Blue Devils Finish in Second at Rod Myers Invitational; Kim Finishes Third

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Rod Myers Invitational

Bryan Kim tees off at Washington Duke Golf Club

Blue Devils Finish in Second at Rod Myers Invitational; Kim Finishes Third

9/23/2024 4:55:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

DURHAM, N.C. – A third consecutive under-par round for Duke men's golf secured the Blue Devils a second-place finish in the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke University Golf Club on Monday afternoon. Duke placed two inside the top-10, led by Bryan Kim, who tied for third place overall at 7-under, 209. Ethan Evans joined his teammate inside the top-10 with a tie for seventh place overall, with a 4-under, 212, effort.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE

As a team, Duke shot a 2-under, 286, in the third and final round.
Bryan Kim had the second-best round on the course on Monday, shooting a 6-under, 66. The sophomore's bogey-free effort was highlighted by the front-nine, where Kim shot a 5-under, 31. His day started with two pars, before back-to-back birdies on holes No. 3 and 4 moved Kim into red numbers. Three more birdies across the final four holes of the opening stretch were highlighted by a downhill 20-footer from the fringe of the ninth green right at the turn. The back-nine consisted of eight pars and one additional birdie, on the par-4 16th, closed Kim's 6-under day.
Luke Sample also shot under-par in the final round, carding a 2-under, 70, to conclude his tournament. The senior played his first nine holes at 1-over, after a single dropped shot on No. 7, but closed his round strong with three birdies across his final six holes. Sample started his back-nine with three pars, before dropping in back-to-back birdies on the par-4 13th and par-5 14th. One final birdie, on No. 16, closed his under-par day. Overall, Sample tied for 52nd at 8-over, 224.
William Love turned in a 2-over, 74, on Monday and finished at 2-over, 218, and in a tie for 27th overall for the tournament. An early bogey, on No. 3, was erased with a birdie on the par-5 seventh, but a double-bogey on No. 8 saw Love make the turn at 2-over. The junior reached as high as 5-over, walking off the 12th green, but Love responded with three birdies in his final five holes, including a closing birdie on the 18th, after hitting his approach inside 15 feet.
Both Ethan Evans and Daniel Choi shot a 4-over, 76, on Monday. Evans finished in a tie for seventh place overall at 4-under, 212, while Choi ended in a tie for 30th on the leaderboard at 3-over, 219.
Individually, Kelly Chinn led the five additional Blue Devils with a finish in a tie for 41st at 5-over, 221, after shooting a 4-over, 76, in the final round. John Peters shot a 2-over, 74, en route to a 62nd-place finish at 12-over, 228. John Hiller also turned in a 2-over, 74, in the final round and ended in a tie for 66th overall with a 15-over, 231. Sam Mukherjee signed for a 5-over, 77, while Oliver Mukherjee shot an 8-over, 80, for finishes at 19-over, 235, and 28-over, 244, respectively.

NOTES

The Blue Devils shot under-par in all three rounds of the tournament, the only team to do so.
Duke led the field with 57 birdies and finished as the second-best team on par-4's through the three rounds.
Bryan Kim finished at 1-under on par-3's and at 3-under on par-4's, good for third-best and second-best, respectively, of all individuals in the field.
Ethan Evans led the Blue Devils on par-5's, shooting 8-under on those holes, tied for the best scoring by any individual.
Evans rolled in 16 birdies, second-most by an individual in the tournament.
Sam Mukherjee's birdie on the par-3 eighth hole was one of just four on that hole on Monday.

QUOTES

"Started out strong, which is something that I've been working on, just coming out the gate firing. That was really good to see, making the turn at 5-under. Sort of cooled off on the back-nine, but kept hitting the shots where I needed to, so I closed it out and shot 6-under, which was good to see, especially after my first round." – Duke sophomore Bryan Kim
"My attitude [today] was really good. I know my game is where I need it to be. Just going out there and really hunting for birdies and taking the opportunities that I get. And playing smart when I need to. Just my game plan and how I was thinking out there was really helping me out" – Kim, on what he did best in the third round
"At the end of the day, we had a couple of guys that played really well in spurts. Bryan Kim's second and third rounds and Ethan Evans' first and second rounds – those are, quite frankly, kind of what carried us to be in position to win a golf tournament, or at least, post three good numbers to be competitive. But when talking about the [lineup] depth and needing that third and fourth scorer and having that fifth guy in the fight, that's where we came up a little bit short. At the end of the day, that's just habits." – head coach Jamie Green

UP NEXT

Duke returns to the course on Oct. 6-7, when they participate in the Fighting Irish Classic. The event, hosted by Notre Dame, is played at the Warren Golf Course.

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