SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The honors keep rolling in for Duke junior Leona Maguire as she was selected the winner of the 2016-17 GolfStat Cup Wednesday. The award, presented by GolfStat, is presented to the player who has the best scoring average versus par with at least 20 full rounds played during a season.
Maguire registered a NCAA-best 70.29 stroke average on the season, which was the lowest stroke average in the NCAA since the 2002 campaign when Lorena Ochoa notched a 70.13 ledger.
During the 2016-17 season, Maguire collected eight top five placements, three wins, nine rounds in the 60s and 21 rounds of even or under par.