DUKE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 2016-17 MEDIA INFORMATION 2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents Duke Quick Facts 2016-17 Roster & Schedule ............................................................................. 3 Location ........................................................................................ Durham, N.C. The Title Quests...1999, 2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 & ‘14 National Champions ........4-9 Founded ............................................................................. 1838 Trinity College Head Coach Dan Brooks ...........................................................................10-11 Enrollment ................................................................................................. 6,495 Assistant Coach Jon Whithaus .......................................................................12 Colors .................................................................Duke Blue (PMS-287) & White Sandy Choi .....................................................................................................13 Nickname .......................................................................................... Blue Devils Leona Maguire ...........................................................................................14-15 Conference ...................................................................................Atlantic Coast Lisa Magurie ...................................................................................................16 President .....................................................................Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Gurbani Singh .................................................................................................17 Director of Athletics ..........................................................................Kevin White Virginia Elena Carta ........................................................................................18 Head Coach/Alma Mater/Year ............Dan Brooks/Oregon State, ‘81/33rd Year Ana Belac ....................................................................................................... 19 Offi ce Phone ...............................................................................(919) 681-2628 Miranda Wang ................................................................................................ 19 Assistant Coach/Alma Mater/Year .Jon Whithaus/Ohio Wesleyan, ‘91/2nd Year 2015-16 Season Review ...........................................................................20-24 2016 ACC Finish ...................................................................................3rd (883) Honors .......................................................................................................25-27 2016 NCAA Finish .............. 6th in stroke play (1,158; lost to Stanford in semis) The Record Book .......................................................................................28-38 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................................4/1 Duke Golf Tradition ....................................................................................39-43 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .........................................................................5/2 ACC Championship History .......................................................................44-47 Home Course .............................................................................Duke Golf Club NCAA Regional History .............................................................................48-49 Women’s Golf SID ...........................................................................Lindy Brown NCAA Championship History .....................................................................50-52 Brown’s Email ...............................................................lbrown@duaa.duke.edu All-Time Player Statistics ...........................................................................53-61 Brown’s Phone ...........................................................................(919) 684-2664 Duke in the Professional Ranks ..................................................................... 62 Brown’s Cell Phone ....................................................................(919) 599-9821 SID Fax .......................................................................................(919) 684-2489 Interviews Online ....................................................................................www.GoDuke.com All student-athlete and coaches’ interviews must be arranged through the Duke Sports Information Offi ce. Contact Senior Associate SID Lindy Brown with all requests by phone (919) 684-2664 or email ([email protected]). Phone interviews with out-of-town media can be arranged by calling the SID. The World Wide Web You can fi nd all the updated statistics, releases, bios, pictures and history of Duke women’s golf online. Just head to www.GoDuke.com. You can also receive weekly women’s golf email updates by sending your email address to lindy.brown@duke. edu. Twitter/Facebook/Instagram Follow Duke women’s golf on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get the latest info, pictures, video, stories and much more. Head to www.Facebook.com and type in Duke Women’s Golf. When the page comes up “Like” women’s golf and you will be set. For Twitter, just head to www.twitter.com/DukeWGOLF and follow the Blue Devils. Follow DukeWGolf on Instagram to get the behind-the-scenes photos. The Duke Golf Club The home course for the Blue Devils is the Duke Golf Club. The 7,100-yard, par 72 course is located off of Highway 751 (Academy Rd.). It adjoins the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, and is a short walk from Duke’s West Campus. Head coach Dan Brooks’ and Jon Whithaus’ offi ces are located in the Karcher- Ingram Golf Center located on the left side of the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. The women’s golf offi ce mailing address is Box 90552, Durham, N.C., 27708-0552. The Duke Golf Club was the host of the 2001 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Credits The 2016-17 Duke Women’s Golf Media Guide is a publication of the Duke Sports Information Offi ce - Editor: Lindy Brown, Associate SID Editorial Contributors: Sports Information Staff Photography: Reagan Lunn, Duke Athletics - 1 - SIX TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Duke Sports Information Room 115 Phone: 919-684-2633 Cameron Indoor Stadium Fax: 919-684-2489 Durham, N.C. 27708 Staff Directory Art Chase Assistant Director of Athletics/External Affairs Sport Responsibilities: Football Alma Mater: Guilford, 1991 Joined Duke SID: August, 2000 Offi ce: 919-684-2614 Cell: 919-599-9820 Email: [email protected] Lindy Brown Senior Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer Art Chase Lindy Brown Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1996 Joined Duke SID: November, 1999 Sports Information Senior Associate Sports Offi ce: 919-684-2664 Cell: 919-599-9821 Email: [email protected] Director Information Director Cory Walton Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Alma Mater: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.J. ‘06 Joined Duke SID: August, 2015 Offi ce: 919-668-1712 Cell: 765-337-2063 Email: [email protected] Meredith Rieder Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling Alma Mater: Denison, 2002 Joined Duke SID: August, 2008 Offi ce: 919-684-3328 Cell: 919-812-6741 Email: [email protected] Ashley Wolf Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Baseball Cory Walton Meredith Rieder Alma Mater: Cornell, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2009 Senior Associate Sports Associate Sports Offi ce: 919-668-5739 Cell: 603-325-2225 Email: [email protected] Information Director Information Director Sarah Fetters Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football2, Men’s Tennis, Rowing Alma Mater: Wittenberg University, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2014 Offi ce: 919-684-8708 Cell: 984-209-9104 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Lacrosse, M/W Swimming & Diving, Field Hockey, Women’s Basketball2 Alma Mater: DePauw, 2011 Joined Duke SID: July, 2011 Offi ce: 919-668-7938 Cell: 614-519-9872 Email: [email protected] Sarah Leggett Sports Information Staff Assistant Sport Responsibilities: Fencing, M/W Track & Field Ashley Wolf Sarah Fetters Alma Mater: Elon, 2016 Joined Duke SID: August, 2016 Associate Sports Associate Sports Offi ce: 919-668-3195 Cell: 757-621-9341 Email: [email protected] Information Director Information Director Leslie Gaber Assistant Sports Information Director - 2 - ROSTER & SCHEDULE 2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 2016-17 Schedule Date Tournament Site/Course Host Sept. 25-27 Annika Intercollegiate Orlando, Fla./Reunion Resort/Watson Course Golfweek Oct. 3-4 Windy City Classic Chicago, Ill./Glen View Club Northwestern Oct. 14-16 Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C./Finley Golf Course North Carolina Oct. 31-Nov. 2 East Lake Cup Atlanta, Ga./East Lake Golf Club Golf Channel Feb. 12-14 Northrop Grumman Challenge Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Golf Club Ohio State March 3-5 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hilton Head, S.C./Long Cove Club South Carolina March 11-12 Suntrust Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla./Mark Bostick Golf Course Florida March 24-26 LSU Tiger Golf Classic Baton Rouge, La./University Club Louisiana