Blue Devils Grab Fifth-Place Finish at The Hayt

Monday, March 11

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Duke University

Round 3 at The Hayt

Blue Devils Grab Fifth-Place Finish at The Hayt

3/11/2024 4:55:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

SAWGRASS, Fla. – The Duke men's golf team wrapped up play at The Hayt on Monday, securing a fifth-place finish at 18-over, 882, after shooting a 2-over, 290, during the third round. Ethan Evans earned his best individual finish as a Blue Devil, tying for second place at 2-under, 214.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE

Duke finished with one of the best rounds on the course during the final round, firing a 2-over, 290, to close out the event.
Ethan Evans used a strong closing stretch of holes to secure a 1-over, 73, on Monday. The sophomore made the turn at 2-over after bogeys on holes No. 2 and 9 but got one shot back on the par-5 11th. Back-to-back bogeys moved Evans to 3-over, but he rolled in two birdies in his final three holes, including on the 520-yard, par-5, 18th. The Mercer Island, Wash., native finished in a tie for second place overall, his best individual finish of his career, at 2-under, 214.
Bryan Kim and Luke Sample both signed for the low Blue Devil rounds of the day, at even-par, 72.
Kim played the front-nine at 1-over after a birdie on No. 4 and bogeys on holes No. 6 and 9 and made six consecutive pars to start the back-nine. The freshman sandwiched a bogey between birdies on holes No. 16 and 18 to close out his round. Overall, Kim tied for 41st at 9-over, 225.
Sample tallied two birdies and two bogeys during his round while also adding 14 pars across the remainder of his round. The junior birdied one par-5 on each half of his round, while dropping shots on holes No. 6 and 12. Sample finished the event in a tie for 41st with a 9-over, 225.
William Love carded a 1-over, 73, to finish off his tournament in a tie for 35th overall at 8-over, 224. Love erased an early double-bogey with an eagle on the par-5 eighth, making the turn at even-par. The sophomore poured in two more birdies on the back-nine to help offset three bogeys in his closing nine holes.
Ian Siebers made an early birdie on the par-5 fourth but stumbled on his back-nine with five dropped shots en route to a 6-over, 78. The senior tied for 52nd overall with an 11-over, 227.
Jimmy Zheng and Kelly Chinn, playing individually, signed for a 2-under, 70, and 2-over, 74, respectively. Zheng registered back-to-back birdies twice during the round, including on two of his final three holes of the day. Zheng tied for 32nd at 7-over, 223, while Chinn tied for 41st overall at 9-over, 225.

NOTES

Duke has now secured a top-five finish in each of its eight team events so far this season.
Duke finished at 18-under on par-5's, tying for the second-best scoring on those holes through the 54 holes of play.
The Blue Devils logged a total of four eagles, leading the field.
Ethan Evans secured the best individual finish of his career, tying for second place at 2-under. Evans had previously tied for fourth place twice, most recently as an individual at the Bryan National Collegiate in the fall of 2023.
The sophomore was the low individual on par-5's, shooting 9-under during the event.
Evans tallied 13 total birdies, tied for the second-most by any individual.
William Love, with his two eagles, was the only individual in the field with multiple eagles.

QUOTES

"I didn't do anything flashy this week overall, but I committed to my lines off the tee and kept the ball in play. I did a good job of accepting each shot, especially knowing the course was tough in the wind. Although I was a bit off during the final round, I think I gained some shots by staying composed and continuing to commit to playing my game down the stretch." – Duke sophomore Ethan Evans

UP NEXT

Duke returns to Florida for its next team event – the Valspar Collegiate Invitational – on March 25 and 26, hosted at Floridian National Golf Club.

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