Quick Facts & Contents The University of North Carolina Table of Contents Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Quick Facts, Athletic Personnel, Media Information...... Page 1 Chartered: 1789 Schedule & Roster...... Page 2 Enrollment: 28,000 Davis Love III...... Page 3 Chancellor: Holden Thorp 2008-09 Preview...... Page 4-5 Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour Order of Merit...... Page 6-7 Senior Women’s Administrator: Dr. Beth Miller Executive Cup...... Page 7 Affiliation: NCAA Division I UNC Finley Course...... Page 8 Conference: Atlantic Coast Athletic Heritage...... Page 9 Nickname: Tar Heels Player Profiles...... Page 10-17 Mascot: the Ram Head Coach ...... Page 18 School Colors: and White Assistant Coach Don Hill...... Page 19 Athletic department web site: www.TarHeelBlue.com Support Personnel...... Page 20 2007-08 Review...... Page 21-23 University Profile...... Pages 24-27 Carolina Men’s Golf Academic Excellence & Leadership Academy...... Page 28-29 Head Coach: John Inman (North Carolina, ‘84) History...... Page 30-32 Seasons at UNC: 11 All-Americas...... Page 33 Office phone: (919) 962-0753 Tar Heel Championships...... Page 34 Office fax: (919) 962-0751 Tar Heel Records...... Page 35 Assistant Coach: Don Hill Atlantic Coast Conference...... Page 36 Seasons at UNC: 6 NCAA/Amateur Winners...... Page 37 Office phone: (919) 843-4061 Tar Heel Lettermen...... Page 38 Secretary: Susan Parler Endowed Scholarships...... Page 39 Home Course: UNC Finley Holes/Par/Yardage: 18/72/7,187 Supporting UNC Men’s Golf NCAA appearances: 37, most recent in 2008 The University of North Carolina has a long-term agreement with Nike, ACC Championships: 11–1956, 1960, 1965, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, which provides UNC teams with shoes, apparel, equipment bags and other 1986, 1995, 1996, 2006 products. The contract, signed in 1994 and again in 1997, was extended for 2008 ACC Championship finish: 3rd of 11 teams a period of eight more years beginning in July 2002. In addition to Nike 2008 NCAA West Regional results: 15th of 27 teams products, the agreement provides $100,000 annually to the Chancellor’s Starters returning/lost: 3/2 Academic Enhancement Fund for undergraduate teaching and $100,000 Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/4 annually to the UNC athletic department to reward Olympic sport pro- grams and coaches for academic and athletic excellence. UNC Athletic Communications Associate A.D for Athletic Communications: Steve Kirschner Men’s Golf Contact: Lee Snyder Email address: [email protected] Office phones: (919) 962-2123/962-8095 Office fax: (919) 962-0612 Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 www.TarHeelBlue.com Media and fans can follow the Carolina men’s golf team and the rest of For more information on UNC Men’s Golf the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the official site of North Carolina athletics. Members of the media seeking further information on the North Carolina TarHeelBlue.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 men’s golf program or wishing to conduct interviews with the coaches or of Carolina’s varsity sports. players should contact Lee Snyder at (919) 962-8095 or leesnyder@unc. edu.

2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Guide The 2008-09 North Carolina men’s golf media guide was designed and edited by Lee Snyder, athletic com- Tar Heel Seniors: munications administrative assistant, with assistance Robert Riesen (left) and Ryan from student assistants Helen Buchanan and Courtney Holler (right) Stern and the athletic communications staff. The front, inside front and back covers were de- signed by Dana Gelin. The pictures on the front, in- side front and back covers, pictures of this year’s team and the aerial photos of UNC Finley Golf Course and the Chapman Center on the front and back covers and on page 8 were photographed by Jeff Camarati. The campus pictures on pages 24-27 were photographed by Dan Sears. Special thanks to UNC Printing for their assistance.

