Smith Shoots Under-Par; Blue Devils in Striking Distance at ACCs - Duke University (2024)

Kelsey Groff / Duke Athletics

Women's Golf 4/19/2024 7:43:00 PM

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Duke women's golf sophom*ore Andie Smith carded a team-best 1-under-par, 71, on Friday in the second round of the ACC Championship, while the Blue Devils moved up one spot in the team standings with 18 holes of stroke play remaining at the 6,142-yard, par-72 Porters Neck Country Club in Wilmington, N.C.

The Blue Devils are 10 strokes out of fourth place heading into Saturday's round with the top four teams after 54 holes advancing to match play. Clemson (560) continues to lead play with Wake Forest (563), Virginia (571), North Carolina (575), NC State (579), Florida State (580), Virginia Tech (581) and Duke (585) rounding out the top eight teams.

How It Happened

• The Blue Devils featured three golfers shooting even par or better in Friday's second round as Andie Smith posted a 1-under, 71, while Emma McMyler and Phoebe Brinker each signed for an even-par, 72.
• Duke opened action on hole No. 10 in the morning.
• Smith started her day with an up-and-down par on No. 10 and then suffered a bogey on No. 14.She struck fire with back-to-back birdies on No. 15 and No. 16.On the par-5 No. 15, Smith reached the green in two and 2-putted for birdie, before draining a 15-footer for birdie on No. 16.The Hobie Sound, Fla., product made the turn with a 1-under, 35, but bogeyed No. 1.Smith played her final eight holes at 1-under with seven pars and a downhill, 15-foot birdie on the 333-yard, par-4 third hole.She also got up-and-down for par on No. 8 to continue her steady play.For the day, she hit 14 greens and rolled 30 putts, while carding a 71.
• Coming off a 1-under, 71, on Thursday, McMyler posted two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars as she shot even-par, 72, in round two.She opened her day by rolling in an 11-foot birdie on No. 10, bogeyed No. 12 and then collected a 9-footer for birdie on No. 14 to get to 1-under.McMyler, who is from San Antonio, Texas, parred the next 11 holes, before bogeying the eighth hole.She hit 14 greens, eight fairways and had 32 putts on the day.
• Brinker had a similar card to McMyler with two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars, while finishing with an even-par, 72.She also birdied her opening hole as she registered a 15-foot putt and then went to 2-under as she hit her 50-degree wedge from 100 yards to 10 feet for birdie on the 13th hole.Brinker, a native of Wilmington, Del., bogeyed No. 15 and made the turn with a 1-under, 35.After parring 11 consecutive holes, she hit in a fairway bunker on No. 9 and bogeyed her final hole.Brinker hit a team-best 16 greens and had 35 putts on the day.
• Senior Anne Chen featured a solid start to her round with three pars, before draining a 9-foot birdie on the 312-yard, par-4 13th.She got in trouble on No. 14 as her approach went long and suffered a double-bogey.Chen, a product of Sugar Land, Texas, was able to hit her 9-iron from 133 yards on No. 16 for birdie and 2-putted for birdie on No. 18 to make the turn with a 1-over, 37.She played her final nine holes at 3-over to finish with a 76.She hit 15 greens and eight fairways on the day.
• Rookie Katie Li continued to struggle in her first ACC Championship as she collected a 78 on Friday.She was limited to one birdie on No. 18 as she reached the green in two and 2-putted.She hit 11 greens and seven fairways, while totaling 36 putts.

Notes

• Isabella Rawl of Clemson continues to lead the field with a 6-under, 138.
• Duke graduate student Emma McMyler enters the final round of stroke play in a tie for 12th with a 1-under, 143.Both Andie Smith and Phoebe Brinker are tied for 21st with a 1-over, 145.
• The Blue Devils played the par-5 holes at 4-over-par, after shooting 6-under the day before.
• Duke had 11 birdies on the day and now owns 21 for the 36 holes, which ranks ninth among the field.
• The 123 pars for the Blue Devils ranks second.
• McMyler's 29 pars ranks tied for first, individually.
• Since moving to match play in 2021, Duke has advanced each season heading into 2024.

Notes

• "This is an exercise in patience for all of us. We were within six there for a good, long time. And then slipped a little further away toward the end, but it's still doable.The team is on board and we are going to just do what we do tomorrow. We're going to play hard and stay patient."-- Duke head coach Dan Brooks

What is Next

• Duke will tee off in round three beginning at 9:50 a.m., off hole No. 10 along with Boston College and Virginia Tech.

