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Men's Golf Tied For 2nd At Olympia Fields
David Ford shot 2-under-par to lead the UNC men's golf team to a tie for second place after round one of the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational Friday. The Tar Heels shot 1-under-279 and are tied with Florida and Georgia Tech, six strokes behind day one leader Arizona State. Ford made four birdies en route to his 43rd career round in the 60s. (
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Megan Streicher Career-Best 3rd At Folds Of Honor Collegiate
UNC's Megan Streicher made six birdies in her first 11 holes on Wednesday and finished with a 3-under-par 69 for her best collegiate finish in the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. Streicher tied for third place with a 54-hole total 3-under 213. She was three strokes behind medalist Mirabel Ting of Florida State. (
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UNC Men's Golf Breaks Out Revamped Roster In Opener At Sahalee This Weekend
The North Carolina men's golf team begins the 2024-25 season this weekend in Sammamish, Wash., in the Sahalee Players Championship at Sahalee Golf Club. The Tar Heels tee off with a lineup that returns two starters from a season ago, when UNC won seven times and finished in the top five in the NCAA Championship for the fourth year in a row. (
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Three Tar Heels Named To ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board
The ACC announced its 2024-25 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board for the upcoming year, and the list includes three Tar Heels: Will Joseph (fencing), Riley Quartermain (women's golf), and
Kaimon Rucker (football). ACC SAAC representatives help to bridge the gap between administrative personnel and the University's student-athletes. (
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UNC Golfers David And Maxwell Ford Named Preseason All-Americans
North Carolina twin brothers David Ford and Maxwell Ford have been named pre-season All-Americas by Golfweek. David is a three-time All-America, including a first-team selection following his sophomore season in 2022-23, and was named to Golfweek's preseason first team. Maxwell Ford earned third-team All-America honors from Golfweek. (
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Peter Fountain Wins On 21st Hole, Advances In U.S. Amateur
Peter Fountain, a senior at UNC this past spring, made two long putts on Wednesday to advance to the round of 32 in the 2024 United States Amateur. Fountain made a 40-footer for birdie on the first playoff hole to conclude stroke play and advance to match play, and a 35-footer for birdie to beat Vanderbilt's Jackson Van Paris on the third extra hole. (
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David Ford Third At U.S. Amateur
David Ford, a rising senior at UNC, birdied the final hole Tuesday at Hazeltine National Golf Club to shoot 4-under-par 68 in the second round to tie for third after 36 holes of stroke play in the 2024 U.S. Amateur. Ford shot 67-68 for a 7-under 135, three shots off the lead. The top 64 players in the field of 312 advance to match play, which begins Wednesday. (
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UNC Men's Golf Assistant Coach Noah Goldman A Finalist For Strickland Award
UNC's Noah Goldman is one of three finalists for the 2024 Jan Strickland Outstanding Men's Golf Assistant Coach of the Year Award. The Strickland Award is presented annually to the assistant coach that has excelled in working with their student-athletes both on the course and in the classroom. The 2023-24 season was Goldman's first at Carolina. (
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UNC Golfer Megan Streicher Wins Carolinas Amateur
Megan Streicher, a rising junior at UNC, birdied the 16th hole to take a one-shot lead and held on to win the 98th Carolinas Women's Amateur Wednesday at the Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte. Streicher shot 71-66 for 5-under 137, a stroke better than Sydney Roberts of Chesnee, S.C. The South Africa native birdied three of the first six holes. (
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Aimee Neff's Contract Extended To Lead UNC Women's Golf Program
Aimee Neff, head women's golf coach at the University of North Carolina, has received a three-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season. The 2023-24 season was a memorable one for the Tar Heels, who won three tournaments, advanced to match play in the ACC Championship, and qualified out of the Auburn Regional for the NCAA Championship. (
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