Page 1 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide 2008 Fall Schedule Day Date Tournament Site Sat.-Sun. Sept. 6-7 Maryland Intercollegiate (4th of 18 teams) Cambridge, Md. (River Marsh Golf Club, Par 71, 6,801 yards) Fri.-Sun. Sept. 12-14 Carpet Capital Collegiate (18th of 18 teams) Rocky Face, Ga. (The Farm Golf Club, Par 72, 6,906 yards) Mon.-Tues. Oct. 13-14 National Intercollegiate (6th of 12 teams) Birmingham, Ala.

Schedule & Roster (Old Overton Club, Par 72, 6,958 yards) Fri.-Sun. Oct. 24-26 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges (6th of 14 teams) Jonesborough, Tenn. (The Ridges Golf & CC, Par 72, 7,001 yards)

2009 Spring Schedule Sun.-Mon. Mar. 8-9 General Hackler Championship Murrells Inlet, S.C. (TPC of Myrtle Beach, Par 72, 6,950 yards) Fri.-Sun. Mar. 20-22 Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational Statesboro, Ga. (Forest Heights Country Club, Par 72, 6,945 yards) Sun.-Tues. Mar. 29-31 Hootie at Bulls Bay Awendaw, S.C. (Bulls Bay Golf Club, Par 71, 7,261 yards) Sat.-Sun. Apr. 4-5 Administaff Augusta State Invitational Augusta, Ga. (Forest Hills Golf Club, Par 72, 7,231 yards) Fri.-Sat. Apr. 10-11 The River Landing Intercollegiate Wallace, N.C. (River Landing, River Course, Par 72, 6,942 yards) Fri.-Sun. Apr. 17-19 ACC Championship New London, N.C. (Old North State Club, Par 72, 7,102 yards) Mon. May 11 Big Four Match Durham, N.C. (Treyburn Country Club, Par 72, 7,000 yards) Thur.-Sat. May 14-16 NCAA Regionals TBA Wed.-Sat. May 27-30 NCAA Championship Toledo, Ohio (Inverness Club)

Pronunciations 2008-09 Men’s Golf Roster

Chauncey...... CHAUN-see Name Class Ht. Hometown (High School) Riesen...... REE-zun Patrick Barrett Fr. 6-1 Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinecrest) Raudenbush...... ROWD-en-bush Philip Chauncey So. 6-8 Durham, N.C. (North Raleigh Christian Academy, Zaytoun...... ZAY-toon Raleigh, N.C.) Jack Fields Fr. 5-7 Southern Pines, NC (Pinecrest) Ryan Holler Sr. 6-4 Morehead City, N.C. (West Carteret) David Holzworth Jr. 5-9 Chapel Hill, N.C. (East Chapel Hill) Chase MacFarland Jr. 6-3 Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian School) Kevin O’Connell So. 5-11 Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) Matt Raudenbush Fr. 6-1 Pine Valley, N.J. (Bishop Eustace Prep, Pennsauken, N.J. Robert Riesen Sr. 6-0 Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinecrest) Henry Zaytoun III So. 5-9 Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft School)

Head Coach: John Inman (11th year) Assistant Coach: Don Hill (6th year)

Directions To UNC Finley Golf Course

From Eastern North Carolina and/or Raleigh/Durham International Airport: Take I-40 West to Chapel Hill. Stay to the left and follow I-40 West to Exit 273-A. Follow NC 54 West for approximately three miles. There will be a Finley sign on your left at the sixth stoplight. Go left and the club house is approximately 1/2 mile away. From North of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 South to Durham. Exit to the left at exit 174 onto 15-501 South. Stay to the left on 15-501 Bypass. You will make a left turn onto Old Mason Farm Road – there is a sign for both Finley and the N.C. Botanical Garden. The club house will be approximately one mile away. From Charlotte and West of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 North to I-40 East. 85 and 40 split at Hillsborough, just west of Chapel Hill. Take I-40 to exit 270 and exit onto Highway 15-501 South. Stay to the left on 15-501 Bypass. You will make a left turn onto Old Mason Farm Road – there is a sign for both Finley and the N.C. Botanical Garden. The club house will be approximately one mile away. From South of Chapel Hill: Take I-77 North to I-85 and then follow the same directions as from Charlotte. Or take I-95 North to I-40 West. 95 and 40 converge just north of Benson, N.C. Then take I-40 all the way to Chapel Hill and follow the directions from the airport (see above).

