University of North Carolina Athletics

David Ford ACC Men's Golf's Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
July 8, 2025 | Men's Golf, Academics
The University of North Carolina's David Ford, the 2025 ACC and National Player of the Year, is the Atlantic Coast Conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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Ford is the fifth individual in ACC men's golf history to win both Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the same season.
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Ford is one of six Tar Heels to make the Academic All-ACC Team. Joining Ford are Maxwell Ford, Keaton Vo, Hampton Roberts, Grant Roscich and Sihan Sandhu.
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David Ford earned Academic All-ACC honors for the fourth time, and Maxwell Ford made the team for the second time in as many seasons.
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To be eligible for the Academic All-ACC Team, student-athletes must have earned a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA over their academic career. In addition, student-athletes must have competed in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.
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Ford is the fifth individual in ACC men's golf history to win both Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the same season.
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Ford is one of six Tar Heels to make the Academic All-ACC Team. Joining Ford are Maxwell Ford, Keaton Vo, Hampton Roberts, Grant Roscich and Sihan Sandhu.
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David Ford earned Academic All-ACC honors for the fourth time, and Maxwell Ford made the team for the second time in as many seasons.
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To be eligible for the Academic All-ACC Team, student-athletes must have earned a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA over their academic career. In addition, student-athletes must have competed in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.
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