Blue Devils Tie Program Record With 41-Under Victory in Bahamas

Sunday, October 30

Paradise Island, Bahamas

Duke University

Round 3 at White Sands Bahamas Invitational

Blue Devils Tie Program Record With 41-Under Victory in Bahamas

10/30/2022 10:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

White Sands Bahamas Invitational Final Results Grandover Collegiate Final Results

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The Duke men's golf team closed out its fall schedule in record-breaking fashion on Sunday, securing its second team title of the fall with a 41-under 823. Luke Sample finished in a tie for first place at 12-under, but ultimately fell in the playoff to determine the individual medalist.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Devils shot a 12-under, 276, as a team on Sunday, matching their team score from the first round on Friday.
Luke Sample started his morning two shots back of the lead and quickly made a move with a bogey-free 2-under, 34, on the front nine. Birdies on No. 10 and No. 13, along with a long par putt on No. 16 and a par save from the beach on No. 17, helped Sample finish with a third round 3-under, 69. A playoff at 12-under, 204, overall was held to determine the individual medalist, with Sample and Ryan Dupuy from Southern Mississippi playing No. 18 again. Dupuy claimed the medalist honors on the first playoff hole.
Kelly Chinn and Jimmy Zheng had the low round for Duke's lineup on Sunday as both finished at 4-under, 68.
Chinn birdied his first hole of the morning and remained in red figures all day, highlighted by three birdies in his last six holes. The sophomore finished in 10th-place for the event at 7-under, 209.
Zheng played his first nine holes at 1-over, before catching fire in the second half of his round. Three birdies and a hole-out eagle on the par-4 17th spurred the junior to a 5-under, 31, on his back nine. The Auckland, New Zealand native finished in a tie for sixth at 9-under, 207.
Freshman William Love carded his third consecutive under-par round with a 1-under, 71, on Sunday. The Atlanta, Ga., native closed with three birdies over his last seven holes to reach that milestone. Love finished the event in a tie for 15th-place at 5-under, 211.
Also for Duke, Ian Siebers carded a 3-over, 75, on Sunday. The junior finished in a tie for 21st-place at 4-under, 212, ensuring that all five Blue Devils in the lineup placed inside the top-25 individually.
Competing individually, John Peters and Ethan Evans both finished under-par on Sunday. Peters started the day with three consecutive birdies and went on to lead the duo with a 5-under, 67, on Sunday, while Evans carded a 2-under, 70, that included an eagle on the par-5 13th.
Peters finished in a tie for 15th-place overall at 5-under, 211, and Evans tied for 21st-place at 4-under, 212.
At the Grandover Collegiate, Daniel Choi led the way for the Blue Devils' individuals with a 4-over, 220, for the event. Cameron Martinez-Piedra finished at 7-over, 223, and Daniel Uranga closed out the weekend at 20-over, 236.

NOTES

Duke tied a program record with its 54-hole score of 41-under, matching the team's score at the 2019 Clemson Invitational.
The team title is the 27th for Duke with head coach Jamie Green at the helm and is the second for the Blue Devils this season (Georgetown Intercollegiate).
Luke Sample finished atop the leaderboard for the first time in his career, topping his previous career-best finish when he tied for fourth-place at the Husky Individual earlier this season.
William Love finished all three rounds under-par, the first time the freshman has done so in his career.
With his 4-under, 68, Kelly Chinn has had five of his last six rounds finish in the 60's.
Jimmy Zheng finished in the top-10 for the first time since his tie for third place at the Wake Forest Invitational last season.
Ethan Evans finished under-par in all three of his rounds for the first time in his career.
Duke finished the weekend with the best scoring average of par-4's and par-5's. The Blue Devils averaged 3.91 (14-under) on par-4's and 4.47 (32-under) on par-5's.
The Blue Devils led the tournament with 68 birdies and had the second-most eagles with three.

QUOTES

"That's a collective success story. That was the best part of the trip at the end of the day. There was a lot of good that came out of this trip. It wasn't just because of the scenery and pictures and everything else. There was a lot to grow from. But I don't want to stop there and say 'nice win.' Heading into the spring, we have to still be willing to look at things that we could've done a little bit better. If the goal is to be the best team in the country, you have to find out where those shots are. We'll continue to make sure we're growing and that we're not taking anything for granted." – head coach Jamie Green on Duke's weekend performance and how the Blue Devils will carry the momentum into the spring schedule.
"It was great to be in the thick of it. It was the closest I've been to an individual win during my time here at Duke. It felt really great to have the nerves flowing a little bit down the stretch. To see my teammates and friends supporting me on the 18th green meant a lot. We had an incredible week as a team, and we worked really hard. We played some incredible golf and I'm really happy to walk away with a team win. We did a lot of great things on the way to a team record." – Luke Sample after his career-best finish.

UP NEXT

Duke returns to action in 2023 for its spring schedule, traveling to the Dorado Beach Collegiate in Puerto Rico, hosted at TPC Dorado Beach from February 26-28.

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