-par, 72, in her first collegiate tournament as she moved into a tie for 31st overall with a 224.  With a team-best final round opening nine holes, Singh rolled in birdies on No. 4 and No. 6 to move to two-under-par.  A bogey on the 374-yard, par four ninth, Singh made the turn at one-under-par.  Singh, who is from New Delhi, India, had two straight bogeys to open the back nine, but settled down to play her final seven holes at one-under-par with a birdie on the 361-yard, par four 16th.
Scot Rachael Taylor (North Carolina State), whose parents live in Germany, had arguably her best performance in US college golf - tied fifth on 215 with rounds of 72, 71 and 72, only a shot behind the in-form Leona Maguire
 Rachael's good showing helped NC State to finish third behind Duke and South Carolina in a field of 18 teams
 Team Totals
1 Duke 288 286 288 862 -2 
2 South Carolina 287 288 289 864 E
3 NC State 289 293 296 878 +14
4 Wake Forest 288 291 301 880 +16
5 Arkansas 298 291 293 882 +18
 6 Virginia 298 289 296 883 +19
T8 T8 7 LSU 296 295 294 885 +21
5 T8 8 Oregon 291 300 296 887 +23
T6 T6 9 Vanderbilt 293 296 299 888 +24
T10 10 10 North Carolina 298 296 299 893 +29
17 T11 11 Alabama 303 294 297 894 +30
T10 T11 12 Auburn 298 299 303 900 +36
T8 T14 13 Louisville 296 308 304 908 +44
T6 13 14 Florida 293 309 310 912 +48
15 16 15 Rollins College 300 308 305 913 +49
16 T14 16 Michigan State 301 303 310 914 +50
17 Oklahoma 299 310 311 920 +56
18 Mississippi 310 307 318 935 +71

Top Ten Start Finish Player Individual Scores
1 1 Lauren Diaz-Yi Virginia 70 69 70 209 -7
T5 2 Kendall Martindale Vanderbilt 74 69 70 213 -3
2 T3 Celine Boutier Duke 68 72 74 214 -2
T12 T3 Leona Maguire Duke 71 73 70 214 -2
T5 T5 Rachael Taylor NC State 72 71 72 215 -1
T5 T5 Marissa Dodd Wake Forest 68 75 72 215 -1
T26 T5 Katelyn Dambaugh South Carolina 74 73 68 215 -1
T3 T5 Nanna Madsen South Carolina 69 72 74 215 -1
T17 T9 Samantha Marks Arkansas 72 74 70 216 E
T17 T9 Lindsay McGetrick NC State 73 73 70 216 E