2008-09 Men's Golf Roster
Kevin O'Connell
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- High School:
- Green Hope
General Info: Majoring in history ... 2008 ACC Freshman of the Year ... selected to 2008 and 2009 All-ACC teams ... selected to the 2008 PING All-America Third Team ... named to 2008 PING All-South Region Team and 2009 All-East Region Team ... selected to the 2008 All-Freshman Team.
Fall 2010: Competed in two tournaments during the fall campaign ... tied for ninth place at the International Collegiate ... shot a one-under-par 215 to tie for 19th place at the UNC Greensboro Bridgestone Golf Collegiate ...carded one round under par ...73.75 stroke average.
2009-10: Played in all 11 of Carolina's tournaments, including one as an individual ... carded three under-par rounds ... top finish in the fall was a tie for 11th place at the Maryland Intercollegiate with a three-over par 215 total ... best finish of the spring season was a tie for 12th at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate ... tied for 23rd place at the Seminole Intercollegiate ... carded a five-over 221 at the ACC Championships to tie for 34th ... tied for 62nd at the NCAA South Central Regional ... 75.38 stroke average.
2008-09: A starter in 11 tournaments ... 72.23 stroke average ... carded nine top-20 finishes ... received an individual bid to compete in the NCAA Northeast Regional where he tied for 19th place ... during the fall campaign he tied for sixth place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and tied for 10th at the Maryland Intercollegiate ... his top spring performances were a tie for fourth place at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational and a tie for seventh at the Big 4 Challenge ... tied for 15th place at the ACC Championships and the Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate ... tied for 19th at the General Hackler Championship and the River Landing Intercollegiate ...tied for 20th place at 2008 Western Refining All-America Golf Classic in El Paso, Texas, in November.
2007-08: Starter in all 11 of Carolina's tournaments ... carded nine top-15 and seven top-10 finishes ... was the low Tar Heel in seven of Carolina's 11 events ... in the fall, he tied for fourth place at the VCU Shootout, tied for sixth place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, tied for seventh at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges and tied for 15th at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship ... in the spring he posted four top-10 finishes - a tie for third place at the Seminole Intercollegiate, a tie for sixth at the ACC Championship, a tie for eighth at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational and a tie for ninth place at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational ... carded 10 rounds in the 60s and posted par or better in 21 of 32 rounds ... his low round was 66 which he carded on two occasions - in the second round of both the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and the Seminole Intercollegiate ... concluded his freshman campaign with a 71.66 stroke average.
Amateur: Selected MVP of the 2008 Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship played at Tokyo Golf Club ... his perfect record of three wins and 208 total led the U.S. to a 37-23 win over Japan ... medalist at 2008 U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier; lost in the first round of match play at the U.S. Amateur ... lost in the semifinals of the 2008 North and South Amateur ... runner-up at 2007 Eastern Amateur ... runner-up at 2006 Scott Robertson Memorial ... champion of 2004 AJGA Richmond Junior ... advanced to the final 16 at the 2004 U.S. Junior Championship ... won 2003 AJGA Nike Golf Junior All-Star Classic in Jacksonville and tied for second at Nike Golf Junior All-Star Classic at Colonial presented by Miss. Farm Bureau ... carded 11 top-25 finishes in AJGA events during his junior career.
Prep: Four-time golf letterman at Green Hope High School ... four-time all-conference ... two-time all-state, as a sophomore and senior ... 2007 North Carolina High School State Champion.
More on O'Connell
Birthdate: July 9, 1988
Career competitive round: 64, 2008 U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier at Salisbury Country Club in Midlothian, Va. and 1999 Mid Pines Invitational
Favorite course: Wildwood Green Golf Club, Raleigh, N.C.
Favorite golfer: Tiger Woods
Favorite athlete: Muhammad Ali
Favorite food: Hibachi chicken, fried rice and grilled vegetables
Favorite TV show: Entourage
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight
Favorite vacation spot: Southern California
Favorite musical performers: Jay Z, Kanye West, Dave Matthews, Red Hot Chili Peppers
My greatest sports moment: Beating Dad for the first time
Why I chose Carolina: The facilities, coaches and tradition
Person in history I'd most like to meet: Michael Jackson
My most prized possession: My mind
The best part about being a Tar Heel golfer is: The opportunity to represent UNC in athletic competitions
The best thing about Coach Inman is: His plethora of knowledge for tournament play and how to score on the toughest courses against the toughest competition
The funniest thing Coach Inman says all the time: "You got it" and "What's going on"
Person with whom I would like to play a round of golf: Tiger Woods
O'Connell's Tournament Results
Fall 2007
VCU Shootout 67-68-76-211 (T4)
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 67-66-69-210 (T20)
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges 72-71-68-211 (T7)
UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 72-72-73-217 (T15)
Spring 2008
Seminole Intercollegiate 72-66-72-210 (T3)
General Hackler Championship 77-77-75-229 (T27)
Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational 74-68-72-214 (T9)
Administaff Augusta State Invitational 72-69-141 (T8)
River Landing Intercollegiate 67-75-74-216 (T11)
ACC Championship 70-70-70-210 (T6)
NCAA West Regional 77-79-76-232 (T101)
Fall 2008
Maryland Intercollegiate 72-68-140 (T10)
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 67-70-70-207 (T6)
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges 74-76-72-222 (T30)
Spring 2009
General Hackler Championship 74-76-76-225 (T19)
Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational 72-74-68-214 (T4)
Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate 72-71-70-213 (T15)
Administaff Augusta State Invitational 70-69-75-214 (T31)
River Landing Intercollegiate 73-76-68-217 (T19)
ACC Championships 71-75-71-217 (T15)
Big 4 Challenge 74 (T7)
NCAA Northeast Regional* 78-75-71-224 (T19)
Fall 2009
Maryland Intercollegiate 70-72-73-215 (T11)
Gary Koch Intercollegiate 79-74-81-234 (78)
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges 84-71-74-229 (T65)
UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate 73-79-79-231 (T76)
Spring 2010
Seahawk Intercollegiate 84-76--160 (T52)
Seminole Intercollegiate* 74-73-73--220 (T23)
Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational 74-77-76--227 (T67)
River Landing Intercollegiate 75-74-75--224 (T46)
Wolfpack Intercollegiate 73-74-71--218 (T12)
ACC Championships 74-71-76--221 (T34)
NCAA South Central Regional 76-84-73--233 (T62)
Fall 2010
International Collegiate 80 (T9)
UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate 72-71-72--215 (T19)
*Competed as an individual
O'Connell's Statistics
T RDS RDS CT PCT PAR -PAR 60s LO STK AVG 2007-08 11 32 30 93.8 7 14 10 66 2293 71.66 2008-09 11 30* 25 96.2 6 9 5 67 2167 72.23 2009-10 11 32* 19 65.5 1 3 0 70 2412 75.38 Fall 10 2 4 3 75.0 2 1 0 71 295 73.75 Total 35 98* 77 81.1 16 27 15 66 7167 73.13*Competed 3 rounds as an individual
