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Since 1928, University of North Carolina golf has become synonymous America in 1981, John with great players, coaches and unquestioned success... Inman garnered the honor three times from 1982 The tradition known as Carolina golf has produced not only great players to 1984. In 1984, Inman and teams, but many exciting memories since the Tar Heels first played in also won the NCAA indi- 1928. That team won the state intercollegiate title and finished with a 3-3-1 vidual championship. The record. next Tar Heel golf great Tar Heel History Despite that inauspicious debut, Carolina golf has been filled with suc- was Davis Love III, who, cess. like Inman, gained All- Over the years, Carolina has posted a 308-98-20 record in dual-match America status three times play for a winning percentage of nearly 75 percent. In addition, the Tar Heels from 1983 to 1985. An- posted a 71-33-6 record in dual-match play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a other two-time Tar Heel winning percentage of over 67 percent. Although match play has drifted from All-America was Greg collegiate golf circles during the past four decades, and replaced by tourna- Parker in 1985 and 1987, ment play, Carolina has still managed a mark of success. when he placed sixth in The Tar Heels have won 86 collegiate tournaments, including 11 ACC the NCAAs. The next crowns. Carolina golfers have won individual championships on 97 occa- two Carolina All-Amer- sions, including a pair of national champions - Harvie Ward in 1949 and John icas were John Hughes Inman in 1984. and Bryan Sullivan, both Throughout its storied golf history, Carolina has also had 30 All-Americas, garnering kudos in 1986. spanning over six decades. Harvie Ward was Carolina’s first All-America in Hughes repeated as All- 1949 when he captured the NCAA individual golf crown. In 1953, the Tar Heel America in 1987 and Neal squad finished second nationally and Bill Williamson became the school’s Sullivan was honorable second All-America. After Bill Thornton won All-America honors in 1958, mention All-America in Pete Green garnered three consecutive All-America honors in 1960, 1961 and 1989 and 1990. Tee Bur- 1962, becoming the first Tar Heel golfer to do so. The next Tar Heel golfer to ton joined Sullivan as an gain All-America status was Steve Robbins. He also received the honor three honorable mention All- John Inman celebrates on the 18th green after win- consecutive times in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Marty West and John McGough America in 1990. In 1991, ning the 1984 NCAA Championship with a then record- were the next two Tar Heel golfers to gain All-America kudos twice. West Pat Moore was selected as breaking score of 17-under-par. garnered the individual honor in 1970 and 1971, and McGough won the honor an All-America after lead- in 1978, when he finished fourth in the NCAAs, and in 1979. Frank Fuhrer ing the Tar Heels to a second-place NCAA finish. John Aber and Tee Burton was also named All-America in 1979. Fuhrer won the honor the following two joined Moore as honorable mention selections. Rob Bradley was selected an years in 1980 and 1981, becoming only the second three-time All-America honorable mention All-America twice, in 1993 and 1996. Mark Wilson joined in Tar Heel golf history. After John Spelman became the ninth Tar Heel All- Bradley as an honorable mention selection in 1996 and again in 1997. Ross John G. Henner Bain joined Wilson as an honorable mention selection in 1997. Max Harris was a three-time All-America after being named to the squad in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Don Hill was a two-time honorable mention All-America, in 1998 and 1999 while Brad Hyler was an honorable mention selction in 2000. Dustin Bray was a three-time selection on the 2002, 2003 and 2004 All-America squads. Ramon Bescansa joined Bray on the 2002 team as an honorable men- tion selection while Richard Treis was an honorable mention selection on the 2003 team. Martin Ureta was an honorable mention selection in 2005 and was named to the third team in 2006 and 2007 while Kevin O’Connell was a third-team All-America in 2008. Carolina has been represented internationally by two Walker Cup team members. Frank Fuhrer was selected to the 1981 Walker Cup squad while Tom Scherrer was a member of the 1991 team. John Inman was chosen to the 1984 World Amateur Team after winning the 1984 Fred Haskins Award as the National Player-of-the-Year. In 1996, Mark Wilson was the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award as the top scholar-athlete in collegiate golf based upon his academic accomplishments and athletic performance. Max Harris represented England/Ireland on the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Palmer Cup teams. In the summer of 2002, Dustin Bray represented the United States in the U.S./ Japan Matches while in the summer of 2003 he was on the Palmer Cup squad. Kevin O’Connell was se- lected MVP of the 2008 North Carolina U.S./Japan Matches as he led Coaching History the USA to a 37-23 win. Although he played here 1928....................................................No Coach more than 50 years ago, 1929-34 ....................................... John Kenfield Ward is still one of Caro- 1935-60* .................................. Chuck Erickson lina’s most famous golfers. 