Blue Devils in Second Place After First Day at Georgetown Intercollegiate

Monday, October 10

Jersey City, N.J.

Duke University

Rounds 1 & 2 at Georgetown Intercollegiate

Blue Devils in Second Place After First Day at Georgetown Intercollegiate

10/10/2022 8:45:00 PM | Men's Golf

ROUNDS 1 & 2 RESULTS ROUND 3 LIVE SCORING

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Duke men's golf team sits just two shots behind first-place Boston College after the first 36 holes of competition at the Georgetown Intercollegiate at Liberty National Golf Club. The Blue Devils have three individuals inside the top-25 of the leaderboard, including both Ian Siebers and Kelly Chinn in the top five.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND 1

Duke finished tied for first place after the first 18 holes of play with a team score of 287 (-1).
Ian Siebers led the Blue Devils' morning efforts with his 69 (-3), finishing the first round in a tie for first place. The junior shot a 33 on the back, including an eagle on the par-5 10th hole and back-to-back birdies on holes 16 and 17, before finishing with two birdies in his last four holes to shoot an even-par 36 on the front nine.
After starting his day on the ninth hole, Kelly Chinn caught fire on the back nine, making four birdies in six holes, including three in a row on holes 15-17. The sophomore's low scoring helped steady his round, with Chinn making par on the first five holes on the front before a hole-out eagle from a greenside bunker on the par-5 sixth.
Playing on a course located across the Hudson River from where he grew up, Luke Sample carded an even-par 72 in his first round. After birding his first hole of the day, the par-4 fifth, the sophomore carded an even-par 36 on the back and wrapped up his round with a birdie on the par-3 fourth to finish with a 72 (E).
Also for Duke, freshman Ethan Evans finished in a tie for 39th place (+4) and sophomore John Peters carded a 75 (+3) to sit in a tie for 35th place heading into the second round.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND 2

The Blue Devils finished the first day of competition with a second-round team score of 292 (+4).
Duke staked claim to its first solo first place of the tournament with a quick start to the second round. Ethan Evans and Kelly Chinn started 7-under through their first five combined holes of the afternoon, with both carding an eagle on the par-5 10th hole.
Ian Siebers continued his steady play throughout his second round, turning in an even-par 72, entering the final round in fourth place at 3-under.
Chinn went around Liberty National in 71 (-1) during his second round, moving the sophomore into a tie for fifth-place individually.
Also for Duke, Luke Sample shot a 76 (+4) and is tied for 21st, Evans improved from his first round and carded a 73 (+1) and John Peters rounded out Duke's lineup with a second-round 78 (+6).

NOTES

Kelly Chinn was in red figures for the entire second round following his birdie on his first hole of the afternoon.
Ian Siebers carded his second eagle of the season on the 10th hole in his second round.
Duke was the top team for scoring on par-5's, averaging 4.58 strokes and shooting 17-under as a team.
The Blue Devils had the most eagles as a team with four and the second-most birdies with 32.
Chinn was the second-best individual scorer on par-4's and par-5's, finishing the first two rounds at 1-under and 5-under on those respective holes.

QUOTES

"I hit a lot of good shots today. Also left a few shots out there but the course was playing tough and I'm happy with how I managed my game overall. Looking forward to the third round tomorrow!" – Ian Siebers on his first two rounds of the Georgetown Intercollegiate.

Duke will begin its third round on the first hole with the opening tee time at 9:20 a.m., playing alongside Penn State and current tournament leader Boston College.

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