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David Ford A Semifinalist For Hogan Award
UNC's David Ford is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf, and Golf Coaches Association of America announced. The Hogan Award honors top men's college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur, and professional events over past year. Ford was the 2023 ACC Player of the Year. (
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UNC Women's Golf Wins NC State Match Play Championship
Megan Streicher pulled ahead on the 15th hole then halved the next three to secure the decisive point in UNC's 3-2 win over Virginia Tech on Tuesday to win the NC State Match Play Championship. Streicher, Reagan Southerland, and Kayla Smith provided the points for the Tar Heels, who were playing in the championship match for the third consecutive season. (
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UNC Women's Golf Beats Augusta & UVA To Advance To NC State Match Play Finals
North Carolina's Inez Ng, Kayla Smith and Megan Streicher each went 2-0 on Monday to lead the UNC women's golf team to a pair of victories over Augusta and Virginia to advance to Tuesday's championship match in the NC State Match Play at the Wolfpack's Lonnie Poole Golf Course. UNC will play Virginia Tech in the final match, which begins at 9 a.m. (
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UNC Spring Sports Roundup
Men’s golf has been knocking on the door of being the next UNC program to win their first team national championship, and it’s looking like they’ll have a chance to this year as well. UNC women’s lacrosse has been one of the dominant programs at UNC, winning three national titles since 2009. This season isn’t shaping up to be quite as dominant this year. (
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No. 1 UNC Men's Golf Wins Augusta Haskins, Sixth Title This Season
Peter Fountain and David Ford combined to shoot 5 under par in the final round to lead No. 1 North Carolina to its sixth team championship this season with a six-stroke victory at Forest Hills Golf Club in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. The six wins are the most by UNC men's golf since winning six in 1984-85. UNC has won 11 titles the last two seasons. (
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No. 1 UNC Men's Golf Leads By 10 Strokes At Augusta Haskins Invitational
Dylan Menante is 5 under par through 36 holes and Peter Fountain shot UNC's low round of the day with a second-round 67 to lead the Tar Heels to a 10-stroke advantage after day one of the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational Saturday at the Forest Hills Golf Club. Menante shot rounds of 68-71 for 139 total and is tied for second on the individual leader board. (
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How a packed fall season prepared No. 1 UNC men's golf for national title run
For a long time, the UNC Tar Heels have been trending toward a national championship. Tucked away at the serene oasis that is Finley Golf Club and the Chapman Golf Center, the Tar Heels are burgeoning. Burgeoning with four players in the top 36 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Burgeoning with five team titles in eight starts so far this season. (
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UNC Men's Golf Wins The Hayt, 5th Title This Season
Maxwell Ford shot 3 under par in the final round to lead the UNC men's golf team to a four-stroke victory Monday in the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The win is Carolina's fifth team title in eight tournaments this season. The Tar Heels were the only team in the field to finish the 54-hole event under par. (
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UNC Men's Golfer David Ford Named To Haskins Award Watch List
Tar Heel junior David Ford is one of 15 players to watch for the 2024 Haskins Award, which is presented annually to the top collegiate men's golfer. The Peachtree Corners, Georgia native is the No. 3 player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is ranked No. 6 in college golf. Ford is averaging 69.80 strokes per round for the No. 2-ranked Tar Heels. (
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UNC Men's Golf Wins 4th Title This Season With Record Result In Hawaii
Dylan Menante made six birdies in a row and shot 29 on the back nine Saturday to lead UNC to another record-setting day and the team title at the Amer Ari Invitational in Waimea, Hawaii. UNC shot 22 under par Saturday to finish the three-day event 68-under 796. Carolina obliterated its previous 54-hole records for fewest strokes and most under par. (
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