DURHAM — Former Duke women’s golf standouts continue to shine on the professional circut in 2023.  Listed below is a rundown on how the Blue Devils have fared on the LPGA, Epson Tour, and the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA

Leona Maguire

Duke (2014-18)

National Freshman of the Year (2014-15)

National Player of the Year (2014-15, 2016-17)

All-America (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)

McGuire has competed in eight events since the beginning of the year, securing a trio of top-10 finishes and earnings so far totaling $269,203 in 2023. After closing out 2022 with a second-place finish at the CME Group Tour Championship, McGuire carried that form into 2023, finishing tied for ninth at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions and tied for sixth at the Honda LPGA Thailand, with respective scores of 6-under-par and 16-under-par through four rounds. She would continue to be solid in her following two outings, finishing 7-under-par in the HSBC Women’s World Championship for a tied for 20th result and then 13-under-par for a tied for 23rd final place at the LPGA Drive On Championship. McGuire’s best finish so far this year would be a third-place finish at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match that saw her advance to the semifinals. Currently sitting at 17th in the CME Ranking and 20th in the Rolex Ranking, McGuire is in the top 20 in driving accuracy and rounds under par and has played the seventh most total rounds with 32. Her career earnings currently sit at $3,147,562.

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Celine Boutier

Duke (2012-16)

ACC Rookie of the Year (2012-13)

National Player of the Year (2013-14)

All-America (2014-15)

Boutier has been on a tear so far in 2023, competing in nine events and finishing in tied for 14tj or better in six of them, including her second career victory and two other top-five finishes. After opening the year with a 26th-place finish at the Hilton Grant Vacations Tournament of Champions, Boutier notched the first of her top-five finishes, ending 17-under-par for a tied-for-fourth mark at the Honda LPGA Thailand. She followed that result by opening March with a tied-for-11th finish at the HSBC Women’s Championship, starting off 9-under-par through the first three rounds before an unfortunately shooting even in the final round to just miss out on the top 10. But Boutier bounced back, closing March out with a huge win at the LPGA Drive On Championship. Buoyed by strong second and third rounds where she finished six and 7-under-par, respectively, Boutier notched a 20-under-par final mark and 67.00 average score that would earn her the win. At the following LOTTE and Chevron Championships, Boutier continued her run, making it five straight top-15 finishes by ending the LOTTE Championship tied-for-13th at 6-under-par and the Chevron Championship tied-for-14th with a 4-under-par final. She returned to the top 10 the Bank of Hope LPGA Match at the end of May, advancing to the quarterfinals and placing fifth. Currently, Boutier sits fourth in the CME Ranking and 11th in the Rolex Ranking, with some impressive statistics this year backing that up. Through the second-most events played (9) and fourth-most total rounds (35), Boutier ranks top-20 in seven key categories this season. These include being eighth in rounds under par (18), second in sand saves (74.07%), 13th in scoring average (70.27), and 14th, 16th, and 16th in eagles, birdies, and rounds under par. Boutier’s total earnings this year of $570,338 are the second-most in the LPGA, bringing her career total to $4,321,236.

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She is now the winningest French player in LPGA Tour history!

Celine Boutier wins the 2023 LPGA Drive On Championship! ?? pic.twitter.com/NQ3L6cs8UM

— LPGA (@LPGA) March 27, 2023

Gina Kim

Duke (2018-21)

All-America (2019, 2021)

ACC Individual Champion (2021)

All-ACC (2019, 2021)

Kim is up and running in her second year on the LPGA Tour, having competed in six events between March and May. In her opening event, the LPGA Drive on Championship, a strong finish of 6-under-par in the final round was able to land her a tied-for-66th finish with a final mark of 6-under-par and a scoring average of 70.50. Kim was able to build upon her finish in her next two events, finishing tied for 43rd at the DIO Implant LA Open and then tied for 48th at the LOTTE Championship, finishing 1-under-par and then 1-over-par in each event, respectively. While Kim would fail to make the cut in two of the three following events, the other event was a personal-best for her young career. She finished tied for 17th at the JM Eagle LA Championship, closing out with a strong 4-under-par fourth round to finish 3-under-par. While Kim finished tied for 12th at the U.S. Women’s Open in 2019, this finish was her best competing on the LPGA Tour, passing her tied for 18th-place finish at last year’s Meijer LPGA Classic. Her average score of 70.25 at the JM Eagle LA Championship is also her highest this year, and fourth-highest competing on the Tour. Currently, Kim is 93rd in the CME Rankings and 232 in the Rolex Ranking, and is one of only four golfers with a hole-in-one on the Tour this season. Her earnings so far in 2023 amount to $53,724, bringing her career total to $104,186.

