David Ford Named National Player of the Year by Golfweek

Posted Jun 6, 2025
David Ford is Golfweek's National Player of the Year, adding to the North Carolina senior's haul of post-season awards, which include the 2025 Fred Haskins and Jack Nicklaus Player-of-the-Year Awards. Ford is the first Tar Heel to win Golfweek's National Player of the Year Award, which has been presented to the top college golfer beginning in 1999. (GoHeels.com)

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