Friday, May 28
Scottsdale, Ariz./Grayhawk Golf Club
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Wake Forest Sits Inside Top 15 on First day of Championship Play
5/28/2021 11:34:00 PM | Men's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The Wake Forest men's golf team played through temperatures above 98 degrees on Friday afternoon at Grayhawk Golf Club for the first round of NCAA Championship play.
The Deacs had the second highest number of birdies out of the 30 teams competing for the title. The Deacs' 16 birdies were just three short of Oklahoma State's 19. They followed up with 48 pars to finish the first day of play in a five-way tie for 10th place.
Junior Alex Fitzpatrick and top Deac in the lineup led the charge today. Three birdies in a row on his second nine holes got him at high as sixth place on the individual leaderboard. His four birdies on the day were the most for any Deac.
Sophomore Mark Power and freshman Michael Brennan also had four birdies each. Three of Power's four came on his second nine holes with Brennan registering two on the front and two on the back. Seniors Parker Gillam and Eric Bae each chipped in a pair of birdies as well.
Wake Forest tee times for the second round will begin at 10:05 a.m. ET on Saturday. The Deacs will keep their pairing with Pepperdine and Illinois.
Team Leaderboard
Wake Forest Leaderboard (Par 70)
The Deacs had the second highest number of birdies out of the 30 teams competing for the title. The Deacs' 16 birdies were just three short of Oklahoma State's 19. They followed up with 48 pars to finish the first day of play in a five-way tie for 10th place.
Junior Alex Fitzpatrick and top Deac in the lineup led the charge today. Three birdies in a row on his second nine holes got him at high as sixth place on the individual leaderboard. His four birdies on the day were the most for any Deac.
Sophomore Mark Power and freshman Michael Brennan also had four birdies each. Three of Power's four came on his second nine holes with Brennan registering two on the front and two on the back. Seniors Parker Gillam and Eric Bae each chipped in a pair of birdies as well.
Wake Forest tee times for the second round will begin at 10:05 a.m. ET on Saturday. The Deacs will keep their pairing with Pepperdine and Illinois.
Team Leaderboard
| Team | Round One |
| 1 Texas Tech | 276 (-4) |
| 2 Sam Houston | 278 (-2) |
| 3 Pepperdine | 279 (-1) |
| T4 Oklahoma State | 280 (E) |
| T4 Oklahoma | 280 (E) |
| 6 Florida State | 281 (+1) |
| 7 Arizona State | 284 (+4) |
| T8 Oregon State | 286 (+6) |
| T8 San Diego State | 286 (+6) |
| T10 Wake Forest | 287 (+7) |
| T10 Arkansas | 287 (+7) |
| T10 Clemson | 287 (+7) |
| T10 SMU | 287 (+7) |
| T10 Illinois | 287 (+7) |
| T15 North Carolina | 288 (+8) |
| T15 Florida | 288 (+8) |
| T17 Georgia Tech | 289 (+9) |
| T17 Louisville | 289 (+9) |
| T19 San Diego | 292 (+12) |
| T19 Tennessee | 292 (+12) |
| T19 Georgia | 292 (+12) |
| T19 TCU | 292 (+12) |
| 23 Vanderbilt | 293 (+13) |
| T24 Little Rock | 294 (+14) |
| T24 Texas | 294 (+14) |
| T26 UAB | 295 (+15) |
| T26 Liberty | 295 (+15) |
| 28 East Tennessee State | 300 (+20) |
| T29 San Francisco | 301 (+21) |
| T29 NC State | 301 (+21) |
Wake Forest Leaderboard (Par 70)
| Player | Round One |
| T28 Alex Fitzpatrick | 70 |
| T55 Parker Gillam | 72 |
| T55 Michael Brennan | 72 |
| T73 Mark Power | 73 |
| T87 Eric Bae | 74 |
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