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Kovelesky Leads Deacs Through Opening Day at Porters Neck
4/16/2026 8:37:00 PM | Women's Golf
The sophomore carded eight birdies and just one bogey across 36-holes.
WILMINGTON, N.C. - After two rounds of play in Wilmington, the no. 2-seed Wake Forest women's golf team is in fifth place at four-under par entering tomorrow's final round of stroke play at Porters Neck Country Club.
The Deacs got off to a hot start in round one, at nine-under-par, marking the Demon Deacons' lowest opening round score at the tournament in program history. The 18-hole score surpassed the previous record set in 2019 and 2024 at eight-under par.
Fresh off their success at the ANWA, sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and junior Macy Pate shot 68 (-4) to start their days with five birdies apiece and a clean front nine. With a total score of 137 (-7), Kovelesky tied Emilia Migliaccio ('21, '23) for the third lowest 36-hole score of Wake Forest golfers at the ACC Championship.
Graduate student Morgan Ketchum kicked off her first postseason as a Demon Deacon at one under during round one, while freshman Cartoon Rujiranan posted two consecutive rounds at even-par.
Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen carded her low round of the day in the morning at one-over, followed by a clean front nine during round two.
Cutline in Sight
Wake Forest tees off for the final round of stroke play at 8:50 a.m. ET. The Deacs are paired with NC State and Clemson, with live scoring available via Scoreboard. The 2026 ACC Championship will begin live coverage on ACCNX during Saturday's semifinal of matchplay.
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard
The Deacs got off to a hot start in round one, at nine-under-par, marking the Demon Deacons' lowest opening round score at the tournament in program history. The 18-hole score surpassed the previous record set in 2019 and 2024 at eight-under par.
Fresh off their success at the ANWA, sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and junior Macy Pate shot 68 (-4) to start their days with five birdies apiece and a clean front nine. With a total score of 137 (-7), Kovelesky tied Emilia Migliaccio ('21, '23) for the third lowest 36-hole score of Wake Forest golfers at the ACC Championship.
Graduate student Morgan Ketchum kicked off her first postseason as a Demon Deacon at one under during round one, while freshman Cartoon Rujiranan posted two consecutive rounds at even-par.
Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen carded her low round of the day in the morning at one-over, followed by a clean front nine during round two.
Cutline in Sight
Wake Forest tees off for the final round of stroke play at 8:50 a.m. ET. The Deacs are paired with NC State and Clemson, with live scoring available via Scoreboard. The 2026 ACC Championship will begin live coverage on ACCNX during Saturday's semifinal of matchplay.
Team Leaderboard
| Team | Round One | Round Two | Total |
| 1 Stanford | 275 (-13) | 278 (-10) | 553 (-23) |
| T2 SMU | 277 (-11) | 287 (-1) | 564 (-12) |
| T2 Duke | 275 (-13) | 289 (+1) | 564 (-12) |
| 4 NC State | 284 (-4) | 283 (-5) | 567 (-9) |
| 5 Wake Forest | 279 (-9) | 293 (+5) | 572 (-4) |
| 6 Clemson | 288 (E) | 287 (-1) | 575 (-1) |
| 7 North Carolina | 282 (-6) | 294 (+6) | 576 (E) |
| 8 Miami | 294 (+6) | 284 (-4) | 578 (+2) |
| T9 Virginia Tech | 283 (-5) | 297 (+9) | 580 (+4) |
| T9 Virginia | 291 (+3) | 289 (+1) | 580 (+4) |
| 11 Cal | 290 (+2) | 297 (+9) | 587 (+11) |
| 12 Florida State | 296 (+8) | 292 (+4) | 588 (+12) |
| 13 Boston College | 294 (+6) | 298 (+10) | 592 (+16) |
| 14 Notre Dame | 300 (+12) | 293 (+5) | 593 (+17) |
| 15 Louisville | 300 (+12) | 297 (+9) | 597 (+21) |
Player Leaderboard
| Player | Round One | Round Two | Total |
| 3 Chloe Kovelesky | 68 (-4) | 69 (-3) | 137 (-7) |
| T23 Cartoon Rujiranan | 72 (E) | 72 (E) | 144 (E) |
| T23 Macy Pate | 68 (-4) | 76 (+4) | 144 (E) |
| T41 Morgan Ketchum | 71 (-1) | 76 (+4) | 147 (+3) |
| T56 Anne-Sterre den Dunnen | 73 (+1) | 77 (+5) | 150 (+6) |
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