2015-16 Men's Golf
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2015-16 MEN’S GOLF Senior Keagan Cummings and returning starters Henry Do, Carter Jenkins, Ben Griffin and William Register at UNC’s Old Well 2015-16 Carolina Men’s Golf Team (l-r) Head Coach Andrew Sapp, Preyer Fountain, Ben Griffin, Zach Martin, Tailin Song, Carter Jenkins, Davis Bateman, Henry Do, William Register, Keagan Cummings, Joshua Martin, Associate Head Coach Andrew DiBitetto TAR HEELS 2015-16 Men’s Golf TABLE OF CONTENTS Q&A with Andrew Sapp ................................ 2 2015-16 Schedule, Roster, Quick Facts................................................... 3 Athletic Communications Contacts ............... 3 Keagan Cummings .................................... 4-5 Davis Bateman .......................................... 6-7 Henry Do ................................................... 8-9 Carter Jenkins ....................................... 10-11 Zach Martin............................................ 12-13 Ben Griffin.............................................. 14-15 William Register ..................................... 16-17 Preyer Fountain .......................................... 18 Joshua Martin ............................................. 19 Tailin Song .................................................. 20 Head Coach Andrew Sapp .................... 21-22 Assoc. Head Coach Andrew DiBitetto ........ 23 Previewing the 2016 Tar Heels .............. 24-25 2014-15 Review..................................... 26-27 UNC Finley Golf Course ........................ 28-29 Chapman Center, Loudermilk Center .... 30-31 University of North Carolina................... 32-33 Chapel Hill .................................................. 34 Carolina Athletics ........................................ 35 Academics and Athletics............................. 36 Carolina Leadership Academy.................... 37 Carolina Golf History ............................. 38-39 NCAA Championships Results .............. 40-43 ACC Championships Results ..................... 44 Records ................................................. 45-46 Team Championships ................................. 47 Individual Titles ...................................... 48-49 All-Americas, All-ACC ................................. 50 Team Awards .............................................. 51 Davis Love III .............................................. 52 Mark Wilson ................................................ 53 Order of Merit ........................................ 54-55 Executive Cup ............................................ 55 Rams Club ................... 56, Inside Back Cover YEARBOOK CREDITS • Written and designed by Steve Kirschner with assistance from Matt Bowers, Laura Fellwock and Dana Gelin. • Special thanks to Lee Snyder for 30-plus years of coverage of Carolina Golf. • Photography of current and recent golf seasons by Jeffrey Camarati. • 2015 ACC Championships and freshmen action photos by J.D. Lyon. • Printed by B&J Custom Printing in Durham. NIKE The University of North Carolina is proud of its more than 20-year relationship with Nike, which is the exclusive supplier for UNC’s athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products. Nike provides the athletic department with shoes, uniforms, coaching gear, balls and other equip- ment. Nike gave the University $2 million for the Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement Fund to support faculty. The University’s partnership with Nike has benefitted all 28 varsity sports and provided millions of dollars for academics and student scholarships at the University. FRONT COVER clockwise from bottom left: Keagan Cummings, Henry Do, Carter Jenkins, Ben Griffin and William Register (photo by Jeffrey Camarati) CAROLINA MEN’S GOLF • 1 NORTH CAROLINA Q & A WITH 2015-16 Men’s Golf ANDREW SAPP You and Coach DiBitetto are in your fifth You talk to recruits and tell them this is what year together at UNC. What goals have you we have and what we have is great. We have reached to this point? wonderful facilities, a fantastic golf course and Andrew Sapp: We’ve done a really good job we’re in the ACC, which is one of the stronger creating a team that competes to win tourna- conferences for golf. We can provide compet- ments. The team won three times last year and itive opportunities for our players where they we’ve had guys win tournaments as individuals. will have a chance to be an All-American. I’ve That’s been good. We’ve had lot of that from always said to be an All-American, you have the start actually. We’ve been fortunate that our to play against All-Americans. To be a top-10 teams won tournaments and we’ve had differ- program you have to play against top-10 pro- ent individuals compete to win tournaments as grams. Then you have to beat them. And we well. That’s what you look for – bringing in play- will give our guys those opportunities. But it’s ers and helping them grow and compete. because of the brand