1961-72 ............................................ Ed Kenney A native of Tarboro, N.C., 1973..............................................Clyde Walker Ward first gained national 1974-77 .......................................Mike McLeod prominence in 1947 when he 1978-98 .......................................Devon Brouse reached the quarterfinals of 1999-Present ................................... John Inman Harvie Ward, a popular Carolina star of the 1940s and ‘50s, gets a victory ride after the U.S. Amateur at Pebble *UNC did not field a team for three years in the winning the 1948 North and South Amateur. Beach. A year later, he won early 1940s due to World War II. Page 30 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide Tar Heel History the North and South Amateur at ceeded by Ed Kenney in 1961, whose teams Pinehurst with wins over former won over 71 percent of their matches during U.S. Amateur champion Dick his 12 years as head coach. Clyde Walker Chapman and international star served as coach for one year in 1973, and Frank Stranahan. Mike McLeod for four years beginning in Stranahan avenged that loss 1974. in the North and South Amateur McLeod was succeeded in 1978 by Devon finals a year later, but by that time, Brouse, who had an immediate impact on Ward was a household name fol- the Carolina golf program as he guided the lowing his victory in the 1949 Tar Heels to a fifth-place NCAA Tourna- NCAA Tournament. On his way ment finish in his first season. However, to the title, Ward defeated Oklaho- Brouse’s greatest accomplishment in his 21- ma’s Bo Winninger, LSU’s Gard- year stint in Chapel Hill was leading the Tar ner Dickinson and Notre Dame’s Heels to a fourth-place finish in the 1984 Tommy Veech before dispatching NCAA Tournament while coaching NCAA Texas’ Morris Williams, Jr. in the individual champion John Inman. In 1991 36-hole final, five and four. After he led the Heels to a second-place NCAA The 1953 Tar Heels finished second at the NCAA Championships. They were led by winning the Southern Confer- (left to right) Lew Brown, Bill Williamson, Bob Black and Jim Ferree. finish, tying the highest NCAA showing in ence championship as a senior, school history and in 1993 the Tar Heels Ward went on to post victories in finished in third place, just two strokes be- the 1952 British Amateur, 1954 Canadian Amateur and 1955 and 1956 U.S. hind team champion Florida. Amateurs following his graduation. Brouse’s teams also won six ACC titles and experienced success in the Carolina’s golfing tradition does not stop there. Current players on the NCAA Tournament, carding 17 top-20 finishes and 10 top-10 finishes. His PGA tour include the aforementioned Davis Love III, Tom Scherrer, Mark teams won 55 tournament titles and he coached 54 individual champions, in- Wilson and Pat cluding six ACC individual champions and one NCAA individual champion. Moore. Playing Brouse’s team became the ACC team to beat in the early ’80s when he on the Nation- was selected the 1981 ACC Coach of the Year. He was awarded that honor wide Tour will be again in 1991 and 1995. Ramon Bescansa, Former Carolina player John Inman, who was the 1984 NCAA Individual Rob Bradley and Champion, became the Tar Heel head coach in 1998-99 and has already experi- Dustin Bray. In enced success in his first 10 years at the helm. His teams have won 13 tourna- addition, Ross ment titles and he has coached 15 individual champions, including two ACC Bain, Reed Dar- champions. The Tar Heels won three tournaments his first year and posted sie, Fernando 10th-place finishes at the NCAA Championships in 1999 and 2000. After Figueroa, Jonathan barely missing the cut at NCAAs in 2001, the Tar Heels returned to the top 20 Jackson, Kevin in 2002, finishing in 17th place and recorded another top-10 finish in 2003, Silva, Ted Smith tying for ninth place. Carolina made its 33rd NCAA appearance in 2004, but and Martin Ureta missed the 54-hole cut. In 2006, Carolina gave Inman his first ACC Champi- will be playing onship as a coach, the 11th in school history.

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