FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The fourth-seeded Duke women's golf team got off to a hot start on Monday in the NCAA Franklin Regional as the Blue Devils carded a 1-under-par, 287, tying for the overall lead with Alabama at the 6,450-yard, Par-72 Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.
The Blue Devils featured eight early birdies in the morning from sophomore Phoebe Brinker, junior Erica Shepherd and sophomore Anne Chen. Duke led with a 7-under score halfway through the opening nine holes. Brinker was as low as 3-under, Chen was 2-under and Shepherd was 5-under on the front nine, before the Blue Devils made the turn at 5-under as a team.