Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Sea Best Intercollegiate on January 25, 2027
Women's Golf
at Sea Best Intercollegiate
Photo by: Andy Mead
10/29/2026 12:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – Following back-to-back tournament victories to close the fall season, the Duke women's golf team is ranked No. 4 nationally in the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd rankings. Three Blue Devils are among the top 25 individually, led by sophomore Rianne Malixi at No. 3, senior Katie Li at No. 21 and freshman Mia Hammond at No. 22.
Under head coach Dan Brooks, Duke posted top-three finishes in all four fall tournaments. The Blue Devils placed third at the Folds of Honor Collegiate and tied for second at the Windy City Collegiate Classic before claiming the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational and Landfall Tradition titles.
Malixi, a native of Manila, Philippines, led Duke with a 69.56 stroke average over nine rounds. She closed the fall with a runner-up finish at the Tar Heel Invitational and a nine-stroke victory at the Landfall Tradition. Malixi totaled an 8-under-par, 205, in Chapel Hill before firing rounds of 68, 64 and 72 for a 12-under, 204, in Wilmington. Her second-round 64 established a Landfall Tradition record and helped her secure her second collegiate individual title. Malixi's 69.56 stroke average was the third-lowest in program history.
Li registered a 71.50 stroke average and finished in the top 10 in all four fall events, including three top-five placements. She tied for third at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, tied for fifth at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, tied for 10th at the Tar Heel Invitational and tied for fifth at the Landfall Tradition. Her fall featured a season-low 68 in the final round of the season opener. Li, who hails from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is the first Duke golfer to register four consecutive top-10 finishes in the fall since Leona Maguire in 2014.
Hammond made an immediate impact in her first collegiate fall, compiling a 71.67 stroke average over 12 rounds. The New Albany, Ohio, product earned co-medalist honors in her Duke debut at the Folds of Honor Collegiate with rounds of 70, 71 and 69 for a 6-under, 210. She added a fourth-place finish at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 5-under, 208, highlighted by a season-best 67 in the final round. Hammond totaled four rounds in the 60s and seven rounds of even par or better this fall.
The Blue Devils are one of only two teams with three golfers ranked in the top 22 nationally along with Virginia.
Duke's consecutive victories marked the first time the Blue Devils won back-to-back tournaments since October 2018. The Landfall victory was the 147th of Brooks' career.
The Blue Devils return to action Jan. 25-26 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Florida.
#GoDuke
Under head coach Dan Brooks, Duke posted top-three finishes in all four fall tournaments. The Blue Devils placed third at the Folds of Honor Collegiate and tied for second at the Windy City Collegiate Classic before claiming the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational and Landfall Tradition titles.
Malixi, a native of Manila, Philippines, led Duke with a 69.56 stroke average over nine rounds. She closed the fall with a runner-up finish at the Tar Heel Invitational and a nine-stroke victory at the Landfall Tradition. Malixi totaled an 8-under-par, 205, in Chapel Hill before firing rounds of 68, 64 and 72 for a 12-under, 204, in Wilmington. Her second-round 64 established a Landfall Tradition record and helped her secure her second collegiate individual title. Malixi's 69.56 stroke average was the third-lowest in program history.
Li registered a 71.50 stroke average and finished in the top 10 in all four fall events, including three top-five placements. She tied for third at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, tied for fifth at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, tied for 10th at the Tar Heel Invitational and tied for fifth at the Landfall Tradition. Her fall featured a season-low 68 in the final round of the season opener. Li, who hails from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is the first Duke golfer to register four consecutive top-10 finishes in the fall since Leona Maguire in 2014.
Hammond made an immediate impact in her first collegiate fall, compiling a 71.67 stroke average over 12 rounds. The New Albany, Ohio, product earned co-medalist honors in her Duke debut at the Folds of Honor Collegiate with rounds of 70, 71 and 69 for a 6-under, 210. She added a fourth-place finish at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 5-under, 208, highlighted by a season-best 67 in the final round. Hammond totaled four rounds in the 60s and seven rounds of even par or better this fall.
The Blue Devils are one of only two teams with three golfers ranked in the top 22 nationally along with Virginia.
Duke's consecutive victories marked the first time the Blue Devils won back-to-back tournaments since October 2018. The Landfall victory was the 147th of Brooks' career.
The Blue Devils return to action Jan. 25-26 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Florida.
#GoDuke
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