Saturday, September 23
Norman, Okla.
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Schooner Classic
No. 2 Wake Forest Travels to Oklahoma for Schooner Classic
9/22/2023 1:20:00 PM | Women's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 2 Wake Forest women's golf team is back in action this weekend at the Schooner Classic in Norman, Oklahoma, hosted by the University of Oklahoma.
The reigning NCAA Champions are one of four preseason top-25 teams in the 1-team field and are joined by fellow ACC competitors Florida State and Virginia Tech. For the first round of play, the Deacs will be paired with Houston and Virginia Tech.
The Deacs are coming off a third-place finish last week at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. This week will be the program's first appearance in the Schooner Classic since it began in 2014.
Wake Forest led by reigning ACC Player of the Year and ACC Women's golf Scholar Athlete of the Year Rachel Kuehn and WGCA National Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen. In her sixth year at the helm, Lewellen and the Deacs have won two ACC titles (2019, 2022), won the 2023 NCAA Championship and finished runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Lewellen is assisted by seventh-year Lyons Family Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter.
Wake Forest Lineup
Mimi Rhodes
Senior Mimi Rhodes ended the week coming in tied for fifth at the ANNIKA. Rhodes shot a seven-under and recorded two birdies during the round. Over the course of the tournament Rhodes posted 12 birdies in her tied-for-fifth performance, which was just one stroke off the four-way tie for first. The English golfer was the top finisher for the Demon Deacons and recorded her second top-five finish of her career.
Rhodes finished the 2022-23 season fifth on the team with a stroke average of 72.92 over 36 rounds played. She had six top-25 finishes including a seventh-place finish in stroke play at the ACC Championships, her best finish of the year, where she recorded a career-low 67 in the second round of stroke play. The then-junior also went undefeated in match play at the NCAA Championships to help the team earn their first national title in program history.
Carolina Chacarra
Chacarra started her junior season with her 13th top-15 finish of her career at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. She recorded five birdies in her final 18 holes to maintain her position on the leaderboard after going one-over and three-under in her first two rounds. Three of her five final-round birdies came on her final five holes.
Chacarra finished third on the team last season with a 71.70 stroke average over 33 rounds played. She had 10 top-21 finishes in 11 events, with four of those being inside the top 11. She was named to the All-ACC Team and earned Second Team All-America honors for the second year in a row, along with being named a WGCA All-American Scholar for the second time.
Brooke Rivers
In her collegiate debut, Rivers recorded 12 birdies at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. After going four-under and one-under in her first two rounds, Rivers finished her final round at three-over-par with a 75 and inside the top 20. During her last five holes, Rivers closed out the day with four pars and a birdie to secure her spot tied for 18th and two-under-par for the week.
Most recently, the Turks and Caicos native finished second at the Canadian Women's Amateur and won the AJGA Junior Championship at Boyne Highlands. She also won Canadian Future Links Quebec Championship and finished second at AJGA Callaway Junior Classic. Two more second-place finishes were tallied for Rivers prior to the Callaway Junior Classic when she finished second at AJGA Dominican Junior Open and the Ontario Women's Amateur. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Rivers is a member of Canadian Women's National Team and finished T10 representing Canada at the World Amateur Women's Team Championship.
Macy Pate
The freshman began her collegiate career as a Demon Deacon with a top-10 finish at the ANNIKA. The Winston-Salem native shot six positions up on the leaderboard during the final 18 holes. Pate posted five birdies to go four-under in the final round. Pate finished the event at six-under, with each of her three rounds being under par.
Pate was the back-to-back Carolinas Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022 and was a 2022 Rolex All-American. While in high school, she broke the record for the lowest round in North Carolina high school history, shooting a 57. Most recently, she won the North and South Junior and the Scott Robertson Memorial. In 2022 she also participated in the Wyndham Cup.
Rachel Kuehn
Kuehn led the Deacs in the top lineup spot last week at the ANNIKA and finished her last first event with a top-35 finish.
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, Kuehn became the first Wake Forest women's golfer in program history and just the sixth ACC women's golfer to be named the ACC Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons. She was also the first Wake Forest women's golfer since 2011 to be named the Scholar Athlete of the Year and was the first player in program history to be both Player and Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Kuehn recorded the lowest single-season scoring average in program history with a 70.53 over 36 rounds played last season and won two individual titles at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup and the Nexus Collegiate. She was a finalist for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel for the second year in a row and went undefeated in match play at NCAA Championships.
Kuehn finished inside the top 28 in all 12 events of the season with five top-five and three more top-10 finishes. She earned medalist honors at ACC Championships with a third-place finish and an eight-under score of 208 and had the lowest four-year career scoring average in program history with a 71.19.
Participating Teams (WGCA Preseason Poll)
Course Information
Tee Times (ET)
Round 1 - off first hole
The reigning NCAA Champions are one of four preseason top-25 teams in the 1-team field and are joined by fellow ACC competitors Florida State and Virginia Tech. For the first round of play, the Deacs will be paired with Houston and Virginia Tech.
