Brennan Looks to Defend Title at Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational

FORT WORTH, Texas – The nationally-ranked Wake Forest men's golf team is scheduled to begin their third event of the season on Monday at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at historic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

The reigning ACC Champions and NCAA Regional Champions will be led by junior Michael Brennan who claimed his fourth career individual victory at this event a year ago, winning by six strokes over an elite field.

This marked the fourth time in Brennan's career he has captured an individual title putting him with names such as Will Zalatoris and Bill Andrade to have four titles to their name at Wake Forest. Only six Demon Deacons have more than four titles in their collegiate career: Bill Haas (10), Gary Hallberg (9), Curtis Strange (8), Lanny Wadkins (5), Jay Haas (5) and Cameron Young (5).

Wake Forest Golfers to Win Four Collegiate Events

Bill Andrade
Lee Bedford
Michael Brennan
Bob Byman
Billy Chapman
Will Zalatoris

Additionally, this was the second time in his career Brennan has won back-to-back events (2021 Old Town Club Collegiate) after winning at Kiawah and Pinehurst as a freshman.

The Demon Deacons finished tied for third on the leaderboard as a team at the 2021 event in Fort Worth, Texas.

Wake Forest is coming off a strong finish at the Old Town Club Collegiate where they nearly had a historic come-from-behind win in the final round of the tournament.

Freshman Andrew McLauchlan continues to have an impressive start to his career at Wake Forest. McLauchlan was one of just six golfers in the Old Town Club Collegiate field to card a round of par or better in each of his three rounds.

After tying for sixth at the Maui Jim Individual earlier in September, McLauchlan bested that effort this week, claiming a tie for fourth which was the highest by any Wake Forest player.

Marshall Meisel also claimed his highest finish of his career with a tied for seventh finish at Old Town Club Collegiate, turning in a 66 (-4) in the final round.

Tomorrow's first round is scheduled for a 9:15 a.m. (ET) start as Wake Forest tees off between holes No. 14-18. The Demon Deacons will be paired with USC, Georgia and Texas on the opening day of play.

THE DEACS' LINEUP

Michael Brennan

Brennan, who has now risen to No. 15 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, made his PGA Tour debut at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in February. That Monday, he earned a spot in the field as the only amateur, setting a Collegiate Showcase record Monday, shooting a five-under-par 66. He will look to claim potentially his fifth individual title, trying to join elite company in Wake Forest history. He was named a watch list member for the Fred Haskins Award to start the season.

Mark Power

Power helped the team to a title at the 2021 Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational, tying for 35th on the individual leaderboard. He was helped by a 66 (-4) in the second round of the tournament. He was one of three Demon Deacons to compete at the Genesis Collegiate Showcase. In the ACC semifinal, Power provided the second point in the win over North Carolina.

Boyd Owens

Owens plays in the lineup for the Demon Deacons for the third time in his freshman year. As a junior, he ranked as high as No. 9 nationally in the AJGA standings. In March, he qualified for the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented on the Korn Ferry Tour as a Monday qualifier. Additionally, he reached the Round of 32 at the 2022 North and South Amateur Championship and is the reigning LHSAA Individual Champion.

Owens, who recorded the lowest debut round in program history, finished as the Deacs top player in the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, tying for 13th individually.

Marshall Meisel

Meisel competed in five events including a pair of events in the lineup, playing in the lineup at the Colonial Collegiate and the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. He finished tied for 16th in Georgia while also placing in the top 25 four times during the season with his highest finish coming at the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational where he placed 14th at 5-under-par.

He finished tied for 30th in the opening event of the 2022-23 season in Arizona.

Andrew McLauchlan

In his collegiate debut at the Maui Jim Individual, McLauchlan finished tied for sixth on the leaderboard. He was helped by turning in a debut round of 64 (-8) that was bogey free and included six birdies and an eagle on the par-5 ninth. He was tied for the lead after the opening round.

Before coming to Wake Forest, he participated in the 2022 U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, N.J and is also the reigning Jones Cup Junior Invitational champion.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Stanford
Vanderbilt
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Florida
Georgia Tech
Texas Tech
Oklahoma State
North Carolina
Georgia
USC
Oregon
Texas
Wake Forest
Pepperdine
TCU

COURSE INFORMATION

Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational

Colonial Country Club - Fort Worth, Texas – Par 70 - 7,204 Yards

Colonial Country Club has hosted an annual PGA Tour event since 1946, the longest running non-major tour event to be held at the same venue. The club was started in 1936 and hosted the 1941 U.S. Open, the 1975 Tournament Players Championship and the 1991 U.S. Women's Open. The course sits along the bank of the Trinity River and is located less than a mile from the campus of TCU.

LIVE SCORING

Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational

Live Scoring

TEE TIMES

Monday, October 3 – First and Second Round – Play begins at 9:15 a.m. ET with a shotgun start with continuous play through the second round. Wake Forest will tee off with USC, Georgia and Texas between holes 14 to 18.

Tuesday, October 4 – Third Round – Play will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET off of holes No. 1 and No. 10.