Love Leads Duke at Valspar Collegiate with Top-10 Finish

Monday, March 23

Palm City, Fla.

Duke University

Valspar Intercollegiate Invitational

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Love Leads Duke at Valspar Collegiate with Top-10 Finish

3/24/2026 5:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

PALM CITY, Fla. – Duke posted a 54-hole total of 835 (-17) to tie for ninth place at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, held at Floridian National Golf Club on March 23-24. The Blue Devils carded rounds of 280-274-281 against a loaded 16-team field that featured nine top-25 programs, while senior William Love recorded a top-10 individual showing.

Love led Duke with a ninth-place result at 202 (-11), highlighted by rounds of 68-66-68. His 54-hole total marked his best of the season and second-best of his career, bolstered by a pair of eagles and a share of the tournament lead in par-5 scoring at 9-under. Love was one of a dozen players in the field to reach double-digits under par.

Bryan Kim (T30, 209; -4) and Ethan Evans (T34, 210; -3) each posted under-par performances, while Daniel Choi (T68, 218; +5) and Ollie Mukherjee (T76, 222; +9) rounded out Duke's lineup. As a team, the Blue Devils produced 62 birdies and ranked among the top half of the field in par-5 scoring.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke opened with a 4-under 280 in round one, positioning itself in the upper half of the leaderboard.
The Blue Devils surged in round two with a 10-under 274, their lowest round of the tournament.
William Love highlighted the second round with a 5-under 66, including a 31 (-5) on the back nine.
Bryan Kim also registered a second-round 66 (-5), while Ethan Evans carded a 69 (-2) to cap Monday's second round.
Duke entered the final round inside the top 10 before closing with a 281 (-3).
Love recorded eagles in each of the first two rounds on the par-5, 529-yard 13th hole.

NOTES

William Love's 202 (-11) is his lowest 54-hole score of the season and second-best of his career, behind the 199 (-17) he posted during his freshman year to win the Dorado Beach Collegiate.
Love tied for the tournament lead in par-5 scoring (9-under; 4.25 average).
Bryan Kim totaled 16 birdies across the three rounds, tying for eighth-most in the field.
Duke tied for seventh in par-5 scoring (4.60 average) and eighth in total birdies (62).
Three Blue Devils completed the tournament under par (Love, Kim, Evans).

UP NEXT

Duke returns to action March 30-31 at the UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate, hosted at the Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus Course) in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Duke Results
9 – William Love – 68-66-68 = 202 (-11)
T30 – Bryan Kim – 69-66-74 = 209 (-4)
T34 – Ethan Evans – 71-69-70 = 210 (-3)
T68 – Daniel Choi – 76-73-69 = 218 (+5)
T76 – Ollie Mukherjee – 72-75-75 = 222 (+9)

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