Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Set to Host NCAA Winston-Salem Regional
5/6/2026 2:56:00 PM | Men's Golf
This is the Demon Deacons’ 27th-straight NCAA Regional appearance.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- The Wake Forest men's golf team will be one of six host sites for the NCAA men's golf regionals. As announced on Golf Channel on Wednesday, the Demon Deacons will be the No. six seed in the Winston-Salem Regional. Play is set to begin on Monday, May 18 at Bermuda Run Country Club.
This is the Deacs' 27th straight NCAA Regional appearance.
Last season, the Demon Deacons punched their ticket to the NCAA Championship for the 49th time which is the 10th highest total in NCAA history, finishing fourth at the NCAA Amherst Regional. The Deacs had a historic final round to punch their ticket to NCAA Championships, recording a score of 265 (-15). The total score was the second lowest in program history.
The Deacs have now posted six top-five finishes in 2025–26, including a most recent fourth-place showing at the Ford Invitational. Wake Forest swept three fall events, the Bryan National Collegiate, the Highlands Invitational, and the Palmas del Mar Collegiate, with individual wins from Nicholas Prieto, Jorge Hao and Tom Haberer.
The Winston-Salem Regional
Bermuda Run Country Club | Bermuda Run, N.C. (Wake Forest, host)
Schools
- Virginia
- Ole Miss
- Pepperdine
- Georgia Tech
- Southern California
- Wake Forest
- Mississippi State
- Little Rock
- NC State
- Kentucky
- Houston
- Richmond
- Navy
- Presbyterian
Elite Golf School
ACC Championships by School
- Wake Forest, 19
- Georgia Tech, 19
- North Carolina, 11
- Clemson, 10
- Duke, 8
ACC Individual Champions by School (includes ties)
- Wake Forest, 24
- North Carolina, 14
- Georgia Tech, 11
- Clemson, 8
- Duke, 6
- NC State, 6
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.
The 2026 NCAA Championship will run from Friday, May 29 to Wednesday, June 3 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
