North Carolina has added two more names to its men’s golf future, with Dawson Lew of Toronto and Evan Liu of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., signing scholarship agreements to join the Tar Heels, Andrew DiBitetto and associate head coach Noah Goldman announced.
DiBitetto said the program is excited to bring both players into the fold.
"Noah and I are thrilled to officially welcome Dawson and Evan to the Carolina Golf family," says. "Both young men will bring tremendous talent, impressive results and dedication to Chapel Hill.
Dawson and Evan both clearly love golf, and their burning desire to compete and improve themselves align perfectly with our culture. We are excited to add them to our program, both on and off the course, and we look forward to watching them grow and compete as Tar Heels.
We couldn't be happier to have them join our team."
Lew arrives with a resume that already includes rare company. He became the ninth individual to win both the Canadian Junior Boys Championship and the Canadian Men’s Amateur, taking the 2025 junior title and the 2026 men’s title. At Mickelson National Golf Club in Calgary, Alberta, he posted rounds of 75-65-67-69 for a 17-under 271 to win the Canadian Men’s Amateur.
The ranking services have taken notice, too. Lew is listed No. 5 in the nation in the class by The Universal Golf Rankings and Junior Golf Scoreboard.
He made his PGA Tour debut at the RBC Canadian Open in 2026 and is qualified to return to the event in 2027. This week, he’ll represent Canada at the 2026 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Trinity, Texas.
His 2026 season has been loaded with high finishes. Lew won the K.J.
Choi Foundation Texas Junior with rounds of 71-65-63, finished second at the Terra Cotta Invitational, tied for sixth at the Junior PLAYERS and tied for ninth at the U.S. Junior Am.
At the 2026 U.S. Amateur, he shot a second-round 68 to tie for 17th in stroke play before reaching the round of 32 in match play.
The victories kept piling up in 2025, when he won the Nemacolin Junior, Ontario Junior Boys Spring Classic, AJGA Lake Charles Junior and IJGT WAGR Bishopsgate Invitational. He also finished second in the Ontario Men’s Amateur, tied for fourth at the AJGA Simplify Boys at Carlton Woods, tied for fifth in the Canadian Men’s Amateur, tied for seventh in the AJGA Junior PLAYERS, tied for eighth in the Rolex Tournament of Champions and tied for 15th in the Jones Cup Junior. He also won the 2024 Golf Ontario U-17 and the 2023 MJT National Team Challenge.
Lew said the fit at UNC was obvious to him.
"I chose UNC because of the team atmosphere and the coaches," says Lew. "Coach DiBitetto and Coach Goldman are both great coaches that make you a better golfer but more importantly a better person.
I found that the values that have been instilled into the program strongly align with my own and they are values that will continue to push me to become better in golf and life. These values have led to the team to have an extremely supportive environment where mistakes are encouraged and everyone feeds off each other daily to become better.
Picking UNC was a no brainer and I am excited to be a Tar Heel."
Liu, meanwhile, brings a strong California résumé to Chapel Hill. A student at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, he was the 2025 California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year and earned All-CIF honors in both 2025 and 2026.
He won the CIF San Diego section in 2025 and has finished second there twice. In the state championship, he was runner-up in 2025 and tied for fifth in 2024.
Ranked No. 9 in the nation in the class by The Universal Golf Rankings, Liu tied for 17th in stroke play at the 2026 U.S. Amateur and advanced to the round of 32 in match play.
He also logged a busy 2026 season with appearances in the Wyndham Cup, a tie for fourth at the Boys Junior PGA, a tie for sixth at the Wyndham Invitational, a 15th-place finish at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, a tie for 17th at the U.S. Junior Amateur, a tie for 18th at the Team TaylorMade Invitational and a 19th-place finish at the Junior PLAYERS.
In 2025, Liu won the Sacramento Junior and the Toyota Tour Cup Max Homa Invitational at Oak Valley. He also finished second at the California Amateur, third at the K.J. Choi Foundation, seventh at the International Amateur and 10th at the Team TaylorMade Invitational.
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