Blue Devils Surge to Second at Tar Heel Intercollegiate

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Duke rallied to place second at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate, carding an 828 (-12) over three rounds at the 7,020-yard, par-70 UNC Finley Golf Club, marking the program’s sixth top-five finish in nine regular-season events. The Blue Devils have now produced four runner-up results and one tournament victory during the 2025-26 campaign.

Duke finished with two players in the top 10 and four in the top 20, led by junior Bryan Kim‘s third-place showing at 8-under 202 (69-66-67). Three seniors rounded out Duke’s top finishers as Ethan Evans tied for 10th at 207 (-3), William Love tied for 17th at 209 (-1) and Daniel Choi tied for 20th at even-par 210.

The Blue Devils closed within striking distance late Sunday, using a strong finish to secure the runner-up position behind host North Carolina.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Duke opened with a 277 (-3) in Saturday’s first round, positioning itself in contention.
• The Blue Devils surged in Saturday’s second round with a 273 (-7), their lowest round of the tournament, to move into third place.
• Duke carded a 278 (-2) on Sunday to finish at 828 (-12) and secure the runner-up position.
• In the final stretch, Bryan Kim, Ethan Evans and William Love combined for six birdies on holes 15-17 to seal second place.

NOTES

• Sunday marks Duke’s sixth top-five finish in nine events this season, including four runner-up performances.
• The Blue Devils have now finished first or second in five of nine regular-season tournaments.
• Bryan Kim registered his fifth top-five finish of the season, while Ethan Evans tallied his third top-10 effort.
• Kim’s rounds of 69, 66 and 67 give him a team-high 16 scores in the 60s this season.
• Evans tied for the tournament lead in par-4 scoring (3.90, -3), while Kim tied for sixth (3.97, -1).
• Kim tied for third in par-5 scoring (4.33, -6), while Daniel Choi and Charles Nelson tied for eighth (4.44, -5).
• Kim and William Love tied for third in the field with 14 birdies, while Evans tied for fifth with 13.
• Choi recorded the second-most pars in the field (40), while Ollie Mukherjee tied for seventh with 37.
• Alexander Weinberg posted an even-par 70 in the final round, his first par-or-better score of the season.

UP NEXT

• Duke travels to Panama City, Florida, for the ACC Men’s Golf Championship, set for April 23-27 at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club.

Duke Results – 2nd – 277-273-278 = 828 (-12)
3 – Bryan Kim – 69-66-67 = 202 (-8)
T10 – Ethan Evans – 67-71-69 =…