Wake Forest Athletics
Monday, September 12
Royal Golf Club/Lake Elmo, Minn.
All Day
Wake Forest University
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ANNIKA Intercollegiate
No. 2 Demon Deacons Open Season at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
9/11/2022 11:35:00 AM | Women's Golf
LAKE ELMO, Minn. - The preseason No. 2 Demon Deacons will open their fall slate Monday at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M.
The reigning ACC Champions are one of five preseason top-10 teams in the 12-team field and are joined by fellow ACC competitors Duke and Virginia.
This will be the third appearance for Wake Forest at the prestigious event, as they won the team and individual titles in 2019 and came in third in 2021.
The Deacs are led by reigning ACC Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen, in her fifth year at the helm. Under Lewellen, the Deacs have won two ACC titles (2019, 2022) and finished runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Lewellen is assisted by sixth-year Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter.
Wake Forest Lineup
Rachel Kuehn
The reigning ACC Player of the Year led the Deacs with a 71.18 stroke average over 33 rounds during the 2021-22 season. She had seven top 10 finishes with five of them coming inside the top five. In addition to being selected as a WGCA All-America First Team selection and All-America Scholar, she earned All-ACC honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was also named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
On the international circuit, she competed at the Arnold Palmer Cup for the third time, the Curtis Cup and the ANWA for the second time and represented the United States at the Women's World Amateur Team Championships in Paris last month.
Carolina Chacarra
The reigning ACC Freshman of the Year was second on the team with a 71.79 stroke average over 33 rounds during the 2021-22 season. She had five top 10 finishes with four of them coming inside the top five. Along with being tabbed a WGCA All-America Second Team selection and All-America Scholar, she earned All-ACC honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was also named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
On the international circuit, she competed in the ANWA and the Arnold Palmer Cup for the first time, along with representing Spain at the Women's World Amateur Team Championships.
Emilia Migliaccio
One of the best players in program history and 2019 ACC individual champion, Migliaccio is returning to the Demon Deacons' squad for the 2022-23 for her final year of eligibility. She is coming off her first year of graduate school at Wake Forest and won the 120th North & South Women's Amateur in July. She finished runner-up at the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA) and is one of the only collegiate players to compete in four Arnold Palmer Cups.
Migliaccio returns to collegiate competition with the second-lowest career scoring average in program history, with a 71.96 average over 106 rounds played. She has amassed 17 top-10 finishes in her career so far and five career victories.
Lauren Walsh
The senior from Kildare, Ireland was a 2022 Curtis Cup and All-ACC member and was tabbed a WGCA All-America Scholar. She played in the lineup for seven regular season events during the 2021-22 season and played as an individual at the Landfall Tradition last October. She recorded six top 25 finishes with her best coming at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate to open the season, tying for eighth at 3-under-par.
Walsh was third on the team with a stroke average of 73.03 over 33 rounds. She earned medalist honors at ACC Championships; finishing tied for third at 1-under-par.
Mimi Rhodes
The junior from Bath, England earned All-ACC honors for the 2021-22 season where she recorded a 73.09 stroke average and five top-25 finishes. Rhodes has been a member of the lineup in almost every event since she stepped on campus in the fall of 2020 as a freshman, including every event of the 2021-22 season.
Kuehn, Chacarra and Migliaccio were also named to the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel's preseason watch list earlier this month.
Participating Teams (WGCA Preseason Poll)
Course Information
Tee Times
Round 1 - off first hole
The reigning ACC Champions are one of five preseason top-10 teams in the 12-team field and are joined by fellow ACC competitors Duke and Virginia.
This will be the third appearance for Wake Forest at the prestigious event, as they won the team and individual titles in 2019 and came in third in 2021.
The Deacs are led by reigning ACC Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen, in her fifth year at the helm. Under Lewellen, the Deacs have won two ACC titles (2019, 2022) and finished runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Lewellen is assisted by sixth-year Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter.
Wake Forest Lineup
Rachel Kuehn
The reigning ACC Player of the Year led the Deacs with a 71.18 stroke average over 33 rounds during the 2021-22 season. She had seven top 10 finishes with five of them coming inside the top five. In addition to being selected as a WGCA All-America First Team selection and All-America Scholar, she earned All-ACC honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was also named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
On the international circuit, she competed at the Arnold Palmer Cup for the third time, the Curtis Cup and the ANWA for the second time and represented the United States at the Women's World Amateur Team Championships in Paris last month.
Carolina Chacarra
The reigning ACC Freshman of the Year was second on the team with a 71.79 stroke average over 33 rounds during the 2021-22 season. She had five top 10 finishes with four of them coming inside the top five. Along with being tabbed a WGCA All-America Second Team selection and All-America Scholar, she earned All-ACC honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was also named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
On the international circuit, she competed in the ANWA and the Arnold Palmer Cup for the first time, along with representing Spain at the Women's World Amateur Team Championships.
Emilia Migliaccio
One of the best players in program history and 2019 ACC individual champion, Migliaccio is returning to the Demon Deacons' squad for the 2022-23 for her final year of eligibility. She is coming off her first year of graduate school at Wake Forest and won the 120th North & South Women's Amateur in July. She finished runner-up at the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA) and is one of the only collegiate players to compete in four Arnold Palmer Cups.
Migliaccio returns to collegiate competition with the second-lowest career scoring average in program history, with a 71.96 average over 106 rounds played. She has amassed 17 top-10 finishes in her career so far and five career victories.
Lauren Walsh
The senior from Kildare, Ireland was a 2022 Curtis Cup and All-ACC member and was tabbed a WGCA All-America Scholar. She played in the lineup for seven regular season events during the 2021-22 season and played as an individual at the Landfall Tradition last October. She recorded six top 25 finishes with her best coming at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate to open the season, tying for eighth at 3-under-par.
Walsh was third on the team with a stroke average of 73.03 over 33 rounds. She earned medalist honors at ACC Championships; finishing tied for third at 1-under-par.
Mimi Rhodes
The junior from Bath, England earned All-ACC honors for the 2021-22 season where she recorded a 73.09 stroke average and five top-25 finishes. Rhodes has been a member of the lineup in almost every event since she stepped on campus in the fall of 2020 as a freshman, including every event of the 2021-22 season.
Kuehn, Chacarra and Migliaccio were also named to the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel's preseason watch list earlier this month.
Participating Teams (WGCA Preseason Poll)
- Wake Forest (2)
- Oregon (3)
- South Carolina (4)
- Arizona State (7)
- Virginia (10)
- Auburn (13)
- Florida (14)
- Texas (16)
- Alabama (17)
- Michigan (T20)
- Duke (T20)
- Minnesota
Course Information
- Royal Golf Club - Lake Elmo, Minnesota
- Par 72 - 6,901 yards
- Rolling hills, mature trees and abundant wildlife provide the scenic backdrop to the challenging, yet approachable 18-hole course. The front nine, or the Queen's Nine, was designed by Annika Sorenstam, her first U.S. project. While the back nine, known as the King's Nine, was Arnold Palmer's last. Together, these golf legends envisioned a multi-generational golfing experience; a place where beginners would feel comfortable in learning, and where experienced players could test their skills.
Tee Times
Round 1 - off first hole
- 8:50 - Rhodes
- 9:00 - Walsh
- 9:10 - Migliaccio
- 9:20 - Chacarra
- 9:30 - Kuehn
Players Mentioned
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