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Everyone knows that golf is a highly mental sport, so one would think that the top-scoring golfer on the nation's ninth-ranked team would put a lot of pressure on himself and on his game.
Jake Grodzinsky stood over his eight-foot putt Monday afternoon, needing to sink it to secure a one-stroke victory for the No. 7 Blue Devils at the Duke Golf Classic. The junior, ranked 10th in the country, drilled the putt and solidified his presence on the national stage.
The life of a varsity athlete is difficult. Most of the weekend is spent on long bus rides or plane trips. Early-morning practices disrupt sleep schedules. And all of these time-consuming activities are in addition to the course load of a regular student.
As Michael Schachner sank his final putt on the 18th hole to end the 2005 NCAA Championship, the Blue Devils were already looking forward to the 2005-2006 season. Their eighth-place finish was slightly disappointing, but several members of the team said they will build on that experience this season.
Normally the starting quarterback is the player to take the blame for a 45-0 blowout loss in which he throws for 14 yards.
News and notes.
Something with experience in many bigger venues will be rocking Wallace Wade this fall. That’s right, you guessed it: instant replay.
The 2005 Clemson Tigers hope to follow in the footsteps of the 2004 Tigers by qualifying for a bowl game. Unlike last year’s squad, however, this year’s unit hopes actually to participate in postseason play.
Let the anticipation begin.
OWINGS MILL, Md. — Duke finished the NCAA tournament Saturday in an eighth-place tie, the team’s best championship performance since head coach Rod Myers’ arrival in 1974 and best overall finish since 1962.
OWINGS MILL, Md. — As two rounds of sunshine gave way to a day of torrential downpour, two days of solid Duke golf dissolved into a mess of bogeys. But the Blue Devils did enough to finish in 5th place and make the 54 hole cut.
OWINGS MILL, Md. — On his final hole of the day, junior Ryan Blaum stood at the bottom of a hill 20 yards from the pin. He needed an up-and-down to salvage a par and finish even for the day. His ensuing chip skidded to a stop four feet from the hole, and he sank his putt, generating cheers from onlooking teammates and coaches.
Sitting in the clubhouse Saturday afternoon after completing their final round of the NCAA East Regional, the Blue Devils were unsure of their fate. With five teams fighting for the final three spots to advance to the NCAA Championship, No. 9 Duke turned in its scorecard and waited nearly an hour for other teams to finish play before learning of their eighth-place tie, good enough to earn a berth in the championship.
At the 2004 NCAA regional tournament, Duke fell one stroke short of making the NCAA Championship field. This week in Nashville, Tenn., the Blue Devils will attempt to avenge that mistake.
Duke fans can finally exhale.
CHAPEL HILL — The most pressing problem in intercollegiate athletics, according to a panel of assorted sports figures who spoke Tuesday at the University of North Carolina, is the increasing size of athletic budgets at Division I-A institutions.
Following the women’s lead, the Duke men made history Sunday.
The Blue Devils hope the only similarity between the 2004 and 2005 ACC Tournaments are the performances of the team’s two leaders.
Duke’s athletic program ranks among the elite both on the field and in the classroom, and now members of the athletic administration are taking an active role in a national committee aimed at improving faculty interaction with student-athletes.
One week after finishing in a disappointing tie for 10th place at 70-over par, No. 12 Duke recovered to win the Courtyard Marriott Intercollegiate this weekend in Holly Springs, N.C. with a 16-under 560. Wake Forest and Georgia Southern both finished one stroke behind the Blue Devils in the rain-shortened event that included four teams in the top 20.
