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Former Rhode Island Open Champion and URI grad Bryce Wallor has begun his 12th season as the head coach of the University of Central Florida golf team. 

Wallor won the 2002 Rhode Island Open and competed in the 2003 New England Professional Golf Tour. 

Prior to that, he played at URI form 1993 to 1998, helping the Rams qualify for the NCAA East Regionals four times. 

He was team captain as a senior and took medalist honors at the 1997 Bob Toski Invitational. Wallor, who worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Rhode Island in 2002-03, graduated with a bachelor’s of arts in communications in 1998.

Wallor at UCF

In his 12 seasons, the Knights have claimed an NCAA Regional title and two conference championships.

The Knights have advanced to the NCAA postseason seven times under Wallor’s leadership.

UCF put together two of its best NCAA Championship performances ever under Wallor’s tutelage, finishing 14th in 2017 and 16th in 2013, along with appearances in 2012 and 2018.

UCF has won 24 tournament championships and 22 individual titles during Wallor’s tenure.

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In 2019-2020, Wallor guided the program to one of its crowning achievements; UCF won the home tournament Tavistock Collegiate Invitational for the first time in program history. 

UCF’s 844(-20) total at the Tavistock was the lowest stroke total of the year and gave them the victory over some of the top ranked programs in the nation, including No. 4 Texas Tech, No. 7 Arizona State and No. 18 Texas. 

To add to the win, Wallor also had one of his own claim the individual title as Johnny Travale placed first with a 204(-12) total. Following the win at Tavistock, UCF was ranked as high as No. 16 in the GolfStat.com Poll. 

In their first tournament of the season, UCF finished in second at the Island Resort Collegiate in Michigan. 

This season, the Knights will look to Clement Charmasson, Luis Carrera and Egor Eroshenko to lead the way, all of whom finished top 20 at the Island Resort. 

UCF is back in action on Monday in the Hartford Hawks Invitational.