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Saturday, May 23
Carlsbad, California
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Pate Leads Deacs Through Round Two Push in Carlsbad
5/23/2026 10:48:00 PM | Women's Golf
The junior marked her lowest 18-hole score of her three NCAA Championship appearances.
CARLSBAD, Calif. - After 36 holes of tournament play, No. 8-seed Wake Forest enters the third round of stroke play in T18 at the 2026 NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, Calif. The Demon Deacons are just two strokes outside of the current top-15 with one more round to move inside the cutline.
With an under par round today, the Deacs marked their lowest round ever at La Costa Country Club and best round yet this championship year. The Demon Deacons have totaled 29 birdies across the two days of competition, tied fifth in the field of 30.
At two under for the day, junior Macy Pate posted Wake Forest's low round, with an under par front nine and four birdies. Pate jumped 59 spots and sits at an even par through 36 holes. Carding the other under par score for the Deacs, graduate student Morgan Ketchum turned in an under par back nine and birdied two of the three final holes of the day, climbing 34 spots.
Sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and freshman Cartoon Rujiranan recorded matching rounds at one over and four birdies apiece. Kovelesky totaled four birdies throughout the morning, with back-to-back holes under par on holes 15 and 16. Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen improved her previous round one score by four strokes, rounding out her day with a birdie on hole 18.
Focus on Top 15
The Deacs look to tomorrow's final round to push into the cutline, with first tee off at 3:12 p.m. ET. Wake Forest will be paired with Baylor and Auburn, with live streaming available via Babygrande Golf.
Round Three Tee Times off of Hole 10 (Live scoring via Scoreboard)
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard
With an under par round today, the Deacs marked their lowest round ever at La Costa Country Club and best round yet this championship year. The Demon Deacons have totaled 29 birdies across the two days of competition, tied fifth in the field of 30.
At two under for the day, junior Macy Pate posted Wake Forest's low round, with an under par front nine and four birdies. Pate jumped 59 spots and sits at an even par through 36 holes. Carding the other under par score for the Deacs, graduate student Morgan Ketchum turned in an under par back nine and birdied two of the three final holes of the day, climbing 34 spots.
Sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and freshman Cartoon Rujiranan recorded matching rounds at one over and four birdies apiece. Kovelesky totaled four birdies throughout the morning, with back-to-back holes under par on holes 15 and 16. Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen improved her previous round one score by four strokes, rounding out her day with a birdie on hole 18.
Focus on Top 15
The Deacs look to tomorrow's final round to push into the cutline, with first tee off at 3:12 p.m. ET. Wake Forest will be paired with Baylor and Auburn, with live streaming available via Babygrande Golf.
Round Three Tee Times off of Hole 10 (Live scoring via Scoreboard)
- Anne-Sterre den Dunnen - 3:12 p.m. ET
- Morgan Ketchum - 3:23 p.m. ET
- Chloe Kovelesky - 3:34 p.m. ET
- Cartoon Rujiranan - 3:45 p.m. ET
- Macy Pate - 3:56 p.m. ET
Team Leaderboard
| Team | Round One | Round Two | Total |
| 1 Stanford | 282 (-6) | 282 (-6) | 564 (-12) |
| 2 Southern California | 281 (-7) | 286 (-2) | 567 (-9) |
| 3 Oklahoma State | 283 (-5) | 286 (-2) | 569 (-7) |
| T4 Iowa State | 284 (-4) | 292 (+4) | 576 (E) |
| T4 Arkansas | 286 (-2) | 290 (+2) | 576 (E) |
| T6 SMU | 288 (E) | 289 (+1) | 577 (+1) |
| T6 Duke | 291 (+3) | 286 (-2) | 577 (+1) |
| 8 Texas | 288 (E) | 290 (+2) | 578 (+2) |
| T9 Eastern Michigan | 286 (-2) | 295 (+7) | 581 (+5) |
| T9 Arizona State | 289 (+1) | 292 (+4) | 581 (+5) |
| T11 Northwestern | 290 (+2) | 292 (+4) | 582 (+6) |
| T11 Florida | 297 (+9) | 285 (-3) | 582 (+6) |
| 13 Missouri | 287 (-1) | 296 (+8) | 583 (+7) |
| 14 Pepperdine | 296 (+8) | 289 (+1) | 585 (+9) |
| T15 Tennessee | 291 (+3) | 295 (+7) | 586 (+10) |
| T15 Texas A&M | 289 (+1) | 297 (+9) | 586 (+10) |
| T15 Florida State | 292 (+4) | 294 (+6) | 586 (+10) |
| T18 North Carolina | 293 (+5) | 294 (+6) | 587 (+11) |
| T18 Wake Forest | 300 (+12) | 287 (-1) | 587 (+11) |
| T20 Baylor | 289 (+1) | 299 (+11) | 588 (+12) |
| T20 Auburn | 302 (+14) | 286 (-2) | 588 (+12) |
| T20 Virginia | 289 (+1) | 299 (+11) | 588 (+12) |
| 23 LSU | 288 (E) | 301 (+13) | 589 (+13) |
| 24 Houston | 294 (+6) | 297 (+9) | 591 (+15) |
| 25 Ohio State | 297 (+9) | 295 (+7) | 592 (+16) |
| T26 Ole Miss | 301 (+13) | 294 (+6) | 595 (+19) |
| T26 Michigan State | 298 (+10) | 297 (+9) | 595 (+19) |
| 28 Kentucky | 298 (+10) | 299 (+11) | 597 (+21) |
| T29 Texas Tech | 296 (+8) | 304 (+16) | 600 (+24) |
| T29 Oregon State | 300 (+12) | 300 (+12) | 600 (+24) |
Player Leaderboard
| Player | Round One | Round Two | Total |
| T27 Macy Pate | 74 (+2) | 70 (-2) | 144 (E) |
| T46 Cartoon Rujiranan | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) | 146 (+2) |
| T64 Chloe Kovelesky | 74 (+2) | 73 (+1) | 147 (+3) |
| T109 Morgan Ketchum | 79 (+7) | 71 (-1) | 150 (+6) |
| T136 Anne-Sterre den Dunnen | 79 (+7) | 75 (+3) | 154 (+10) |
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