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David Ford | Team USA
Age: 22
Hometown: Peachtree Corners, Georgia (Rivers Academy HS - Alpharetta, Ga.)
College/University: North Carolina - Senior
Lowest Round: 62, three times
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 6
Collegiate/Amateur Highlights:
ranked #1 in PGA TOUR University rankings
#2 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6)
named ACC Men’s Player of the Month in October
finished 33rd in the 2024 U.S. Amateur
member of United States winning teams in the 2023 Walker Cup, 2023 and 2024 Palmer Cups and 2023 World Amateur Team Championship
competed in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational, earning an exemption by vote of his Palmer Cup teammates in 2023 based on the teammate who best represents the legacy and values of Arnold Palmer
has played in three NCAA Championships – his highest finish was T5 in 2022
UNC’s all-time leader in stroke average with a 70.58
three-time All-ACC and All-America selection
ACC Player of the Year in 2023 and Freshman of the Year in 2022
made his PGA Tour debut in 2023 in the Barbasol Championship, where he made the cut by two shots and finished T58 at 7-under
played in the 2022 Southern Amateur and 2023 Jones Cup
four-time AJGA champion
In the men's medal, Team USA's Tommy Morrison and David Ford are three shots back of Team Australia after opening 9-under 63, thanks to Morrison's seven birdies and an eagle on the sixth at Whispering Pines Golf Club.
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Published 11/15/24
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Published 11/15/24