Wednesday, May 15
Austin, TX | The University of Texas Golf Club
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Wake Forest University
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NCAA Austin Regional
Deacs Advance to 48th NCAA Championship
5/15/2024 7:26:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Wake Forest men’s golf team placed fifth at the NCAA Austin Regional to punch its ticket to Carlsbad, Calif., an ACC leading 48th time that the Demon Deacons will be playing in the NCAA Championship.
AUSTIN, Texas -- For the 48th time in program history, the Wake Forest men's golf team has qualified for the ACC Championships, finishing fifth at the NCAA Austin Regional Wednesday.
The Demon Deacons won in dramatic fashion, defeating BYU in a playoff with the Deacs finishing 1-under-par to defeat the Cougars who finished even par.
Senior Michael Brennan and junior Marshall Meisel both came up clutch for the Deacs in the 5v5 format that put one player from each team against each other on five separate holes. Meisel birdied the par-5 11th to defeat his opponent by a stroke while Brennan had a clutch par at the par-4 10th:
Playoff Results versus BYU
Hole 10 (par 4)
BYU Max Brenchley 5 (+1)
Wake Forest Michael Brennan 4 (E)
Hole 11 (par 5)
BYU Zac Jones 5 (E)
Wake Forest Marshall Meisel 4 (-1)
Hole 12 (par 3)
BYU Peter Kim 3 (E)
Wake Forest Scotty Kennon 3 (E)
Hole 13 (par 4)
BYU Cooper Jones 3 (-1)
Wake Forest Tom Haberer 4 (E)
Hole 14 (par 5)
BYU Keanu Akina 5 (E)
Wake Forest Collin Adams 5 (E)
Total Scores (One hole played)
BYU 21 (E)
Wake Forest 20 (-1) – Wake Forest wins the playoff
Heading into the day, Wake Forest was eight strokes back of BYU and with the help of the third-lowest score on the course, surged up the leaderboard to punch their ticket to Carlsbad, Calif. for the NCAA Championships. The 48 appearances in the NCAA Championship are the most in ACC history and are tied for the 10th most in NCAA history.
Wake Forest had a strong start to the day as the team was 10-under through the first five holes and were 9-under-par entering the turn.
The Demon Deacons got big under-par rounds from Meisel and freshman Tom Haberer to pace the push up the leaderboard. Meisel had the lowest score of the day, finishing with a final round 69 (-2) with just one bogey on his scorecard.
Like Meisel, Haberer hit the turn at 3-under-par and stayed under-par for the entire round including picking up a key birdie on his 16th hole of the round to end the day with a 70 (-1).
Brennan finished as the top Demon Deacon on the individual leaderboard, tying for fifth at 5-under-par for the tournament. During Brennan's four years as a Demon Deacon, this will be his third trip to the NCAA Championship.
Juniors Collin Adams and Scotty Kennon also placed inside of the top 30 on the individual leaderboard with Adams claiming a tie for 25th at 2-over-par while Kennon was just one stroke back of Adams and tied for 30th.
This marks the 13th NCAA Championship appearance under the direction of head coach Jerry Haas including the fourth in the last five years. The Deacs have finished inside of the top 10 four times under Haas' direction including making match play during the 2019 NCAA Championship and finishing tied for third in 2006.
From Coach Haas
"We got off to a fantastic start today and everybody was hanging in there. The wind picked up a little bit on the front side however we missed a few putts we normally would make. We had a great birdie by Marshall in the playoff and a good save by Scotty Kennon and Collin Adams and Tom Harber for making good putts for par. Everybody is now even par starting the week. We just needed to get through and give ourselves a chance. I have been doing this a long time and this is one of the most satisfying regionals I've been to in the fact that we had a great spring just to get this far and seem to be peaking at the right time. I'm very happy for these guys, very happy for them. It is great to see the NCAA Championship at LaCosta as it will be there for the next few years."-head coach Jerry Haas
All-Time NCAA Championship Appearances
Wake Forest is 10th in the country and has the highest total in the ACC with 48 NCAA Championship appearances in program history.
* Indicates 2024 qualifier for NCAA Championships
Elite Golf School
With the Demon Deacon women's golf team qualifying last week for the NCAA Championships, Wake Forest is one of just three schools in the nation to have both their men's and women's programs qualify for the NCAA Championships during four of the last five years (Arizona State and Texas).
This year Wake Forest is one of 15 schools to have both its men's and women's golf program advance to the NCAA Championship.
In the 2019 NCAA Championship, the men and women's programs advanced to match play. Wake Forest was one of just three schools to have both programs move on to the match play portion of the Championship.
Additionally last season, the Wake Forest women's golf team claimed their first national championship in program history, the fourth overall between the two golf programs and the 10th overall in Wake Forest history.
Final Scores:
Team
Wake Forest Team
The Demon Deacons won in dramatic fashion, defeating BYU in a playoff with the Deacs finishing 1-under-par to defeat the Cougars who finished even par.
Senior Michael Brennan and junior Marshall Meisel both came up clutch for the Deacs in the 5v5 format that put one player from each team against each other on five separate holes. Meisel birdied the par-5 11th to defeat his opponent by a stroke while Brennan had a clutch par at the par-4 10th:
Playoff Results versus BYU
Hole 10 (par 4)
BYU Max Brenchley 5 (+1)
Wake Forest Michael Brennan 4 (E)
Hole 11 (par 5)
BYU Zac Jones 5 (E)
Wake Forest Marshall Meisel 4 (-1)
Hole 12 (par 3)
BYU Peter Kim 3 (E)
Wake Forest Scotty Kennon 3 (E)
Hole 13 (par 4)
BYU Cooper Jones 3 (-1)
Wake Forest Tom Haberer 4 (E)
Hole 14 (par 5)
BYU Keanu Akina 5 (E)
Wake Forest Collin Adams 5 (E)
Total Scores (One hole played)
BYU 21 (E)
Wake Forest 20 (-1) – Wake Forest wins the playoff
Heading into the day, Wake Forest was eight strokes back of BYU and with the help of the third-lowest score on the course, surged up the leaderboard to punch their ticket to Carlsbad, Calif. for the NCAA Championships. The 48 appearances in the NCAA Championship are the most in ACC history and are tied for the 10th most in NCAA history.
