Love and Sample shine as Duke men’s golf finishes ninth at Valspar Collegiate Invitational
By Sammy Marks | 5 hours agoThe Blue Devils collectively had a rollercoaster stretch at the Valspar Collegiate and the Seahawk Intercollegiate tournaments.
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The Blue Devils collectively had a rollercoaster stretch at the Valspar Collegiate and the Seahawk Intercollegiate tournaments.
Brinker represented the Blue Devils’ only top-10 individual finish, as sophomore Rylie Heflin finished second on the team ledger in a tie for 30th at seven-over.
The Blue Devils assembled a strong performance up and down the roster while freshman William Love earned the individual title in Puerto Rico.
Duke's season is nearly upon us, with the spring's first tee time set for Sunday in Puerto Rico.
Duke placed ninth in the 10-team field in the Bahamas to begin its spring.
Year 39 of the Dan Brooks era is here. The Chronicle is here to bring you up to speed before the season begins.
Coming in at No. 10: Duke women’s golf found bright spots in Phoebe Brinker’s ACC title and Anne Chen’s victory in the Chattanooga Classic.
The Blue Devils closed out the fall season with a record-tying team score and first place in the Bahamas.
Duke placed 11th of 14 teams at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga., a drastic difference from its first win of the season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate one week earlier.
At the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, 54 holes was not enough to determine an individual champion, as Brinker and Castle were tied at -7 (209).
The seventh-ranked Blue Devils saw improvement through the first 54 holes and advanced to the final day as one of four teams competing in match play, but their stroke-play finish wasn’t high enough to compete for the top spot.
Duke won its first tournament of the season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate in Jersey City, N.J., as Ian Siebers led the way.
It was a momentous weekend for former Duke standouts Jaravee Boonchant and Gina Kim.
Duke concluded its trip to the Windy City with a tie for fourth place, its best finish of the six times the team has competed in the tournament.
Phoebe Brinker paced a Duke team aiming to start off its season on a high note.
Duke started off its season with a strong performance at Duke University Golf Club.
For the first time as a professional, Gina Kim is a winner.
After four years at Duke, Quinn Riley is moving up.
Duke teed off Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the three-round NCAA Columbus Regional and finished with a final score of 867 (+15), putting the Blue Devils in eighth place.
From Gina Kim turning pro to Megan Furtney being a consistent member of the lineup again, there was a lot to take away from head coach Dan Brooks’ 37th year at the helm. Here are three of the main storylines from regionals and the season as a whole.