and the history of UNC that we can do that. What are the team’s goals for this season? AS: Everybody’s goal is to win the ACC cham- What do players like about UNC Finley Golf pionship and we’re to the stage where we are Course and the Chapman Center? competitive to that point. Now it’s just a matter AS: The convenience of the facility is a huge of getting it done. The main goal beyond that is attraction for players. The fact that we are right playing and competing for the NCAA title. We here on campus, five minutes from the dorm want to be playing in the NCAA Championship for the freshmen, a three-minute drive to the and having a string of opportunities to get into weight room so we can work out after practice that round of match play. as opposed to a lot of teams that have to work out at 6 a.m. because they have to drive 25 Last year we had a goal to be a top-25 team throughout the season and minutes to their course. We have that convenience for our student-athletes we ended at No. 20. This year we want to step it up and be a top-10 team. which helps them manage their time better. We’ve got a top-10 university That’s kind of a big leap, but we have a lot of experience coming back and owned golf course with three practice greens, a 120-yard wide driving range a lot of talent coming in. It’s definitely an attainable goal. And it’s one we will tee box area – it’s a great place to improve as a player. aspire to every year going forward. How does having talented players on the roster help recruit other What kind of student-athlete are you looking for to play at UNC? outstanding players? AS: A person that fits the Carolina profile – a great student academically, AS: Good players want to play with other good players. It’s the same as with someone who wants to win, work hard and will be a good team player. any other sport. You want to surround yourself with players that you can Someone who is not be just a ‘me’ guy. A team guy who wants to help each compete with on a daily basis. Then when you go to tournaments you are other and compete with each other to get better as a team. prepared to play against the best teams in the country. The players actually help recruit each other because players want to be around players who are Last year you had nine players make the ACC Academic Honor Roll successful and who win. So it’s a huge benefit to have good players on your and the Golf Coaches Association recognized UNC for having at least team to start with when you are recruiting the best players in the country. a 3.0 grade point average. What does that say about the level of impor- tance your players and the coaches place on academics? Last year you won three times, had four individual wins and finished AS: We’re fortunate that we have set our grade point average record for a in the top 20, but the year ended at home in the NCAA Regional with- semester three times in the four years we’ve been here. Our guys work hard out advancing to the NCAA Championships. What lessons did the in the classroom and that’s important. We have seven young men on our team learn that will help it this season? roster who have at least one parent who went to Carolina, so you know they AS: We learned it’s a matter of trying to take every day and make it feel the are going to take academics seriously. same. It’s a matter of putting pressure on our guys in practice, and in qual- ifying, so that when pressure intensifies in competition they are prepared How does the University’s academic reputation help you when you are for it. It’s also a matter of being a little more relaxed during the tournaments talking to prospects? and not putting that intense pressure on ourselves. That’s exactly what hap- AS: When you have a top-five public institution and a top-five, top-10 ath- pened in the regional, but that can happen in golf. Sometimes the hardest letic department, you don’t have to try and to sell anybody a bill of goods. place to win is at home. We look forward from learning from that. It was a huge motivator for us for this upcoming season to prove that we are better than we ended up last year. Do you have to remind the players of all the things you accomplished throughout last season? AS: Our team stroke average was the best since we’ve been here. We had two guys average under 72 and two others average in the 72s. We had wins both individually and as a team; it was a very good season. It just didn’t end the way we wanted it to, but every team except one can say that. CAROLINA MEN’S GOLF • 2 SCHEDULE, TAR HEELS ROSTER 2015-16 Men’s Golf FALL 2015 Day Date Tournament Course Site Fri.-Sun. Sept. 11-13 Carpet Capital Intercollegiate The Farm Golf Club Rocky Face, Ga. Mon.-Tue. Sept. 28-29** Primland Collegiate Invitational The Highland Course Meadows of Dan, Va. Sat.-Sun. Oct. 3-4** Tar Heel Intercollegiate UNC Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill Sun.-Tue. Oct. 18-20 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Isleworth Golf & Country Club Windermere, Fla.