Wake Forest University
ACC Championship
Brennan Claims Back to Back ACC Individual Championship, Deacs Advance to Match Play
4/21/2024 9:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- After a 5-hole playoff, Wake Forest men's golf senior Michael Brennan captured his second ACC Individual Championship Sunday at Charlotte Country Club.
Facing rainy and windy conditions, Brennan led the Deacs throughout the entire day, carding a bogey-free back nine.
The senior shot a final-round of 69 (-2) and finished 7-under with a final score of 206.
Brennan and Kjettrup, of Florida State, were then forced to a playoff. After paring hole No. 18 five times, Brennan and Kjettrup were declared co-champions.
Brennan also claimed the individual champion title at the 2023 ACC Tournament, becoming the 23rd player in program history to win the conference individual crown, making this a back to back title.
This is the first time someone has gone back-to-back since Louisville's Robin Sciot-Siegrist in 2015 and 2016, and only the fifth time in ACC history that someone has gone back to back with Wake Forest golfers accomplishing the feat three of those times.
Brennan is now tied with Curtis Strange in holding eight individual titles as a Demon Deacon, the third highest total in program history.
Wake Forest Individual Titles
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Bill Haas (10)
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Gary Hallberg (9)
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Curtis Strange (8)
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Michael Brennan (8)
As a team, the Demon Deacons shot a final round of 285, which was the best round of the field on Sunday, and finished tied for second. This advances the Deacs to the semifinals of the ACC Championship.
Round Three Tee Times
For the semi-final first round of match play, the Demon Deacons will tee off Monday with No. 4 North Carolina, with the first tee time set for 7:30 a.m. off No. 1.
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7:36 a.m. - Collin Adams v. Dylan Menante
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7:46 a.m. - Scotty Kennon w. Peter Fountain
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7:56 a.m. - Marshall Meisel v. Austin Greaser
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8:06 a.m. - Michael Brennan v. David Ford
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8:16 a.m. - Tom Haberer v. Maxwell Ford
A History of Champions
Senior Michael Brennan became the 24th ACC Individual Championship winner from Wake Forest. In the 70 ACC Championships that have been held, the Deacs have accounted for over a third of the individual titles, the most in conference history and 10 more than the next closest conference member:
ACC Individual Champions by School (includes ties)
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Wake Forest, 24
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North Carolina, 14
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Georgia Tech, 11
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Clemson, 8
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Duke, 6
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NC State, 6
Additionally, this is the first time someone has gone back-to-back since Louisville's Robin Sciot-Siegrist in 2015 and 2016, and only the fifth time in ACC history that someone has gone back to back with Wake Forest golfers accomplishing the feat three of those times (Ronnie Thomas, 1959 and 1960; Scott Hoch, 1977 and 1978). The rich history of of ACC individual champions dates back to the first ACC Championship in 1954 when Arnold Palmer won at Old Town Club in Winston-Salem:
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1954 Arnold Palmer
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1957 John Gerring
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1959 Ronnie Thomas
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1960 Ronnie Thomas (2)
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1962 Ken Folkes
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1963 Jay Sigel
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1964 Dennis Milne
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1966 John Harris
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1967 Charles Snipes
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1968 Jack Lewis
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1969 Lanny Wadkins
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1970 Kent Engelmeier
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1972 Jim Simons
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1973 Jay Haas
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1974 Bob Byman
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1975 Curtis Strange
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1977 Scott Hoch
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1978 Scott Hoch (2)
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1980 Gary Hallberg
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1989 Tim Straub
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2004 Sean Moore
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2008 Webb Simpson
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2023 Michael Brennan
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2024 Michael Brennan
Along with Wake Forest women's golfer Rachel Kuehn who claimed the individual ACC Championship on Saturday, this week is the first time since 2005 and fourth time in conference history the men's and women's golf individual champion has been from the same school:
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2024 Wake Forest
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2005 Duke
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2003 North Carolina
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1999 Duke
From Coach Haas:
"What a resilient group. After not playing their best yesterday, we were able to come back on the most difficult day of the week and shoot the best round of the day. It was cold, windy and rainy, yet, the golf they played on the back nine shooting three-under was key to advancing us to matchplay. Congratulations to Michael Brennan on winning back to back ACC championships, and also his 8th victory as a Demon Deacon. He joins legendary US Open winner Curtis Strange ('88-'89). Top five ranked team in the country is our match play opponent tomorrow, and what we hope will be a Black and Gold day. Let's go Deacs!"
Live Stats
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Where to Watch
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Day Three Scores
Team
|
Rank |
Team |
Round One |
Round Two |
Round Three |
Total |
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1 |
UNC |
275 (-9) |
277 (-7) |
290 (+6) |
842 (-10) |
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T2 |
Florida State |
280 (-4) |
275 (-9) |
293 (-+9 |
848 (-4) |
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T2 |
Georgia Tech |
278 (-6) |
282 (-2) |
288 (+4) |
848 (-4) |
|
T2 |
Wake Forest |
271 (-13) |
292 (+8) |
285 (+1) |
848 (-4) |
|
5 |
Virginia |
286 (+2) |
278 (-6) |
287 (+3) |
851 (-1) |
|
6 |
Duke |
283 (-1) |
279 (-5) |
292 (+2) |
854 (+2) |
|
7 |
Notre Dame |
286 (+2) |
282 (-2) |
293 (+9) |
861 (+9) |
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8 |
NC State |
281 (-3) |
289 (+5) |
292 (+8) |
862 (+10) |
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9 |
Louisville |
285 (+1) |
279 (-5) |
300 (+16) |
864 (+12) |
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10 |
Clemson |
282 (-2) |
282 (-2) |
304 (+20) |
868 (+16) |
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11 |
Boston College |
290 (+6) |
283 (-1) |
300 (+16) |
873 (+21) |
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12 |
Virginia Tech |
285 (+1) |
287 (+3) |
314 (+30) |
886 (+34) |
Wake Forest Team
|
Player |
Rank |
Round One |
Round Two |
Round Three |
Total |
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T1 |
66 (-5) |
71 (E) |
69 (-2) |
206 (-7) |
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T18 |
68 (-3) |
74 (+3) |
72 (+1) |
214 (+1) |
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T30 |
69 (-2) |
75 (+4) |
74 (+3) |
218 (+5) |
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T37 |
68 (-3) |
77 (+6) |
75 (+4) |
220 (+7) |
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S |
- |
72 (+1) |
70 (-1) |
142 (E) |
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S |
78 (+7) |
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