MADISON, Wisc. – Boosted by a seven-under-par, 65, Tuesday, by senior Leona Maguire, the top-seeded Duke women’s golf team jumped into first at the NCAA Madison Regional as the Blue Devils carded a team-best nine-under, 279, and holds an eight-stroke lead with 18 holes remaining at the 6,313-yard, par 72 University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisc.
Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, registered eight birdies on the day and turned in the tied for second-lowest 18-hole score in Duke NCAA regional history (65). She ranks tied with Virada Nirapathpongporn, who totaled a 65 in the 2001 regional in Chapel Hill, N.