PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The No. 25 Duke men's golf team continues its Sunshine State swing this week when the Blue Devils join 11 other teams for the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass' Dye's Valley Course on Monday and Tuesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The 54-hole event will be played with 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday on the par-70, 6,790-yard Dye's Valley Course. Teams will play in groups with their own teammates on Monday, before being repaired for Tuesday's final round.
Senior
Evan Katz leads the Blue Devils into their second tournament of the year after posting his 11
th career top-10 finish with a tied for ninth at the Camp Creek Invitational in mid-January. Katz book-ended his tournament with a 69 in the first round and a 70 in the final round en route to his two-under finish.
Katz and freshman
Ian Siebers, who made his collegiate debut, also fired a two-under 214 to finish tied for ninth at the Camp Creek Invitational. They will top the Duke lineup this week, along with senior
Adrien Pendaries, freshman
Jimmy Zheng and graduate student
Steven DiLisio. Junior
Quinn Riley will compete individually.
Pendaries opened his season with one-under 215 at Camp Creek, good for a tie for 15
th -- his 17
th career top-20 finish. Zheng's ace in the final round highlighted his first collegiate tournament as he finished 19
th at even par 216.
Monday's action begins with an 8 a.m. ET shotgun with continuous play for rounds one and two and live scoring is available from Golfstat.
The tournament, hosted by Jacksonville University, also includes ACC rival NC State, along with Campbell, Charlotte, Charleston, Florida Gulf Coast, Liberty, Lipscomb, North Florida, Toledo and USC Upstate.
Sea Best Invitational
Dates: Feb. 1-2
Host Course: TPC Sawgrass -- Dye's Valley (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,790
Live Scoring
Duke Lineup
1.Â
Evan Katz (Sr.)
2.Â
Ian Siebers (Fr.)
3.Â
Adrien Pendaries (Sr.)
4.Â
Jimmy Zheng (Fr.)
5.Â
Steven DiLisio (Gr.)
Individual -
Quinn Riley (Jr.)
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