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University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Men's Golf Team Inks Top Recruit
November 9, 2011 | Men's Golf
Nov. 9, 2011
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina men's golf coach Andrew Sapp announced the signing of Keagan Cummings of Dublin, Ireland. Cummings played golf at the IMG Pendleton School in Bradenton, Fla., and will join the Tar Heel team in the fall of 2012.
"We are thrilled to add Keagan to our Tar Heel golf family," says Tar Heel head coach Andrew Sapp. "Being from Ireland but going to school in Florida has given Keagan wonderful golf experiences both at home as well as in the States. He is a very mature young man with a great work ethics and strong desire to succeed. Keagan knows how to win, and he has competed at the highest level in junior golf. He will fit in beautifully with our team and help us reach our goals of winning ACC Championships and competing for NCAA titles."
Cummings, currently ranked 34th in Golfweek's Junior Ranking for the class of 2012, was a member of the 2011 Irish Boys Home Internationals Team. He was also a member of the 2009 Irish Under 16 Team. In junior competition in 2011, Cummings placed sixth at the St. Augustine Amateur, finished seventh at the AJGA Under Armour Championship, placed ninth at the Irish Boys Championship, finished 12th at the AJGA Laredo Energy Championship and tied for 16th at British Boys Championship stroke play before advancing to the third round of match play.
Cummings won two tournaments in 2010 - the IMG Tour Naples Grande and the Innisbrook Easter Classic. He was the runner-up at the HJGT Spring Championship, finished third at the FCWT Mark Bostick Golf Championship at the University of Florida and placed eighth at the Irish Boys Championships.
"I chose UNC because I believe that with the addition of such an accomplished coach as Coach Sapp, that the program can only go from strength to strength, and with the help of Coach DiBitetto, they will be able to take my game to the next level. Carolina is known for very successful athletics as well as a fantastic education, which is why I am very excited to become a Tar Heel and join the UNC family."
