No. 6 Demon Deacons Return to Hilton Head

Monday, March 2

Hilton Head Island, SC

All Day

Wake Forest University

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Photo by: Kaitlyn Stocum / Wake Forest Athletics

3/1/2026 6:30:00 PM | Women's Golf

Live Stats Tee Times

During last year’s competition, the Deacs secured a fourth place finish with a top-10 performance from then-sophomore Macy Pate.

By: Kaitlyn Stocum

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The No. 6 Wake Forest women's golf team is prepped for its next spring tournament as it returns to the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

The Demon Deacons' lineup features two athletes ranked in the top-20 on Scoreboard: No. 11 Macy Pate and No. 18 Chloe Kovelesky. Freshman Cartoon Rujiranan will make her debut in the five-player lineup. Rujiranan competed twice this past fall, with a season-low round at the Pirate Collegiate Classic to clinch her first collegiate title.

Pate has extended her strong fall, with a T3 finish at the Moon Golf Invitational. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-native has carded two top-three finishes, including her win at the Stephens Cup, as well as a top-15 finish at the Landfall Tradition so far this year.

Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen marked her strongest performance yet this past February as she carded a season-low round of 67. The Almere, Netherlands-native recorded her best finish of the season, in T3 alongside Pate.

This year's tournament will be televised live each day beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET by Golf Channel.

Round one for the Deacons begins at 11:10 a.m. ET. Wake Forest will be paired with No. 8 Arkansas and Ohio State.

Last Time Out (Moon Golf Invitational)
With strong performances from junior Macy Pate and senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, the no.7-ranked Wake Forest women's golf team claimed a fourth place finish among a highly competitive field at the Moon Golf Invitational at Suntree CC in Melbourne, Fla. The Demon Deacons finished above No. 5 Florida, as well as above all conference opponents.

Den Dunnen totaled 11 birdies, the most among the Deacs, and third on the individual boards. The competition marked her highest career-finish, surpassing her fifth-place finish at last year's competition.

Wake Forest Lineup

No. 11 Macy Pate

Season scoring average: 71.73
Season high-finish: 1st, Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Season low round: 67, 2x at Jackson T. Stephens Cup

No. 18 Chloe Kovelesky

Season scoring average: 72.27
Season high-finish: T1st, ANNIKA Intercollegiate
Season low round: 67, 2x, last at Jackson T. Stephens Cup

No. 32 Morgan Ketchum

Season scoring average: 71.87
Season high-finish: T6th, the Landfall Tradition
Season low round: 68, 3x, last at The Landfall Tradition

Anne-Sterre den Dunnen

Season scoring average: 73.47
Season high-finish: T3rd, Moon Golf Invitational
Season low round: 67, Moon Golf Invitational

Cartoon Rujiranan

Season scoring average: 75.27
Season high-finish: 1st, UNCG Collegiate
Season low round: 69, Pirate Collegiate Classic

Tee Times off Hole 1 (Live scoring via Scoreboard)

Cartoon Rujiranan: 11:10 a.m. ET
Chloe Kovelesky: 11:20 a.m. ET
Morgan Ketchum: 11:30 a.m. ET
Anne-Sterre den Dunnen: 11:40 a.m. ET
Macy Pate: 11:50 a.m. ET

The Field of 17

No. 5 Auburn
No. 6 Wake Forest
No. 8 Arkansas
No. 9 Texas
No. 12 Duke
No. 14 Vanderbilt
No. 15 Ole Miss
No. 18 South Carolina
No. 20 Northwestern
No. 21 Arizona State
No. 23 Arizona
No. 26 Florida State
No. 34 Kentucky
No. 35 LSU
No. 41 Ohio State
Alabama
Georgia

Course Information

Long Cove Club - Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Par 72 - 6,378 yards
A premier island community located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Established in 1981, Long Cove is widely known for its world-class Pete Dye Golf Course, state of the art Sports Center with Tennis, Pickleball & Bocce Ball and Marina located on Broad Creek. Long Cove Club is a Distinguished Residential Club from Boardroom Magazine and continually receives accolades for its top amenities and natural beauty.