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The Invitational at the Ford
Melin Leads Deacs on Opening Day at Ford Collegiate
4/13/2026 9:18:00 PM | Men's Golf
Jakob Melin sits inside the top 15 after two rounds
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. – Through 36 holes of play at the Ford Collegiate, the Wake Forest men's golf team sits in 10th place heading into tomorrow's final round at The Ford Field & River Club.
After a five-under start, the Demon Deacons surged late in round two, going five-under over the final three holes to finish at 561 (+1) through 36 holes.
Senior Jakob Melin led the charge for Wake Forest on Monday, carding an opening round score of 65 (-5) and was within the top five on the individual leaderboard. Melin fired six birdies in round one, four of them coming consecutively between holes No. 11 through No. 14.
With the help of two birdies to end the day, Melin sits in a tie for 14th heading into the final round and is the low Deac on the leaderboard.
Playing as an individual, freshman Lorenzo Rodriguez carded back-to-back birdies to close his second round with a score of 68 (-2). Rodriguez goes into the final round tied for 18th at two-under par, as he will be in search of his highest finish of the season.
Teams will play the final round on Tuesday, April 14 with tee times beginning at 7:45 a.m. The Deacs will be paired with players from South Carolina and Army.
Live Stats
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Final Round Tee Times
7:45 a.m.- Lorenzo Rodriguez (I)
8:48 a.m.- Tom Haberer
8:57 a.m.- Kyle Haas
9:06 a.m.- Jorge Hao
9:15 a.m.- Nicholas Prieto
9:24 a.m.- Jakob Melin
From Coach Haas:
"A good round tomorrow will move us back up in the top five. I love the way this team battles back, if you look at the last event on the 36 hole day we made 12 birdies in the last six holes as a group. Today they played the last three holes at five under to get us back into position for a good round tomorrow. There's a lot of pride in the Black and Gold. We are going to peak at the right time and make a nice run here at the end. Go Deacs!"
Day One Scores
Team
|
Rank |
Team |
Round One |
Round Two |
Total |
|
1 |
Texas |
264 (-16) |
266 (-14) |
530 (-30) |
|
2 |
Auburn |
268 (-12) |
269 (-11) |
537 (-23) |
|
3 |
Georgia Southern |
272 (-8) |
276 (-4) |
548 (-12) |
|
4 |
LSU |
271 (-9) |
280 (E) |
551 (-9) |
|
T5 |
Georgia |
270 (-10) |
287 (+7) |
557 (-3) |
|
T5 |
Oklahoma |
275 (-5) |
282 (+2) |
557 (-3) |
|
7 |
Augusta |
275 (-5) |
283 (+3) |
558 (-2) |
|
8 |
Notre Dame |
272 (-8) |
287 (+7) |
559 (-1) |
|
9 |
Georgia Tech |
279 (-1) |
281 (+1) |
560 (E) |
|
10 |
Wake Forest |
275 (-5) |
286 (+6) |
561 (+1) |
|
11 |
South Carolina |
276 (-4) |
293 (+13) |
569 (+9) |
|
12 |
Army |
296 (+16) |
296 (+16) |
592 (+32) |
Wake Forest Team
|
Player |
Rank |
Round One |
Round Two |
Total |
|
T14 |
65 (-5) |
72 (+2) |
137 (-3) |
|
|
T36 |
70 (E) |
71 (+1) |
141 (+1) |
|
|
T40 |
70 (E) |
72 (+2) |
142 (+2) |
|
|
T46 |
73 (+3) |
71 (+1) |
144 (+4) |
|
|
T50 |
70 (E) |
75 (+5) |
145 (+5) |
Wake Forest Individual
|
Player |
Rank |
Round One |
Round Two |
Total |
|
T18 |
70 (E) |
68 (-2) |
138 (-2) |
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