Love Earns Medalist Honors, Duke Finishes Runner-Up at Seahawk Intercollegiate

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Duke posted a 54-hole total of 855 (-9) to finish second at the Seahawk Intercollegiate, held at the Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus Course) on March 30-31. The Blue Devils carded rounds of 276-295-284 against a 15-team field, placing two golfers inside the top 10, highlighted by a co-medalist performance from senior William Love and a season-best finish from senior Daniel Choi.

Love paced Duke with a share of the individual title at 210 (-6), posting rounds of 67-72-71. The Atlanta native opened with a 5-under 67 and closed with a steady 1-under 71 to secure his second career medalist honor and first since February 2023. Choi delivered a strong performance with a tie for seventh at 214 (-2), marking his best finish of the season, while junior Bryan Kim added a top-20 showing, tying for 16th at 217 (+1).

Ollie Mukherjee finished tied for 22nd at 218 (+2), and Ethan Evans rounded out the lineup at 225 (+9).

As a team, the Blue Devils produced the lowest round of the tournament in the opening round with a 12-under 276 and remained in contention throughout the event.

Competing as individuals, sophomore John Hiller tied for 39th at 222 (+6) with rounds of 74-71-77, while freshman Alexander Weinberg placed 72nd at 230 (+14). Sophomore Sam Mukherjee finished tied for 73rd at 231 (+15), and freshman Charles Nelson tied for 75th at 232 (+16).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Duke opened with a tournament-best 12-under 276 in round one, with William Love, Daniel Choi, Ollie Mukherjee and Bryan Kim carding under-par scores to take an early lead.
• Love set the tone with a 5-under 67, while Choi added a season-low 68 (-4) in the opening round.
• The Blue Devils slipped in round two with a 295 (+7) but remained inside the top three.
• Bryan Kim rebounded in the final round with a 3-under 69 to lead Duke on Tuesday.
• Duke closed with a 4-under 284 in the final round to secure the runner-up finish.

NOTES

• William Love earned his second career medalist honor and first since February 2023.
• Love torched the par-4s, tallying a tournament-best 6-under-par cumulative score on those holes.
• Daniel Choi recorded his best finish of the season with a tie for seventh, while also posting his low round of the season with a 68.
• Love and Choi placed third and fourth, respectively, in total birdies with 16 and 15.
• Duke’s 12-under 276 in round one marked the lowest team round of the tournament and the Blue Devils’ best team score in relation to par this…