CLE ELUM, Wash. – For the 34th time in program history and the 32nd under head coach
Dan Brooks, the Duke women's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championship on Wednesday as the Blue Devils placed second at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional, which was contested at the 6,306-yard, par-72 Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Wash.
Duke featured two golfers in the top seven –
Emma McMyler (6th) and
Andie Smith (7th) – along with all five Blue Devils in the top 20 following 54 holes –
Katie Li (13th),
Anne Chen (T13) and
Phoebe Brinker (T19). McMyler turned in her fourth straight top-10 finish at an NCAA Regional to become one of only two Blue Devils in program history to accomplish that mark (Leona Maguire).
As a team, Duke posted rounds of 282, 288 and 295 for a 54-hole score of 865. Stanford (847) won the regional with Virginia (876), Arizona State (885) and San Jose State (887) rounding out the top five teams advancing.
The Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship, which will take place May 17-22 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
How It Happened
- Graduate student Emma McMyler carded rounds of 74, 69 and 72 to finish 1-under, 215, which was sixth overall.After parring the first four holes, McMyler dropped three shots over a span of two holes.She connected on her first birdie of the day on the par-5 eighth hole as she sank a 7-footer.After a 3-putt bogey on No. 12, McMyler hit her pitching wedge from 125 yards to seven feet for birdie.She then went to the 528-yard, par-5 14th and hit her 3-hybrid from 237 yards to inches for her third eagle of the season to return to even par.McMyler, a native of San Antonio, Texas, closed with a 3-foot birdie on No. 15 and 2-putt birdie on No. 18 and finished with a 72.She hit 13 greens, 12 fairways and rolled 30 putts.
- With her second-straight top-10 finish at a NCAA Regional, sophomore Andie Smith posted rounds of 72, 72 and 73 for a 1-over, 217, which was seventh overall.After a slow start to the day, Smith reached the par-5 eighth green in two and 2-putted for birdie to get to 2-over.Smith bogeyed No. 10, but then hit her 50-degree wedge from 110 yards to three feet for birdie on No. 12.She closed the day playing her final five holes at 2-under.Smith, who is from Hobe Sound, Fla., 2-putted for birdie on the par-5 14th and rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on No. 15 to finish with a 73.She hit 12 greens, 12 fairways and had 33 putts on the day.
- Freshman Katie Li turned in Duke's first birdie of the day on the 320-yard, par-3 third hole to get to 1-under.She dropped three shots over the next seven holes, but regrouped and closed the day at 1-under over her final eight holes.Li, who hails from Basking Ridge, N.J., drained a 60-foot birdie on No. 17 for her second birdie of the day.She finished the week tied for 13th with scores of 73, 75 and 73 for a 221.Li hit 11 fairways, 13 greens and had 32 putts.
- Also turning in a tied for 13th finish with scores of 67, 77 and 77 for a 221 was senior Anne Chen.A native of Sugar Land, Texas, Chen was held without a birdie in the final round as she hit 13 greens and 13 fairways.She collected her third top-20 finish of the season.
- After shooting 2-under the first two days, senior Phoebe Brinker finished the week with an 81 and tied for 19th with scores of 70 and 72 the first 36 holes.Her two birdies in the final round came on No. 8 as she got up-and-down from just off the green.Brinker, who is from Wilmington, Del., also hit her 7-iron on No. 10 to three feet for birdie.
Notes
- Duke's 54-hole score of 865 was the eighth-best in Blue Devil history at a NCAA Regional.
- The Blue Devils placed all five golfers in the top-20 for only the second time in Duke history at a NCAA Regional (2003 – Salem Glenn Country Club in Clemmons, N.C.)
- Duke posted its 19th top-2 finish in a NCAA Regional in school history.
- All five Duke golfers counted at least one round over the 54 holes this week.
- Emma McMyler turned in her fourth-straight top-10 finish at a NCAA Regional and will compete at the NCAA Championship for the first time in her career. Only one other Duke golfer, Leona Maguire, has carded four straight top-10 finishes at a NCAA Regional.
