Duke Finishes Second at 2022 Rod Myers

Saturday, September 10

Durham, N.C.

Duke University

Round 3 at Rod Myers Invitational

Duke Finishes Second at 2022 Rod Myers

9/10/2022 4:35:00 PM | Men's Golf

ROUND 3 RESULTS PHOTO GALLERY

DURHAM – Freshman William Love helped the Duke men's golf team to a second-place finish and fellow classmate Ethan Evans made a strong individual debut as the 12th annual Rod Myers Invitational concluded Saturday at the Duke University Golf Club. The Blue Devils shot a 1-under 287 in the final round and were one of just three teams under par for the tournament, finishing 3-under 862.

HOW IT HAPPENED

William Love made the turn at one-over after a birdie on the ninth hole and proceeded to fire a sizzling 32 on the final nine holes of competition, thanks to a chip-in birdie on the par-4 13^th and an eagle on the par-5 14^th by draining a 30-foot bomb.
Love's par on the final hole of the tournament secured the solo second-place finish for Duke, which finished one stroke clear of third-place Charlotte.
Love, the Atlanta, Ga., native, freshman finished the tournament in a tie for sixth at 3-under 213.
Junior Ian Siebers birded the fourth, seventh and ninth to turn in 2-under 34 on his way to a 1-under 71 on Saturday, good for an overall tie for 15th at even-par 216.
Ethan Evans paced the Duke individuals in the earlier tee times with a 2-under front nine en route to a 1-under 71. Evans was the top individual for the tournament as the Mercer Island, Wash., product was 3-under 213 and tied for sixth.
Junior Jimmy Zheng played to par through the first 13 holes on Saturday before making back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15. He posted a final-round 71 to finished in a tie for 17th at 1-over 217.
Also for Duke, sophomores Luke Sample (+6) and Kelly Chinn (+10), finished tied for 35^th and tied for 47^th, respectively.
Alabama won the team title at 13-under par, while the Crimson Tide's Canon Claycomb (-11) was the individual medalist. Duke (-2), Charlotte (-1), North Florida (+2) and UNC Greensboro (+9) rounded out the top five of the 14 -team field.

NOTES

Love was 9-under combined on the Duke Golf Club's par-5 holes, which marked a tournament low.
As a team, Duke finished 27-under on the par-5's, also a tournament low.
Duke was one of only three teams (Alabama, Charlotte) to finish under par for the tournament.
Charlie Crockett (Missouri) and Canon Claycomb (Alabama) both shot a 65 (-7) on Saturday, which were tied for the third- lowest rounds in the tournament's history. Claycomb's 65 included a 6-under 30 on Saturday's back nine.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils head to the Pacific northwest this week for the Husky Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington, Sept. 19-20. The tournament is a homecoming for Seattle-area natives Siebers and Evans.

QUOTES

"Really pleased to see our newcomers have solid weeks. Certainly, their last two rounds, shows a bit of their composure and stick-to-itiveness. To put themselves in contention for the top-10 yesterday shows their ability. Today, for them to come right back and post under-par rounds, says a lot about their composure and their ability to take care of business. Really pleased for their first collegiate event to have that type of competition and it's great for our program to have more depth and to know we've got guys in every class that can contribute." – Head coach Jamie Green on Love and Evans' debuts.

"I issued a challenge to the guys on the last six holes. I wanted to see how they'd respond, and they did so. We played some tough holes on the last six, especially the last four, and I thought the guys fought hard and hung in there when sometimes those last few holes, especially when the rain is coming down, can be challenging. It was a good learning experience. Hats off to Alabama, they had a great week, and we were excited to have them in our field this year and hopefully we'll see them down the road. Excited to see our guys battle and finish as high as they could." – Green on the Blue Devils' overall performance.

"I was struggling early but was able to hit some quality shots and make some really good putts to get myself back in it. Chipping in for birdie on 13 and making a 30-footer for eagle on 14 really got me going. Finishing in front of the team and to play the way I did made me really proud to be a part of such an incredible program." – William Love on his final round.

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2nd of 14. Duke (295-280-287=862, -2)
T6. William Love (75-69-69=213, -3)
T6. Ethan Evans* (73-69-71=213, -3)
T15. Ian Siebers (71-74-71=216, even)
T17. Jimmy Zheng (75-71-71=217, +1)
T35. Luke Sample (74-70-78=222, +6)
T37. John Peters* (76-73-75=224, +8)
T47. Kelly Chinn (80-70-76=226, +10)
T65. Daniel Choi* (72-76-82=230, +14)
T73. Daniel Uranga* (77-77-83=237, +17)
76. Cameron Martinez-Piedra* (76-81-82=239, +19)

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