Wake Forest Athletics
Will Zalatoris Named ACC Freshman of the Year
5/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
By Erika Carrubba, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGolf)
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest's Will Zalatoris was named the ACC Freshman of the Year, the league announced Monday.
Zalatoris is the fourth Demon Deacon to earn ACC Men's Golf Freshman of the Year honors, joining Justin Roof (1994), Bill Haas (2001) and Webb Simpson (2005). Zalatoris also earned a spot on the All-ACC Men's Golf team. The Demon Deacons have now had at least one member on the All-ACC team every year since 1999.
A native of Plano, Texas, he won one event and placed in the top 10 in five of nine events during his rookie campaign. Zalatoris finished under par in every event this season and tied for the ACC lead with a 69.9 stroke average this season. He is the highest ranked freshman according to Golfstat at No. 14.
Player of the Year
Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Freshman of the Year
Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
Coach of the Year
Trey Jones, Florida State
2014-15 All-ACC Men's Golf Team
Jack Maguire, Florida State
Hank Lebioda, Florida State
Rowin Caron, Florida State
Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Anders Albertson, Georgia Tech
Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville
Ben Griffin, North Carolina
Derek Bard, Virginia
Denny McCarthy, Virginia
Trevor Cone, Virginia Tech
Scott Vincent, Virginia Tech
Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
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