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University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina Men's Golf Team Travels To ACC Championship
April 15, 2009 | Men's Golf
April 15, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -
•CAROLINA IN THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP: North Carolina will be going after its 12th ACC victory and its first since 2006 when the 56th annual ACC Championship begins this Friday and continues through Sunday at the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point in New London, N.C. The Old North State Club features a par 72, 7,102-yard layout. This marks the 12th time the ACC Men's Golf Championship has been played at Old North State. The conference championship was also played there in 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Carolina won the team title at Old North State in 1995, 1996 and 2006 (tie with Georgia Tech) while Tar Heel Mark Wilson was the individual medalist in 1996, Dustin Bray was crowned the 2002 champion and Richard Treis was the 2003 individual champion. Carolina has won the conference championship, which began in 1954, 11 times. The Tar Heels have come away victorious in 2006 (tie with Georgia Tech), 1996, 1995, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1977, 1965, 1960 and 1956. Tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. On Friday, the first wave of teams will be Virginia and Boston College. The second wave of teams, which will begin teeing off at 9:10, will be Maryland, Virginia Tech and Clemson; the third wave, teeing off at 10:10, will consist of North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest; and the fourth wave, starting at 11:10, will be Georgia Tech, Florida State and Duke.
•TAR HEEL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: Thirteen Tar Heel golfers have captured the individual ACC Championship in the 54 years of the tournament's existence. Carolina's Richard Treis was the 2003 ACC champion, winning by two strokes with a five-under-par 211 total after firing rounds of 72-69-70. Other Tar Heel champions include Dustin Bray in 2002, Mark Wilson in 1996, Greg Parker in 1987, John Hughes in 1986, Davis Love III in 1984, John Inman in 1982, John Spelman in 1981, Marty West in 1971, John Baldwin in 1965, Pete Green in 1961, Bill Thornton in 1958 and Pryde Basinger in 1956.
•CARLYLE POINT ON THE LINE: One Carlyle Cup point will be awarded to either Carolina or Duke, whichever finishes higher, in the ACC Championship. The Carlyle Cup is a competition between the two schools. Carolina currently leads Duke 11.5-8.5 going into this weekend's compeition (men's and women's golf, men's and women's track, women's lacrosse and women's rowing). The results and point breakdown can be found on TarHeelBlue.com.
•CAROLINA THIS SPRING: North Carolina has carded two top-10 finishes this spring. The Tar Heels finished in seventh place at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational as Kevin O'Connell tied for fourth to lead the Carolina contingent. The Tar Heels finished 10th at the River Landing Intercollegiate, their most recent outing, as O'Connell once again led UNC tying for 19th place. Carolina finished 11th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate, finished 14th at the General Hackler Championship and placed 17th at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational.
•CAROLINA IN THE FALL: Last fall, the Tar Heels carded three top-six finishes in four events. Carolina finished fourth at the Maryland Intercollegiate as Kevin O'Connell and Jack Fields tied for 10th individually. The Tar Heels posted sixth-place finishes in both the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges. O'Connell tied for sixth place at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate while Fields tied for 11th. Robert Riesen led the Tar Heels in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, tying for ninth place. In Carolina's other fall tournament, the Tar Heels placed 18th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
•FOLLOW THE TAR HEELS: Fans can follow the ACC Championship on ACC Select, a live and on-demand online video stream, which can be found on TarHeelBlue.com and ACCSelect.com. Exclusive coverage from Old North State Club will be available Saturday and Sunday. Coverage at the 18th green will be shown 2:00 to 5:00 both days. Fans can also follow hole-by-hole scoring throughout the Championship on Golfstat.com which will also be available on TarHeelBlue.com.
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