Blue Devils in Second Place After First Day at Georgetown Intercollegiate

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Duke men’s golf team sits just two shots behind first-place Boston College after the first 36 holes of competition at the Georgetown Intercollegiate at Liberty National Golf Club. The Blue Devils have three individuals inside the top-25 of the leaderboard, including both Ian Siebers and Kelly Chinn in the top five.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND 1

• Duke finished tied for first place after the first 18 holes of play with a team score of 287 (-1).
• Ian Siebers led the Blue Devils’ morning efforts with his 69 (-3), finishing the first round in a tie for first place. The junior shot a 33 on the back, including an eagle on the par-5 10th hole and back-to-back birdies on holes 16 and 17, before finishing with two birdies in his last four holes to shoot an even-par 36 on the front nine.
• After starting his day on the ninth hole, Kelly Chinn caught fire on the back nine, making four birdies in six holes, including three in a row on holes 15-17. The sophomore’s low scoring helped steady his round, with Chinn making par on the first five holes on the front before a hole-out eagle from a greenside bunker on the par-5 sixth.
• Playing on a course located across the Hudson River from where he grew up, Luke Sample carded an even-par 72 in his first round. After birding his first hole of the day, the par-4 fifth, the sophomore carded an even-par 36 on the back and wrapped up his round with a birdie on the par-3 fourth to finish with a 72 (E).
• Also for Duke, freshman Ethan Evans finished in a tie for 39th place (+4) and sophomore John Peters carded a 75 (+3) to sit in a tie for 35th place heading into the second round.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND 2

• The Blue Devils finished the first day of competition with a second-round team score of 292 (+4).
• Duke staked claim to its first solo first place of the tournament with a quick start to the second round. Ethan Evans and Kelly Chinn started 7-under through their first five combined holes of the afternoon, with both carding an eagle on the par-5 10th hole.
• Ian Siebers continued his steady play throughout his second round, turning in an even-par 72, entering the final round in fourth…