Wake Forest University
Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Deacs Set to 2022-23 Campaign in Arizona
9/8/2022 12:20:00 AM | Men's Golf
The defending ACC Champions begin their season at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, starting on Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Wake Forest men's golf team is set to begin its 2022-23 schedule at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, running from Sept. 9-11 at Mirabel Golf Club.
The reigning ACC Champions are one of six conference teams in the 18-team field and also includes nine teams that qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships.
The Deacs will also travel four individuals to compete at Maui Jim Individual at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Under the direction of longtime Wake Forest head coach Jerry Haas, the Deacs had a historic season in 2021-22. The Demon Deacons won their first ACC Championship since 1989 last season and set a program record at the 2022 NCAA New Haven Regional, shooting 26-under-par and winning the regional by seven strokes. They were led on the course by PING Second-Team All-American Michael Brennan and All-ACC performer Alex Fitzpatrick.
Brennan captured individual victories in back-to-back tournaments, including at the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational with Fitzpatrick, for the second time in his career, while also winning the Genesis Collegiate Showcase and representing Team USA in the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup.
In addition to winning the NCAA Regionals and ACC Championship, the Demon Deacons also claimed the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational, winning by 14 strokes with a program-record score of 805 and breaking the previous record by six strokes.
Friday's first round is scheduled for a 11:00 a.m. start with the Demon Deacons, teeing off with No. 1 with East Tennessee State and Auburn.
THE DEACS' LINEUP
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.
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.
Kennon had an impressive showing at the 2021 Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational. He was par or below in all three rounds of the tournament, finishing the week tied for ninth and nine-under par, the first career top-10 finish. Kennon picked up his second top-10 finish of the season at the Valspar Collegiate with the help of his best round of his young career. He finished eighth, firing a final round 64 (-7), moving up 20 spots on the final day of competition.
The freshman was one of one of three Demon Deacons to be sub par for all three rounds at the 2022 NCAA Regionals, recording a 68-69-69 to place tied for ninth on the individual leaderboard at 4-under-par.
Owens makes his collegiate debut in the lineup for the Demon Deacons. 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.
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.
INDIVIDUALS AT DESERT MOUNTAIN
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
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Wake Forest
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Arizona
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Arizona State
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Auburn
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Clemson
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East Tennessee State
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Florida State
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Georgia State
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Georgia Tech
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Louisville
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NC State
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New Mexico
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Oregon
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San Diego State
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Tennessee
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UCLA
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UNLV
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Washington
COURSE INFORMATION
Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Mirabel Golf Club - Scottsdale, Ariz. – Par 70 - 7118 Yards
Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole golf course is as challenging and memorable as any other Top 100 private golf community in the nation. It currently ranks as the No. 32 golf course in the state of Arizona.
LIVE SCORING
Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Maui Jim Individual
TEE TIMES
Friday, September 9 - First Round - Play begins at 11:00 a.m. with Wake Forest teeing off of No. 1
Saturday, September 10 - Second Round - Play begins at 12:40 p.m. with Wake Forest teeing off of No. 10
Sunday, September 11 - Third Round - Play begins at 10:00 a.m.
Players Mentioned
