Blue Devils Tie Program Record With 41-Under Victory in Bahamas

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The Duke men’s golf team closed out its fall schedule in record-breaking fashion on Sunday, securing its second team title of the fall with a 41-under 823. Luke Sample finished in a tie for first place at 12-under, but ultimately fell in the playoff to determine the individual medalist.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Blue Devils shot a 12-under, 276, as a team on Sunday, matching their team score from the first round on Friday.
• Luke Sample started his morning two shots back of the lead and quickly made a move with a bogey-free 2-under, 34, on the front nine. Birdies on No. 10 and No. 13, along with a long par putt on No. 16 and a par save from the beach on No. 17, helped Sample finish with a third round 3-under, 69. A playoff at 12-under, 204, overall was held to determine the individual medalist, with Sample and Ryan Dupuy from Southern Mississippi playing No. 18 again. Dupuy claimed the medalist honors on the first playoff hole.
• Kelly Chinn and Jimmy Zheng had the low round on Sunday as both finished at 4-under, 68.
• Chinn birdied his first hole of the morning and remained in red figures all day, highlighted by three birdies in his last six holes. The sophomore finished in 10th-place for the event at 7-under, 209.
• Zheng played his first nine holes at 1-over, before catching fire in the second half of his round. Three birdies and a hole-out eagle on the par-4 17th spurred the junior to a 5-under, 31, on his back nine. The Auckland, New Zealand native finished in a tie for sixth at 9-under, 207.
• Freshman William Love carded his third consecutive under-par round with a 1-under, 71, on Sunday. The Atlanta, Ga., native closed with three birdies over his last seven holes to reach that milestone. Love finished the event in a tie for 15th-place at 5-under, 211.
• Also for Duke, Ian Siebers carded a 3-over, 75, on Sunday. The junior finished in a tie for 21st-place at 4-under, 212, ensuring that all five Blue Devils in the lineup placed inside the top-25 individually.
• Competing individually, John Peters and Ethan Evans both finished under-par on Sunday. Peters started the day with three consecutive birdies and went on to lead the duo with a 5-under, 65, on Sunday, while Evans carded a 2-under, 70, that included an eagle on the par-5 13th.
• Peters finished in a tie for 15th-place overall…