'Silly’ game of golf turns into lifelong passion for Roy Williams

Posted May 6, 2021
If there’s one thing retired UNC coach Roy Williams loves almost as much as he loves basketball, it’s golf. Williams didn’t start playing the game seriously until he was in college after a stint on the freshman team at North Carolina convinced him that coaching, not playing basketball was in his future. But he needed a competitive outlet, and golf was it. (PGA Tour)

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