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10/30/2026 1:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – Following an individual victory and a runner-up finish while helping Duke women's golf claim consecutive team titles, sophomore Rianne Malixi has been named ACC Women's Co-Golfer of the Month for October. Malixi shares the honor with Stanford's Meja Örtengren.
A native of Manila, Philippines, Malixi compiled a 68.17 stroke average over six rounds in October, finishing at a combined 20-under-par. She recorded five rounds in the 60s and played all six rounds at even par or better.
Malixi capped the month with a dominant performance at the Landfall Tradition Oct. 23-25 in Wilmington. She registered rounds of 68, 64 and 72 for a 12-under-par, 204, to claim her second collegiate individual title by nine strokes. Her performance helped Duke secure an eight-stroke team victory at the Country Club of Landfall's Dye Course.
Her second-round 64 established a Landfall Tradition record and tied for the sixth-lowest 18-hole score in Duke history. Malixi totaled 10 birdies in the round, including seven over her final nine holes as she played the back nine in 6-under 30. She led the tournament field with 18 birdies.
One week earlier, Malixi placed second at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 16-18 in Chapel Hill. She turned in rounds of 69, 67 and 69 for an 8-under-par, 205, at Finley Golf Club, helping the Blue Devils win the team title by 12 strokes.
Duke's consecutive victories marked the first time the Blue Devils won back-to-back tournaments since October 2018, when they also captured the Tar Heel Invitational and Landfall Tradition titles.
Malixi closed the fall with a team-leading 69.56 stroke average over nine rounds, recording five rounds in the 60s and eight rounds of even par or better. She led the Blue Devils with 43 birdies, and all nine of her rounds counted toward Duke's team score.
In the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd rankings, Malixi is No. 3 nationally, while Duke is ranked No. 4.
Duke will be off for the remainder of the fall before competing Jan. 25-26 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Florida.
#GoDuke
A native of Manila, Philippines, Malixi compiled a 68.17 stroke average over six rounds in October, finishing at a combined 20-under-par. She recorded five rounds in the 60s and played all six rounds at even par or better.
Malixi capped the month with a dominant performance at the Landfall Tradition Oct. 23-25 in Wilmington. She registered rounds of 68, 64 and 72 for a 12-under-par, 204, to claim her second collegiate individual title by nine strokes. Her performance helped Duke secure an eight-stroke team victory at the Country Club of Landfall's Dye Course.
Her second-round 64 established a Landfall Tradition record and tied for the sixth-lowest 18-hole score in Duke history. Malixi totaled 10 birdies in the round, including seven over her final nine holes as she played the back nine in 6-under 30. She led the tournament field with 18 birdies.
One week earlier, Malixi placed second at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 16-18 in Chapel Hill. She turned in rounds of 69, 67 and 69 for an 8-under-par, 205, at Finley Golf Club, helping the Blue Devils win the team title by 12 strokes.
Duke's consecutive victories marked the first time the Blue Devils won back-to-back tournaments since October 2018, when they also captured the Tar Heel Invitational and Landfall Tradition titles.
Malixi closed the fall with a team-leading 69.56 stroke average over nine rounds, recording five rounds in the 60s and eight rounds of even par or better. She led the Blue Devils with 43 birdies, and all nine of her rounds counted toward Duke's team score.
In the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd rankings, Malixi is No. 3 nationally, while Duke is ranked No. 4.
Duke will be off for the remainder of the fall before competing Jan. 25-26 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Florida.
#GoDuke
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