Upcoming Event: Men's Golf versus Rod Myers Invitational on September 5, 2025
Men's Golf
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2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Chinn, Kelly
Kelly Chinn
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Great Falls, Va.
- High School:
- Langley
Bio
AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
(updated 5/22/25)
- Competed in 12 total events, starting in the lineup 11 separate times
- Finished the year with a 72.56Â scoring average through a total of 36 rounds
- Carded five rounds in the 60's and shot under-par in 10 rounds
- Posted two top-five finishes, matching his sophomore campaign for the most in a single season
- Tied for fifth at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, with 7-under, 209, fueled by a 6-under, 66, in the third round to help lead Duke to the team title
- Best finish came at the Valspar Collegiate, shooting under-par in all three rounds en route to a 11-under, 202, and a tie for fourth place
- Rolled in 115 birdies and set a new season high for eagles, with four
- Competed in 10 total events, starting in the lineup seven separate times
- Finished the year with a 73.40 scoring average through a total of 30 rounds
- Named to All-ACC Academic Team
- Earned All-America Scholar honors for the second consecutive season
- Carded four rounds in the 60's and shot under-par in seven different rounds
- Best finish came at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a tie for 14th place at 4-under, 212
- Rolled in 80 birdies and matched a career-high with two eagles in a season
- Competed in all 13Â tournaments and finished with a scoring average of 72.05 through a total of 38Â rounds, fourth-best on the team.
- Named to All-ACC Academic Team
- Earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors for the first time in his career.
- Finished with 12 rounds in the 60's, tied for fourth-most in a single season in program history, and 18 under-par rounds, tied for sixth-most in a single season in program history
- Recorded two top-five, four top-10 and six top-20 finishes over the course of the season
- Best finish came at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a second-place,12-under, 204 (69-69-66)Â
- Made 140 birdies throughout the season, second-most on the team
- Carded five rounds in the 60's in a six-round stretch spanning the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate and Bahamas Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
- Competed in 12 tournaments and finished with a scoring average of 72.86 through a total of 36 rounds, fourth best on the team.
- His 72.86 scoring average slots him into ninth place in program history for freshman scoring average.
- Made his Duke debut at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate and finished in 17th place at 1-over (73, 69, 75)
- Finished under par through a full tournament for the first time at the Arizona Intercollegiate, tied for 26th at 2-under (73, 71, 70)
- Had 13 under par rounds during the season, 4th best for a freshman in program history
- Turned in four scorecards in the 60s throughout the season, including a 69 in the second round of the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate -- his first event as a Blue DevilÂ
- Had back-to-back rounds in the 60s (68, 65) at the Valspar Collegiate, where he finished at 10-under for the event, good for season-best 5th place.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was signed by the Blue Devils in November 2020 as the No. 1-ranked junior golfer and the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year.
- The highly-decorated Chinn won multiple state titles for Langley High School in Virginia.
- On the junior circuit, Chinn was ranked No. 1 by both the AJGA and Golfweek at the time of his signing.
- He earned medalist honors in the 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at The Country Club of North Carolina in July 2021, opening with a course-record, 8-under 64 on the Dogwood Course and shooting a 3-under 68 on the 7,164-yard, par-71 Cardinal Course.
- In matching the championship 36-hole scoring record of 132, he also joined World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Tiger Woods, Willie Wood and Jim Liu as a multiple USGA medalist.
- Three years ago, as the medalist at Baltusrol Golf Club, Chinn lost in the Round of 32. Two years ago at Inverness Club, he fell in the semifinals. The championship was not conducted in 2020 due to COVID-19.
- In May, Chinn and David Ford were the medalists in the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Chambers Bay before falling in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Kiko Francisco Coelho and Eduardo Herrera III.
- Was named the 2020 AJGA Player of the Year and a first-team Junior All-America pick.
- Was ranked No. 2 overall on the Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS), and No. 1 in the Class of 2021, with a -6.78 scoring differential.
- In 2020, he claimed the second of two career AJGA tournaments by winning the 2020 PING Invitational at Oklahoma State's Karsten Creek GC.
- He fired rounds of 70, 70 and 71 to finish at five-under 211 at Karsten Creek, three strokes clear of the field and the only player in red figures all three rounds. Closing strong, Chinn birdied six of his final seven holes in the final round to secure medalist honors.
- He also won the 2020 VSGA Junior Stroke Play (65-64-65) and the 2020 Middle Atlantic Amateur, while finishing tied for second at the 2020 AJGA Junior Players Championship (71-71-71).
- His first career AJGA win came at the 2019 Rolex Tournament of Champions, which was contested at PGA National with rounds of 65, 71, 67 and 71. Getting an early look at his future home course, Chinn was the runner-up at the 2019 Nike Junior Invitational at Duke GC, firing rounds of 72 and 69 to finish at three-under par -- two strokes back of the winner.
- His 2019 season also included a win at the Junior PGA Sectional Qualifier (68-67) and a second-place finish at 2019 Jones Cup Junior Invitational (67-69-71). At the 2019 USGA Boys Junior Championship, he finished 16th during stroke play, and reached the match play finals.
PERSONAL
- Son of Eiko and Colin Chinn.
(updated 5/22/25)
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