Duke sophomore Looney has added another line to an already strong October, earning ACC Men’s co-Golfer of the Month honors after a run that featured three straight top-10 finishes and a tournament win.
The Bethesda, Maryland, native shared the monthly award with Georgia Tech’s Albert Hansson after turning in one of the steadiest stretches in the league. Across nine rounds, Looney averaged 70.33 strokes, put together eight rounds of par or better and posted five rounds under par.
His biggest moment came at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 16-18 in Alpharetta, Georgia. Facing a 14-team field that included seven nationally ranked programs, Looney went 69-65-72 to finish at 10-under-par 206 and win by a single shot.
After opening with a 3-under 69, he grabbed the individual lead with a second-round 7-under 65, the lowest round relative to par by a Blue Devil this season. He carried that lead into the final round and clinched the title with a birdie on his last hole.
Looney was also the tournament’s birdie leader with 16 and added two eagles over the 54-hole event.
His month started at the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 5-6 at Maidstone Club in East Hampton, New York, where he tied for seventh at even-par 216. He shot 71, 72 and 73 and matched the tournament lead with 14 birdies.
He closed October with another top-10 finish at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate on Oct. 26-27 in Carmel Valley, California. Looney tied for 10th at 5-under-par 211 after rounds of 68, 72 and 71. That week, he led Duke with 37 pars and had just three bogeys, tying for the third-most pars and fewest bogeys in the field.
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