Men's Golf Takes On Top Field In Stephens Cup

North Carolina returns to the Jackson T. Stephens Cup for the first time since winning the event in the fall of 2022.

The Tar Heels are one of six men's teams in this year's tournament, which will be contested September 15-17 at Shoreacres in Lake Bluff, Mich.

The Tar Heels are joined in the field by Arizona, LSU, Northwestern, SMU and Texas, along with individuals from several Historically Black Colleges and the service academies.

Golf Channel will broadcast coverage on Monday from 5-8 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.

The teams will play two rounds of stroke play on Monday, another 18 holes on Tuesday and one round of match play on Wednesday.

Carolina's lineup includes Niall Sheils Donegan, who will be playing in his first tournament as a Tar Heel, freshman Carson Bertagnole, sophomore Sihan Sandhu, graduate student Andrew Riley and senior Austin Vo.

The Stephens Cup is UNC's second tournament on the fall schedule. Carolina was eighth in the season-opening Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Wash.

Sheils Donegan was competing for Team Great Britain & Ireland at the same time in the Walker Cup at Cypress Point, where he won two matches.

This is the fifth Stephens Cup. Carolina defeated Florida State, 3-2, to win in 2022 at Seminole Golf Club. David Ford was the individual champion, shooting a career-62 in the second round in which he made eight consecutive birdies.

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Players Mentioned

Carson Bertagnole

David Ford

Andrew Riley

Sihan Sandhu

Niall Sheils Donegan

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