Wake Forest University
2025 NCAA Championship
Wake Forest Primed for NCAA Championship
5/22/2025 6:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
This marks the 14th NCAA Championship appearance under the direction of head coach Jerry Haas including the fifth in the last six years.
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Following a historic final round at the NCAA Amherst Regional to punch their ticket to NCAA Championships, the Wake Forest men's golf team looks to add their fourth national championship to the trophy case this week in Carlsbad, Calif.
This marks the 14th NCAA Championship appearance under the direction of head coach Jerry Haas including the fifth in the last six 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.
22 of the nation's top 30 ranked teams according to the latest national rankings made the NCAA Championships.
For the 49th time which is the 10th highest total in NCAA history, the Wake Forest men's golf team qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships, finishing fourth at the NCAA Amherst Regional Wednesday, May 14.
At the NCAA Amherst Regional, the Demon Deacons recorded a final round score of 265 (-15), the total score is the second lowest in program history. Additionally, this marked the lowest postseason total score and to-par score in program history.
Wake Forest finished 11 strokes above the cut by the end of the day, finishing higher than four teams ranked higher in the Scoreboard rankings going into that week in No. 6 LSU, No. 19 Pepperdine, No. 31 Arizona and No. 42 Stanford.
Friday's first round of the 2025 Men's Golf NCAA Championships scheduled for a 10:47 a.m. ET start, with the Demon Deacons teeing off with San Diego and New Mexico off hole No. 1.
The Deacs Lineup
Scoring average of 71.42…Currently ranked 28th in the PGA Tour University rankings… At the General James Hackler Championship, Kennon recorded a six-under 210 to finish tied for seventh place. Additionally, this was the senior's fifth top-ten finish this season.…Kennon claimed his second collegiate title at the 54th Furman Invitational with a score of 202 (-11), the lowest 54-hole score in the history of the tournament.
Scoring average of 71.52…Currently ranked 33rd in the PGA Tour University rankings…Meisel was the highest Demon Deacon on the individual leaderboard at the NCAA Amherst Regional finishing in a tie for sixth place, marking his fourth top-10 finish of the season and second consecutive after tying for sixth at ACC Championships earlier this month. Additionally, he has been the Deacs top finisher for the team for the third consecutive tournament.
Scoring average of 72.45… Carded a final round 67 (-3) at the NCAA Amherst Regional tying his lowest score of his collegiate career, and claimed his seventh top-25 finish of the season, finishing tied for 17th at even par for the week.…Carded a bogey-free 69 (-3) in round two of the ACC Championship to find himself a top-25 finish at one-over.
Scoring average of 72.42… In his outing at the General James Hackler Championship, Melin went on a tear in his final round, tallying six birdies on the day to finish with a four-under 68. Melin picked up his best finish this spring, and second-best career finish as a Demon Deacon, tying for 13th place at four-under…Melin carded a low 65 (-5) in the final round of the NCAA Amherst Regional, finishing tied for 24th and marking his sixth top-25 finish of the season.
Scoring average of 72.35…Leading the Deacs at the Lyon's Links Invitational, sophomore Kyle Haas ended in third place, tying his best career finish…Haas picked up his third top-five finish of his career holding a share of fourth place at four-under par playing as an individual at The Stono…Fired his lowest round of his Demon Deacon career with a 66 (-4) that included just one bogey for his final round at the NCAA Amherst Regional.
Wake Forest Alternate
Scoring average of 74.56…In his first outing as a Demon Deacon, graduate student DJ Francey posted a solid final round at the Lyon's Links Invitational, tying for 11th and playing as an individual at 2-under-par for the tournament.
The Field
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No. 1 Auburn |
No. 11 Illinois |
No. 21 South Florida |
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No. 2 Oklahoma State |
No. 12 UCLA |
No. 22 Colorado |
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No. 3 Ole Miss |
No. 13 Vanderbilt |
No. 23 UNLV |
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No. 4 Texas |
No. 14 BYU |
No. 24 Purdue |
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No. 5 Arizona State |
No. 15 South Carolina |
No. 25 San Diego |
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No. 6 Oklahoma |
No. 16 Pepperdine |
No. 26 Wake Forest |
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No. 7 Florida |
No. 17 Georgia |
No. 27 New Mexico |
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No. 8 Florida State |
No. 18 Tennessee |
No. 28 Troy |
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No. 9 Virginia |
No. 19 Texas Tech |
No. 29 California |
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No. 10 Texas A&M |
No. 20 Georgia Tech |
No. 30 Augusta |
Tee Times (All Times ET)
For the first round of the 2025 Men's Golf NCAA Championship, the Demon Deacons will tee off Friday with San Diego and New Mexico, with the first tee time set for 10:47 a.m ET. off hole No. 1.
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10:47 a.m. - Kyle Haas
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10:58 a.m. - Tom Haberer
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11:09 a.m. - Jakob Melin
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11:20 a.m. - Scotty Kennon
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11:31 a.m. - Marshall Meisel
All-Time NCAA Championship Appearances
Wake Forest is 10th in the country and has the second-highest ACC with 49 NCAA Championship appearances in program history.
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School |
NCAA Championship Appearances |
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1. Oklahoma State* |
76 appearances |
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2. Texas* |
70 appearances |
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3. Arizona State* |
59 appearances |
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T4. USC |
58 appearances |
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T4. Florida* |
58 appearances |
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6. Stanford |
56 appearances |
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7. Georgia* |
52 appearances |
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8. Oklahoma* |
51 appearances |
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9. Ohio State |
50 appearances |
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10. Wake Forest* |
49 appearances |
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11. Houston |
48 appearances |
* Indicates 2025 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 two schools in the nation to have both their men's and women's programs qualify for the NCAA Championships during five of the last six years (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. Additionally, Wake Forest is one of just seven schools to have both programs advance to the NCAA Championships in each of the last two years along with Florida State, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Texas, Vanderbilt and Virginia.
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 in 2023, 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.
How the Men's Golf NCAA Championship Works
All 30 teams and six individuals will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play individual champion.
The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will be placed into a bracket thereafter.
In team match-play competition, a total of five points will be available with one point being awarded for each individual match. Winning teams will advance to the semifinals and subsequently, the finals. The first team to win three points within the team match will advance, or in the case of the final match, be declared the national champion.
Live Stats
Scoring for the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championships will be available via Scoreboard powered by Clippd
GOLF CHANNEL COVERAGE (All Times ET)
Monday, May 26
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Live coverage - 6-10 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27
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Live coverage - Team Match Play Quarterfinals, 1-3:30 p.m.
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Live coverage – Team Match Play Semifinals, 6-10 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28
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Live coverage – Team Match Play National Championship - 6-10 p.m.
About the Course
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Omni La Costa, North Course – Carlsbad, California
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Par 72 –7,538 yards
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There was an extensive renovation by the architectural team of Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, and the NCAA Championship is the first event on the layout before it opens for public play. Hanse and Wagner implemented significant changes to the North layout. Among the renovations: A new drivable par-4 11th was built, the green of the par-3 16th was repositioned in a fashion reminiscent of Augusta National Golf Club's No. 12, and the par-5 18th was stretched to more than 600 yards with water on both sides of the fairway.
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The revised layout features six sets of tees that play from 4,500 to 7,500 yards. Other changes include transitioning irrigation lines that will continue to use reclaimed water, the removal of several man-made ponds and the reintroduction of natural barrancas that feature drought-tolerant and native species of plants.
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