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The Blue Devils went down to Georgia and found themselves in that exact position, as Duke rallied Sunday to cap off a fifth-place finish out of 15 teams in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga.
The Blue Devils bounced back in this tournament, finishing with a respectable 21 under par and a total score of 843, showing notable improvement from the week prior.
Down 10 strokes to North Florida in the middle of the third and final round of the NCAA Norman Regional, Duke managed to pull off the spectacular comeback, finishing the event with a total team score of 21-under at 843 total strokes.
At just the right time, Duke is playing its best golf, and has a chance to make some noise.
Duke ultimately placed fourth in stroke play at 4-under to advance before falling in Sunday’s match play semifinals to Georgia Tech.
Duke changed up the format and still walked away with a win in Sunday's regular-season conclusion.
Every week, the Blue Zone breaks down an outstanding spring athlete, looking at their weekly performance and their season as a whole. Up next is William Love.
While the second-seeded Blue Devils and third-seeded Tigers duked it out throughout the morning and early afternoon in the Gate City, it was ultimately Clemson that came out on top.
Senior Erica Shepherd finished tied for 22nd at the Augusta National Women's Amateur and the Blue Devils claimed their first team trophy since 2021 with their dominance in Raleigh.
The Blue Devils collectively had a rollercoaster stretch at the Valspar Collegiate and the Seahawk Intercollegiate tournaments.
Brinker represented the Blue Devils’ only top-10 individual finish, as sophomore Rylie Heflin finished second on the team ledger in a tie for 30th at seven-over.
The Blue Devils assembled a strong performance up and down the roster while freshman William Love earned the individual title in Puerto Rico.
Duke's season is nearly upon us, with the spring's first tee time set for Sunday in Puerto Rico.
Duke placed ninth in the 10-team field in the Bahamas to begin its spring.
Year 39 of the Dan Brooks era is here. The Chronicle is here to bring you up to speed before the season begins.
Coming in at No. 10: Duke women’s golf found bright spots in Phoebe Brinker’s ACC title and Anne Chen’s victory in the Chattanooga Classic.
The Blue Devils closed out the fall season with a record-tying team score and first place in the Bahamas.
Duke placed 11th of 14 teams at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga., a drastic difference from its first win of the season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate one week earlier.
At the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, 54 holes was not enough to determine an individual champion, as Brinker and Castle were tied at -7 (209).
The seventh-ranked Blue Devils saw improvement through the first 54 holes and advanced to the final day as one of four teams competing in match play, but their stroke-play finish wasn’t high enough to compete for the top spot.