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Friday, May 22
Carlsbad, California
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NCAA Championship
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Demon Deacons Wrap First 18 Holes of 2026 NCAA Championship
5/22/2026 10:37:00 PM | Women's Golf
Wake Forest will tee off in the early morning wave tomorrow, starting at 10:25 a.m. ET.
CARLSBAD, Calif. - The No. 8-seed Wake Forest women's golf team has completed its opening round at the 2026 NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, Calif. The Deacs sit T27, with 36 holes left to climb the leaderboard.
Leading the Demon Deacons in her first time out at the NCAA Championship, freshman Cartoon Rujiranan opened the tournament at one-over, with a bogey-free back nine. Sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and junior Macy Pate turned in rounds at two-over, with two birdies apiece.
Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen totaled the most birdies of the Deacs during round one, with four total. Graduate student Morgan Ketchum tallied an under par front nine and averaged two-under on par 4s, tied fourth among individuals
Round Two Up Next
The Deacs return for round two of play for the morning wave, with first tee off at 10:25 a.m. ET. Wake Forest is paired once again with Duke and Arkansas with live streaming available via Babygrande Golf.
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard
Leading the Demon Deacons in her first time out at the NCAA Championship, freshman Cartoon Rujiranan opened the tournament at one-over, with a bogey-free back nine. Sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and junior Macy Pate turned in rounds at two-over, with two birdies apiece.
Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen totaled the most birdies of the Deacs during round one, with four total. Graduate student Morgan Ketchum tallied an under par front nine and averaged two-under on par 4s, tied fourth among individuals
Round Two Up Next
The Deacs return for round two of play for the morning wave, with first tee off at 10:25 a.m. ET. Wake Forest is paired once again with Duke and Arkansas with live streaming available via Babygrande Golf.
Team Leaderboard
| Team | Round One |
| 1 Southern California | 281 (-7) |
| 2 Stanford | 282 (-6) |
| 3 Oklahoma State | 283 (-5) |
| 4 Iowa State | 284 (-4) |
| T5 Eastern Michigan | 286 (-2) |
| T5 Arkansas | 286 (-2) |
| 7 Missouri | 287 (-1) |
| T8 SMU | 288 (E) |
| T8 LSU | 288 (E) |
| T8 Texas | 288 (E) |
| T11 Baylor | 289 (+1) |
| T11 Texas A&M | 289 (+1) |
| T11 Arizona State | 289 (+1) |
| T11 Virginia | 289 (+1) |
| 15 Northwestern | 290 (+2) |
| T16 Tennessee | 291 (+3) |
| T16 Duke | 291 (+3) |
| 18 Florida State | 292 (+4) |
| 19 North Carolina | 293 (+5) |
| 20 Houston | 294 (+6) |
| T21 Texas Tech | 296 (+8) |
| T21 Pepperdine | 296 (+8) |
| T23 Florida | 297 (+9) |
| T23 Ohio State | 297 (+9) |
| T25 Kentucky | 298 (+10) |
| T25 Michigan State | 298 (+10) |
| T27 Wake Forest | 300 (+12) |
| T27 Oregon State | 300 (+12) |
| 29 Ole Miss | 301 (+13) |
| 30 Auburn | 302 (+14) |
Player Leaderboard
| Player | Round One |
| T60 Cartoon Rujiranan | 73 (+1) |
| T86 Chloe Kovelesky | 74 (+2) |
| T86 Macy Pate | 74 (+2) |
| T143 Anne-Sterre den Dunnen | 79 (+7) |
| T143 Morgan Ketchum | 79 (+7) |
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