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One week removed from a dominant, wire-to-wire victory at the ACC championship, the Blue Devils arrived in Madison, Wis., with hopes of grabbing a second consecutive win and asserting themselves as a favorite to contend at the NCAA championship later this month.
After cruising its way to an ACC championship victory just last week, Duke is heading north to continue its campaign in hopes of punching a ticket to the NCAA championship yet again.
Victory has eluded the Blue Devils all spring. Whether it be injury, illness or a poor opening round, something always seemed to get between Duke and its next win.
The postseason is finally here.
With a last-minute lineup change and a less-than-healthy roster, the Blue Devils had their work cut out for them this weekend to avoid their first winless spring regular season since 2013.
The Blue Devils have shown steady improvement all spring, coming in second place last month in Auburn, Ala., after opening 2018 with a season-worst eighth-place result back in February.
For the first time in 2018, Duke had a tournament leader within arm’s reach headed into the final round of competition. To win, the team likely needed both a low round of its own, and for first-place Arkansas to stop the birdie frenzy it had showcased during the first two days.
Since their fourth-place finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate earlier this month, the Blue Devils had two weeks—including a one without classes—to buckle down and work hard to improve as the postseason draws nearer.
Rhode Island Rams: 25-7, 15-3 in the Atlantic 10
Purdue Boilermakers: 28-6, 15-3 in the Big Ten
During their last event, the Blue Devils started off slow and never really improved, remaining static on the leaderboard for the final 36 holes.
“Usually, I don’t have any confidence in myself.”
After a difficult opening round for Duke, the team needed to rally the following two days to begin its spring season how it ended its fall one: with a victory.
The Blue Devils have opened up their spring season at Palos Verdes Golf Club for each of the past six years with decent success—including four top-five results—but have yet to record a victory at the familiar par-71 course.
Sunday’s final round was set up to be another nail-biter between the Blue Devils and Alabama, but Mother Nature had other plans—heavy rain prevented the Landfall Tradition’s final 18 holes from ever starting.
The Blue Devils just squeezed out a win in the Tar Heel Invitational two weeks ago, making it two wins in three events so far this season.
For a moment, it looked as if Alabama—which began the day trailing the Blue Devils by 10 strokes—was about to turn Duke’s terrific start to the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational into a story of disappointment.
Although Leona Maguire led the Blue Devils’ record-breaking win to start the season, it was hard not to notice the impressive performance by Jaravee Boonchant, who finished in a tie for sixth in her collegiate debut.
The Blue Devils have eight more months to prepare for this year’s national championship, but that did not stop Leona Maguire and company from arriving at The Woodlands, Texas, in peak form, steamrolling the competition and delivering a performance for the record books.
2016 record: 2-10, 1-7 in the ACC (T-6th in the Coastal Division)