Page 2 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide Davis Love III

Love with the trophy from the 1997 PGA Championship.

Love shown here after his victory at the 2008 Children’s Miracle Net- work Classic presented by Wal-Mart.

Love shown here after his victory at THE PLAYERS Cham- pionship in 2003. College Highlights •Three-time All-America, 1983-85 •Three-time All-ACC performer, 1983-85 •1985 team member •Won six collegiate titles •1984 Sun Bowl Champion •1984 North and South Amateur Champion, defeating teammate John Inman 4 and 3 in the final •1984 ACC Champion •1982 Wolfpack Invitational Champion, his first collegiate tournament •Three top-15 NCAA finishes – tied for sixth in ‘85, finished eighth in ‘84 and tied for 15th in ‘83 •Inducted into the Carolina Order of Merit in 1997 •Selected to the ACC 50th Anniversary Men’s Golf Team in 2003 Love conducting PGA Tour Highlights a clinic at the annual summer •20 PGA victories, including the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network golf camp Classic presented by Wal-Mart, 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2003 , 1997 PGA Championship and the 1992 THE PLAYERS Championship •1986 PGA Rookie of the Year •Five-time member of Team (1992-95, 1997) PGA Tour Victories •Six-time member of (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004) (20) 1987 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, 1990 , •Six-time member of (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 1991 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, 1992 The Players Championship, 2005) 1992 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, 1992 KMart Greater Greensboro •1992 Dunhill Cup member Open, 1993 Infiniti Tournament of Champions, 1993 Las Vegas •Posted one international victory – 1998 Chunichi Crowns Invitational, 1995 Freeport-McMoRan Classic, 1996 Buick Invita- •Four-time World Cup of Golf champion with (1992-95) tional, 1997 PGA Championship, 1997 Buick Challenge, 1998 MCI •Won 2000 CVS Charity Classic with Classic, 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 2003 AT&T •Won 2000 and 2003 Target World Challenge presented by Williams Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 2003 The Players Championship, •Posted six top-five TOUR finishes in 2006 2003 MCI Heritage, 2003 The International, 2006 Chrysler Classic •Ranked 16th on the money list at the end of 2006, the 15th time in his of Greensboro, 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented 22-year career he has finished in the top 20 by Wal-Mart.

Page 3 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide The University working hard and of North Carolina to be ready to play men’s golf team will in the spring. He be all about one thing played one A-team for the 2009 spring tournament last fall season: consistency. and has also played

