DURHAM, N.C. – Duke begins its pursuit of a conference title Thursday, competing at the 2026 ACC Men's Golf Championship at Shark's Tooth Golf Course at Watersound Club in Panama City, Florida.
Ranked No. 27 in the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd team rankings, the Blue Devils enter the championship as the No. 6 seed in a deep 15-team field that includes five teams ranked among the nation's top 25. Duke will be paired with No. 4 seed Georgia Tech and No. 5 seed Florida State for the opening round, teeing off from hole No. 10 beginning Thursday at 9:22 a.m.
Under first-year head coach
Bob Heintz, Duke has compiled a strong 2025-26 campaign highlighted by a team title at the Rod Myers Invitational and four runner-up finishes, with second-place showings at the Bryson Invitational, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Seahawk Intercollegiate and Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
Junior
Bryan Kim has paced the lineup throughout the year and enters the postseason ranked No. 11 nationally in the Scoreboard powered by Clippd individual rankings. Kim owns a team-best 69.70 stroke average and has recorded two victories this season, including a school-record-tying 197 (-16) at the Bryan Bros Collegiate. Senior
William Love has also been a steady presence, highlighted by a medalist finish at the Seahawk Intercollegiate and four top-10 finishes, while averaging 70.89 strokes per round.
Ethan Evans,
Daniel Choi and
Ollie Mukherjee round out Duke's lineup, while freshman
Alexander Weinberg will serve as the team's alternate. Evans has posted three top-10 finishes, while Choi delivered his best result of the spring with a top-10 effort at the Seahawk Intercollegiate.
The ACC Men's Golf Championship begins Thursday with three rounds of stroke play (18 holes per day) to determine the top eight teams advancing to match play. Quarterfinals and semifinals are set for Sunday, with the championship match slated for Monday. Both the semifinals and final will air live on ACC Network Extra.
Duke is seeking its ninth ACC Championship in program history and first since 2017. The conference adopted its current format, combining stroke play and match play, beginning in 2023.
Admission is free for all spectators throughout the championship.
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