Duke Closes Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Second

From Duke coach, Jack Winters

Duke Closes Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Second
March 5, 2017

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – After taking the lead on the back nine Sunday, the Duke women's golf team couldn't hold on and finished second at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a nine-over-par, 861, ledger at the 6,160-yeard, Par 71 Pete Dye Course at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C.

Alabama carded a seven-over-par, 859, to win by two strokes over the Blue Devils, while Arizona State (865), South Carolina (876), Georgia (880), Furman (883), Baylor (890), Wake Forest (892), Oklahoma State (895) and North Carolina (897) rounded out the top 10 teams.

Cheyenne Knight of Alabama carded a six-under-par, 65, Sunday in the final round to take home the individual title with an eight-under-par, 205.

Duke placed four golfers in the top six, individually, as senior Sandy Choi was fifth, while freshman Ana Belac, junior Leona Maguire and junior Gurbani Singh placed tied sixth. After the Blue Devils took the lead on the back nine, Duke was held without a birdie over the final nine holes on its way to carding a five-over-par mark over the final nine holes.

For the third straight day, Maguire signed for a one-over-par, 72, on her way to finishing with a three-over-par, 216. A junior native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire carded her fifth top 10 finish in five tournaments on the 2016-17 campaign. Maguire had an early birdie on the 504-yard, par five third hole, but gave two shots back with her first double-bogey of the season in 13 rounds of golf on hole No. 7. She closed the day with 12 consecutive pars. Maguire hit 14 greens, 12 fairways and had 31 putts in the final round.

Lisa Maguire, who is from Cavan, Ireland, signed for a five-over-par, 76, in the final round to finish tied for 71st. She had birdies on No. 4 and No. 6 in the front nine and played the back nine at only two-over-par to close out the day. Maguire hit 12 fairways, 10 greens and had 31 putts.

Duke will next compete in the Suntrust Gator Invitational March 11-12 in Gainesville, Fla.

Live Scoring

Duke Results
5 5 Sandy Choi Duke 73 69 73 215 +2T14
T6 Ana Belac Duke 75 71 70 216 +3
T9 T6 Leona Maguire Duke 72 72 72 216 +3
T6 T6 Gurbani Singh Duke 68 75 73 216 +3
T71 T71 Lisa Maguire Duke 73 85 76 234 +21

Team Scores
1 T1 1 Alabama 282 291 286 859 +7
2 T1 2 Duke 286 287 288 861 +9
3 3 3 Arizona State 288 288 289 865 +13
4 4 4 South Carolina 289 291 296 876 +24
6 T5 5 Georgia, U. of 292 295 293 880 +28
13 7 6 Furman 297 295 291 883 +31
5 T5 7 Baylor 291 296 303 890 +38
T9 14 8 Wake Forest 296 305 291 892 +40
T9 11 9 Oklahoma State 296 302 297 895 +43
T9 T9 10 North Carolina 296 300 301 897 +45
15 12 11 Arkansas 302 297 299 898 +46
7 8 12 Tennessee 293 301 306 900 +48
T9 15 13 LSU 296 309 298 903 +51
14 13 14 Auburn 299 301 311 911 +59
8 T9 15 Vanderbilt 294 302 316 912 +60
16 16 16 Mississippi St. U. 306 310 298 914 +62
17 17 17 Virginia 320 306 312 938 +86

Individual scores
1 Cheyenne Knight Alabama 68 72 65 205 -8
2 Linnea Strom Arizona State 70 70 72 212 -1
3 Sophia Zeeb Arizona State 68 73 72 213 E
4 Kristen Gillman Alabama 68 71 75 214 +1
5 Sandy Choi Duke 73 69 73 215 +2
T6 Ana Belac Duke 75 71 70 216 +3
T6 Leona Maguire Duke 72 72 72 216 +3
T6 Gurbani Singh Duke 68 75 73 216 +3