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NCAA Regionals
Demon Deacons Ready for NCAA Regional
5/17/2026 7:20:00 PM | Men's Golf
Wake Forest will host the Winston-Salem Regional from May 18-20.
BERMUDA RUN, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's golf team is set to open NCAA Regional play close to home on Monday at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.
Earning the No. 6 seed, this will be the Demon Deacons' 27th straight NCAA Regional appearance.
The Deacs have now posted six top-five finishes over the 2025–26 season. Wake Forest has swept three events this season, the Bryan National Collegiate, the Highlands Invitational, and the Palmas del Mar Collegiate, with individual wins from Nicholas Prieto, Jorge Hao and Tom Haberer.
Last season, the Demon Deacons punched their ticket to the NCAA Championship for the 49th time, marking the 10th most in NCAA history, finishing fourth at the 2025 NCAA Amherst Regional. The Deacs had a historic final round to punch their ticket to NCAA Championship, recording a score of 265 (-15). The total score was the second-lowest in program history.
Wake Forest will be paired with Georgia Tech and Southern California in the opening round, with tee times set to begin at 8:00 a.m.
Following the conclusion of the 54-hole stroke play event, the top-five teams will advance to compete in the national championship to be played May 29-June 3 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
The Deacs Lineup
At the Bryan National Collegiate, Prieto claimed his first collegiate title as a Demon Deacon with a score of 203 (-13), tying for the eighth-lowest 54-hole score to par in program history. Prieto secured a top-10 finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, tying for sixth on the individual leaderboard. At the Palmas del Mar Collegiate, Prieto claimed a runner-up finish, marking his fourth top-10 finish of his junior season. Prieto shot his best in round three, carding a career-low 66 (-6).
Leading the way for Wake Forest at the ACC Championship, senior Jakob Melin posted three under-par rounds and was the only Demon Deacon to record multiple under-par rounds. He led the 77-player field with 17 birdies over three rounds and closed with a 71 (-1) to finish at 6-under, tying for fifth and securing his fourth top-five finish of the season.
Junior Tom Haberer claimed his first collegiate title by two strokes with a score of 203 (-13), tying for the eighth-lowest 54-hole score to par in program history. Haberer's win was highlighted by three under-par rounds, including a low five-under 67 in round two, tallying 17 birdies and carding just four bogeys over three rounds. Haberer had a second-place finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, marking his second runner-up finish this season.
In his outing at The Bryson Invitational, Haas posted a final round score of 70 (-2) to find himself tied for 12th place. Junior Kyle Haas claimed his second-straight top-10 finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate and has ended the first four tournaments of the fall tied for 12th or better.
Rodriguez picked up his best finish of the spring at The Prestige, tying for seventh place. In the first two events of his spring season, Rodriguez claimed back-to-back top-25 finishes.
Wake Forest Alternate
Freshman Maddux Cook had a season-best finish at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate tied for 13th at even-par.
The Field
- Virginia
- Ole Miss
- Pepperdine
- Georgia Tech
- Southern California
- Wake Forest (Host)
- Mississippi State
- Little Rock
- NC State
- Kentucky
- Houston
- Richmond
- Navy
- Presbyterian
Live Stats
Live stats will be available via Scoreboard by Clippd
Tee Times
8:00 a.m.- Nicholas Prieto
8:11 a.m.- Jakob Melin
8:22 a.m.- Tom Haberer
8:33 a.m.- Kyle Haas
8:44 a.m.- Lorenzo Rodriguez
How the Men's Golf NCAA Championship Works
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals (not on those qualifying teams) who will compete in the finals. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals (not on those teams) will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals (not on those teams). The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the finals.
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.
About the Course
Bermuda Run Country Club – Bermuda Run, N.C. – Par 71 – 7,013 Yards
"Bermuda Run's East Course remains in the top 10 each year of most difficult courses in the Triad, according to the Triad Business Journal. The East course is comprised of Champion Bermuda greens and is home of the Wyndham Qualifier, the Carolina Women's Amateur, and the Crosby Scholars Golf Tournaments (formerly the Crosby National Celebrity Golf Tournament)."
