UNC Freshman Golfer Peter Fountain Named First-Team All-American

Posted Jun 1, 2021
The Golf Coaches Association of America has named University of North Carolina freshman Peter Fountain a first-team All-America. The Raleigh native is UNC's first men's golfer to earn first-team All-America honors since Kevin O'Connell in 2008. Fountain, O'Connell, and Davis Love III are the only UNC freshmen golfers named first-team All-Americans. (GoHeels.com)

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