PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Duke men’s golfer Luke Sample has debuted inside the top-25 of the preseason PGA TOUR University rankings for the class of 2025. Sample, a rising senior, is ranked 23rd overall in the preseason rankings and enters his fourth season in Durham having led the team in stroke average for the previous two seasons.
A native of New York, N.Y., Sample has played in 36 events and a total of 107 rounds through three seasons, entering his senior season with a career stroke average of 72.02 – which ranks fifth-best in program history. Sample has earned seven top-five individual finishes, including a tie for medalist honors at the Bahamas Invitational during the 2022-23 season, and has 27 rounds in the 60’s, good for seventh-most in program history.
Introduced in 2020, PGA TOUR University identifies the best players in collegiate golf and provides membership opportunities on PGA TOUR-affiliated tours. PGA TOUR University alumni have won 24 professional events, and 12 alumni earned their PGA TOUR cards for the 2024 season.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible Tournaments include NCAA Division-I men’s team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2025 began Week 23/2023 and concludes May 26, 2025, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men’s National Championship.
The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking next May will earn PGA TOUR membership, while players Nos. 2-5 (fully exempt) and Nos. 6-10 (conditional) will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2025. Additionally, players Nos. 6-25 will earn fully exempt membership for the North America Swing of PGA TOUR Americas in 2025.
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