Sample Finishes Second as Duke Secures Third at Stitch Intercollegiate

Saturday, April 13

Raleigh, N.C.

Duke University

Round 3 at Stitch Intercollegiate

Sample Finishes Second as Duke Secures Third at Stitch Intercollegiate

4/13/2024 8:40:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

RALEIGH – With a 12-over, 296, in the final round of the Stitch Intercollegiate, the Duke men's golf team finished in third place at 34-over, 886, overall. The Blue Devils had three total individuals finish in a tie for ninth or better, led by Luke Sample, who took home a second-place finish at 3-over, 216, overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE

With wind once again a factor, including a two-hour delay to high winds, no team finished under-par in the final round. As a team, Duke shot a 12-over, 296, in the third round.
Luke Sample carded his third consecutive round of 1-over, 72, on Saturday en route to a 3-over, 216, performance for the weekend. Sample played steady golf throughout his 18 holes on Saturday, with just two bogeys – both on the front-nine – and one birdie, coming on the par-5 15th.
William Love wrapped up a top-10 finish overall with his 2-over, 73, during the final round. The sophomore finished the event at 7-over, 220, and in a tie for ninth place. Love played both the front and back-nine at 1-over, logging one birdie and two bogeys in each half of his round. His two birdies were carded on the par-5 seventh and the par-3 14th and he rolled in a total of 12 pars to finish off his round.
Ethan Evans signed for a 3-over, 74, on Saturday and tied for 38th at 14-over, 230, through the three rounds. Evans dropped all three shots within his first six holes and parred the remainder of his 18 holes.
Bryan Kim shot a 6-over, 77, and joined Evans in a tie for 38th overall for the tournament. Kim made the turn at 5-over and back-to-back bogeys pushed the freshman to 7-over after 13 holes, but a birdie on the downhill par-3 17th ended his round on a high note.
Jimmy Zheng logged a 7-over, 78, and was the third Blue Devil to finish tied for 38th overall.
Individually, Daniel Choi led the way for Duke with his second even-par round of the weekend en route to a tie for ninth place overall at 7-over. Choi started his round on No. 10 and quickly got into red numbers with a birdie on his opening hole. The sophomore made the turn to the front-nine at 1-over but rebounded with back-to-back birdies on holes No. 1 and 2. Two bogeys over his next three holes moved Choi back to 1-over, but one final birdie, this time on the par-3 sixth, brought him back to even-par.
Ian Siebers added a 4-over, 75, on Saturday and tied for 15th overall at 8-over. John Peters went 5-over in the third round and tied for 53rd with a 21-over. Kelly Chinn ended his tournament with a 6-over, 77, and in a tie for 23rd at 11-over and Daniel Uranga rounded out Duke's representation in the field with a 15-over, 86, on Saturday and an 80th place finish at 39-over.

NOTES

Duke secured its second top-three finish of the season, joining its victory in the Rod Myers Invitational during the fall.
As a team, the Blue Devils shot 10-over on par-3's, tied for the best score on those holes by any team in the field.
Duke's 169 total pars were third-best by any team in the field, trailing only two teams that had 171.
Daniel Choi was one of just eight individuals in the field to finish under-par on par-3's, going 1-under during the event on those holes.
Choi finished with 11 total birdies, tied for the most by a player in the field, and his highest total in an event this season.
With his tie for ninth place, Choi secured his best career finish, surpassing the tie for 13th that he logged at the Husky Individual last season.
Luke Sample went 5-under on par-5's during the three rounds, tied for the best individual score on par-5's.
Sample ended the event in second place, his best individual finish - and second top-five placement - of the season.
William Love tallied his third top-10 of the season with his tie for ninth place on Saturday.

UP NEXT

Duke turns its attention to the postseason, traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the ACC Championship. The event, held at Charlotte Country Club, begins on Friday, April 19.
The three rounds of stroke play will be played across the first three days of competition, with both rounds of match play held on Monday, April 22.

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