Duke men's golf set to open season at Tar Heel Intercollegiate
By Delaney King | September 12, 2013This year's Duke squad looks nothing like the team that won an ACC Championship four months ago.
This year's Duke squad looks nothing like the team that won an ACC Championship four months ago.
A record-setting season for Duke came to an end Saturday.
Playing from four shots down to start the final round, No. 9 Duke stormed back to take its seventh ACC title in program history.
Head coach Jamie Green told his team about a question he was asked in an interview.
Despite top-20 individual finishes from Adam Sumrall and Julian Suri, the Blue Devils finished the ACC tournament in sixth place with a three-round total of 2-under-par 862.
The Blue Devils will look to get over their recent runner-up performances at this weekend’s ACC championship.
It was a weekend of championships for junior Brinson Paolini.
After 36 holes in about 10 hours of play Saturday, Duke overcame fatigue to clinch second place at the Irish Creek Collegiate Tournament.
The Blue Devils forced playoff holes to determine the outcome of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play tournament, but fell short of a championship.
Julian Suri had to check his hardware at the gate on his way back from the 36th annual John Burns Intercollegiate Tournament in Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii.
Things went from bad to worse for the Blue Devils following their eighth-place showing at the United States Collegiate Championship, which concluded play Tuesday.
Taking advantage of playing at home, the No. 12 Blue Devils honored the memory of longtime coach Rod Myers by taking both the team and individual titles this weekend.
Some teams ease into their season by scheduling easier contests early in the year—but Duke did not.
Duke’s modus operandi this spring has been final round dominance.