2008-09 Preview Head Coach John a couple other times Inman is in his 11th as an individual and year with the Tar another B-team tour- Heels and he knows nament. He’s had he has a great team – some mixed results, the team just needs to but I know he’ll be strive for consistency ready to play in the throughout the lineup spring.” to insure a strong With only two spring season. seniors, Carolina “We’ve had some 2008-09 (left to right): Assistant Coach Don Hill, Henry Zaytoun, Kevin O’Connell, Robert has the opportunity good rounds [in the Riesen, Patrick Barrett, Chase MacFarland, Philip Chauncey, Ryan Holler, Matt Raudenbush, David Holzworth, Mi- to look to the juniors chael Sedacca, Jack Fields and Head Coach John Inman. fall of 2008], but we for more leadership. just haven’t been able Chase MacFarland to keep it going,” said Inman. “And that’s the thing we’ve got to and David Holzworth have already proven that they can be big do. That consistency, it has got to be throughout the round.” contributors. The Tar Heels return with a full lineup of stellar golfers, and MacFarland finished second in the ACC Championship in 2008 Inman’s emphasis on consistency is on the mind of each player. after a huge comeback that spring and placed highest among Caro- Some are returning with strengthened amateur resumes and some lina’s players at the NCAA West Regional with a tie for 25th. The are back from injuries. But all are looking to play hard and strive Savannah, Ga., native was also named to the All-ACC Academic for success. Golf Team. One senior that Inman knows he can count on for work ethic is “Chase is an incredible talent,” said Inman. “When he’s on, Robert Riesen. The Pinehurst, N.C., native was third on the team he’s one of the best in college golf. We’ve just got to find a way for with a 73.14 scoring average last year. He also tied for 10th in the him to maintain that level week in and week out. He wants to be in North Carolina Amateur last summer before his senior year. Ri- the lineup – he wants it a great deal. He’ll do the things that it will esen has already shown some senior leadership in the fall of 2008 take to get there.” by competing in all four tournaments. Holzworth had a much more exciting freshman season than his “Robert has been a great player for us over the years,” said sophomore season, but he has already played in two tournaments Inman. “He’s playing with a lot more confidence. I expect him to as a junior in the fall of 2008. An eight-over 224 in the Bank of continue that play because he really wants to go on and play pro- Tennessee Intercollegiate and a three-over 213 in the Jerry Pate fessional golf – and I think this is a stepping-stone. You’ve got to National Intercollegiate were carded by the Chapel Hill, N.C., na- be comfortable at this tive. Kevin O’Connell level and you have to “David is a very talented player and he’s really becoming more play well at this level. consistent,” said Inman. “To be able to maintain at that high of a He knows that and he’s level for an extended period, that’s the difficult part, but David is working hard.” learning how to do that. I expect him to really help us in the spring Fellow senior because he is one of our most talented players.” Ryan Holler, of More- The Tar Heel to watch out for is sophomore Kevin O’Connell head City, N.C., is also out of Cary, N.C. As a freshman, he consistently tagged top-30 looking to get more finishes – seven of which were top-10. The 2008 ACC Freshman playing time in his of the Year led the team with a 71.66 scoring average and the most final season as a Tar under-pars at 14. He spent the summer playing in the North Caro- Heel. Although Hol- lina Amateur where he finished sixth, the U.S. Amateur where he ler has struggled some advanced to match play, and the Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Col- throughout his career, legiate Golf Championship at Tokyo Golf Club where he earned he has consistently MVP honors and carded three victories. Clearly, O’Connell is a been competitive on superstar in the making. the B-team. “He just has that determination,” said Inman. “When he’s put- “Ryan hasn’t ting well, when his short game is on, he’s going to win golf tourna- played as much for ments. He just has what it takes to be one of the best players in us,” said Inman. “But college golf. He’s working on trying to get a little bit more length, I expect him to keep trying to hit it a little further. And I think that is something that

