Wake Forest Athletics
Friday, October 16
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Wake Forest University
vs
Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
Brent-Petersen Leads Deacs After 18 Holes in Chapel Hill
10/16/2026 6:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Through one round of competition, No. 1 Wake Forest sits in fifth place and two-over-par with two rounds yet to play at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Finley GC in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Freshman Benedicte Brent-Petersen fired the low round of the day at four-under par, placing herself tied for second and one stroke off the leader. She carded a clean front nine with four birdies to start competition.
Junior Sarah Lydic and senior Macy Pate are tied in T22 at one-over a piece. Lydic recorded a bogey-free front nine with two birdies to open the round on holes 1 and 2.
Freshman Havanna Torstensson finished the day at four-over in T50 and junior Chloe Kovelesky five-over in T56.
Round Two Next
The Demon Deacons return for the second round, beginning at 9:45 a.m. ET. The top-ranked Demon Deacons will be paired with Duke and Miami.
Round One Tee Times off of Hole 1 (Live scoring via Scoreboard)
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard
Freshman Benedicte Brent-Petersen fired the low round of the day at four-under par, placing herself tied for second and one stroke off the leader. She carded a clean front nine with four birdies to start competition.
Junior Sarah Lydic and senior Macy Pate are tied in T22 at one-over a piece. Lydic recorded a bogey-free front nine with two birdies to open the round on holes 1 and 2.
Freshman Havanna Torstensson finished the day at four-over in T50 and junior Chloe Kovelesky five-over in T56.
Round Two Next
The Demon Deacons return for the second round, beginning at 9:45 a.m. ET. The top-ranked Demon Deacons will be paired with Duke and Miami.
Round One Tee Times off of Hole 1 (Live scoring via Scoreboard)
- Chloe Kovelesky (9:45 a.m. ET)
- Havana Torstensson 9:56 a.m. ET)
- Sarah Lydic (10:07 a.m. ET)
- Macy Pate 10:18 a.m. ET
- Benedicte Brent-Petersen (10:29 a.m. ET)
Team Leaderboard
| Team | Total |
| 1 NC State | 278 (-6) |
| T2 Boston College | 279 (-5) |
| T2 Virginia Tech | 279 (-5) |
| 4 Duke | 280 (-4) |
| T5 Wake Forest | 286 (+2) |
| T5 Miami | 286 (+2) |
| 7 James Madison | 288 (+4) |
| 8 Florida | 289 (+5) |
| 9 North Carolina | 293 (+9) |
| 10 Michigan State | 294 (+10) |
| 11 Princeton | 296 (+12) |
| 12 Rollins | 300 (+16) |
| 13 Southern Miss | 300 (+16) |
| 14 Charlotte | 301 (+17) |
Player Leaderboard
| Player | Total |
| T2 Benedicte Brent-Petersen | 67 (-4) |
| T24 Sarah Lydic | 73 (+1) |
| T24 Macy Pate | 73 (+1) |
| T50 Havanna Torstensson | 75 (+4) |
| T56 Chloe Kovelesky | 76 (+5) |
Players Mentioned
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