Katz Goes Low Saturday, No. 2 Duke Finishes Third

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Day Three at John Burns Collegiate

No. 9 Duke Holds Strong in Third at Clemson Invitational

Katz Goes Low Saturday, No. 2 Duke Finishes Third

2/24/2019 12:49:00 AM | Men's Golf

Final Results

By: Duke Sports Information

WAILUA, Hawai'i – Sophomore Evan Katz fired a final-round 68 and No. 2 Duke posted a third-place finish at the John Burns Intercollegiate that concluded Saturday at the Wailua Golf Club in Wailua, Hawai'i.

The Blue Devils shot 285 as a team in Saturday's final round, as Katz's 68 was followed by a pair of even-par 72's from senior Alex Smalley and junior Steven DiLisio. Smalley finished the tournament with a six-under par 210 and led Duke with a ninth-place finish.

No. 11 Arizona State held on to its 36-hole lead and finished off the victory with a three-stroke win over No. 20 Texas A&M. The Sun Devils shot 840 (-24) as a team, followed by the Aggies (843, -21), Blue Devils (845, -19), North Carolina (846, -18) and UNLV (851, -13) in the top five of the 20-team field.

Both Smalley and DiLisio played each of their three rounds at or below par. DiLisio posted an even-par 72 on Saturday and finished the tournament in a tie for 12^th at five-under par (211). Junior Chandler Eaton signed for a 77 on Saturday and placed tied for 35^th at one-under 215.

Katz was the low-man for the Blue Devils on Saturday, highlighting his four-under 68 with a pair of eagles on the par-five first and 10^th holes. He was two-over 218 for the tournament and finished in a tie for 48^th, along with teammate Adrien Pendaries, who shot 73 on Saturday.

Playing as an individual, senior Shrish Dwivedi placed in a tied for 57^th (220).

The Blue Devils are back in action March 17-19 at the Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Fla.

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