Duke Travels West for Preserve Golf Club Collegiate

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke men's golf team concludes its fall schedule Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 26-27, competing in the fifth annual Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel Valley, California. The Blue Devils, under the direction of second-year head coach Bob Heintz, are among 11 teams competing in the 54-hole event hosted by Cal Poly.

The tournament will be contested at The Preserve Golf Club, a par-72, 7,041-yard layout designed by renowned golf course architect Tom Fazio that opened in 2000. Teams will play 36 holes Monday, followed by the final 18 holes Tuesday.

The 11-team field features five programs ranked among the top 60 in the latest Scoreboard national rankings, including No. 21 Santa Clara, No. 25 Ohio State, No. 33 BYU, No. 51 Northwestern and No. 56 Duke. The remainder of the field consists of host Cal Poly, Grand Canyon, Little Rock Arkansas, Oregon, Saint Mary's and San Diego.

Duke's five-player lineup includes senior Bryan Kim, juniors Ollie Mukherjee and Sam Mukherjee, sophomore Carson Looney and freshman Jonathan Weinberg. Sophomore Charles Nelson will also compete as an individual.

The Blue Devils' first tee time Monday is scheduled for 11:20 a.m. ET (8:20 a.m. PT).

Looney enters the tournament following his medalist performance at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, where he finished at 10-under-par 206 (69-65-72) to claim his third career collegiate title and first as a Blue Devil. The Bethesda, Maryland, native leads Duke with a 71.27 stroke average through four tournaments, including eight rounds of par or better and five under-par rounds. He has finished among the top 10 in three of his four starts this fall and leads the team with 44 birdies and four eagles. Looney's second-round 7-under 65 at the Golf Club of Georgia stands as Duke's lowest round of the season.

The Blue Devils finished seventh among 14 teams at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, posting a 5-under 859 for their lowest 54-hole team score of the fall. Duke has recorded two top-five team finishes through its first four tournaments, including a fifth-place showing at the season-opening Sahalee Players Championship and a fourth-place finish at the Rod Myers Invitational.

The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate marks Duke's final team competition of the fall portion of its 2026-27 schedule.

Blue Devils Also Competing at ODU/OBX Intercollegiate

In addition to the five-player lineup competing in California, three Duke golfers will participate as individuals in the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate, scheduled for Sunday through Tuesday, Oct. 25-27, at Kilmarlic Golf Club in Powells Point, North Carolina.

Freshman Clark Mason, junior John Hiller and sophomore Alexander Weinberg will represent the Blue Devils in the 54-hole tournament, which features 18 holes of competition each day.

Kilmarlic Golf Club will play as a par-71 layout measuring 6,578 yards.

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Players Mentioned

John Hiller

Bryan Kim

Carson Looney

Clark Mason

Ollie Mukherjee

Sam Mukherjee

Charles Nelson

Alexander Weinberg

Jonathan Weinberg

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