Rod Myers Invitational Returns to Duke Golf Club this Weekend

Saturday, September 11

Durham, N.C.

Duke University

Rounds 1 & 2 Rod Myers Invitational

Rod Myers Invitational Returns to Duke Golf Club this Weekend

9/10/2021 2:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

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DURHAM – The Duke men's golf team continues the fall portion of its 2021-22 schedule by hosting the 11th annual Rod Myers Invitational at the Duke University Golf Club this weekend.

The 54-hole event features 36 holes of play on Saturday and an 18-hole final round on Sunday, with tee times beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday and 7:35 a.m. ET on Sunday. The Duke University Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and is a 7,154-yard, par-72 layout. The event is open to the public, with free parking and admission. Mask are required for all fans.

"It's an absolute honor to host an event named after our legendary head coach on this gem of a golf course that we call home," said Head Coach Jamie Green. "I want to pass my gratitude on to Golf Course Superintendent Brendan McNulty and his staff for getting the course in tremendous shape this weekend. They've worked tirelessly and it's going to be a fair test in ideal conditions. We couldn't be more thrilled with the field of teams competing this weekend, and it'll be a great opportunity for our team."

Joining the Blue Devils in the strong 14-team field will be Charlotte, East Carolina, Elon, Loyola (Md.), Nebraska, NC State, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro, UNC Wilmington, North Florida, Penn State, Princeton and Virginia Tech.

The Blue Devils lineup for the event features sophomore Ian Siebers making his 2021-22 debut, along with classmate Jimmy Zheng and freshmen Luke Sample, Kelly Chinn and John Peters. Playing individually are graduate student Qi wen Wong, senior Quinn Riley and sophomores Cameron Martinez-Piedra and Daniel Uranga.

For details on the tournament and its history, including links for live scoring, visit www.goduke.com/rmi.

This is the 11th season of the Rod Myers Invitational, which honors the Blue Devils' late head coach, who guided the program from 34 years from 1973 until his passing in 2007 after a battle with an acute form of leukemia. While at the helm of the Duke men's golf program, Myers coached 16 All-Americas, nine Academic All-Americas, 24 All-ACC selections and three ACC individual champions. In 2007, the university named the golf training center after him and an endowed athletic scholarship was created in his honor.

Myers' resume included 30 tournament wins for Duke, the 2005 ACC Championship title and seven NCAA Championships appearances.

"Rod has always been a treasure -- not just in Duke coaching history, but in college golf," said Green. "It' means the world to us have his name live on through this tournament."

Duke opened its 2021-22 season with an impressive showing at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate last weekend in Verona, N.Y. Paced by a top-10 finish from Sample, the Blue Devils finished fourth in the 15-team field at 5-over 869. Sample posted a 2-under 214 for the tournament and was the lone freshman to finish inside the top 10.

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