Misha Golod

Misha Golod at Sahalee Players Championshop

Photo by: Red Box Pictures

Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kyiv, Ukraine
High School:
Windermere Prep (Windermere, Fla.)

Scoring Average: 74.11 in 28 rounds

Best 54-Hole Finish: T12, 2025-26 Fighting Irish Classic, Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.

Low Round: 65, 2nd round, 2025-26 Fighting Irish Classic

Low Round to Par: -5, 2nd round, 2025-26 Fighting Irish Classic

Low 54 Holes (strokes & to par): 1-over 211, 2025-26 Fighting Irish Classic

At Carolina: Averaged 74.11 in 28 rounds over 10 tournaments • Low round of 65 in the Fighting Irish Classic as a sophomore • Tied for 12th at Notre Dame with rounds of 76-65-70 for 1-over 211 • Started for UNC in the Sahalee Players Championship, where he tied for 20th at 5-over 221 • Shot 68 in the first round at NC State in the Coach Sykes Individual, 69 in the first round of the 2025 Tar Heel Intercollegiate and the final round of the 2026 Tar Heel.

2024-25: Played in four events as a freshman • Low round of 69 in the first round of the Tar Heel Intercollegiate at Finley • Shot even-par 71 in the second round of the UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate • Member of the ACC Honor Roll.

Prep/Amateur: Second-round 65 and final-round 67 to finish second in the 2025 North Carolina Amateur • Shot 8 under to tie for 10th in the Eastern Amateur, which included rounds of 65, 66 and 68 • Attended the Windermere Preparatory School in Windermere, Fla., the past two years and Kyiv International School his first two years of high school • Coached by Ted Kiegiel in Raleigh.

Won the 2022 Sunshine State Amateur, 2022 and 2023 Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship • Fifth in the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl Invitational • Shot 65 in the second round of the 2024 Western Junior Amateur.

Personal: Born Mykhailo Golod on Sept. 19, 2006, in Kyiv, Ukraine • Son of Vita and Oleg Golod • Low round is a 7-under 64 at the Notah Begay in Kinder, La., in 2022 • Favorite course is Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort in Bozhurets, Bulgaria • Favorite golfer is Rory McIlroy • Go-to club under pressure is the driver • Best shot was a knockdown pitching wedge under a tree over water from 110 yards to set up a 3-foot putt on the 17th hole in the final round of the 2022 Sunshine State Am • Birdied the next hole to get in a playoff that he won • Dream round is with McIlroy, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer • Likes to play soccer and pickle ball • Enjoys reading and working out • Favorite food is steak • Favorite vacation spots are Italy and Greece • Listens to Rihanna, Kanye and Eminem • Favorite non-golfer athlete is Nadal (tennis).