Page 4 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide 2008-09 Preview will help him when he gets to his pro career. was a high school “He’s an outstanding player. He hates to lose and he really classmate of Fields. goes about everything in a really professional manner. He’s go- Unfortunately, Barrett ing to have a long and very good career. He’s intense – very in- suffered some injuries tense.” at the end of his ju- Sophomore Henry Zaytoun III of Raleigh, N.C., really came nior career, including on as a team player in the spring of his freshman year. Eighteen a broken bone in his of his total 20 rounds played in 2007-08 were counted towards the hand. team total. His best finish was a tie for 27th at the Administaff “He continued to Augusta State Invitational. play through it but “Henry came off a great high school career and junior golf shot some pretty poor Henry Zaytoun career,” said Inman. “He has been a little bit inconsistent, I guess, scores and got frus- with his results in tournaments. He has just struggled and I think trated,” said Inman. he puts a lot of pressure on himself. He’s learning how to relax “But he’s back, he’s on the golf course and let the game come to him by not putting so healthy, and we’ve much pressure on the results.” seen what he can do. Philip Chauncey, a sophomore out of Durham, N.C., returns He hasn’t reached that to the Tar Heels after rehabilitating from knee surgery in 2007-08. level of maturity yet He is healthy and ready to play, hoping to get a real start in college on the golf course, but play. He already got a start in amateur competition by competing that’s something he’ll in the North Carolina Amateur where he tied for 56th. In the fall get because he has all of 2008, Chauncey played in three tournaments. He led the team the tools. He picks at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, a tournament in which all the Tar things up quickly so Heels struggled. I think that he’s going “He’s finally gotten the taste of being in the lineup and getting to be incredible.” comfortable at that point,” said Inman. “That is what is going to Pine Valley, N.J., native Matt Raudenbush rejoins the Tar Heels help us in the spring: these guys having that experience and being after a medical redshirt season used to recover from shoulder sur- ready for the big tournaments in which we’re playing, and Philip gery. The former hockey player is known for his competitiveness, is making good strides.” and Inman thinks that will “pay big dividends for him.” The 2008-09 team is already stacked with talent, but the fresh- “He’s tough, mentally tough,” said Inman. “Matter of fact, I men class has plans of their own to help the team. Inman agrees have a lot of putting games out there with him. He loves to beat that the three newcomers will help the team immensely. me just as much as I love to beat him. Hopefully everybody is Jack Fields is already a standout in North Carolina. The South- pushing him to make him better. He’s just a very mature young ern Pines, N.C., native won the 2008 North Carolina Amateur man.” and went on to play in the U.S. Amateur before entering college. With only two seniors and three juniors, Carolina does seem to Fields’ final round at the North Carolina Amateur included an im- have a young team. But Inman is not worried because the under- pressive double eagle, an eagle, and five birdies. As a Tar Heel, he classmen have already proven that they can pull their clout with has already carded a top-10 finish at the Maryland Intercollegiate. the rest of the big-time players in college golf. “Jack has made the transition, and that’s the hardest part,” said “We’re very deep right now,” said Inman, “and I think we’re Inman. “He already has a taste of some good playing in college. I going to have a lot of competition for those five spots.” think that he’s a guy An interesting fact about the men’s golf team is that all but one who has that fire of the players are from the southeast, but even more remarkable is Chase MacFarland in his belly. He that eight are from the state of North Carolina. The program has wants to win. And had internationally and nationally renowned players before, but to on top of that, he have so many in Carolina’s own backyard is truly special. has the abilities to “Assistant Coach Don Hill has done a great job in establishing shoot good scores. the relationships with these kids and really being out there,” said He’s going to be a Inman. “It’s not to say that we don’t recruit the best players in the great player for us country or internationally, but when we have so much talent here and he’s just going in the state, it would be silly not to utilize it.” to bring a lot of fire Utilizing the talent available is evident in the Tar Heels’ perfor- and intensity to the mances – the only thing lacking is consistency. But Inman knows game and that’s that, and he is pushing his players to strive for that consistency for what we need. We the spring portion of the 2008-09 season. need that little bit “We’ve got some work to do,” said Inman. “We’re trying to of swagger.” find our consistency. I’m not worried about where we are right Patrick Barrett, now because I know how much ability and talent and desire these of Pinehurst, N.C., guys have. We’re going to get it going in the right direction.”

Page 5 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide The Carolina Order of Merit was established in 1991 by the University Carolina in 1931 and was a star halfback on the 1928-1930 football teams. of North Carolina Department of Athletics and Golf Program to honor former He was a recipient of the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame Award in 1970 and players, coaches, administrators and friends who have distinguished them- was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Erickson selves in the game and for their overall contributions to the golf program at passed away in 1977 after suffering a heart attack. the University. The contributions of these individuals have been of paramount importance in the growth of the program at UNC, and they are an integral part JIM FERREE

