DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke women's golf team is set to close the fall campaign this weekend as the Blue Devils travel to Wilmington for the Landfall Tradition, which will be contested at the 6,106-yard, par-72 Country Club of Landfall's Pete Dye Course from Oct. 24-26.
Along with the Blue Devils competing this week, there will be Alabama, UCF, Furman, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Kent State, Kentucky, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, SMU, South Carolina, Wake Forest and UNC Wilmington.
Each team will play 18 holes each day, with tee times Friday and Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. Sunday's final round will feature a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m.
Duke will travel a lineup that includes graduate student
Andie Smith, junior
Katie Li, sophomore
Carla De Troia, sophomore
Anna Cañado Espinal and freshman
Rianne Malixi. Freshman
Avery McCrery will compete as an individual.
The Blue Devils compete in the Landfall Tradition for the 12th time in school history. The Blue Devils have claimed the team title on four occasions (2023, 2018, 2017, 2016). Duke has turned in top-five placements in eight of its 11 appearances in the event. Three different Blue Devils have claimed the individual title –
Virginia Elena Carta (2018),
Gina Kim (2018) and
Ana Belac (2017).
Last year, Duke turned in a second-place finish with a 1-under, 863. Li (5th), Cañado Espinal (T9th) and Smith (T9th) all carded top 10 finishes in 2024
Duke will open play Friday morning, beginning at 10:09 a.m., along with UCF and South Carolina. McCrery will tee off at 10 a.m.
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