Celebration in DEACTOWN! Wake Forest Golf Hosts Reunion Weekend and 50th Anniversary National Champion Teams
9/17/2024 9:57:00 AM | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
The Wake Forest men’s and women’s golf programs will host a reunion weekend November 8-10 in Winston-Salem and the men’s program will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Greatest Golf Team Ever that won back-to-back national titles in 1974 and 1975.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Excitement is building in DEACTOWN as both the men's and women's golf teams prepare to host their Reunion Weekend on Nov. 8-10. The men's golf team will also be hosting a 50th anniversary celebration of the back-to-back 1974 and '75 NCAA Championship teams.
That weekend will feature athletics facility tours and an alumni tailgate ahead of the Wake Forest football game versus California on Friday night. There will also be a 'Putts & Pancakes' brunch on Saturday morning that is hosted and run by Wake Forest Sports Properties partner, Roll The Quad. For more information on that event, click here.
On Friday, Nov. 8 when the Wake Forest football team hosts Cal inside Allegacy Stadium at 8 p.m. on ACC Network, there will be a special on-field recognition of the current men's golf team and the 1974-75 title teams.
Wake Forest Golf Alumni can register for the tours and football-gameday tailgate here. Additionally, tickets are on sale for the Wake-Cal contest here. Not to be forgotten, Wake Forest and Michigan will battle in a neutral site men's basketball game on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 inside the Greensboro Coliseum and all alumni in town are encouraged to attend. Tickets for that seismic ACC-B1G hoops clash can be purchased here.
Men's Golf Program Overview
After being just two strokes short of the top-15 cutline of for their 48th NCAA Championship appearance in program history, the Deacs will return with a veteran lineup along with some new faces this season. This marked the 13th NCAA Championship appearance under the direction of head coach Jerry Haas including the fourth in the last five years. Over his 25-plus years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons have won over 40 times as a team including four NCAA Regionals and the 2022 ACC Championship.
Haas and the Deacs look to be competitive again on the national level this season. Going into the year, the team received votes in the 2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll.
Competing against an elite field including multiple teams that made last season's NCAA Championship, the Wake Forest men's golf team ended the Inverness Intercollegiate in eighth place with a final score of 850 (+22), finishing ahead of Power-4 schools Louisville, Clemson, Purdue and Michigan in the first event of the season.
In his first outing as a Demon Deacon, newcomer Jakob Melin ended round three as the top Deac on the individual leaderboard at T28. After a bogey free front nine in round three, Melin maintained composure throughout his final round to keep his spot on the leaderboard.
The Deacs are set to host the inaugural Lyon's Links College Invitational (This week) in Dublin, Ireland. With Wake Forest as the official hosts at one of Ireland's most historic Championship Links, it promises to be a spectacular event. The first of its kind event featuring six-man teams but facilitates colleges to bring additional players to compete individually. This is the first known collegiate event on Irish soil as the experience brings the college game to the original roots of the game.
Women's Golf Program Overview
The Wake Forest women's golf team started the season ranked No. 7 in the Golfweek preseason poll and most recently finished third at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
The reigning ACC Champions had two players finish in the top 16 with senior Carolina Chacarra taking solo third with a score of 10-under 206. Sophomore and reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Macy Pate finished T16 with a one-over score of 217. Freshmen Sarah Lydic of Delaware and Denisa Vodickova of Czechia both made their collegiate debuts at the event.
Junior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen was also in the lineup in Minnesota and newcomer Sky Sload, a graduate transfer from Missouri, accompanied the team as the alternate.
Wake Forest has a full fall slate with trips to Chicago, Texas, Oklahoma and a road trip to Chapel Hill on the schedule. Fans can see the full Wake Forest women's golf schedule here to secure their attendance at a tournament!
That weekend will feature athletics facility tours and an alumni tailgate ahead of the Wake Forest football game versus California on Friday night. There will also be a 'Putts & Pancakes' brunch on Saturday morning that is hosted and run by Wake Forest Sports Properties partner, Roll The Quad. For more information on that event, click here.
On Friday, Nov. 8 when the Wake Forest football team hosts Cal inside Allegacy Stadium at 8 p.m. on ACC Network, there will be a special on-field recognition of the current men's golf team and the 1974-75 title teams.
Wake Forest Golf Alumni can register for the tours and football-gameday tailgate here. Additionally, tickets are on sale for the Wake-Cal contest here. Not to be forgotten, Wake Forest and Michigan will battle in a neutral site men's basketball game on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 inside the Greensboro Coliseum and all alumni in town are encouraged to attend. Tickets for that seismic ACC-B1G hoops clash can be purchased here.
Men's Golf Program Overview
After being just two strokes short of the top-15 cutline of for their 48th NCAA Championship appearance in program history, the Deacs will return with a veteran lineup along with some new faces this season. This marked the 13th NCAA Championship appearance under the direction of head coach Jerry Haas including the fourth in the last five years. Over his 25-plus years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons have won over 40 times as a team including four NCAA Regionals and the 2022 ACC Championship.
Haas and the Deacs look to be competitive again on the national level this season. Going into the year, the team received votes in the 2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll.
Competing against an elite field including multiple teams that made last season's NCAA Championship, the Wake Forest men's golf team ended the Inverness Intercollegiate in eighth place with a final score of 850 (+22), finishing ahead of Power-4 schools Louisville, Clemson, Purdue and Michigan in the first event of the season.
In his first outing as a Demon Deacon, newcomer Jakob Melin ended round three as the top Deac on the individual leaderboard at T28. After a bogey free front nine in round three, Melin maintained composure throughout his final round to keep his spot on the leaderboard.
The Deacs are set to host the inaugural Lyon's Links College Invitational (This week) in Dublin, Ireland. With Wake Forest as the official hosts at one of Ireland's most historic Championship Links, it promises to be a spectacular event. The first of its kind event featuring six-man teams but facilitates colleges to bring additional players to compete individually. This is the first known collegiate event on Irish soil as the experience brings the college game to the original roots of the game.
Women's Golf Program Overview
The Wake Forest women's golf team started the season ranked No. 7 in the Golfweek preseason poll and most recently finished third at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
The reigning ACC Champions had two players finish in the top 16 with senior Carolina Chacarra taking solo third with a score of 10-under 206. Sophomore and reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Macy Pate finished T16 with a one-over score of 217. Freshmen Sarah Lydic of Delaware and Denisa Vodickova of Czechia both made their collegiate debuts at the event.
Junior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen was also in the lineup in Minnesota and newcomer Sky Sload, a graduate transfer from Missouri, accompanied the team as the alternate.
Wake Forest has a full fall slate with trips to Chicago, Texas, Oklahoma and a road trip to Chapel Hill on the schedule. Fans can see the full Wake Forest women's golf schedule here to secure their attendance at a tournament!
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