Order of Merit of the excellence of one of America’s top collegiate golf programs. Jim Ferree played on Carolina’s 1951-1953 golf The first two inductees, Jim Ferree and , were inducted in teams and was the 1953 Southern Conference Cham- 1991, Chuck Erickson and Bill Williamson were inducted in 1992, Bobby Gal- pion. A native of Pine Bluff, N.C., Ferree played on loway was inducted in 1993, Dot Gunnells and Ed Kenney were the inductees the PGA Tour for 11 years, 1956-1966, and won the in 1994, John Inman was inducted in 1996, Davis Love III was inducted in 1958 Vancouver Centennial. He was a fixture on the 1997, Roger Perry was inducted in 2001, A.E. Finley and the Finley Founda- Senior Tour for many years, beginning in 1981. He tion were inducted in 2002, Donna Andrews was inducted in 2003 and Woody won two tournaments on the Senior Tour – the 1986 Durham was inducted in 2007. The inductions take place at the Executive Cup Greater Grand Rapids Open and the 1991 Bell Atlantic Golf Tournament each year during the event’s annual banquet. Classic. In addition to his win at the Bell Atlantic Clas- sic in 1991, he carded eight top-10 finishes. DONNA ANDREWS Donna Andrews, one of Carolina’s top players, now plays on the LPGA A.E. FINLEY & THE FINLEY FOUNDATION Tour. A star on Tar Heel teams, 1986-89, Andrews was selected second-team A.E. Finley and the Finley Foundation have been All-America in 1989. During her collegiate career, she instrumental in all Tar Heel golf success with their gen- captured one championship, the 1988 Lady Paladin In- erous and loyal support for over 50 years of the men’s vitational. She also finished third at the 1989 NCAA and women’s golf programs. Finley was largely re- Championship, the best finish ever by a Carolina player sponsible for the original construction of Finley Golf in that prestigious event. Andrews was a two-time Course which opened in 1949. The Finley Foundation champion of the North and South Amateur, capturing remains an integral part of the A.E. Finley Executive that title in 1984 and 1988. She was selected in 2003 to Cup Golf Tournament which is an important part of the the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Wom- tradition of Carolina’s golf program and a fixture on the en’s Golf Team. schedule each year. Andrews, a past president of the LPGA, has been playing on the LPGA Tour since 1990. She also pro- vides commentary for some events. She has captured BOBBY GALLOWAY six LPGA championships, including the 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore Cham- Bobby Galloway was the fifth inductee into the Order of Merit. Galloway pionship. She is a two-time member of the Solheim Cup, 1994 and 1998. lettered for the Tar Heels in 1959 and 1960 and was captain in 1960 when Andrews finished in the top three in the 1992 and 1993 U.S. Women’s Open Carolina won the Atlantic Coast Conference champion- Championships, a truly remarkable accomplishment. ship. That same year, Galloway was a quarterfinalist at the NCAA Championships and led the Tar Heels to WOODY DURHAM a fourth-place finish. Woody Durham, in his 37th year as “Voice of the Tar Heels,” was in- He turned professional in 1964 but not before he ducted into the Order of Merit in 2007. He has participated in UNC’s Ex- won the Winston-Salem City-County Championship ecutive Cup Golf Tournament and served as the emcee of the tournament’s on four occasions. He had his best PGA Tour finish banquet since its inception in 1976. in 1965 when he placed 10th at Memphis. Galloway Durham has received numerous broadcasting awards during his career. was the Carolinas PGA champion in 1971. He won the He has been honored 12 times as the North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year, North Carolina Open in 1972 and PGA the most recent in 2005. In 2004 he was inducted into Club Pro title in 1976. Galloway was the Carolinas the North Carolina Broadcasters Association Hall of of the Year in 1976. Fame and in 2005 he was inducted into the North Caro- In 1980, Galloway regained his amateur status and has since won 10 tour- lina Sports Hall of Fame. In November 2000, Durham nament titles. He presently resides in Chapel Hill. received the William R. Davie Award, the highest honor given by the UNC trustees. He has been honored or DOT GUNNELLS received awards from the UNC Athletic Department, the Dot Gunnells, one of the premier coaches in the country during her tenure, North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the was the head coach of Carolina’s women’s team for 18 years, 1974-1993. UNC General Alumni Association, the Atlantic Coast Gunnells was named Coach of the Year in 1993 by the Conference and the All-America Football Foundation. National Golf Coaches Association. That same year, In addition, Durham serves as co-chairman of she was inducted into the National Golf Coaches As- the Carolina Kids Classic, which raises money for the sociation Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the Na- Ronald McDonald House, the UNC Children’s Hospital and the Childhood tional Golf Coaches Association Gladys Palmer Award Trust. for contributions to golf outside the normal coaching Durham and his wife, Jean, reside in Chapel Hill. They have two sons, responsibilities. Wes, who is the play-by-play broadcaster for Georgia Tech and the Atlanta In 1985, Gunnells was named the ACC Coach of Falcons, and Taylor, who is the network affiliations manager for International the Year and in 1992 she was selected the Mid-Atlan- Sports Properties in Winston-Salem, N.C. tic/East Region Coach-of-the-Year. Her teams carded 11 national top-25 finishes, placed eighth at the NCAA CHUCK ERICKSON Championship three times (1989, ’92 and ’93) and won A very famous name in Carolina athletic history is Chuck Erickson. He the ACC Championship in 1992. She also coached five All-Americas. served as Carolina’s men’s golf coach for 23 years from 1935 till 1961, minus three years during World War II when the school fielded no team. In that span, JOHN INMAN his teams won five conference championships and One of Carolina’s greatest golfers, John Inman won the NCAA Champi- placed second and fourth in the 1953 and 1960 NCAA onship in 1984 at Bear Creek Golf World in Houston, Tournaments. Erickson coached three All-Americas, Texas. He broke ’s NCAA record with Harvie Ward, Bill Williamson and Bill Thornton, and a 17-under-par score which stood in the record books one NCAA champion, Ward in 1949. for 16 years. Inman was the second Tar Heel to win an Erickson was also Carolina’s athletic director, NCAA Individual Championship, the first being Har- 1952-1968. During his tenure, the University broke vie Ward in 1949. Inman won the 1984 Fred Haskins from the Southern Conference and helped form the At- Award as the National Player of the Year. He was a lantic Coast Conference. Erickson was directly respon- member of the World Amateur Team that same year and sible for the construction of UNC’s own Finley Golf won the 1984 . He was a three-time Course. All-America (1982-84) and a three-time All-ACC per- A native of Oak Park, Ill., Erickson graduated from former (1982-84) during his four-year career (1981-84)

