Maxwell Ford Shoots 65, No. 1 UNC Men's Golf Leads By Six Strokes

Posted Sep 17, 2023
Maxwell Ford shot 65, the second-lowest round of his career, and was one of four Tar Heels to shoot in the 60s as the top-ranked North Carolina men's golf team surged to a six-stroke lead after the second round in the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational Saturday at the Olympia Fields North Course. Ford is 8-under-par 132 after rounds of 67 and 64. (GoHeels.com)

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