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Evans Fires Low Round of the Day, Set for Individual Playoff on Monday
5/26/2024 11:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Following a blistering 5-under, 67, in the third round of the NCAA Championship, Ethan Evans is tied for 27th place on the individual leaderboard and will play in a playoff on Monday morning for the final two individual spots in the fourth round of stroke play.
With his 5-under effort, the Mercer Island, Wash., native logged the low round of the day and matched the best single-round score of the entire event through three rounds of play.Â
The low-scoring showing moved Evans up 72 spots on the individual leaderboard, the biggest mover of the day, and set up a three-for-two playoff on Monday morning for the final individual spots in the final round of stroke play.
HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE
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With his 5-under effort, the Mercer Island, Wash., native logged the low round of the day and matched the best single-round score of the entire event through three rounds of play.Â
The low-scoring showing moved Evans up 72 spots on the individual leaderboard, the biggest mover of the day, and set up a three-for-two playoff on Monday morning for the final individual spots in the final round of stroke play.
HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE
- Starting his round on No. 10, Evans immediately got under-par, pouring in a birdie on the long par-5.Â
- Two dropped shots, on holes No. 12 and 14, were his only over-par holes of the day and pushed the sophomore back over-par. He quickly bounced back, however, rolling in a birdie on the reachable par-4 15th.Â
- Two more pars, on No. 16 and 17, steadied the round and he made the turn at 1-under after tapping in a five-footer for birdie on the par-5 18th.
- After turning to the front-nine, Evans caught fire and went low while playing bogey-free. After connecting on back-to-back birdies on holes No. 1 and 2, he then alternated par and birdie across the next four holes, capped off by a 10-foot birdie on No. 6, closing out a stretch of six birdies across 10 holes.
- Evans then moved to a three-hole closing stretch that started with the third-hardest hole on the course, the 520-yard, par-4, seventh, which he bested with a par. Another par, on the 203-yard, par-3, eighth, maintained Evans' strong round.Â
- The ninth hole, which played fourth-hardest on the course for the third round, challenged Evans to make par to secure both the low round of the day and a spot in the individual playoff. He rolled in a five-footer for par to post his 5-under, 67, scorecard.
- "I played well all day. It was a fun round out there with Coach and it felt like we had a good gameplan. The first two days, we were just barely missing greens and barely missing fairways and just couldn't quite get it rolling. Today, thankfully, we did get it rolling. I think we were plus-one through five [holes], so not our best start, but I knew I was hitting great shots, so I kept my foot on the gas and was fortunate to shoot 4-under on the [last nine holes] coming in. Overall, it was a fun day and I'm proud of myself for fighting out there." – Evans on his low-scoring third round.
- Evans rolled in seven birdies during the third round, the most by any individual in the field on Sunday.
- With his 13 total birdies across the first three rounds, he is tied with North Carolina's David Ford for most by an individual in the event.
- The sophomore has now carded at least one round in the 60's in each of his three postseason starts this season.
- Evans will play in a three-for-two playoff on Monday morning, beginning at 11:30 a.m., ET.
- The playoff will be held between Evans, Clemson's Andrew Swanson and Utah's Braxton Watts.
- If Evans advances out of the playoff, he will play the fourth round of stroke play, with live scoring available on Golfstat and televised coverage on Golf Channel from 6-10 p.m., ET.
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In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
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