Tuesday, September 19
Westchester, IL | Chicago Highlands Club
All Day
Wake Forest University
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Highlands Invitional
Wake Forest Claim Team and Individual Titles at the Highlands Invitational
9/20/2023 11:24:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Demon Deacons were 31-under-par as a team to finish tied for first with Missouri as Michael Brennan shot 12-under-par to win the individual title in Chicago.
WESTCHESTER, Ill.- The Wake Forest men's golf team claimed its first title of the fall, as the Demon Deacons finished in first place at the Highlands Invitational.
The Deacs shot 31-under-par as a team and tied Missouri for first place in Chicago. Michael Brennan had another amazing round on the final day of the Highlands Invitational and took home the individual title after completing the tournament at 12-under-par.
Wake Forest finished their impressive team performance with four players in the top-10. Those players were Michael Brennan, Scotty Kennon, Marshall Meisel, and Collin Adams. Michael Brennan recorded four birdies on the front nine during the final round as the Virginia native scored a birdie on hole 14 to solidify his position at the top as the round drew to a close.
Michael Brennan won his seventh individual title of his career at the Highlands Invitational. The senior has come one step closer to tying Curtis Strange (8) in Wake Forest Individual titles. Strange currently is third in the category of individual titles.
Wake Forest Individual Titles
During the first round of the Highlands Invitational, Scotty Kennon recorded four-straight birdies on the front nine. He kept pace and ended the tournament ranked seventh after ending the week at four-under-par. The junior finished top-10 in the tournament in birdies as well with 15.
Marshall Meisel also helped the Deacs to the title in Chicago after he shot six-under-par and finished tied for 10th place. The junior posted five birdies during the final round. Meisel shot back-to-back birdies on holes 16 and 17 to help give the Deacs comfort as the tournament drew to a close.
Collin Adams had a career weekend at the Highlands Invitational. The junior carded a 67 (-5) during round two of the tournament, with six birdies.
During round three, Adams posted four birdies and ended the tournament also tied for 10th place. It was the first top-10 finish of his career.
Andrew McLauchlan and Tom Haberer also helped push Wake Forest to the team title, as McLauchlan posted four birdies during the final round and made a top-25 finish. Haberer, meanwhile, tallied back-to-back birdies on holes 17 and 18 to help the Demon Deacons down the stretch.
From Coach Haas:
"Oh man, it is nice to be back on campus. We had an unbelievable tournament, The guys really battled hard. We had terrible weather today. I can't thank Chicago Highlands enough for lending us their course and putting on such a great event, As the host school it's always nice to invite other teams in. We were co-champions with Missouri, we both shot 31-under which is fantastic golf. I'm so proud of the guys. Obviously, Micheal Brennan got his seventh win, which is incredibly impressive in today's college golf. But also Scotty stepped up. Marshall Meisel birdied the last two holes. Andrew shot two-under for the week, we battled very hard and it was just a really, really good team effort. We needed a good week after last week. And I can't thank the guys enough for doing a good job in the practice round preparing and they really wanted to play today. It looked like we might not because of the rain but luckily we got it in and the Deacs brought home the title. Go Deacs!"
From Michael Brennan:
"What a week, it was a grind out there. The weather didn't exactly cooperate with us. We got a lot of rain on Sunday in the practice round. Monday was actually pretty good, but then it continued into Tuesday. So it was a grind out there. But all the fellas handled it really well and fought really hard today. It's great to come out on top individually but also as a team. We need those wins and it was a great momentum builder heading into the Ben Hogan next week. It's a big event at a nice course. I look forward to seeing Shady Oaks but Chicago Highlands did an amazing job getting the course ready. We got over two inches of rain on Sunday night and Monday morning. The course was in great, playable shape so that's really a shout-out to their crew, the Owner, head pro, and greens keeper for getting the course ready. It was a fun week. Great to have the entire team out here. It's always more fun. So, Go Deacs and let's get it next week!"
Up Next
The Deacs' next appearance will be at the J.T. Poston Invitational at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley on Sept. 25-26 in Sapphire Valley, N.C. This invitational is an individual tournament, as the next team event for Wake Forest will be the Ben Hogan Invitational at Shady Oaks Country Club Oct. 1-2 in Westworth Village, Texas.
Final Scores:
Team
Wake Forest Player Rankings
Wake Forest (B) Rankings
The Deacs shot 31-under-par as a team and tied Missouri for first place in Chicago. Michael Brennan had another amazing round on the final day of the Highlands Invitational and took home the individual title after completing the tournament at 12-under-par.
Wake Forest finished their impressive team performance with four players in the top-10. Those players were Michael Brennan, Scotty Kennon, Marshall Meisel, and Collin Adams. Michael Brennan recorded four birdies on the front nine during the final round as the Virginia native scored a birdie on hole 14 to solidify his position at the top as the round drew to a close.
Michael Brennan won his seventh individual title of his career at the Highlands Invitational. The senior has come one step closer to tying Curtis Strange (8) in Wake Forest Individual titles. Strange currently is third in the category of individual titles.