- McMyler posted her 17th round of even or under par this season and 55th of her career.She also notched her third eagle of the season on No. 14. McMyler posted her third top-10 finish of the year.
- McMyler led the field with a 12-under ledger on par-5 holes for the week.Her 13 birdies ranked second.
- Katie Li totaled 39 pars to rank tied for third.
- Over 54 holes, Duke posted 28 birdies and one eagle on holes 14-18.
- The Blue Devils shot 28-under on par-5 holes during the week to rank second.Duke's 44 birdies also ranked second.
- Head coach Dan Brooks has led Duke to 32 appearances in the NCAA Championship over his 40 seasons.
- In two appearances in a NCAA Regional, Andie Smith has posted a fourth-place (2023) and seventh-place (2024) finishes, which are her two best finishes of the season.
- Phoebe Brinker posted her fifth top-20 finish of the season and 19th of her career.
Notes
- "I'm proud of them for becoming a team that plays well in the wind. I was very impressed all three days."-- Duke head coach Dan Brooks
- "It feels great.The team played really well all week through these tough conditions.I am super happy to be punching our ticket to the NCAA Championship."-- Duke Graduate Student Emma McMyler
- "It was definitely a challenge.You had to stay super patient throughout the entire round and know that good things were going to come.Also, with that you were going to get some unlucky breaks and some tough conditions and bogeys were going to be made, but you just had to stay patient throughout the entire round."-- Duke Graduate Student Emma McMyler on the challenge of the course/weather this week
- "I know I need to play well in this event to give myself a chance as well as the team to qualify for nationals. I think that competitive nature just comes out of me at this event.I have been able to put together four solid performances."-- Duke Graduate Student Emma McMyler on her excellent play at the NCAA Regionals over her career
What is Next
- Duke heads west for the NCAA Championship May 17-22 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
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Duke Results
T5 6
Emma McMyler Duke 74 69 72 215 -1
T7 7
Andie Smith Duke 72 72 73 217 +1
T17 T13
Katie Li Duke 73 75 73 221 +5
T7 T13
Anne Chen Duke 67 77 77 221 +5
4 T19
Phoebe Brinker Duke 70 72 81 223 +7
1 2 3 Team Scores
2 1 1 Stanford 284 274 289 847 -17
1 2 2 Duke 282 288 295 865 +1
4 3 3 Virginia 289 296 291 876 +12
3 4 4 Arizona State 288 303 294 885 +21
7 T5 5 San Jose State 298 297 292 887 +23
6 7 6 Kansas 294 304 301 899 +35
9 8 7 Washington 302 297 303 902 +38
5 T5 8 Long Beach State 292 303 311 906 +42
11 10 9 Virginia Tech 308 301 302 911 +47
10 11 10 Alabama 303 308 305 916 +52
8 9 11 Sacramento State 300 305 314 919 +55
12 12 12 Seattle 310 305 324 939 +75
Start Finish Player Team Scores
2 1 Rachel Heck Stanford 72 65 71 208 -8
3 2 Kelly Xu Stanford 70 69 73 212 -4
16 T3 Megha Ganne Stanford 74 73 67 214 -2
1 T3 Paula Martin Sampedro Stanford 68 68 78 214 -2
T5 T3 Amanda Sambach Virginia 72 71 71 214 -2
