University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Men's Golf

Andrew DiBitetto is the Johnny and Tricia Thompson Head Coach for men's golf. The 2025-26 season is DiBitetto’s ninth as Carolina’s head coach and 15th with ...

Sapp was the head mens golf coach at the University of Michigan for nine seasons prior to assuming that same position at UNC prior to 2011-12.  Carolina has everything a coach and golfer need to be successful both academically and competitively, says Sapp, the eighth head coach in UNC history. We have incredible practice facilities, a beautiful and challenging on-campus course, world-class academics and a dynamic community in a state that cherishes the game of golf. Weve been fortunate to attract a number of top players because Carolina remains special in so many ways. Sapps UNC teams have won seven tournaments and six players have won eight individual titles.  The Tar Heels won three times in 2014-15, the most in a season by UNC since 1999. In addition to the seven team championships, the Tar Heels have 21 other top-five finishes in Sapps tenure. Last year, Carolina started three freshmen and sophomores and won the Primland Collegiate and had seven other top-five performances in 11 starts. Carter Jenkins and William Register earned PING all-region honors. Coach Sapp is a great coach because he listens to and understands each one of his players, says Jenkins, who led UNC in stroke average in 2016, earned All-ACC honors and joined the MacKenzie Tour where he finished second and fourth in his first five pro starts. Golf is such an individual sport and every player is different, so his ability to understand each of us is hugely important. He doesnt over coach; he trusts us to take care of our practice time and studies and prepare ourselves to be successful student-athletes. Hes there for us every step of the way. Jenkins shot a 63 in the second round in UNCs win at Primland to set the UNC record for score against par over 18 holes. Seven Tar Heels earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and Register made the ACC All-Academic team for the second straight year. UNC has a strong 982 four-year average in the NCAAs Academic Progress Rating. In 2014-15, UNC won the Tar Heel Intercollegiate, the Bridgestone in Greensboro for the second straight year and the Sea Best Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Carolina started two sophomores and two freshmen, yet posted eight top-five finishes in 12 starts, and added three runner-up performances to the three team titles. Two freshmen Ben Griffin and Register each won a pair of individual titles. Griffin earned first-team All-ACC and honorable mention All-America honors and became Sapps first UNC player to earn an All-America honor, the schools first since 2008. Coach Sapp keeps it really simple with us and that is a good thing, says Griffin. He lets us work on what we need to do individually, but is always there to assist us. He always finds ways to make practice competitive which helps us get better. Griffin was one of five players in the conference to be on both the All-ACC team and the Academic All-ACC team. In 2013-14, the Tar Heels won the Bridgestone and carded four additional top fives. Bailey Patrick tied for first at the Carpet Capital and Henry Do shared medalist honors at the Bridgestone.  Fittingly, the Raleigh, N.C., natives first win as Carolinas head coach came in 2012-13 at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate. Carolina also won that season at the Irish Creek Collegiate and was runner-up at both UNC and Duke. Brandon Dalinka won at NC State and Clark Palmer tied for first at Dukes Rod Myers Invitational. In Sapps five seasons, five players have earned a spot on the Academic All-ACC team a total of nine times, including Patrick, who was a three-time recipient. Its an absolute pleasure working with Coach Sapp every single day, says associate head coach Andrew DiBitetto. We both love what we do and enjoy working together.  He had a plan for this program and its been his vision and leadership that have allowed us to make tremendous progress in just a few years.  He creates an environment that is fun and provides everyone the freedom they need to be successful in their own ways.  The future of Carolina Golf is certainly very bright. Sapp led the Michigan Wolverines from 2002-11.  Michigan finished third in match play at the 2009 NCAA Championships after placing sixth in stroke play. The Wolverines won the 2011 NCAA Central-Indiana Regional and tied for 10th at the NCAA Championships. That top-10 finish marked the Maize and Blues fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Regionals and second appearance in the NCAA Championships.  The Wolverines won eight tournament titles and five of Sapps players won eight individual titles, rewriting the schools record book in the process. Sapps squads dropped nearly 15 strokes off the team scoring average to 290.41 in 2010 and 292.82 in 2011.  His teams set the single-round record of 275 three times and set the lowest 54-hole score of 839.  His players tied Michigans record for individual single-round score, set the record for individual 54-hole score and the record for average score per round. One of Sapps players was selected third-team All-America and two received honorable mention honors.  Four Wolverines were named to PINGs All-Midwest Region team on five occasions.  Three were selected to the All-Big Ten team on four occasions and a Wolverine was chosen Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2010. Every senior who played for Sapp at Michigan completed his degree and his teams scored a perfect 1,000 each year of the APR and ranked in the top 10 percent of all golf programs in 2009 and 2010.  Thirty-four Wolverines earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, and the NGCA selected four Wolverines on five occasions as Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars. Sapp began his coaching career at Carolina as Devon Brouses assistant from 1993-98.  