Duke Finishes in Fifth at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

Sunday, October 15

Alpharetta, Ga.

Duke University

Round 3 at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

Duke Finishes in Fifth at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

10/15/2023 6:42:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Duke men's golf team finished in fifth place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, ending the event at 12-under, 852, following the team's final-round, 8-under, 280, on Sunday. The Blue Devils tied for the fourth-best round on the course in Sunday's final round and were paced individually by Luke Sample, who fired a final-round 5-under, 67. Kelly Chinn was the low Blue Devil overall, as he ended in a tie for 14th place at 4-under, 212.

HOW IT HAPPENED

As a team, Duke finished at 8-under, 280, in the third round. With the under-par effort in the closing round, the Blue Devils secured a finish in red numbers in all three rounds of the event.
Luke Sample, with his 5-under, 67, was one of just eight individuals in the field to card a 5-under or better in the final round. He started quickly with a birdie on the first hole and added another birdie on the par-4 fifth to reach 2-under. Sample wrapped up a bogey-free front nine with an eagle on the par-5 ninth, making the turn at 4-under. His lone bogey of the round was sandwiched between birdies on holes No. 12 and 16 to close out Sample's round. Overall, he finished at 1-under, 215, and in a tie for 25th place.
Kelly Chinn signed for a 2-under, 70, in the final round. Similar to Sample, Chinn played the front nine bogey-free, and rolled in a birdie on No. 1, while adding an eagle on No. 9. An up-and-down back nine included back-to-back birdies on holes No. 14 and 15, but suffered dropped shots via a bogey on No. 13 and a double-bogey on No. 17. Chinn finished as the low Blue Devil overall, in a tie for 14th place at 4-under, 212.
Bryan Kim signed for the third under-par round of the day for Duke, as he fired a 1-under, 71, on Sunday. His round started with a bogey on No. 3, but the dropped shot was quickly offset, with his first birdie of the day, on the very next hole. Kim added another birdie, on No. 7, making the turn at 1-under. Kim made birdie on two of the first three holes on the back nine, but made back-to-back bogeys late in the round to play his final nine holes at even-par. Overall, Kim earned a tie for 22nd place, finishing the event at 2-under, 214.
Ian Siebers found himself sitting at 4-over walking off of the fifth hole, but battled back through the middle part of his round to finish at even-par, 72, on Sunday. Following two bogeys and a double-bogey through the first five holes, Siebers then caught fire, pouring in four birdies over a span of five holes to move back to even-par after 12 holes. The senior made six straight pars to complete his third round and ended the event in a tie for 67th at 10-over, 226.
Also for Duke, Jimmy Zheng signed for a 4-over, 76, in the third round. The senior placed in a tie for 38th for the event, at 2-over, 218.

NOTES

Duke has recorded a top-five finish in every single tournament it has played in so far this season.
The Blue Devils ended each round under-par at the event and have finished under-par in seven of the team's last nine rounds.
Duke ended the tournament with the second-best scoring on par-5's by any team in the field, playing those holes at 20-under.
The Blue Devils' two eagles tied for second-most by any team in the field and Duke rolled in 51 birdies through the three rounds – fourth-most by any team.
Duke was one of just five teams in the field that finished under-par in each of the three rounds.
Bryan Kim has signed for an under-par score in five of his last six rounds.
Kelly Chinn finished in a tie for 14th, earning his best individual finish so far this season.
Luke Sample had 10 total birdies and has a team-high 50 through the first four events of the year.

QUOTES

"It was a decent week for us, with a solid placing against a good field and a lot of positives. Personally, I hit it really solid and had a lot of birdie looks all week. Looking forward to touching up some things in this next week and getting prepared for the final event of the fall. As a team, we're all very close to some really good golf." – Duke junior Kelly Chinn.

UP NEXT

Duke concludes the fall portion of its schedule, traveling to Carmel, Calif., for the Cal Poly Invitational. The event is held Oct. 30 and 31 at The Preserve Golf Club.
The Blue Devils are also scheduled to participate, individually, at the Bryan National Collegiate at Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C., on Oct. 29-31.

5. Duke -- 285+287+280 = 852, -12
T14. Kelly Chinn -- 68+74+70 = 212, -4
T22. Bryan Kim -- 78+65+71 = 214, -2
T25. Luke Sample -- 73+75+67 = 215, -1
T38. Jimmy Zheng -- 69+73+76 = 218, +2
T67. Ian Siebers -- 75+79+72 = 226, +10

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