The Iowa women’s golf team finished 18th in a loaded field at the Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

No. 6 Duke (33-under) won the tournament, which included 12 teams in the Golfweek Top-50 rankings and six in the Top 25. No. 2 Alabama (30-under) came in second place, and South Carolina (18-under) finished third.

Kristin Glesne led the way for the Hawkeyes, finishing 7-over and tied for 55th.

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Elisa Suarez and Jessica Ip both carded 11-over, splitting 71st place. Shawn Rennegarbe followed in 85th place, shooting 16-over.

Making her college début, freshman Stephanie Herzog carded 26-over and tied for 93rd.

“It was a really tough day for our team,” head coach Megan Menzel said in a release. “We did not finish, and it is disappointing. I take full credit for our poor performance this week. We had three weeks to prepare, and for whatever reason, we were not ready. As a coach, I need to do a better job to get them ready. This team is better than this, and we need to bounce back and finish the fall with a strong showing in Atlanta.”

The Hawkeyes will try to bounce back in two weeks at the Fall Collegiate on Oct. 27-29 in Atlanta.

— by Sean Bock