Love Earns Medalist Honors, Duke Finishes Runner-Up at Seahawk Intercollegiate

Monday, March 30

Wilmington, N.C.

Duke University

UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate

Duke head coach Bob Heintz and co-medalist William Love

Love Earns Medalist Honors, Duke Finishes Runner-Up at Seahawk Intercollegiate

3/31/2026 5:32:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Duke posted a 54-hole total of 855 (-9) to finish second at the Seahawk Intercollegiate, held at the Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus Course) on March 30-31. The Blue Devils carded rounds of 276-295-284 against a 15-team field, placing two golfers inside the top 10, highlighted by a co-medalist performance from senior William Love and a season-best finish from senior Daniel Choi.

Love paced Duke with a share of the individual title at 210 (-6), posting rounds of 67-72-71. The Atlanta native opened with a 5-under 67 and closed with a steady 1-under 71 to secure his second career medalist honor and first since February 2023. Choi delivered a strong performance with a tie for seventh at 214 (-2), marking his best finish of the season, while junior Bryan Kim added a top-20 showing, tying for 16th at 217 (+1).

Ollie Mukherjee finished tied for 22nd at 218 (+2), and Ethan Evans rounded out the lineup at 225 (+9).

As a team, the Blue Devils produced the lowest round of the tournament in the opening round with a 12-under 276 and remained in contention throughout the event.

Competing as individuals, sophomore John Hiller tied for 39th at 222 (+6) with rounds of 74-71-77, while freshman Alexander Weinberg placed 72nd at 230 (+14). Sophomore Sam Mukherjee finished tied for 73rd at 231 (+15), and freshman Charles Nelson tied for 75th at 232 (+16).

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke opened with a tournament-best 12-under 276 in round one, with William Love, Daniel Choi, Ollie Mukherjee and Bryan Kim carding under-par scores to take an early lead.
Love set the tone with a 5-under 67, while Choi added a season-low 68 (-4) in the opening round.
The Blue Devils slipped in round two with a 295 (+7) but remained inside the top three.
Bryan Kim rebounded in the final round with a 3-under 69 to lead Duke on Tuesday.
Duke closed with a 4-under 284 in the final round to secure the runner-up finish.

NOTES

William Love earned his second career medalist honor and first since February 2023.
Love torched the par-4s, tallying a tournament-best 6-under-par cumulative score on those holes.
Daniel Choi recorded his best finish of the season with a tie for seventh, while also posting his low round of the season with a 68.
Love and Choi placed third and fourth, respectively, in total birdies with 16 and 15.
Duke's 12-under 276 in round one marked the lowest team round of the tournament and the Blue Devils' best team score in relation to par this season.
The Blue Devils led the tournament field in par-4 scoring at 6-over-par, averaging 4.04 strokes per hole. Event host UNCW had the second-best scoring on par-4 holes at 11-over-par.
Duke ranked second among the 15 teams with 58 total birdies.
Freshman Charles Nelson carded his first collegiate eagle on the par-5, 507-yard 17th hole.

UP NEXT

Duke returns to action April 11-12 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate, hosted at Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Duke Results
T1 – William Love – 67-72-71 = 210 (-6)
T7 – Daniel Choi – 68-75-71 = 214 (-2)
T16 – Bryan Kim – 71-77-69 = 217 (+1)
T22 – Ollie Mukherjee – 70-71-77 = 218 (+2)
T54 – Ethan Evans – 75-77-73 = 225 (+9)

Duke Individual Results
T39 – John Hiller – 74-71-77 = 222 (+6)
72 – Alexander Weinberg – 77-73-80 = 230 (+14)
T73 – Sam Mukherjee – 75-73-83 = 231 (+15)
T75 – Charles Nelson – 75-76-81 = 232 (+16)

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