NCAA champion Virginia Elena Carta's stardom grows during busy summer
By Amrith Ramkumar | September 7, 2016Duke women's golf star Virginia Elena Carta finished second at the U.S. Women's Amateur and made the cut at an LPGA event this summer.
Duke women's golf star Virginia Elena Carta finished second at the U.S. Women's Amateur and made the cut at an LPGA event this summer.
The Udine, Italy, native pulled off a series of upsets to advance to the final of the event, nearly becoming just the second player ever to win the NCAA championship as an individual and U.S. Women's Amateur in the same year.
Head coach Dan Brooks has coached 24 All-Americans, but for the first time ever one of his former players has captured a professional major.
In a sport dominated by countries such as South Korea and the United States, Beck is Israel's only player on the LPGA Tour.
Leona Maguire will likely tee it up in Rio de Janeiro later this summer when golf makes its way back to the Olympics for the first time since 1904, but growing up, the Cavan, Ireland, native was not sure what sport she wanted to pursue.
That was the story of Carta's week—a calm demeanor and efficient putting sparked the Udine, Italy, native's record-breaking NCAA championship win.
The sixth-seeded Blue Devils were defeated 3-2 by second-seeded Stanford Tuesday afternoon in Eugene, Ore., marking the second time in as many years Duke failed to survive a national semifinal match.
Elena Carta dominated the NCAA championship field this week at the par-72 Eugene Country Club en route to an individual championship,
No. 6 Duke will compete with 23 other teams and 12 individuals at the NCAA championship beginning Friday in Eugene, Ore.
No. 19 Duke tied for eighth at the Stillwater, Okla., NCAA regional Monday through Wednesday, finishing with a three-day total of 60-over-par after a slow start at Karsten Creek Golf Club.
Fresh off a fifth-place finish at the ACC championship, the No. 19 Blue Devils will tee it up as the No. 4 seed at the Stillwater, Okla., NCAA regional Monday through Wednesday.
Duke placed fourth at the Baton Rouge, La., NCAA regional Thursday through Saturday, good enough for the top-six finish needed to ensure a spot in the NCAA championship May 20-25 in Eugene, Ore.
The No. 19 Blue Devils were awarded the No. 4 seed in the Stillwater, Okla., regional Thursday when the NCAA revealed this year's regional field on Golf Channel.
Although the Blue Devils struggled in their most recent start, history will be on their side as they attempt to qualify for the NCAA championship.
For the second straight year, Duke is looking to get back on track at NCAA regionals after a lackluster ACC championship performance.
Sophomore Jake Shuman birdied the first four holes on the back nine Sunday afternoon at the ACC championship, part of a six-birdie final round, tying for second at the ACC championship.
The No. 18 Blue Devils will travel to New London, N.C., for the ACC championship Friday through the Sunday on the 7,102-yard track, two weeks removed from a record-setting performance at the Princeton Invitational.
Despite a collection of solid performances Sunday, No. 5 Duke watched No. 17 Virginia hoist the ACC championship trophy for the second consecutive year, finishing in third place after posting a three-day score of 883.
The No. 5 Blue Devils will make the short trip to Greensboro, N.C., as they compete in the ACC championship Friday through Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club’s Ross Course.
After struggling last weekend at the Hootie at Bull’s Bay Intercollegiate, the Blue Devils set program records en route to their best performance of the season in preparation for postseason play.