Duke Finishes Tied for Fifth at The Prestige

LA QUINTA, Calif. – The Duke men’s golf team wrapped up play at The Prestige on Wednesday, shooting a 1-under, 283, to help secure an overall tie for fifth place at 12-under, 840. Ethan Evans was the low Blue Devil for the event, finishing in a tie for seventh place at 7-under, 206, after a third-round round of 1-over, 72. At the individual tournament, William Love grabbed a share of second place at 6-under, 210, to lead Duke’s representation in the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED: DAY THREE

• Daniel Choi signed for a 1-under, 70, during his third round. The sophomore bounced back from a bogey on his first hole of the day with a birdie on the second and made the turn at 1-over following an additional dropped shot on No. 6. Choi played bogey-free for the rest of his round, rolling in two more birdies, on holes No. 12 and 18, to cap off his under-par round.
• Bryan Kim also put together a 1-under, 70, scorecard during the final round en route to a tie for 11th overall at 6-under, 207, overall. After starting with four consecutive pars and then a bogey on No. 5, the freshman dialed up three birdies across four holes to make the turn at 2-under. The freshman rolled in one more birdie on the back-nine, on the 566-yard, par-5, 12th hole.  
• Kelly Chinn played to an even-par, 71, on Wednesday. After starting 3-over through seven holes, he bounced back and did not drop a shot for the remainder of his round. The junior responded with three birdies, on holes No. 8, 12 and 16, to close out the even-par effort.
• Ethan Evans finished his play with a 1-over, 72, in the third round and secured a T-7 finish overall at 7-under, 206. Evans played the front-nine at even-par, making a birdie on No. 6 to erase an early bogey on No. 3. Two more birdies following the turn, on holes No. 10 and 16, helped offset three dropped shots.
• Luke Sample signed for a 2-over, 73, to round out Duke’s team lineup on Wednesday afternoon. The junior made three birdies on the day, including two in his last four holes.  
• In the individual tournament, William Love carded a 4-under, 68, to surge up the leaderboard and secure a T-2 finish at 6-under, 210, overall. The sophomore poured in seven birdies for his round and finished the tournament with 17 total. Ian Siebers also fired a 4-under, 68, in the third round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-4…