Duke Finishes in Third as Sample Takes Home Second Place

TULSA, Okla. – Duke men’s golf used the second-best round of the day to secure a third-place finish at The Clerico on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Played at Oaks Country Club, the Blue Devils ended the tournament at 25-over, 867 and finished inside the top three on a team leaderboard for the third time during the fall calendar.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE

• As a team, the Blue Devils shot a 7-over, 287, trailing only Northwestern for the best round on the course for the final round.
• Luke Sample logged his second straight round of even-par or better, signing for an even-par, 70, on the final day. After starting with a bogey on No. 4, the senior rolled in back-to-back birdies on his next two holes, getting into red figures. Once Sample made the turn to the back-nine, he bogeyed holes No. 10 and 18 but mixed in birdies on No. 13 and No. 15 to remain at 1-under. After moving back to the front-nine, two pars and one additional dropped shot, on his 18th hole of the day, finished out his even-par day. Overall, Sample logged his best finish of the season in second place, shooting an even-par, 210, over the three rounds.
• Both William Love and Bryan Kim carded a 2-over, 72, in the third round.
• Love started his round on No. 8 and moved into red figures shortly after the beginning of his round, with a birdie on the 209-yard, par-3, 11th hole. Two dropped shots and one additional birdie, on No. 18, capped off an even-par effort on the back-nine. After making the turn for his final seven holes, Love tallied one final birdie, on No. 4, before finishing at 2-over for the round. Love tied for 56th overall with a 17-over, 227, showing.
• Kim began his day with a bogey on No. 7, before responding with a birdie on No. 8. Two bogeys across his next six holes pushed the sophomore to 2-over, before trading a birdie and bogey on his next two holes, No. 15 and 16. Eight consecutive pars closed out Kim’s round. Overall, the sophomore logged a tie for 38th place at 13-over, 223.
• Kelly Chinn shot a 3-over, 73, on Tuesday. Beginning his round on No. 5, Chinn rolled in two birdies during his trip around the course, on holes No. 7 and 14, while dropping shots on four different holes en route to his 3-over showing. For the tournament, the senior finished in a tie for 17th at 9-over, 219.
• Ethan Evans closed out his tournament with a…