SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When North Carolina qualified for match play and earned a spot in the top eight at last year’s NCAA Championship it earned the program’s highest finish since 1993, when the Tar Heels were third.
With four of five starters returning to this year’s championship, the second consecutive year at Grayhawk Golf Club, the expectations haven’t changed for the boys in Carolina blue.
“I mean, same as last year, right? You’ve got to try to take care of business in stroke play, play the best golf you can play, get into that top eight, and then it’s like a whole new ballgame,” said head coach Andrew DiBitetto. “You take it step-by-step, but the end goal here is to go home with a national championship.