Siebers Advances to Fourth Round at NCAA Championship

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Duke men’s golf junior Ian Siebers advanced to the final round of stroke play at Grayhawk Golf Club as an individual after a third-round 1-over, 71. Siebers currently sits with a 54-hole score of 4-over, 214. With his finish as one of the top nine individuals not on an advancing team, Siebers moves on to the fourth and final round of stroke play on Monday.

The Bellevue, Wash., native is currently tied for 32nd place on the individual leaderboard.

The Blue Devils’ team season concluded after turning in their best team round of the week on Sunday but finishing outside of the top-15 on the team leaderboard. Duke shot an 8-over, 288, in the third round and bowed out of the championship with a 54-hole score of 38-over, 878.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Duke started on No. 10 and went on to finish the third round at 8-over, 288, on Sunday afternoon.
• Jimmy Zheng subbed into Duke’s lineup on Sunday, replacing Ethan Evans for the round.
• Ian Siebers paced the Blue Devils for the second consecutive day, signing for a 1-over, 71. The junior opened with a bogey but used birdies on No. 15 – a 45-footer – and No. 17 to get under-par. Siebers made the turn at even-par after a dropped shot on the difficult 18th but steadied himself and made three pars in a row before rolling in a birdie on the par-5 fourth. Three dropped shots over the next four holes pushed Siebers to 2-over for the round and into the mix for a potential playoff for an individual spot in the fourth round. He proceeded to hit the fairway on No. 9 with his drive and then hit his nine iron to 10 feet, setting up his birdie putt. The junior calmly rolled in fourth birdie of the day and secured his spot in Monday’s fourth round with a 54-hole score of 4-over, 214.
• Zheng highlighted his round with five total birdies, finishing tied for third-most on the team for the event. The junior’s putter was hot early as he rolled in birdie putts on No. 12, 15 and 16 to quickly get to 3-under. Playing No. 18 – the hardest hole on the course – for the first time, Zheng made triple bogey and made the turn at even-par. An up-and-down front nine included two more birdies sandwiched in between bogeys and a closing double-bogey to finish his round at 2-over, 72.
• Luke Sample also carded a 2-over, 72, in the third round. His opening nine holes consisted…