T5 6
Emma McMyler Duke 74 69 72 215 -1
T7 7
Andie Smith Duke 72 72 73 217 +1
T7 8 Jasmine Leovao Long Beach State 72 72 74 218 +2
15 T9 Ashley Menne Arizona State 72 74 73 219 +3
T12 T9 Celeste Valinho Virginia 69 76 74 219 +3
T7 T9 Kajsa Arwefjall San Jose State 74 70 75 219 +3
T12 12 Beth Coulter Arizona State 70 75 75 220 +4
T17 T13
Katie Li Duke 73 75 73 221 +5
T7 T13
Anne Chen Duke 67 77 77 221 +5
T22 T13 Jaclyn LaHa Virginia 74 75 72 221 +5
T12 T13 Emily Mathews Virginia Tech 72 73 76 221 +5
T7 T13 Lily Hirst Kansas 68 76 77 221 +5
T31 18 Lucia Lopez-Ortega San Jose State 74 77 71 222 +6
T42 T19 Paula Schulz-Hanssen Arizona State 73 80 70 223 +7
4 T19
Phoebe Brinker Duke 70 72 81 223 +7
T22 T19 Amy DeKock Kansas 73 76 74 223 +7
T28 T22 Vivian Lu Washington 76 74 74 224 +8
T17 T22 Camille Boyd Washington 76 72 76 224 +8
T22 T24 Patience Rhodes Arizona State 75 74 76 225 +9
T36 T24 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 75 77 73 225 +9
T36 T24 Emma Bunch * New Mexico State 79 73 73 225 +9
T36 T24 Riana Mission * San Francisco 78 74 73 225 +9
T22 T24 Sabrina Iqbal * Colorado 77 72 76 225 +9
T22 T24 Kelli Ann Strand * Nebraska 70 79 76 225 +9
T17 T30 Sadie Englemann Stanford 76 72 78 226 +10
T50 T30 Rebecca Gyllner San Jose State 76 79 71 226 +10
T17 T30 Megan Propeck Virginia 74 74 78 226 +10
T31 T30 Louisa Carlbom San Jose State 74 77 75 226 +10
T31 34 Kynadie Adams Alabama 77 74 76 227 +11
T36 T35 Moa Andersson San Jose State 79 73 76 228 +12
T17 T35 Andee Avery Long Beach State 70 78 80 228 +12
T36 T35 Jamie Hsieh Washington 77 75 76 228 +12
T42 T35 Mattison Frick Alabama 75 78 75 228 +12
T47 T39 Valentine Delon Virginia Tech 79 75 75 229 +13
T36 T39 Lauren Clark Kansas 76 76 77 229 +13
T31 T41 Janae Leovao Long Beach State 78 73 79 230 +14
T31 T41 Carmen Lim Washington 75 76 79 230 +14
T28 T41 Jennifer Koga Sacramento State 73 77 80 230 +14
T42 T44 Grace Summerhays Arizona State 73 80 78 231 +15
T54 T44 Sneha Sharan Sacramento State 75 82 74 231 +15
T42 T44 Ashley Koga Sacramento State 75 78 78 231 +15
T50 T47 Harriet Lockley Alabama 77 78 77 232 +16
T47 T47 Rivekka Jumagulova Seattle 78 76 78 232 +16
T28 T47 Caitlin Maurice Sacramento State 77 73 82 232 +16
T61 T50 Rebecca Skoler Virginia 78 81 74 233 +17
T52 T50 Sarah Edwards Alabama 75 81 77 233 +17
T52 T50 Stefanie Deng Washington 75 81 77 233 +17
T22 53 Annika Cruz Seattle 74 75 85 234 +18
T42 T54 Angelina Kim Long Beach State 73 80 82 235 +19
T47 T54 Elina Sinz Alabama 76 78 81 235 +19
T61 T54 Madelyn Gamble * Washington State 80 79 76 235 +19
T58 T57 Madison Le Long Beach State 77 81 78 236 +20
T58 T57 Becca DiNunzio Virginia Tech 82 76 78 236 +20
T54 59 Tsara Ralamboarison Seattle 82 75 80 237 +21
T54 60 Morgan Miller * Colorado 78 79 82 239 +23
T54 61 Shayna Lu Seattle 78 79 84 241 +25
64 T62 Symone Henriques Virginia Tech 85 77 80 242 +26
T58 T62 Ella Kraft Sacramento State 81 77 84 242 +26
65 64 Aaryanna Morris Seattle 80 87 82 249 +33
66 65 Johanna Ebner Kansas 76 77 153 +9
66 Hanna Hawks Kansas 83 73 156 +12
66 Hanna Hawks Kansas 83 73 156 +12
