{"id":126407,"date":"2025-09-07T22:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/126407\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T22:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:11:09","slug":"womens-golf-to-kick-off-2025-26-season-monday-at-annika-intercollegiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/126407\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Golf to Kick off 2025-26 Season Monday at ANNIKA Intercollegiate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE ELMO, Minn. \u2013 The sixth-ranked Duke women&#8217;s golf program is set to kick off the 2025-26 campaign Sept. 8-10 at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M, which will be contested once again at the Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSeeing action this week includes Arizona State (#5), California, Duke (#6), Minnesota, Northwestern (#9), Oregon (#2), Pepperdine, San Jose State, South Carolina (#14), Southern California (#4), Texas (#3) and Wake Forest (#13).\u00a0 Of the 10 teams competing, eight are ranked in the top 15 nationally<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAll teams will play 18 holes each day with tee times running from 9:30-11 a.m. (ET).\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDuke will travel a lineup that includes graduate student <a href=\"https:\/\/goduke.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/andie-smith\/22838\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22838\" target=\"_blank\">Andie Smith<\/a>, junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goduke.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/katie-li\/22837\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22837\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Li<\/a>, sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goduke.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/carla-de-troia\/22836\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22836\" target=\"_blank\">Carla De Troia<\/a>, freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goduke.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/rianne-malixi\/22840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22840\" target=\"_blank\">Rianne Malixi<\/a> and freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goduke.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/avery-mccrery\/22841\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22841\" target=\"_blank\">Avery McCrery<\/a>.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAs a team, the Blue Devils have been preseason ranked No. 6 nationally in the Golfweek and Golf Channel national rankings.\u00a0 Smith, Malixi and McCrery have all been selected as preseason All-America selections.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIt marks the 10th edition of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M and the seventh contested at the Royal Golf Club.\u00a0 The Blue Devils are set to see action for the 10th time in program history.\u00a0 In 2023, Duke&#8217;s\u00a0Phoebe Brinker\u00a0collected rounds of 70, 68 and 70 to finish at 8-under-par, 208, to tie for first individually.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nLast season, Duke placed fifth overall as a team.\u00a0 Boosted by an opening round of 6-under, 66, Li went on to finish fourth with a 5-under, 211, while Smith placed tied for 23rd with a 3-over, 219.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe competition will be broadcast via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/IxE3ItGl7CM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">livestream<\/a> for the second and final rounds, brought to you by Babygrande Golf.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDuke opens round one Monday beginning at 10:25 a.m. (ET) off hole No. 10.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTo stay up to date with Blue Devils women&#8217;s golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching &#8220;DukeWGOLF&#8221;.\u00a0 <br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n#GoDuke<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAKE ELMO, Minn. \u2013 The sixth-ranked Duke women&#8217;s golf program is set to kick off the 2025-26 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