With an overall record of 7-2, the North Harford golf team’s 78 percent win rate brought many titles back to the Hawk’s Nest, including senior Zack Wilcox’s UCBAC (Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference) title, according to County Sports Zone.

     Wilcox stated, “I will be attending Methodist University in the fall, where I will be enrolled in the Business and Professional Golf Management program. I am hoping to play on their golf team as well.” Methodist University is a private college in Fayetteville, NC, which competes in the NCAA Division III. 

     The golfer states that their overall match record was 16-1, with the only loss being against C. Milton Wright, where they only lost by five strokes. He adds, “Honestly, I cannot say enough good things about my team, they worked so hard and accomplished so much. I look forward to hearing about all of the great things they will achieve in the next few years.”

     UCBAC’s were held at Bulle Rock this year. The Hawks took the win at the championship as well as Wilcox did individually. The golfers that went to UCBAC’s were Austin Bach, John Manzari, Coulter Parsons, Jimmy Calland,, Lucas Park, and Wilcox. 

     “We had a great season. We were fortunate enough to play extremely well, beating CMW by only one stroke,” the senior commented. 

     Goals were a big part of Wilcox’s strategy. He stated, “After not having a season last year, I set quite a few goals for myself this year and one of them was to have a low individual score at UCBAC’s. I played pretty well and was able to accomplish that goal. After falling short to Will Creery in sophomore year, even though I had a lead in the round, I put the UCBAC goal at the top of my list.”

     The team came in second place in the District Seven Qualifier and the Harford County Championship according to Wilcox. He added that he ended up coming in fifth place in state competition 

     “COVID has changed a lot for me. Missing a season for any athlete is hard, but I used that time to focus on my own game, and it really paid off. Since my sophomore year, I have been working so hard to try and be at the top of my game and it has been such a rewarding process to see all of my hard work pay off.”