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It was a double win weekend for the Choi family, as Daniel's father K.J. won the Senior British Open
Daniel Choi, a rising junior at Duke, ran away with the win at the W.E. Cole Cotton States Amateur at Bayou DeSiard Country Club in Monroe, La.
Choi finished 14-under with rounds of 68-69-67-70 to win by seven shots over Joshua Achord and Ben De LaRosa, who finished T2 at 7-under. Davis Miller finished in solo fourth place at 5-under.
"I was hitting it well coming into the week, and I had a very good idea of where the ball was going, and I was rolling it well," Choi said. "The big thing for me was eliminating bogeys. I played it aggressively to conservative spots and made a couple of big putts each day."
Choi added, "I really just tried to play my game." Choi recently finished in solo third place at the Texas Amateur.
Due to rain for the first three days of the tournament, Choi played 27 holes on Saturday, nine holes to finish his third round, and all of his final round.
Choi entered the final round with a five-shot lead, and his Duke teammate and 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Bryan Kim helped him remember how he got there.
"He (Kim) just told me that the game plan I have been playing with over the last three days got me a four-shot lead, so why would I change anything?" Choi said.
Choi's father, K.J., an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour, is currently leading the Senior British Open by one shot, so he will look to follow his son's lead in securing a big win.
"It is fun to watch," the younger Choi said. "I was fortunate that when I finished my nine hours this morning, I had about an hour, so I turned on the stream and got to see him play. We have been using each other as motivation. We are not playing well and want to win these golf tournaments. He called me after I won today and was really happy for me."
Choi is entering an important season at Duke, and this win helps reassure him that his game is good enough to compete against anyone.
"At this point, I feel very confident in my fame, and I know how important this semester is, so confidence-wise, it doesn't boost it any more than this," Choi said.
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keller, TX | 300 | 68-69-67-70=274 | |
| T2 | Dallas, TX | 200 | 70-67-72-72=281 | |
| T2 | Abita Springs, LA | 200 | 68-68-74-71=281 | |
| 4 | Tampa, FL | 100 | 75-70-68-70=283 | |
| T5 | Dallas, TX | 100 | 76-69-70-69=284 |

The Board of Directors of Bayou DeSiard CC has decided to cancel the 2025 W. E. Cole Cotton States Amateur and for the foreseeable futureOriginally played in 1949 as the Bayou DeSiard Labor Day Golf Tournament, the tournament's name was changed to th...

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