Episode 13: Quick chat with Team USA’s David Ford during Spirit practice round

David Ford | Team USA

Age: 22

Hometown: Peachtree Corners, Georgia (Rivers Academy HS - Alpharetta, Ga.)

College/University: North Carolina - Senior

Lowest Round: 62, three times

World Amateur Golf Ranking: 6

 

Collegiate/Amateur Highlights:

• ranked #1 in PGA TOUR University rankings
• #2 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6) 
• named ACC Men’s Player of the Month in October
• finished 33rd in the 2024 U.S. Amateur
• member of United States winning teams in the 2023 Walker Cup, 2023 and 2024 Palmer Cups and 2023 World Amateur Team Championship
• competed in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational, earning an exemption by vote of his Palmer Cup teammates in 2023 based on the teammate who best represents the legacy and values of Arnold Palmer
• has played in three NCAA Championships – his highest finish was T5 in 2022
• UNC’s all-time leader in stroke average with a 70.58
• three-time All-ACC and All-America selection
• ACC Player of the Year in 2023 and Freshman of the Year in 2022
• made his PGA Tour debut in 2023 in the Barbasol Championship, where he made the cut by two shots and finished T58 at 7-under
• played in the 2022 Southern Amateur and 2023 Jones Cup
• four-time AJGA champion