Page 6 • 2008-09 UNC Men’s Golf Media Guide Order of Merit as a Tar Heel. Inman captured five collegiate titles. Besides his NCAA title, Perry, a real estate developer and president of East he won the ‘83 Augusta College Invitational, ‘82 ACC Tournament, ‘82 Forest West Partners Management Company, Inc. in Chapel Hills Invitational and ‘81 Methodist Invitational. Hill, has served on numerous local and national fund- He turned professional in 1985 and played on the PGA Tour for 12 years raising committees and charities. (1987-1998). While playing on the PGA Tour he won the 1987 Provident Perry is a 1971 graduate from Carolina and pres- Classic and the 1993 Buick . A native of Greensboro, N.C., ently resides in Raleigh. Inman is in his 10th year as head coach of the Tar Heels and has already led Carolina to three top-10 NCAA finishes and an ACC Championship. HARVIE WARD One of the most celebrated golfers in Carolina’s ED KENNEY history is Harvie Ward. A member of the Tar Heel Ed Kenney served as the head professional at Finley Golf Course and also 1947-1950 golf teams, he was Carolina’s first All- coached the men’s team during 27 years with the University. He was the head America in 1949 and was the NCAA Champion that same year, defeating pro at Finley and manager of the pro shop from 1949, Oklahoma’s Bo Winninger, LSU’s Gardner Dickinson and Notre Dame’s the year the course opened, until he retired in 1976. Tommy Veech before dispatching Texas’ Morris Williams Jr. in the 36-hole Kenney was the men’s golf coach for 12 years, final, 5 and 4. However, he gained national prominence a year earlier when 1961-1972. His teams won over 71 percent of their he won the 1948 North and South Amateur. A vir- matches and finished 12th at the 1962 NCAA Cham- tual no-name nationally when he entered the tourna- pionship. His 1965 team captured the ACC Champi- ment, he sent and former U.S. Amateur onship. Kenney also coached three ACC individual Champion Dick Chapman home before edging interna- champions. tional star in the 36-hole final, 1-up. Kenney passed away in 2001, and a men’s golf Estimated crowds, upwards of 2,000, came to the the team award was established in his honor. It encom- famed Pinehurst #2 as fraternity brothers, teammates, passes a player’s attitude, academic and athletic contri- coeds and others formed a caravan from Chapel Hill butions. to Pinehurst to cheer the happy-go-lucky Ward on to victory. DAVIS LOVE III Ward was the 1950 Southern Conference Champion One of Carolina’s greatest golfers, Davis Love III, now stars on the PGA and following graduation he won the 1952 British Amateur, the 1954 Canadian Tour. As a Tar Heel, Love was a three-time All-America and three-time All- Amateur and the 1955 and 1956 U.S. Amateurs. ACC performer (1983-85). He was the ACC Cham- A native of Tarboro, N.C., Ward spent much of his life as a businessman pion in 1984, one of six individual titles he captured and golf pro in California before semi-retiring and moving to Pinehurst. He during his three-year career as he led the Tar Heels to passed away in September 2004. 17 team championships. Love was selected to the 1985 Walker Cup team. BILL WILLIAMSON Love was an immediate star on the PGA Tour as he Bill Williamson played on Carolina’s 1951-1953 teams. He had an out- was named the 1986 PGA Rookie of the Year. Since standing season his senior year as he was the runner-up in the NCAA Tourna- then he has posted 19 PGA victories including the ‘97 ment in 1953. He led the team to a second-place finish PGA Championship and the ’95 World Cup individual that year, the Tar Heels’ first top 20 finish, and was title. Love has been a five-time member of the World named to the All-America team, becoming Carolina’s Cup Team (1992-95, 1997), a six-time member of the second All-America in history. Ryder Cup Team (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004) and a six-time member Williamson is a former chairman of Carolina’s Ex- of The Presidents Cup (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005). ecutive Cup Golf Tournament and is an active booster of the Tar Heel golf program. In the fall of 2004, the ROGER PERRY men’s and women’s practice range, greens, etc. were Roger Perry is a great friend and supporter of the Carolina golf progam dedicated and named the Williamson Golf Team Prac- and was inducted into the Order of Merit in 2001. Perry served as chairman tice Facility. A businessman who resides in Charlotte, of Carolina’s Executive Cup Golf Tournament for three years and was co- Williamson was co-chairman of the fundraising cam- chairman of the fundraising campaign for the recent $10 million redesigning paign for the recent refurbishing of UNC Finley Golf and construction of UNC Finley Golf Course and the Chapman Center. Course.

