Duke Finishes in Third as Sample Takes Home Second Place

Monday, October 28

Tulsa, Okla.

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The Clerico

Duke Finishes in Third as Sample Takes Home Second Place

10/29/2024 4:05:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

TULSA, Okla. – Duke men's golf used the second-best round of the day to secure a third-place finish at The Clerico on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Played at Oaks Country Club, the Blue Devils ended the tournament at 25-over, 867 and finished inside the top three on a team leaderboard for the third time during the fall calendar.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE

As a team, the Blue Devils shot a 7-over, 287, trailing only Northwestern for the best round on the course for the final round.
Luke Sample logged his second straight round of even-par or better, signing for an even-par, 70, on the final day. After starting with a bogey on No. 4, the senior rolled in back-to-back birdies on his next two holes, getting into red figures. Once Sample made the turn to the back-nine, he bogeyed holes No. 10 and 18 but mixed in birdies on No. 13 and No. 15 to remain at 1-under. After moving back to the front-nine, two pars and one additional dropped shot, on his 18th hole of the day, finished out his even-par day. Overall, Sample logged his best finish of the season in second place, shooting an even-par, 210, over the three rounds.
Both William Love and Bryan Kim carded a 2-over, 72, in the third round.
Love started his round on No. 8 and moved into red figures shortly after the beginning of his round, with a birdie on the 209-yard, par-3, 11th hole. Two dropped shots and one additional birdie, on No. 18, capped off an even-par effort on the back-nine. After making the turn for his final seven holes, Love tallied one final birdie, on No. 4, before finishing at 2-over for the round. Love tied for 56th overall with a 17-over, 227, showing.
Kim began his day with a bogey on No. 7, before responding with a birdie on No. 8. Two bogeys across his next six holes pushed the sophomore to 2-over, before trading a birdie and bogey on his next two holes, No. 15 and 16. Eight consecutive pars closed out Kim's round. Overall, the sophomore logged a tie for 38th place at 13-over, 223.
Kelly Chinn shot a 3-over, 73, on Tuesday. Beginning his round on No. 5, Chinn rolled in two birdies during his trip around the course, on holes No. 7 and 14, while dropping shots on four different holes en route to his 3-over showing. For the tournament, the senior finished in a tie for 17th at 9-over, 219.
Ethan Evans closed out his tournament with a 6-over, 76 and ended the event in a tie for 34th at 12-over, 222, overall.

NOTES

Duke led all teams in the field for par-3 scoring, going 11-over on those holes during the three rounds.
Luke Sample led all individuals on those holes, shooting 2-under. Sample was one of just three individuals in the field that finished under-par on par-3's.
Sample and Kelly Chinn finished under-par on the par-5's, with both going 1-under on those holes.
The Blue Devils rolled in 33 total birdies, good for a tie for fourth-most by any team.
With his even-par, 210, Sample was one of just two individuals to finish at even-par or better for the tournament. The senior trailed only the individual medalist, Cameron Adam of Northwestern, who finished at 3-under, 207.
During the third round, there were only two birdies made on the 209-yard, par-3, 11th hole, with junior William Love staking claim to one of them.

QUOTES

"I knew going into the week that the wind would present a challenge, so I made it my goal to approach the challenge by being creative and having fun with each shot. That's something I did really well when I had success this summer in Ireland at The Amateur Championship, so I did my best to tap into that" – senior Luke Sample on his second-place finish
"As a team, we got off to a slow start because we didn't adapt as quickly as could have, but we slowly did adapt as the tournament went on. Ultimately, we're happy we experienced these conditions as a team, because it'll prepare us for whatever comes on our road towards a championship in the spring." – Sample on the team's ability to take on challenging conditions

UP NEXT

Duke returns to the course following the turn of the calendar, opening its spring slate at the Southwestern Invitational. Played at Sherwood Country Club, the Blue Devils will travel to Thousand Oaks, Calif., from Jan. 27-29, 2025, for the event.

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