University of North Carolina Athletics
2000-01 Men's Golf Roster

Max Harris
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Worthing, England
- High School:
- n/a
Max will graduate this year as one of the most successful players in Tar Heel history...he's an all-around student-athlete as he's one of our best in the classroom and a leader by example...Max is a very hard worker and could be very successful at the next level in golf.
- Coach Inman
General Info: One of the top players in collegiate golf who should hold down the top spot in the lineup...third-team All-America in '99 and second-team All-America selection in '98...selected to '98 and '99 All-ACC team...named to ACC Honor Roll the last two years...has won two individual championships during his collegiate career, the Black & Decker Duke Golf Classic in the fall of '97 and The Ridges Intercollegiate in the fall of '99...could contend for post-season honors and could be one of college golf's best players...has a great all-around game...has been a starter since his freshman year...
Fall 1999: Captured the individual championship at The Ridges Intercollegiate, the first tourney of the fall campaign ...played in four of Carolina's tournaments and carded three top 11 finishes...tied for eighth place at the Carpet Capital Classic and tied for 11th at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate ...tallied a tie for 20th place at the Savane College All-America Golf Classic, an invitational tournament in El Paso, Texas, which features some of the nation's top golfers...
1998-99:...Played in three of Carolina's fall outings...runner-up at the Duke Golf Classic...tied for eighth place at the Keswick Club Cavalier Classic and tied for 21st place at the Mauna Kea Resort Invitational ...also participated for the Tar Heel team at the Rolex National Intercollegiate Match Play Team Championships ...played in all eight of Carolina's spring tourneys...carded seven top 20 finishes and six top 15 finishes...tied for sixth place at the NCAA Championships...tied for runner-up honors at the UNC Charlotte Birkdale Classic ...tied for 12th place at the NCAA East Regional and the ACC Championship...tied for 14th place at the Carpet Capital Classic and the BellSouth Yellow Pages Intercollegiate ...
1997-98: Played in all five of Carolina's fall tournaments ...captured the first individual championship of his collegiate career, winning the Black & Decker Duke Golf Classic...tied for second place at the Mauna Kea Resort Invitational to conclude the fall campaign...tied for sixth at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate...played in all nine of the Tar Heels' tournaments in the spring...finished third at the Seminole Classic...carded a fourth-place finish at the ACC Tournament and tied for fourth place at the Cuscowilla Intercollegiate...tied for seventh place at the Puerto Rico Golf Classic...tied for 11th place at the Carpet Capital Classic and the NCAA East Regional...tied for 15th place at the BellSouth Intercollegiate...an All-ACC selection...
1996-97: A starter in all five of Carolina's five tournaments...tied for 13th place at the Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate ... started in Carolina's last six tournaments in the spring...carded four top 25 finishes...tied for eighth place at the ACC Tournament, tied for 13th place at The Ping Intercollegiate, tied for 16th at the Liberty University Golf Classic and tied for 24th at the NCAA East Regional...tied for second place after the first round of the '97 NCAA Tournament after firing a four-under-par 67...
Amateur: Represented England/Ireland on the 1998 and 1999 Palmer Cup Teams ...named to 1999 England Home International Team...member of '98 England Team...advanced to the third round of the '98 British Amateur...advanced to the quarterfinals of the English Amateur...member of '98 Walker Cup Training Squad...1997 Sussex County Champion...'97 Club Champion...finished 10th at the '97 Midland Amateur Open...
Prep: Captain of the English boy's squad which won the Boys Home International matches between England and Scotland.
Facts on Harris:
- Major: Exercise & Sports Science
- Biggest Sports Thrill: Finishing sixth at last year's NCAA Championships
- Career Competitive Round: 64, 1998 NCAA East Regional, 2nd Round, Daufuskie Island, S.C. and 1998 Keswick Club Cavalier Classic, 3rd round, Keswick, Va.
- Favorite Golf Course: St. Andrews, Scotland
- Favorite Golfer: Lee Westwood
- Favorite Athlete: Pete Sampras
- Date of Birth: April 29, 1978
T | RDS | RDS CT | PCT | STK | AVER | LO | |
1996-97 | 11 | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 2468 | 74.79 | 67 |
1997-98 | 14 | 42* | 36 | 90.0 | 3029 | 72.12 | 64 |
1998-99 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 90.9 | 2397 | 72.64 | 64 |
Fall '99 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 786 | 71.45 | 67 |
Total | 40 | 119* | 101 | 86.3 | 8680 | 72.94 | 64 |
* - Includes 2 rounds played as an individual at NCAAs
Max Harris' Top 35 Finishes:
Date | Tournament | Place | Finish |
1996-97 | |||
Sept. 21-22 | Keswick Club Cavalier Classic | T32 | 222 |
Sept. 28-29 | Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate | 13 | 215 |
Apr. 12-13 | The Ping Intercollegiate | T13 | 217 |
Apr. 18-20 | ACC Tournament | T8 | 220 |
May 8-9 | Liberty University Golf Classic | T16 | 150 |
May 15-17 | NCAA East Regional | T24 | 222 |
1997-98 | |||
Sept. 20-21 | Keswick Club Cavalier Classic | T34 | 222 |
Sept. 29-30 | Ping/GolfWeek Preview | T27 | 219 |
Oct. 19-20 | Black & Decker Duke Golf Classic | 1 | 139 |
Nov. 14-16 | Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate | T6 | 212 |
Nov. 27-28 | Mauna Kea Resort Invitational | T2 | 209 |
Feb. 23-24 | Puerto Rico Golf Classic | T7 | 217 |
Mar. 10-11 | Seminole Classic | 3 | 219 |
Mar. 23-24 | Cuscowilla Intercollegiate | T4 | 210 |
Apr. 3-5 | Carpet Capital Classic | T11 | 219 |
Apr. 10-11 | BellSouth Intercollegiate | T15 | 221 |
Apr. 17-19 | ACC Tournament | 4 | 208 |
May 14-16 | NCAA East Regional | T11 | 211 |
1998-99 | |||
Sept. 19-20 | Keswick Club Cavalier Classic | T8 | 210 |
Oct. 18-19 | Duke Golf Classic | T2 | 212 |
Nov. 25-26 | Mauna Kea Resort Invitational | T21 | 231 |
Feb. 21-23 | San Juan Shoot-Out | T17 | 213 |
Mar. 13-14 | UNC Charlotte Birkdale Classic | T2 | 213 |
Apr. 2-3 | Carpet Capital Classic | T14 | 216 |
Apr. 9-10 | BellSouth Yellow Pages Intercollegiate | T14 | 219 |
Apr. 16-18 | ACC Championship | T12 | 220 |
May 20-22 | NCAA East Regional | T12 | 215 |
June 2-5 | NCAA Championships | T6 | 294 |
Fall '99 | |||
Sept. 11-12 | The Ridges Intercollegiate | 1 | 211 |
Oct. 1-3 | Carpet Capital Classic | T8 | 213 |
Nov. 5-7 | Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate | T11 | 208 |