A.E. FINLEY EXECUTIVE CUP

The A. E. Finley Executive Cup remains an important part of the tradition tions to the Carolina Golf Program. of the Carolina golf program and a fixture on the schedule each year. The inaugural Executive Cup in 1976 was played at of Formerly the Carolina Executive Cup, this tournament now carries a name North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C. The tournament was moved to Grandfather to recognize an individual who has meant so much to Tar Heel Golf. In ad- Mountain a year later and was played there for one year (1977) before return- dition to providing funds for the original construction of the golf course and ing to the Country Club of North Carolina facilities, his estate has donated money for the annual trophy given to the for two more years (1978-79). Beginning tournament winners and also for the banquet held after the competition. in 1980 it was played at UNC’s Finley This annual tournament is an opportunity for supporters of Carolina golf to Golf Course and continued to be played play with past and present Carolina golfers, coaches and University officials. there through 1990. After a four-year This tournament is more than just a fundraiser; it is a homecoming for former stint at the Governors Club (1991-94), the players to renew old acquaintances and establish new friendships. event returned to UNC Finley Golf Course The A. E. Finley Executive Cup, which had its start in 1976, provides vital where it is still played today. The 2008 funds for an endowment from which both golf teams may draw additional winning team was Mark Wilson, Greg Di- revenue for travel expenses. Since the men’s and women’s teams play national Donna, Ryan Parker and Rob Simmons. schedules, which take them all across the country to face tough competition, the A. E. Finley Executive Cup is pivotal in helping maintain the Tar Heel program at the top of collegiate golf. Love at his induction The appearances of golfing legend in the 1980, ’81 and ’83 into Carolina’s Order events are highlights of the tournament’s history, as he thrilled all spectators of Merit at the 1997 and contestants with a clinic he conducted after each tournament. Executive Cup. At the 1997 event, which was held at UNC’s Finley Golf Course, Davis Love III was inducted into Carolina’s Order of Merit for all of his contribu-

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