He assisted in all areas of the UNC program and was the camp coordinator for the Coaches of North Carolina Golf School. As an assistant coach, the Tar Heels won 14 team titles, won 12 individual events, and participated in five consecutive NCAA Championships, including four top-20 finishes.  UNC won the ACC championship in 1995 and 1996 and was second twice.  He helped coach five All-Americas, seven players who received nine All-ACC honors, and two Academic All-Americas. Mark Wilson played at Carolina when he won the 1996 Ben Hogan Award for academic and athletic excellence. Andrew was my assistant coach when I played at UNC, says Wilson, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour.  His work ethic and attention to detail impressed me then and have made him one of the best coaches in the country. Brouse and Sapp moved on to Purdue in 1998, beginning a four-year stretch in which Sapp was the associate head coach of both the mens and womens teams. The Boilermakers won 12 team and 11 individual titles and he coached four All-Americas, four Academic All-Americas and 10 first-team All-Big Ten players.  The men won consecutive NCAA Regionals in 2001 and 2002 and finished seventh at the 2002 NCAA Championships.  The women had three top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including ninth in 2000. The Purdue men finished second twice and third once at the Big Ten Championship, while the women won the league in 2000 and were second in 2002. Sapp played for the Tar Heels from 1990-93 and earned a bachelors degree in business administration in 1993.  He earned his masters in sports administration in 1996, conducting his research in academic enhancement for student-athletes. Sapp and his wife, Laura, have a son, Connor.

DiBitetto received the 2016 Jan Strickland Award presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf as selected by the GCAA. The Strickland Award is presented to the NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA or NJCAA assistant coach that, among other things, has excelled in working with their student-athletes both on the course and in the classroom. I am thrilled that Andrew won the Jan Strickland Award, said UNC head coach Andrew Sapp. His contributions to our golf program have been invaluable and for the selection committee made up of our peer coaches to recognize his work is an incredible honor. Working with Andrew every day has made me a better head coach and I have definitely seen our players benefit from his teaching and seen our program grow in the past five years.  His competitiveness and his dedication to our players are two traits that really stand out. UNC is fortunate to have him as a coach and mentor to our golfers. The Tar Heels have won seven team titles and six different players have won medalist honors eight times in DiBitettos five years in Chapel Hill. Carter Jenkins earned All-ACC and all-region honors last year. Ben Griffin earned honorable mention PING All-America and All-ACC honors in 2015. Its an honor to coach at Carolina, which combines a first-class education with one of the premier college athletic departments in the country, says DiBitetto. UNC is a special place where student-athletes can develop academically, athletically, and socially due to the fact that they are surrounded by incredible people and resources on a daily basis.  I look forward to doing anything I can to help our young men reach their goals on and off the golf course. Coach DiBitetto is a great coach because he is easy to relate to and he works extremely hard, says Register, a junior from Burlington. Many times at tournaments he is up late mapping out greens. He is also around our age and was a good player himself, which helps him relate to us and makes him easy to talk to. DiBitetto was an accomplished golfer at Charlotte, where he led the 49ers to unprecedented success at the NCAA Championships. As a junior in 2007, he earned honorable mention GCAA/PING All-America honors after finishing ninth and leading Charlotte to a tie for third place at the NCAA Championships, the schools highest finish in history. His ninth-place finish was the highest to date by a 49er.  As a senior, Charlotte was ranked consensus No. 1, won the A-10 Championship and tied for eighth at the NCAA Championships. It was the first time in school history mens golf posted back-to-back top 10s at NCAAs.  He set and still holds the records for most tournaments and most consecutive tournaments played (50). DiBitetto was second at the 2007 A-10 Championships and fifth in 2006.  He led the 49ers to A-10 Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, earned All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2006 and 2007 and was a second-team pick in 2005.  He also excelled in the classroom, winning Atlantic 10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in 2007, and was chosen an All-America Scholar by the coaches in 2007 and 2008. He was an Atlantic 10 All-Academic team selection in 2006 and 2007.  DiBitetto has carried that passion for academic excellence to his coaching career, as well, as five Tar Heels have been selected to the All-ACC Academic team on eight occasions since he joined the UNC staff. DiBitetto graduated cum laude with a degree in business management and played professionally for a short time.  He returned to Charlotte as assistant coach in 2009 and was named the interim head coach for the 49ers in December 2010. DiBitetto played or coached on six consecutive Atlantic 10 championship teams. Charlotte qualified for the NCAA Regionals in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and the 49ers had six players selected to the All-Atlantic 10 team. Five players were named GCAA Scholar All-Americas, three players were selected to the GCAA/PING All-Region team and two players earned A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year honors.  Corey Nagy was a two-time All-America, earning honorable mention in 2009 and second-team honors in 2010. DiBitetto and his wife, Laree, have a son, Levi.