Wake Forest had a strong start to the day as the team was 10-under through the first five holes and were 9-under-par entering the turn.
The Demon Deacons got big under-par rounds from Meisel and freshman Tom Haberer to pace the push up the leaderboard. Meisel had the lowest score of the day, finishing with a final round 69 (-2) with just one bogey on his scorecard.
Like Meisel, Haberer hit the turn at 3-under-par and stayed under-par for the entire round including picking up a key birdie on his 16th hole of the round to end the day with a 70 (-1).
Brennan finished as the top Demon Deacon on the individual leaderboard, tying for fifth at 5-under-par for the tournament. During Brennan's four years as a Demon Deacon, this will be his third trip to the NCAA Championship.
Juniors Collin Adams and Scotty Kennon also placed inside of the top 30 on the individual leaderboard with Adams claiming a tie for 25th at 2-over-par while Kennon was just one stroke back of Adams and tied for 30th.
This marks the 13th NCAA Championship appearance under the direction of head coach Jerry Haas including the fourth in the last five years. The Deacs have finished inside of the top 10 four times under Haas' direction including making match play during the 2019 NCAA Championship and finishing tied for third in 2006.
From Coach Haas
"We got off to a fantastic start today and everybody was hanging in there. The wind picked up a little bit on the front side however we missed a few putts we normally would make. We had a great birdie by Marshall in the playoff and a good save by Scotty Kennon and Collin Adams and Tom Harber for making good putts for par. Everybody is now even par starting the week. We just needed to get through and give ourselves a chance. I have been doing this a long time and this is one of the most satisfying regionals I've been to in the fact that we had a great spring just to get this far and seem to be peaking at the right time. I'm very happy for these guys, very happy for them. It is great to see the NCAA Championship at LaCosta as it will be there for the next few years."-head coach Jerry Haas
All-Time NCAA Championship Appearances
Wake Forest is 10th in the country and has the highest total in the ACC with 48 NCAA Championship appearances in program history.
| School | NCAA Championship Appearances |
| 1. Oklahoma State* | 75 appearances |
| 2. Texas* | 69 appearances |
| T3. USC | 58 appearances |
| T3. Arizona State | 58 appearances |
| 5. Florida* | 57 appearances |
| 6. Stanford* | 56 appearances |
| 7. Georgia | 51 appearances |
| T8. Ohio State* | 50 appearances |
| T8. Oklahoma* | 50 appearances |
| T10. Houston | 48 appearances |
| T10. Wake Forest* | 48 appearances |
Elite Golf School
With the Demon Deacon women's golf team qualifying last week for the NCAA Championships, Wake Forest is one of just three schools in the nation to have both their men's and women's programs qualify for the NCAA Championships during four of the last five years (Arizona State and Texas).
This year Wake Forest is one of 15 schools to have both its men's and women's golf program advance to the NCAA Championship.
In the 2019 NCAA Championship, the men and women's programs advanced to match play. Wake Forest was one of just three schools to have both programs move on to the match play portion of the Championship.
Additionally last season, the Wake Forest women's golf team claimed their first national championship in program history, the fourth overall between the two golf programs and the 10th overall in Wake Forest history.
Final Scores:
Team
| Rank | Team | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| 1 | Texas | 273 (-11) | 273 (-11) | 279 (-5) | 825 (-16) |
| 2 | Tennessee | 276 (-8) | 280 (-4) | 285 (+1) | 841 (-11) |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 275 (-9) | 283 (-1) | 288 (+4) | 846 (-6) |
| 4 | Utah | 285 (+1) | 283 (-1) | 282 (-2) | 568 (E) |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 289 (+5) | 281 (-3) | 284 (E) | 854 (+2) |
| Cut Line | |||||
| 6 | BYU | 279 (-5) | 283 (-1) | 292 (+8) | 854 (+2) |
| T7 | Georgia | 284 (E) | 287 (+3) | 292 (+8) | 863 (+11) |
| T7 | UNCG | 288 (+4) | 285 (+1) | 290 (+6) | 863 (+11) |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 287 (+3) | 287 (+3) | 295 (+11) | 869 (+17) |
| 10 | Arkansas | 289 (+5) | 283 (-1) | 300 (+16) | 872 (+20) |
| 11 | Kansas City | 294 (+10) | 295 (+11) | 291 (+7) | 880 (+28) |
| 12 | San Jose State | 298 (+14) | 292 (+8) | 297 (+13) | 887 (+35) |
| 13 | Grand Canyon | 295 (+11) | 295 (+11) | 303 (+19) | 893 (+41) |
Wake Forest Team
| Player | Rank | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| Michael Brennan | T5 | 67 (-4) | 68 (-3) | 73 (+2) | 208 (-5) |
| Collin Adams | T25 | 73 (+2) | 70 (-1) | 72 (+1) | 215 (+2) |
| Scotty Kennon | T30 | 72 (+1) | 71 (E) | 73 (+2) | 216 (+3) |
| Marshall Meisel | T58 | 77 (+6) | 72 (+1) | 69 (-2) | 218 (+5) |
| Tom Haberer | T67 | 79 (+8) | 74 (+3) | 70 (-1) | 223 (+10) |
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