Kim Advances to NCAA Championship; Duke Concludes Team Season

Monday, May 12

Reno, Nev.

Duke University

NCAA Reno Regional

Bryan Kim ticket punched 2025 NCAA Championship

Kim Advances to NCAA Championship; Duke Concludes Team Season

5/14/2025 11:40:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

RENO, Nev. - Duke men's golf sophomore Bryan Kim advanced to the 2025 NCAA Championship as an individual, while the team concluded its season on Wednesday, May 14 at the NCAA Reno Regional. Kim fired a bogey-free, 5-under, 67 to surge up the leaderboard to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championship as the low individual on a non-advancing team. The sophomore ended the event at 6-under, 206, and in a tie for third place overall. As a team, the Blue Devils ended the event in a tie for sixth place, at 16-over, 880, falling just shy of the fifth-place cut line.

HOW IT HAPPENED: ROUND THREE

Following the conclusion of the second round in the morning, the third round at Montreux Golf and Country Club began with a shotgun start in the afternoon.
As a team, Duke shot its best round of the tournament, a 2-under, 286.
Bryan Kim tied two other individuals for the best score in the third round, a 5-under, 67. Starting on the par-4 12th, Kim promptly moved into red figures with a birdie on his opening hole. He added two more birdies prior to turning to the front-nine, on the driveable par-4 14th and the par-5 18th. After moving to the front, Kim rolled in seven consecutive pars before draining a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-5 eighth hole to move into a tie for the advancing individual spot. After narrowly missing a birdie putt on the ninth, Kim turned back to the back-nine needing a single birdie across his final two holes to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championship. The sophomore quickly found his needed birdie, sticking a wedge inside 15 feet on No. 10 and calmly draining his fifth birdie of the day. A two-putt par on his final hole, the par-3 11th, secured his spot in the NCAA Championship.
Kelly Chinn signed for an even-par, 72, and tied for 27th overall at 4-over, 220 for the tournament. The senior started his round with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 13th but bogeyed No. 17 and made a 10 on No. 18 to move to the front-nine at 5-over for the round. From there, Chinn played bogey-free golf, while pouring in five birdies, to finish strong at even-par. Chinn started the birdie streak on No. 1 and added another on the par-4 third. After four pars, Chinn rolled in a birdie on the par-5 eighth, turning back to the back-nine for his final three holes. He gently rolled in a downhill birdie putt on No. 11 and nearly holed out for eagle on his final hole, No. 12, eventually tapping in to cap off his strong closing stretch.
Luke Sample carded his best round of the event, a 1-over, 73, in the final round. He opened on the par-5 13th and took advantage, with a birdie, to start his round at 1-under. Three bogeys across the next four holes moved Sample back over-par but the senior stuffed his approach on No. 3 for an easy birdie to help switch momentum. He sandwiched a birdie on No. 8 between bogeys on No. 7 and No. 9, before closing his round with a birdie on the par-4 12th. Sample ended the tournament in a tie for 47th overall, at 10-over, 226.
William Love also signed for his best round of the event, a 2-over, 74, in the third round. After beginning on the par-4 15th, Love birdied the par-3 16th but bogeyed the par-4 17th to move to the front-nine at even-par. Love stumbled over his next five holes, eventually walking off the fifth green at 6-over, but righted the ship with a birdie on the par-4 6th. Another birdie, on No. 8, sent the junior back to the back-nine with momentum. He birdied three of his final five holes, while dropping a lone shot, to cap off the 2-over round. For the tournament, Love finished 58th overall, shooting a 13-over, 229, across the three rounds.
Ethan Evans finished his event with a 6-over, 78. The junior rolled in a pair of birdies across his 18 holes, highlighted by a birdie on his final hole, the par-5 13th. Overall, Evans placed 64th, at 16-over, 232.

QUOTES

"I'm super excited. It's a little bittersweet because I wish I could be going with the rest of the guys. I know we'd tear it up out there. But I'm very excited. I'm proud of how I handled myself out there today and I think I deserve to be out there. I'm going to give it a run for the national title and I'm very grateful to have the chance to do that." - Duke sophomore Bryan Kim on his opportunity to play in the NCAA National Championshp and represent Duke.
"I'm really grateful to have spent two full years with our seniors. I've definitely grown a lot closer with them this past year. They've been a huge part of this team and become super impactful people in my life. I'm going to miss them a lot but I'm also so grateful to have gotten to know them and that I can call them my friends for life. I can't wait to see what the future has in storm for them." - Kim on Duke's senior class.
"Bryan was very sharp today. His coaches and teammates know he's a fantastic ball-striker and I got a front row seat for quite a display. It's not easy to play Montreux bogey-free, especially under the pressure of an NCAA Regional. Bryan definitley has the game to compete at the NCAA Championship and Coach [Jamie] Green and I are excited to share that experience with him." - Duke associate head coach Bob Heintz on Kim's performance

UP NEXT

Bryan Kim turns his attention to the 2025 NCAA Championship, played at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The first three rounds of stoke are played held across May 23-25. Following 54 holes of stroke play, the top-15 teams and the top nine individuals on non-advancing teams will play a fourth round of stroke play to determine the individual national champion.
As a team, Duke concludes its 2024-25 campaign.

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