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No. 12 UNC Men's Golf Hosts Williams Cup At Eagle Point

Eagle Point Golf Club, a spectacular 7,300-yard test for a number of the best college players in the country, is home to the fifth annual Williams Cup beginning Sunday. The Tar Heels are again the host of the three-day, 54-hole tournament that features seven of the top-25 teams in the nation. Carolina enters the Williams Cup ranked No. 12 in the country. (GoHeels.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Local and Worldly

There was a very special element to this year's Ryder Cup for us, because Chapel Hill’s Ben Griffin had made the team by qualifying with his fantastic year on the PGA Tour. His first Ryder Cup inexperience kept him out of playing on Friday and Saturday, but his singles match on Sunday loomed very crucial as the score tightened in the late afternoon. (Chapelboro.com)

THT Newsletter: Meet UNC Guard Derek Dixon, Football Chaplain Mitch Mason's Battle

It was an off weekend for UNC Football, but there was still plenty going on. Today we meet UNC freshman guard Derek Dixon, share an emotional account of football team chaplain Mitch Mason’s medical battle, and hear from basketball GM Jim Tanner. Plus, football recruiting updates, Volleyball beats NC State, NFL and Olympic sports rundowns. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

From mortgage loan officer to the Ryder Cup: Ben Griffin’s amazing journey

You can still see the LinkedIn page. It’s still right there, a truly spectacular flex from 2018-25: University of North Carolina graduate...professional golfer…mortgage loan officer…2x PGA Tour winner. Ben Griffin isn’t the most famous player on the US Ryder Cup team, or the most accomplished. What he does have is the best story on the team. (Yahoo! Sports)

Ben Griffin and the birth of the nickname 'Benny Booms'

Former UNC golfer Ben Griffin has a nickname. Whether it sticks or not, we shall see, but thanks to golf influencer Erick Lottary, the founder of RNG Golf Club, Griffin has been dubbed “Benny Booms” in a video shot during the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis last month. Griffin, 29, enjoyed a breakthrough year on the PGA Tour. (Golf Week)

Ben Griffin eager to make Ryder Cup debut after breakthrough season

Perhaps the most unlikely member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team is the one whose nickname is gaining the most traction this week at Bethpage Black. Ben Griffin is one of four rookies on the American squad, but he would have been a longshot to make the team as recently as a few months ago. Griffin started the year ranked No. 65 in the world. (PGA Tour)

UNC Men's Golf takes second place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup

UNC Men's Golf finished second at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at the Shoreacres Club in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The event took place Monday-Wednesday on the banks of Lake Michigan. LSU defeated the Tar Heels 3-0 in Wednesday's best-of-five match play finale. UNC was ranked No. 15 in the preseason coach's poll. LSU came in five spots higher at No. 10. (TarHeel247)

THT Newsletter: UNC Football Dominates Richmond, Tar Heels Run Wild in NFL, Meet Jonathan Powell

It was another big sports weekend, with UNC Football dominating the Richmond Spiders, Tar Heels scoring touchdowns left and right in the NFL, Olympic sports continuing to stack impressive performances, football recruiting visits, basketball recruiting visit cancellations, a visit with new UNC wing Jonathan Powell, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Former UNC golfers Ben Griffin, Austin Hitt both earn second place finishes over the weekend

Two Tar Heel alums took second place honors this weekend on their respective professional golf tours, but their feelings heading away from the course may feel quite different. Ben Griffin was five-feet, nine-inches away on the final hole on Sunday from pushing Scottie Scheffler into a sudden death playoff at the Procore Championship in Napa, California. (TarHeel247)

THT Newsletter: UNC's QB1, Basketball Practice Video, 5-Star Hoops Visitors, Travis Burgess Injury

Sophomore Gio Lopez has been named the Tar Heels’ starting quarterback, North Carolina Basketball hosts two 5-star recruits this weekend, almost two dozen Tar Heels made NFL rosters this week, UNC quarterback commit Travis Burgess suffers a season-ending injury, former UNC All-American golfer Ben Griffin is having a dream year, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

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