Duke Finishes Tied for Fifth at The Prestige

Wednesday, February 21

La Quinta, Calif.

Duke University

Round 3 at The Prestige

Duke Finishes Tied for Fifth at The Prestige

2/22/2024 1:21:00 AM | Men's Golf

LA QUINTA, Calif. – The Duke men's golf team wrapped up play at The Prestige on Wednesday, shooting a 1-under, 283, to help secure an overall tie for fifth place at 12-under, 840. Ethan Evans was the low Blue Devil for the event, finishing in a tie for seventh place at 7-under, 206, after a third-round round of 1-over, 72. At the individual tournament, William Love grabbed a share of second place at 6-under, 210, to lead Duke's representation in the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED: DAY THREE

Daniel Choi signed for a 1-under, 70, during his third round. The sophomore bounced back from a bogey on his first hole of the day with a birdie on the second and made the turn at 1-over following an additional dropped shot on No. 6. Choi played bogey-free for the rest of his round, rolling in two more birdies, on holes No. 12 and 18, to cap off his under-par round.
Bryan Kim also put together a 1-under, 70, scorecard during the final round en route to a tie for 11th overall at 6-under, 207, overall. After starting with four consecutive pars and then a bogey on No. 5, the freshman dialed up three birdies across four holes to make the turn at 2-under. The freshman rolled in one more birdie on the back-nine, on the 566-yard, par-5, 12th hole.
Kelly Chinn played to an even-par, 71, on Wednesday. After starting 3-over through seven holes, he bounced back and did not drop a shot for the remainder of his round. The junior responded with three birdies, on holes No. 8, 12 and 16, to close out the even-par effort.
Ethan Evans finished his play with a 1-over, 72, in the third round and secured a T-7 finish overall at 7-under, 206. Evans played the front-nine at even-par, making a birdie on No. 6 to erase an early bogey on No. 3. Two more birdies following the turn, on holes No. 10 and 16, helped offset three dropped shots.
Luke Sample signed for a 2-over, 73, to round out Duke's team lineup on Wednesday afternoon. The junior made three birdies on the day, including two in his last four holes.
In the individual tournament, William Love carded a 4-under, 68, to surge up the leaderboard and secure a T-2 finish at 6-under, 210, overall. The sophomore poured in seven birdies for his round and finished the tournament with 17 total. Ian Siebers also fired a 4-under, 68, in the third round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-4 14th. Daniel Uranga and Jimmy Zheng shot 1-over and 3-over, respectively, to complete Duke's play in the individual tournament.

NOTES

Duke has now finished fifth or better as a team in each of its six events of the 2023-24 season.
The Blue Devils finished under-par for the 10th straight round as a team and has tallied an under-par round in 11 of its last 12 rounds.
Ethan Evans logged his second consecutive top-10 finish after tying for fourth place at the Bryan National Collegiate.
Bryan Kim finished at 6-under, marking his best score-to-par as a Blue Devil. The freshman now has two top-five finishes during the 2023-24 campaign.
With his tie for second place, William Love tallied his second-best finish of his career, trailing only his victory at the Dorado Beach Collegiate during the 2022-23 season. The sophomore has finished inside the top 10 in three of his last six events, dating back to his freshman campaign.

QUOTES

"Even though it was an individual event, it was still good to be back playing in a Duke uniform again and to be in contention as well. I faced a little adversity out there today but I was able to bounce back and finish strong. No doubt it was a great week and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year!" – Duke sophomore William Love
"Today I unfortunately didn't quite have it and was just a little off all around. It was fun to be in contention though and I'm proud of how I fought. There are still lots of positives from this week. It was a privilege to be hitting important shots down the stretch." – Duke sophomore Ethan Evans

UP NEXT

Duke returns to action on March 4 and 5, participating in the Wake Forest Invitational, held at Pinehurst No. 2.

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