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University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Golf Honors A.E. Finley
November 14, 2002 | Men's Golf
Nov. 14, 2002
Chapel Hill, N.C. - The University of North Carolina Department of Athletics and the men's and women's golf programs honored A.E. Finley and the Finley Foundation recently with their induction into the Carolina Order of Merit. Finley and the Finley Foundation have been instrumental in all Tar Heel golf success with their generous and loyal support for over 50 years of the men's and women's golf programs. Finley was largely responsible for the original construction of Finley Golf Course which opened in 1949. Their induction into the Order of Merit took place at the banquet of this year's annual Executive Cup Golf Tournament.
The Carolina Order of Merit was established in 1991 to honor former players, coaches, administrators and friends who have distinguished themselves in the game and for their overall contributions to the golf program at the University. The contributions of these individual have been of paramount importance in the growth of the program at UNC and they are an integral part of the excellence of one of America's top collegiate golf programs.
Previous inductees include Jim Ferree and Harvie Ward in 1991, Chuck Erickson and Bill Williamson in 1992, Bobby Galloway in 1993, Dot Gunnells and Ed Kenney in 1994, John Inman in 1996, Davis Love, III in 1997 and Roger Perry in 2001.
