CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For the third straight tournament, the Duke women’s golf program has gone low and taken the team lead as the Blue Devils matched a school record Friday with a 17-under, 271, in the first round of the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at the 6,379-yard, par 72 Finley Golf Course.
It marked the second straight year the Blue Devils have shot a 271 in the opening round of the Tar Heel Invitational, which is the second-lowest 18-hole score in the tournament history.
Duke leads by six strokes over Virginia, which carded an 11-under, 277.