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Jaravee Boonchant

Duke (2018-21)

All America (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)

All-ACC (2018, 2019, 2021)

Juli Inkster Award Winner (2021)

Boonchant, now in her rookie season on the LPGA circuit after winning the Epson Tour Championship in November, has competed in eight events across the LPGA and Epson Tour this season. Seven of her events have come with the LPGA, where she’s endured some rookie struggles, but also flashed her potential with a pair of solid finishes. Boonchant opened the season with a tied for 17th mark at the Honda LPGA Thailand, where she finished a remarkable 13-under-par with an average score of 68.75. That form carried into her lone Epson Tour appearance of the season so far, a tied for 14th finish at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic where Boonchant finished 5-under-par. Returning to the LPGA afterwards, Boonchant struggled in her next three outings, before ending April with her best finish to date this season. A 4-under fourth round secured Boonchant her first top-10 finish, placing tied for ninth at the JM Eagle LA Championship. Since, Boonchant also has a 56th-place finish at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match, her most recent outing at the end of May. At the moment Boonchant ranks 88th in CME and 144th in the Rolex Ranking, earning $81,858 over the course of her eight events in 2023 to bring her career total to $158,401.

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Lindy Duncan

Duke (2009-13)

First Team All America (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13)

National Player of the Year (2011-12)

ACC Player of the Year (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12)

ACC Rookie of the Year (2009-10)

Duncan has competed in four total events across the Epson Tour and LPGA circuits this season, finding limited but strong success to date. While she failed to make the cut in at the LOTTE Championship with the LPGA, Duncan has secured a pair of top-10 finishes on the Epson Tour this year, including securing her fourth second or tied for second-place finish at the Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship at the end of May. It’s the first time Duncan has placed tied for second since June 2015, helped by a big second round where she shot 6-under-par to help finish 8-under after three rounds. Duncan’s big result followed a tied for 10th-place opener at Florida’s Natural Charity Classic and a tied for 38th finish at the Copper Rock Championship, both of which she finished 5-under-par at the end of three rounds. Duncan has registered a scoring average of 70.33 in each of her three events on the Epson Tour this season, good for fourth overall; she also sits fourth in putting average at 29.00. Duncan’s earnings this season are $21,557, bringing her career total to $1,397,737.

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Yu Liu

Duke (2013-14)

ACC Rookie of the Year (2013-14)

Second Team All-America (2013-14)

Liu has competed in eight LPGA events so far this season, with four tied for 33rd or better finishes among the results. The first of these came in the opening HSBC Women’s World Championship, where she finished 4-under-par after four rounds to finish 33rd. Liu followed that with a pair of 3-over-par performances, but bounced back strong to open April by matching her highest finish; a tied for second final at the LOTTE Championship, the second of her career and first since March 2019. Liu’s 12-under-par mark was by far her best of the season, capped off by a stellar fourth round where she shot 8-under-par to secure the finish. In her most recent outing at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match, Liu placed 17th after three rounds. At the moment, Liu sits 29th in the CME Ranking and 122nd in the Rolex Ranking, having earned $207,354 this season to bring her career total to $2,326,411.

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Ana Belac

Duke (2016-20)

All-America (2018-19, 2019-20)

All-ACC (2018, 2019)

 

Belac has been everywhere in 2023, having competed in 10 total events across the LPGA (1), Epson Tour (6), and Ladies’ European Tour (3). She’s found the most success on the Epson Tour, four top-20 finishes in her six events. The best of these is a tied for seventh finish at the Garden City Charity Classic to begin May, where Belac used a hot start of 5-under-par and then 4-under-par in the first two rounds to finish 11-under-par following three rounds. Her average score of 68.33 also tied her best mark on the tour previously, from 2020’s IOA Golf Classic. Belac also secured a tied for 14th finish at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic, finishing 5-under-par after a big fourth round, and a tied for 13th finish at her most recent outing at the Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship. She also placed tied for 19th at the Copper Rock Championship, ending at 8-under after three rounds. Belac’s other two appearances on the Epson Tour and her lone LPGA appearance this year, the LOTTE Championship, ended in cuts. But she’s also found success through three appearances with the LET this season. Two of these came through the Aramco Team Series in Florida, where Belac placed fifth in the individual round and helped her team place ninth in the group competition. Belac’s other LET appearance came in the Lalla Meryem Cup, where she placed 24th. She currently sits 47th in the Race to Costa Del Sol rankings, and her overall earnings total $253,150.

