Misha Golod

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kyiv, Ukraine
High School:
Windermere Prep (Windermere, Fla.)

2024-25: Played in four events as a freshman • Low round of 69 in the first round of the Tar Heel Intercollegiate at Finley • Shot even-par 71 in the second round of the UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate • Member of the ACC Honor Roll.

Prep/Amateur: Second-round 65 and final-round 67 to finish second in the 2025 North Carolina Amateur • Shot 8 under to tie for 10th in the Eastern Amateur, which included rounds of 65, 66 and 68 • Attended the Windermere Preparatory School in Windermere, Fla., the past two years and Kyiv International School his first two years of high school • Coached by Ted Kiegiel in Raleigh.

Won the 2022 Sunshine State Amateur, 2022 and 2023 Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship • Fifth in the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl Invitational • Shot 65 in the second round of the 2024 Western Junior Amateur.

Personal: Born Mykhailo Golod on Sept. 19, 2006, in Kyiv, Ukraine • Son of Vita and Oleg Golod • Low round is a 7-under 64 at the Notah Begay in Kinder, La., in 2022 • Favorite course is Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort in Bozhurets, Bulgaria • Favorite golfer is Rory McIlroy • Go-to club under pressure is the driver • Best shot was a knockdown pitching wedge under a tree over water from 110 yards to set up a 3-foot putt on the 17th hole in the final round of the 2022 Sunshine State Am • Birdied the next hole to get in a playoff that he won • Dream round is with McIlroy, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer • Likes to play soccer and pickle ball • Enjoys reading and working out • Favorite food is steak • Favorite vacation spots are Italy and Greece • Listens to Rihanna, Kanye and Eminem • Favorite non-golfer athlete is Nadal (tennis).