Wake Forest Individual Titles
- Bill Haas (10)
- Gary Hallberg (9)
- Curtis Strange (8)
- Michael Brennan (7)
During the first round of the Highlands Invitational, Scotty Kennon recorded four-straight birdies on the front nine. He kept pace and ended the tournament ranked seventh after ending the week at four-under-par. The junior finished top-10 in the tournament in birdies as well with 15.
Marshall Meisel also helped the Deacs to the title in Chicago after he shot six-under-par and finished tied for 10th place. The junior posted five birdies during the final round. Meisel shot back-to-back birdies on holes 16 and 17 to help give the Deacs comfort as the tournament drew to a close.
Collin Adams had a career weekend at the Highlands Invitational. The junior carded a 67 (-5) during round two of the tournament, with six birdies.
During round three, Adams posted four birdies and ended the tournament also tied for 10th place. It was the first top-10 finish of his career.
Andrew McLauchlan and Tom Haberer also helped push Wake Forest to the team title, as McLauchlan posted four birdies during the final round and made a top-25 finish. Haberer, meanwhile, tallied back-to-back birdies on holes 17 and 18 to help the Demon Deacons down the stretch.
From Coach Haas:
"Oh man, it is nice to be back on campus. We had an unbelievable tournament, The guys really battled hard. We had terrible weather today. I can't thank Chicago Highlands enough for lending us their course and putting on such a great event, As the host school it's always nice to invite other teams in. We were co-champions with Missouri, we both shot 31-under which is fantastic golf. I'm so proud of the guys. Obviously, Micheal Brennan got his seventh win, which is incredibly impressive in today's college golf. But also Scotty stepped up. Marshall Meisel birdied the last two holes. Andrew shot two-under for the week, we battled very hard and it was just a really, really good team effort. We needed a good week after last week. And I can't thank the guys enough for doing a good job in the practice round preparing and they really wanted to play today. It looked like we might not because of the rain but luckily we got it in and the Deacs brought home the title. Go Deacs!"
From Michael Brennan:
"What a week, it was a grind out there. The weather didn't exactly cooperate with us. We got a lot of rain on Sunday in the practice round. Monday was actually pretty good, but then it continued into Tuesday. So it was a grind out there. But all the fellas handled it really well and fought really hard today. It's great to come out on top individually but also as a team. We need those wins and it was a great momentum builder heading into the Ben Hogan next week. It's a big event at a nice course. I look forward to seeing Shady Oaks but Chicago Highlands did an amazing job getting the course ready. We got over two inches of rain on Sunday night and Monday morning. The course was in great, playable shape so that's really a shout-out to their crew, the Owner, head pro, and greens keeper for getting the course ready. It was a fun week. Great to have the entire team out here. It's always more fun. So, Go Deacs and let's get it next week!"
Up Next
The Deacs' next appearance will be at the J.T. Poston Invitational at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley on Sept. 25-26 in Sapphire Valley, N.C. This invitational is an individual tournament, as the next team event for Wake Forest will be the Ben Hogan Invitational at Shady Oaks Country Club Oct. 1-2 in Westworth Village, Texas.
Final Scores:
Team
| Rank | Team | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| T1 | Wake Forest | 272 | 283 | 278 | 833 (-31) |
| T1 | Missouri | 278 | 276 | 279 | 833 (-31) |
| 3 | Virginia | 275 | 274 | 285 | 834 (-30) |
| 4 | Duke | 278 | 281 | 292 | 851 (-13) |
| 5 | College of Charleston | 287 | 282 | 288 | 857 (-7) |
| 6 | Houston | 282 | 277 | 300 | 859 (-5) |
| 7 | Rutgers | 294 | 284 | 282 | 860 (-4) |
| 8 | Indiana | 280 | 284 | 302 | 866 (+2) |
| 9 | Michigan | 296 | 285 | 291 | 872 (+8) |
| T10 | Penn State | 285 | 296 | 292 | 873 (+9) |
| T10 | Wake Forest (B) | 284 | 291 | 298 | 873 (+9) |
| 12 | Furman | 293 | 290 | 291 | 874 (+10) |
| 13 | Yale | 293 | 288 | 294 | 875 (+11) |
| 14 | Iowa | 289 | 290 | 298 | 877 (+13) |
| 15 | Maryland | 295 | 292 | 302 | 889 (+25) |
Wake Forest Player Rankings
| Player | Rank | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| Michael Brennan | 1 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 204 (-12) |
| Scotty Kennon | 7 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 208 (-8) |
| Marshall Meisel | T10 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 210 (-6) |
| Andrew McLauchlan | T22 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 214 (-2) |
| Tom Haberer | T30 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 217 (+1) |
Wake Forest (B) Rankings
| Player | Rank | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| Collin Adams | T10 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 210 (-6) |
| Boyd Owens | T36 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 218 (+2) |
| Daniel Sheedy | T56 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 223 (+7) |
| Marco Florioli | T61 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 225 (+9) |
| Clay Stirsman (Individual) | T70 | 74 | 73 | 81 | 228 (+12) |
| Kyle Haas | T73 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 230 (+14) |
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