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The Blue Devils went down to Georgia and found themselves in that exact position, as Duke rallied Sunday to cap off a fifth-place finish out of 15 teams in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga.
Down 10 strokes to North Florida in the middle of the third and final round of the NCAA Norman Regional, Duke managed to pull off the spectacular comeback, finishing the event with a total team score of 21-under at 843 total strokes.
Duke ultimately placed fourth in stroke play at 4-under to advance before falling in Sunday’s match play semifinals to Georgia Tech.
Duke changed up the format and still walked away with a win in Sunday's regular-season conclusion.
Every week, the Blue Zone breaks down an outstanding spring athlete, looking at their weekly performance and their season as a whole. Up next is William Love.
The Blue Devils collectively had a rollercoaster stretch at the Valspar Collegiate and the Seahawk Intercollegiate tournaments.
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.
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.
Duke won its first tournament of the season at the Georgetown Intercollegiate in Jersey City, N.J., as Ian Siebers led the way.
Duke started off its season with a strong performance at Duke University Golf Club.
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.
At this weekend’s ACC Championship at the Watersound Club’s Shark’s Tooth Course in Panama City Beach, Fla., Duke finished ninth among the 12-team field after a difficult few rounds of stroke play.
Duke finished in fourth place at the Valspar Collegiate Monday and Tuesday. The three-round competition took place in Palm City, Fla., where 15 competitive programs were invited to tee off as postseason play approaches.
Yes, the Blue Devils were at the middle of the table, but the fact that Duke’s freshmen are making an impact and are complementing Siebers is promising.
An intense, action-packed spring season is now upon us, as Duke heads down to the Arizona Intercollegiate for its first tournament of the year.
With nearly three months until its next event, Duke now has time to look at some film and chart out strategies for improvement. Which gives us a chance to look at a few statistics under the hood.
Zheng tied for third individually, with a gutsy final stretch propelling both himself and his team onto the podium.