Wake Forest Athletics
VIDEO: Jerry Haas Announces 2014 Signing Class
11/21/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nov. 21, 2013
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMGolf)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest head coach Jerry Haas talks about the 2014 signing class of Paul McBride, Tanner Owen and Will Zalatoris.
Paul McBride
Malahide, Dublin, Ireland
Malahide Community School
Prior to Wake Forest
Is not only an accomplished golfer but is also an accomplished Hurler ... Played both sports for Malahide Community School ... On the golf course, led Malahide to back-to-back Leinster Team Championships in 2012 and 2013 and was also named to the 2012 All-Ireland Team ... Won the 2012 Dublin Under 18 Hurling Championship and captained the 2012 Under 16 Dublin Championship team ... Was part of the winning 2011 North Dublin team who won the Leinster Colleges Hurling Championship ... In 2011, was on the winning Irish team who won the 4 Nations Golf Championship in Scotland and represented Ireland in the European Young Masters in Hungary, finishing 6th individually ... Represented Ireland in 2012 Junior Players Championship in TPC Sawgrass ... Was a member of the Leinster team who won the Interprovincial Championships ... T-6th in the 2012 Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship ... In the summer of 2013, played on the Irish team that won the 2013 Home Internationals ... Represented Ireland in the 2013 European team championships finishing fifth as a team and t-18th individually ... Finished fourth in the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship and 10th in The Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship ... Won of the 2013 Ulster Boys Amateur Open Championship by 10 shots.
Background
Born on Oct. 15, 1995 in Dublin, Ireland ... Son of David and Trish McBride.
Tanner Owen
High Point, N.C.
Bishop McGuinness
Prior to Wake Forest
Is a three-year letterwinner for Scott Savage at Bishop McGuinness ... Was 2013 North Carolina State Champion and Player of the Year ... Named the Region Player of the year after winning the Regional Championship in 2012 and 2013 ... Was the Northwest 1-A Player of the Year in both 2011 and 2013 after winning the conference title ... Led Bishop McGuinness to conference, regional and state championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NC Juniors in 2011 and 2013 ... Finished tied for 23rd at the 2013 NC Amateur ... Finished in the top-11 at Webb Simpson's AJGA event in all three years he played from 2011-13 ... Is in the top-10 academically in his high school class and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Backgorund
Full name is Tanner Kenneth Owen ... Born on February 13, 1996 in High Point ... Son of Kevin and Vicki Owen.
Will Zalatoris
Plano, Texas
Trinity Christian Academy
Prior to Wake Forest
Is a three-year letterman at Trinity Christian ... Led the Trojans to the TAPPS State Championship in 2011 and 2013 and was the individual state champion in 2012 and 2013 ... Earned All-State, All-Region and All-Conference honors from 2011-13 ... Earned State All-Academic Team honors in 2013 ... Won the Antigua National High School Tournament in 2013 and finished in the top-6 in all four of his appearances ... Was runner-up at The Classic at the Texarkana CC in 2013 ... Was co-medalist with Jordan Spieth at the 2011 Champions Invitational ... Qualified for the 2013 US Amateur ... Played in the US Junior Amateur four times and advanced to the round of 15 in 2009 ... Qualified for the Texas State Amateur championship in 2013 ... Finished tied for seventh at the 2012 Bobby Chapman Invitational ... A member of both the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society ... Named to the Boys Golf All-State Academic Team.
Background
Full name is William Patrick Zalatoris ... Born on August 16, 1996 in San Francisco, Calif.... Son of Richard and Catherine Zalatoris ... Mother Catherine is an Oregon graduate and was on the track and field team.