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Andrew DiBitetto. We both love what we do and enjoy working together.  He had a plan for this program and its been his vision and leadership that have allowed us to make tremendous progress in just a few years.  He creates an environment that is fun and provides everyone the freedom they need to be successful in their own ways.  The future of Carolina Golf is certainly very bright. Sapp led the Michigan Wolverines from 2002-11.  Michigan finished third in match play at the 2009 NCAA Championships after placing sixth in stroke play. The Wolverines won the 2011 NCAA Central-Indiana Regional and tied for 10th at the NCAA Championships. That top-10 finish marked the Maize and Blues fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Regionals and second appearance in the NCAA Championships.  The Wolverines won eight tournament titles and five of Sapps players won eight individual titles, rewriting the schools record book in the process. Sapps squads dropped nearly 15 strokes off the team scoring average to 290.41 in 2010 and 292.82 in 2011.  His teams set the single-round record of 275 three times and set the lowest 54-hole score of 839.  His players tied Michigans record for individual single-round score, set the record for individual 54-hole score and the record for average score per round. One of Sapps players was selected third-team All-America and two received honorable mention honors.  Four Wolverines were named to PINGs All-Midwest Region team on five occasions.  Three were selected to the All-Big Ten team on four occasions and a Wolverine was chosen Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2010. Every senior who played for Sapp at Michigan completed his degree and his teams scored a perfect 1,000 each year of the APR and ranked in the top 10 percent of all golf programs in 2009 and 2010.  Thirty-four Wolverines earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, and the NGCA selected four Wolverines on five occasions as Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars. Sapp began his coaching career at Carolina as Devon Brouses assistant from 1993-98.  He assisted in all areas of the UNC program and was the camp coordinator for the Coaches of North Carolina Golf School. As an assistant coach, the Tar Heels won 14 team titles, won 12 individual events, and participated in five consecutive NCAA Championships, including four top-20 finishes.  UNC won the ACC championship in 1995 and 1996 and was second twice.  He helped coach five All-Americas, seven players who received nine All-ACC honors, and two Academic All-Americas. Mark Wilson played at Carolina when he won the 1996 Ben Hogan Award for academic and athletic excellence. Andrew was my assistant coach when I played at UNC, says Wilson, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour.  His work ethic and attention to detail impressed me then and have made him one of the best coaches in the country. Brouse and Sapp moved on to Purdue in 1998, beginning a four-year stretch in which Sapp was the associate head coach of both the mens and womens teams. The Boilermakers won 12 team and 11 individual titles and he coached four All-Americas, four Academic All-Americas and 10 first-team All-Big Ten players.  The men won consecutive NCAA Regionals in 2001 and 2002 and finished seventh at the 2002 NCAA Championships.  The women had three top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including ninth in 2000. The Purdue men finished second twice and third once at the Big Ten Championship, while the women won the league in 2000 and were second in 2002. Sapp played for the Tar Heels from 1990-93 and earned a bachelors degree in business administration in 1993.  He earned his masters in sports administration in 1996, conducting his research in academic enhancement for student-athletes. Sapp and his wife, Laura, have a son, Connor.