The Deacs are coming off a third-place finish last week at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. This week will be the program's first appearance in the Schooner Classic since it began in 2014.
Wake Forest led by reigning ACC Player of the Year and ACC Women's golf Scholar Athlete of the Year Rachel Kuehn and WGCA National Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen. In her sixth year at the helm, Lewellen and the Deacs have won two ACC titles (2019, 2022), won the 2023 NCAA Championship and finished runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Lewellen is assisted by seventh-year Lyons Family Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter.
Wake Forest Lineup
Mimi Rhodes
Senior Mimi Rhodes ended the week coming in tied for fifth at the ANNIKA. Rhodes shot a seven-under and recorded two birdies during the round. Over the course of the tournament Rhodes posted 12 birdies in her tied-for-fifth performance, which was just one stroke off the four-way tie for first. The English golfer was the top finisher for the Demon Deacons and recorded her second top-five finish of her career.
Rhodes finished the 2022-23 season fifth on the team with a stroke average of 72.92 over 36 rounds played. She had six top-25 finishes including a seventh-place finish in stroke play at the ACC Championships, her best finish of the year, where she recorded a career-low 67 in the second round of stroke play. The then-junior also went undefeated in match play at the NCAA Championships to help the team earn their first national title in program history.
Carolina Chacarra
Chacarra started her junior season with her 13th top-15 finish of her career at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. She recorded five birdies in her final 18 holes to maintain her position on the leaderboard after going one-over and three-under in her first two rounds. Three of her five final-round birdies came on her final five holes.
Chacarra finished third on the team last season with a 71.70 stroke average over 33 rounds played. She had 10 top-21 finishes in 11 events, with four of those being inside the top 11. She was named to the All-ACC Team and earned Second Team All-America honors for the second year in a row, along with being named a WGCA All-American Scholar for the second time.
Brooke Rivers
In her collegiate debut, Rivers recorded 12 birdies at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. After going four-under and one-under in her first two rounds, Rivers finished her final round at three-over-par with a 75 and inside the top 20. During her last five holes, Rivers closed out the day with four pars and a birdie to secure her spot tied for 18th and two-under-par for the week.
Most recently, the Turks and Caicos native finished second at the Canadian Women's Amateur and won the AJGA Junior Championship at Boyne Highlands. She also won Canadian Future Links Quebec Championship and finished second at AJGA Callaway Junior Classic. Two more second-place finishes were tallied for Rivers prior to the Callaway Junior Classic when she finished second at AJGA Dominican Junior Open and the Ontario Women's Amateur. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Rivers is a member of Canadian Women's National Team and finished T10 representing Canada at the World Amateur Women's Team Championship.
Macy Pate
The freshman began her collegiate career as a Demon Deacon with a top-10 finish at the ANNIKA. The Winston-Salem native shot six positions up on the leaderboard during the final 18 holes. Pate posted five birdies to go four-under in the final round. Pate finished the event at six-under, with each of her three rounds being under par.
Pate was the back-to-back Carolinas Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022 and was a 2022 Rolex All-American. While in high school, she broke the record for the lowest round in North Carolina high school history, shooting a 57. Most recently, she won the North and South Junior and the Scott Robertson Memorial. In 2022 she also participated in the Wyndham Cup.
Rachel Kuehn
Kuehn led the Deacs in the top lineup spot last week at the ANNIKA and finished her last first event with a top-35 finish.
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, Kuehn became the first Wake Forest women's golfer in program history and just the sixth ACC women's golfer to be named the ACC Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons. She was also the first Wake Forest women's golfer since 2011 to be named the Scholar Athlete of the Year and was the first player in program history to be both Player and Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Kuehn recorded the lowest single-season scoring average in program history with a 70.53 over 36 rounds played last season and won two individual titles at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup and the Nexus Collegiate. She was a finalist for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel for the second year in a row and went undefeated in match play at NCAA Championships.
Kuehn finished inside the top 28 in all 12 events of the season with five top-five and three more top-10 finishes. She earned medalist honors at ACC Championships with a third-place finish and an eight-under score of 208 and had the lowest four-year career scoring average in program history with a 71.19.
Participating Teams (WGCA Preseason Poll)
- Oklahoma (host)
- Wake Forest (2)
- Florida State (10)
- Houston
- Illinois
- Iowa State (21)
- K-State
- New Mexico
- North Texas
- Oklahoma State (19)
- Purdue
- TCU
- Texas State
- Tulsa
- Virginia Tech
Course Information
- Belmar Golf Club - Norman, Oklahoma
- Par 70 - 6,182 yards
- Toby Keith's "I Love This Course" is a semi-private course that winds through beautiful homes, native grasses, and several elevation changes, and captures the true beauty of unspoiled central Oklahoma farmland. While the course was designed to appeal to golfers of all levels, it also offers the ultimate challenge to the most skilled player.
Tee Times (ET)
Round 1 - off first hole
- 11:10 - Kuehn
- 11:20 - Pate
- 11:30 - Rivers
- 11:40 - Chacarra
- 11:50 - Rhodes
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