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Duke Results
T17 T12 Emma McMyler Duke 71 72 143 -1
T36 T21 Andie Smith Duke 74 71 145 +1
T29 T21 Phoebe Brinker Duke 73 72 145 +1
T46 T47 Anne Chen Duke 76 76 152 +8
T46 T52 Katie Li Duke 76 78 154 +10

1 2 Team Scores
1 1 Clemson 278 282 560 -16
2 2 Wake Forest 280 283 563 -13
T3 3 Virginia 283 288 571 -5
T3 4 North Carolina 283 292 575 -1
7 5 NC State 288 291 579 +3
6 6 Florida State 286 294 580 +4
T3 7 Virginia Tech 283 298 581 +5
9 8 Duke 294 291 585 +9
11 9 Boston College 297 289 586 +10
8 T10 Miami 293 298 591 +15
10 T10 Louisville 296 295 591 +15
12 12 Notre Dame 298 299 597 +21

Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Isabella Rawl Clemson 67 71 138 -6
T2 T2 Megan Streicher North Carolina 69 70 139 -5
T23 T2 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 72 67 139 -5
T2 T2 Lauren Olivares Leon NC State 69 70 139 -5
T2 T5 Valentine Delon Virginia Tech 69 71 140 -4
T23 T5 Sydney Roberts Clemson 72 68 140 -4
T9 T5 Amanda Sambach Virginia 70 70 140 -4
T2 T5 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 69 71 140 -4
T9 9 Isabel Amezcua NC State 70 71 141 -3
T9 T10 Alice Hodge Florida State 70 72 142 -2
T9 T10 Annabelle Pancake Clemson 70 72 142 -2
T23 T12 Macy Pate Wake Forest 72 71 143 -1
T17 T12 Celeste Valinho Virginia 71 72 143 -1
T2 T12 Chloe Holder Clemson 69 74 143 -1
T17 T12 Emma McMyler Duke 71 72 143 -1
T36 T16 Mirabel Ting Florida State 74 70 144 E
T9 T16 Inez Ng North Carolina 70 74 144 E
T17 T16 Cynthia Zhang Boston College 71 73 144 E
T9 T16 Mimi Rhodes Wake Forest 70 74 144 E
T29 T16 Sara Byrne Miami 73 71 144 E
T36 T21 Rylee Suttor Louisville 74 71 145 +1
T17 T21 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 71 74 145 +1
T17 T21 Chloe Schiavone Notre Dame 71 74 145 +1
T36 T21 Andie Smith Duke 74 71 145 +1
T29 T21 Phoebe Brinker Duke 73 72 145 +1
T2 T21 Brooke Rivers Wake Forest 69 76 145 +1
T42 T27 Megan Propeck Virginia 75 71 146 +2
T36 T27 Jaclyn Kenzel NC State 74 72 146 +2
T2 T27 Jaclyn LaHa Virginia 69 77 146 +2
T23 T30 Charlotte Heath Florida State 72 75 147 +3
T46 T30 Lauren Beaudreau Notre Dame 76 71 147 +3
T9 T30 Becca DiNunzio Virginia Tech 70 77 147 +3
T46 T30 Melena Barrientos Clemson 76 71 147 +3
T17 T30 Olivia Gronborg Miami 71 76 147 +3
T54 T35 Emily Bohrer Boston College 78 70 148 +4
T23 T35 Ing Iadpluem North Carolina 72 76 148 +4
T42 T35 Stephany Kim Boston College 75 73 148 +4
T29 T35 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 73 75 148 +4
T29 T35 Rebecca Skoler Virginia 73 75 148 +4
T51 T40 Reagan Southerland North Carolina 77 72 149 +5
T46 T40 Beatriz Barrios Louisville 76 73 149 +5
T29 T40 Hana Ryskova Louisville 73 76 149 +5
T51 T43 Canice Screene Boston College 77 73 150 +6
T23 T43 Kayla Smith North Carolina 72 78 150 +6
T36 T45 Angel Lin Boston College 74 77 151 +7
T42 T45 Aada Rissanen Miami 75 76 151 +7
T29 T47 Alex Lapple Notre Dame 73 79 152 +8
T9 T47 Katherine Cook Florida State 70 82 152 +8
T46 T47 Anne Chen Duke 76 76 152 +8
T54 T50 Montgomery Ferreira Notre Dame 78 75 153 +9
T42 T50 Vania Simont NC State 75 78 153 +9
T54 T52 Emily Mathews Virginia Tech 78 76 154 +10
58 T52 Barbora Bujakova Miami 79 75 154 +10
T46 T52 Katie Li Duke 76 78 154 +10
T51 55 Ellise Rymer NC State 77 78 155 +11
T36 56 Rebekah Gardner Miami 74 82 156 +12
T29 57 Ginnie Lee Virginia Tech 73 84 157 +13
T59 58 Nina Rissi Notre Dame 83 80 163 +19
60 Gabbi Bentancourt Louisville 81 81 +9
59 Madison Hewlett Florida State 77 77 +5