Blue Devils Finish in Second at The Hayt

Saturday, March 8

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Duke University

The Hayt

Blue Devils Finish in Second at The Hayt

3/10/2025 8:22:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Duke men's golf weathered high winds in the third round of The Hayt and posted the second-best round of the day, finishing in second place at 11-under, 853. The Blue Devils shot a 2-over, 290, in the final round and was one of just four teams to finish under-par for the tournament, joining the champion Texas (18-under), Alabama (6-under) and Virginia (1-under).

Luke Sample was the low Blue Devil in the third round and for the tournament, shooting a 2-under, 70, on Monday and finishing at 4-under, 212, for the tournament - good for a tie for sixth overall on the individual leaderboard. The second-place finish by Duke marks its third top-three finish in its last four events and is the fifth top-five finish for the team in seven possible events so far this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The third round began with a two-hour weather delay and once play began, high winds were prevalent throughout the entire round. Duke shot a 2-over, 290, as a team, the second-best round on the course, trailing only Texas' 6-under.
Luke Sample signed for a 2-under, 70, on Monday. The senior got his scoring started with a birdie on No. 2, but played his next five holes at 4-over. Sample swapped a birdie on No. 8 for a bogey on No. 9 and made the turn to the back-nine at 3-over. After three pars to start the second half of his round, Sample caught fire over his final six holes, beginning with a birdie on the 463-yard, par-4, 13th, and capped with a birdie-birdie-eagle finish. The 5-under back-nine moved him to 2-under for the round and inside the top-10 on the individual leaderboard, where he finished in a tie for sixth at 4-under, 212.
Ethan Evans also finished in red figures for Monday's round, shooting a 1-under, 71. The junior birdied the par-5 fourth but back-to-back bogeys sent Evans to the back-nine at 1-over. Evans sandwiched a single bogey, on No. 12, between birdies on No. 11 and 13 and closed with his fourth birdie of the day on the par-4 17th to end his day under-par. The junior ended the tournament at 4-over, 220, and tied for 37th overall.
Kelly Chinn carded a 2-over, 74, in the final round. Chinn rolled in eight pars and two bogeys on the front-nine, before playing the back-nine at even-par, with two birdies, on No. 11 and 13, to offset two additional bogeys. The senior finished the event in a tie for 22nd at 2-over, 218.
William Love and Bryan Kim rounded out Duke's lineup with a pair of 3-over, 75, rounds. Love ended his tournament in 10th place, at 3-under, 213, while Kim logged an even-par, 216, effort and tied for 16th.
Playing individually, Daniel Choi shot a 6-over, 78, and tied for 58th at 9-over, 225, overall.

NOTES

Duke led all teams in the field for par-5 scoring, shooting 31-under on those holes throughout the three rounds.
The Blue Devils also led the event for total birdies, rolling in 59, and tied for the second-most eagles, with four.
Kelly Chinn was one of just seven individuals to finish under-par on par-3's, ending his tournament at 1-under on those holes.
Luke Sample shot 1-under on par-4's, joining seven other individuals to play those holes under-par.
Ethan Evans shot 10-under on par-5's and William Love was 9-under on those holes, tied for second and fourth best, respectively.
Love ended the event with 14 total birdies, trailing the individual lead by just one.
The trio of Evans, Chinn and Love all rolled in a birdie on the par-4 13th, which played as the seventh-hardest hole on the course with only eight total birdies during the third round.