Demon Deacons Announce Jakob Melin to 2024 Roster
5/30/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C- The Wake Forest men's golf team announced the addition of Jakob Melin, a rising junior from the University of San Francisco and a native of Göteberg, Sweden.
Sophomore Jakob Melin was named to the 2024 WCC Men's Golf All-Conference Team earlier this season. Notably, this marks the second-straight year in which Melin has received conference honors after being named the WCC Freshman of the Year and an Honorable Mention in 2023.
In his last outing competing as an individual for San Francisco, Jakob Melin tied for 26th overall at the NCAA Division I Stanford Regional shooting 2-over-par and a final score of 212 (71, 69, 72). Melin totaled 34 pars and nine birdies throughout his three rounds of action.
Melin finished the season ranked as No. 176 on the Scoreboard Rankings. Additionally, he ranks No. 239 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is the No. 6 ranked amateur from Sweden.
This year, Melin finished his sophomore campaign with three top ten finishes and led the Dons with a 70.5 stroke average while finishing par or better in eight of his 13 tournaments played. First, Melin recorded a second-place finish at the USF/Howard Intercollegiate on Sept. 18 and 19 before tying for fourth at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate on Sept. 25 and 26. Shortly thereafter, Melin tied for sixth overall at the Mark Simpson Intercollegiate on Oct. 2 and 3 as he helped the Dons to the team title at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo.
Additionally, Melin also finished in the top ten at The Goodwin (T-3rd) and Tiger Collegiate Invitational (T-4th). Overall, he has shot even par or lower in 25 of his 36 rounds this year, including 12 straight rounds to begin the year. Notably, his best finish came when he shot 11-under-205 at the USF/Howard Intercollegiate. Most recently, Melin was the only individual at the 2024 WCC Men's Golf Championship to record multiple eagles (2).
As the WCC Freshman of the Year in 2023, Melin played 13 rounds at par or better while tallying 105 total birdies and three eagles throughout the season. He placed in the top 10 three times throughout the season. Melin shot his best score was a 11-under-par at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional when he finished tied for 14th and helped lead San Francisco a fourth-place finish, earning the team a trip to the NCAA Championships.
Prior to his collegiate career, Melin was a member of the 2021 Swedish National Boys Team. Additionally, he was named best male junior golfer at Gothenburg Golf Club in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and holds the course record with a 62. A notable juniors finish included being the runner up at the 2021 Campeonato Internacional de Espana U18.
From Coach Haas:
"Jakob is a wonderful addition to the team, he is an explosive player that has proven already that he can compete at the highest level. He is highly ranked in WAGR (239) ,WCC Freshman of the Year, Swedish National team member (who will compete this summer) and will give us a player who can shoot under par in multiple collegiate events. Both of his parents were professional golfers. On top of this he is an excellent student. We are excited for his arrival this Fall, and we look forward to welcoming him to Winston-Salem. Go Deacs!"
