Leona Maguire Opens 2017 Spring College Season Tied First Overall in California

From the Duke Coach, Jack Winters

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Maguire Opens 2017 Spring Tied First Overall in California

February 12, 2017

PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Behind a three-under-par ledger by junior Leona Maguire, the Duke women's golf team carded a three-over-par, 287, Sunday to open the 2017 spring campaign at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge played at the 6,017-yard, par 71 Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, Calif.

Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, enters the second round tied first overall along with Robynn Ree of Southern California at three-under-par. Highlighted by her first collegiate hole-in-one from 119 yards on the 15th hole, Maguire collected five birdies to go along with an eagle to get to six-under-par through 13 holes and held a two-stroke lead at one point. Maguire went on to suffer three bogeys over her final five holes to finish at three-under.

Over a span of eight holes Sunday, Maguire was six-under-par with four birdies, one eagle and two pars. Her hole-in-one from 119 yards landed about a foot short of the pin and rolled into the cup. She hit 11 fairways, 10 greens and rolled a career-best 24 putts.

Duke registered 12 birdies in round one and trail UCLA by seven strokes with 36 holes remaining. UCLA jumped out to a hot start sitting at 10-under-par for a while, before falling back to four-under, 280, to close the round. Southern California (285), Duke (287), Florida (290), UNLV (292), Arizona State (293), Arizona (293), Alabama (296), Oklahoma State (297) and California (297) rounded out the top 11 squads.

Junior Lisa Maguire struggled Sunday turning in an 82.

Duke will tee off Monday beginning at 1:12 p.m. (ET) along with UCLA, Southern California and Florida.

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Team Scores
1 UCLA 280 -4
2 Southern California 285 +1
3 Duke 287 +3
4 Florida 290 +6
5 UNLV 292 +8
T6 Arizona State 293 +9
T6 Arizona 293 +9
8 Alabama 296 +12
T9 Oklahoma State 297 +13
T9 California 297 +13
11 Tennessee 298 +14
12 Ohio State 299 +15
13 San Diego State 301 +17
14 Northwestern 302 +18
15 Washington 306 +22


Leading Scores
- T1 Robynn Ree Southern California 68 -3
- T1 Leona Maguire Duke 68 -3
- T3 Emmie Pietila * Tennessee 69 -2
- T3 Kelly Grassel * Florida 69 -2
- T3 Mariel Galdiano UCLA 69 -2
- T3 Lilia Vu UCLA 69 -2
- T7 Clare Legaspi UCLA 70 -1
- T7 Victoria Morgan Southern California 70 -1
- T7 Maria Torres Florida 70 -1
- T7 Danielle Lee Arizona 70 -1
- T7 Sophia Zeeb Arizona State 70 -1