North Carolina’s men’s golf team flexed its muscles Wednesday at Seminole Golf Club by walking away with the team title at the second annual Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
The Tar Heels turned back Florida State, 3-2 to claim the men’s title.
Dylan Menante, Austin Greaser and Ryan Burnett scored victories for the Tar Heels, which claimed its second consecutive team title after their win at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational last week.
Menante fell one behind Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup on the 16th hole, but saved par with an 18-footer on the 17th to draw even and sank another 18-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole to give UNC its first point. Menante had kept his match all square on the 15th by sinking his shot from a greenside bunker to halve the hole.
Menante was a standout player for Pepperdine when the Waves won the national championship in 2021 and beat Burnett in a decisive 19-hole match. He has since taken his talents from the west coast to the east coast to join the Tar Heels and was listed among Golfweek’s top transfers of 2022.
Greaser was 1-down through 12, but won the 13th hole to tie the match and the 15th and 16th holes to defeat Patrick McCann, 2 and 1.
Burnett had a much easier time of it with Brett Roberts with a 5 and 3 victory. His win on the 15th hole gave UNC its third team point for the tournament title.
North Carolina concludes the fall portion of its schedule Oct. 21-23 at the Williams Cup presented by STITCH Golf at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington.
.@UNCmensGolf handles business at Seminole Golf Club and gets the win! 🏆 #JTSCup pic.twitter.com/1q1FHRTFHQ
— Jackson T. Stephens Cup (@TheStephensCup) October 12, 2022
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