Duke Comes in at No. 3 in Latest WGCA National Poll

 

February 25, 2019

 

DURHAM, N.C. – Coming off a runner-up appearance to open the 2019 campaign, the Duke women’s golf team remains No. 3 in the latest Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) poll. 

 

Southern California opened the spring at No. 1 with 13 first place votes, while Texas, Duke, Stanford, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Kent State, Florida and Arizona round out the top 10 teams.

 

At the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship, Duke turned in rounds of 286, 296 and 296 for a 14-over-, 878, which was only two strokes behind second-ranked Texas.  The Blue Devils featured three golfers in the top 11 with Ana Belac (T8), Jaravee Boonchant (T8) and Gina Kim (T11). 

 

Over the last three tournaments, Duke owns two first place finishes along with a second place ledger.  The Blue Devils won the Tar Heel invitational and the Landfall Tradition to conclude the fall. 

 

Duke features four golfers currently ranked in the latest Golfweek Individual listings – Boonchant (14), Belac (29), Virginia Elena Carta (31) and Kim (54). 

 

The Blue Devils will next compete at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 8-10 in Hilton Head, S.C., at the Long Cove Club.

 

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DIVISION I WGCA COACHES POLL

Rank      University (First Place Votes)      Points

1              University of Southern California (13)      565

2              University of Texas (9)    557

3              Duke University               512

4              Stanford University         506

5              UCLA (1)                        488

6              Vanderbilt University     453

7              University of Arkansas   437

T8           Kent State University      409

T8           University of Florida        409

10           University of Arizona      375

11           Auburn University           310

T12         University of South Carolina 308

T12         Wake Forest University 308

14           University of Virginia       278

15           Northwestern University   275

16           Florida State University 188

17           Arizona State University 181

18           Clemson University         175

19           Texas Christian University 128

20           Furman University           120

21           University of Alabama    102

22           Pepperdine University   80

T23         University of Miami         76

T23         University of Washington 76

25           Michigan State University 58

                               

Others Receiving Votes: University of Oklahoma (47); University of Illinois (36);

Oregon State University (5); Purdue University (4); University of Louisville (4); San Jose State University (3); Oklahoma State University (2); Augusta University (1)