It is the first time five current or former Clemson golfers have been in the same U.S. Amateur when he won the North Carolina Amateur Championship in June at Bermuda Run Golf Club near Winston-Salem. He was the first Clemson golfer to win the North Carolina Amateur since Clarence Rose in 1978. Roberts is a transfer from North Carolina who will be in his first year on the Clemson team in 2026-27. The top 64 players after 36 holes of stroke play will then advance to the match play championship that will determine the champion.