DURHAM, N.C. - Entering its first season under head coach
Bob Heintz, the Duke men's golf program has been ranked No. 23 in Golfweek's 2025-26 preseason men's college golf rankings, announced Wednesday.
The Blue Devils achieved seven top-five finishes during the 2024-25 campaign, including a victory at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 18-20, 2024).
Duke returns seven letterwinners, including the top two golfers from last season - junior
Bryan Kim and senior
Ethan Evans, who each garnered NCAA Division I PING All-Region honors.
Kim, an All-ACC performer, ended last season ranked 64th nationally by Scoreboard Powered by clippd. He advanced to the NCAA Championships as an individual after tying for third at the Reno Regional, and led Duke in stroke average (71.4), under-par rounds (15) and rounds in the 60s (nine).
Evans, ranked No. 24 in the initial PGA TOUR University standings for the class of 2026, enters the season with the 12th-best scoring average in program history (72.6) after recording three top-five finishes as a junior.
The Blue Devils open their 2025-26 season by hosting the Rod Myers Invitational at the Duke University Golf Club on Friday-Sunday, Sept. 5-7.
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