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Epson Tour

Laetitia Beck

Duke (2010-14)

All America (2012-13, 2013-14)

ACC Rookie of the Year (2010-11)

All-ACC (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Beck has been a consistently strong performer on the Epson Tour this year, leading the way with eight events played in and currently sitting at fifth in total rounds played with 24. She has finished in the top-30 in seven events, with the exception being missing the cut at the Copper Rock Championship. Beck opened the year with finishes at tied for 30th and tied for 29th at Florida’s Natural Charity Classic and the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic. respectively, and then found her stride. Beck finished tied for 17th at the IOA Championship at 4-under-par following three rounds. At the following Casino Del Sol Golf Classic, she used a strong rounds two and three that saw her go a total of 6-under-par to finish at 5-under-par and notch a tied for 13th final place. While Beck missed the cut in her next event, her form returned immediately with her best finish this season at the Garden City Charity Classic. Beck shot 9-under-par after three rounds, with a season-best average score of 69.00 to secure a tied for 11th finish. Since then, Beck has finished tied for 23rd at the IOA Golf Classic after two rounds and a two-under-par mark, and then climbed back into the twenties with a tied for 19th finish at the Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship after three rounds. Beck’s earnings this season currently sit at $17,535, bringing her career total to $438,182. On the Tour she currently ranks fourth in eagles (4), eighth in average driving distance (263.06), 10th in rounds under par (14), and 18th in each of driving accuracy and rounds under par with 68.88 percent and 83, respectively.

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Miranda Wang

Duke (2017-20)

Honorable Mention All-America (2018)

All-ACC (2018)

Currently in her rookie year on the Epson Tour after being named the Women’s All Pro Tour’s Player of the Year in 2022, Wang’s experience in 2023 has been one of highs and lows to this point. She’s currently tied with Laetitia Beck for most events competed in with eight, but has only played in 19 total rounds to date. There have been some rookie struggles, with Wang failing to make the cut after two rounds in six of her eight events, but she’s also flashed her potential; Wang secured her first Epson Tour win in just her third event played, shooting an impressive 12-under-par in just three rounds at the IOA Championship. A 7-under-par second round and average score of 68.00 were the main highlights, and Wang followed that performance by finishing tied for 17th at the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic at four-under-par to close out March. Her career earnings for her first year on the Tour total $32,522 at the moment, good for 13th overall this season and bringing her career number to $71,847.

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Miranda Wang wins her first tournament on @EpsonTour ????

She is the 12th different Blue Devil to win on the Epson Tour & this makes for 20 career wins on the Epson Tour! #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/y47x27veGe

— Duke Women’s Golf (@DukeWGOLF) March 27, 2023

Ladies European Tour

Virginia Elena Carta

Duke (2016-19)

NCAA Indivdiual Champion (2016)

Honda Sports Award for Golf (2016)

WGCA Honorable Mention All-America (2019)

All-ACC (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)

WGCA First Team All-America (2016)

Elena Carta has competed in 10 events on the LET circuit this season, with two of her appearances coming in team competitions at the Aramco Team Series’ in both Florida and Singapore. At the ATS in Florida, Elena Carta finished 38th in the individual competition and 36th with her team; in Singapore, she fell slightly in the individual standings to 41st, but helped her team improve to a ninth overall result. In her other six individual appearances, Elena Carta has added three top-25 finishes, with the highlight being a fourth-place finish at the Jabra Ladies’ Open where she finished 5-under-par at the end of three rounds. Along with her ninth-place finish at the Magical Kenya Ladies’ Open, Elena Carta has doubled her amount of top-10 LET finishes in her career; she’s now at four across three seasons. Other notable finishes for Elena Carta include 24th at the Belgian Ladies’ Open with a 2-under-par score after three rounds, and a 54th-place final at the Lalla Meryem Cup after three rounds. Currently, she ranks 26th in the Race to Costa Del Sol and 230th in the Rolex Rankings, and her overall earnings total $114,495.

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