Evans Stays Hot, Duke Falls to Stanford in ACC Quarterfinals

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Evans Stays Hot, Duke Falls to Stanford in ACC Quarterfinals

4/26/2026 6:53:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (Match Play)

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Less than 24 hours after a dramatic rally to reach match play, Duke returned to Shark's Tooth Golf Course on Sunday morning, but the Blue Devils fell to top-seeded Stanford, 3-1, in the ACC Men's Golf Championship quarterfinals.

Duke leaned on senior Ethan Evans, who continued his standout weekend with a convincing victory, but the Cardinal secured wins in three matches to advance.

The Blue Devils battled throughout the morning, with multiple matches tightly contested on the front nine, but Stanford capitalized down the stretch to pull away in the decisive moments.

How It Happened

Ethan Evans dropped two of the first four holes against Stanford's Nathan Wang, but responded with birdies on holes six and eight to take a 1UP lead. The senior seized control on the back nine, stringing together three consecutive birdies beginning at No. 11 to close out a 4&3 victory.
William Love opened strong with a birdie on the third hole to go 1UP, but Stanford's Edan Cui answered with three straight birdies to build a 2UP advantage. Cui added birdies on Nos. 13 and 16 to secure a 4&2 win.
Ollie Mukherjee held a narrow edge through five holes against Jay Leng before the Stanford golfer moved ahead by two through 12. Mukherjee trimmed the deficit with a birdie, but Leng responded with three birdies over the next four holes to clinch a 2&1 decision.
Bryan Kim fell behind early as Stanford's Dean Greyserman birdied Nos. 3 and 4, then extended his lead with additional birdies on Nos. 8 and 13 en route to a 5&4 result.
The match between Daniel Choi and Stanford's Ethan Gao featured six lead changes and remained within a single hole throughout. Gao held a 1UP advantage when the overall team match was decided, leaving the contest unfinished.

Notes

Duke advanced to match play after a final-round surge on Saturday, posting the low team round of the day to climb from 12th into a tie for eighth before winning a playoff for the final quarterfinal berth.
Evans capped an impressive week after tying for first in stroke play and delivering Duke's lone match-play point.
Three of the five matches were either tied or within one hole through at least the opening nine holes.

Up Next

Duke now awaits its postseason fate with the NCAA Regional selection show set for May 6.
Regional competition is scheduled for May 18-20 at sites across the country.

Match Play – ACC Championship Quarterfinals
Stanford 3, Duke 1
Edan Cui (S) def. William Love (D), 4&2
Ethan Evans (D) def. Nathan Wang (S), 4&3
Jay Leng (S) def. Ollie Mukherjee (D), 2&1
Dean Greyserman (S) def. Bryan Kim (D), 5&4
Ethan Gao (S) leading Daniel Choi (D), 1UP (Unfinished)

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