Deacs Defeat No. 16 Virginia, Advance to ACC Championship Final – Wake Forest University Athletics

PINEHURST, N.C. — For the second-consecutive season, the Wake Forest males’s golf group will play for the ACC Championship Monday morning at Nation Membership of North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C.

After taking pictures their method to a second-place end in stroke play at 10-under-par and Michael Brennan profitable the twenty third particular person ACC Championship in program historical past earlier on Sunday, the Demon Deacons shortly turned their focus to match play.

Within the semifinal match, the Deacs drew No. 16 ranked Virginia who shot 4-under within the ultimate spherical of stroke play to maneuver into match play place. The Demon Deacons took management of the match early, main in each match after three holes.

After profitable the person title, Brennan carried that momentum into match play the place he went 4UP via 4 holes. Senior Mark Energy additionally jumped out to a multi gap lead after three holes and by no means regarded again.

Sophomore Scotty Kennon was the primary Demon Deacon to earn a degree for Wake Forest as he went on a tear proper across the flip. He received the ninth, tenth and twelfth holes of the match to open up a commanding 5UP lead. On the 14th inexperienced, KEnnon closed out the victory with a birdie, taking the primary level for the Deacs, 5&4.

After getting out to a commanding lead early within the match, Brennan cruised to the second level for the Demon Deacons with a 6&5 victory, profitable on the thirteenth inexperienced.

Lower than 10 minutes in a while the seventeenth inexperienced, senior Mark Energy punched the Deacs ticket to the ultimate match, profitable 2&1 with the Deacs additionally holding commanding leads from freshmen Boyd Owens (3&3) and Andrew McLauchlan (3UP).

After profitable the semifinal match, 5-0, the Deacs needed to wait practically two hours to seek out out their opponent for the Championship.

For the second-straight yr, Wake Forest will meet Georgia Tech within the Championship match. Each groups look very acquainted from a yr in the past as seven of the ten gamers who have been within the match in 2022 will participate in Monday’s match.

The match is scheduled for a 9:02 begin time with Owens as the primary Demon Deacon to tee off Monday. The ACC Championship will air stay on ACC Community Further and followers may observe the stay scoring on GolfStat.com.

Semifinal Outcomes vs. Virginia

Mark Energy def. Duangmanee (2&1)

Scotty Kennon def. James (5&4)

Boyd Owens def. Bovari (3&3)

Michael Brennan def. Patel (6&5)

Andrew McLauchlan def. Lee (3UP)

Order of end: Kennon, Brennan and Energy

From Coach Haas

“What an ideal day right here at CCNC on the ACC championship with vibrant, sunny skies. The Demon Deacons slid in there within the second seed, ending 10-under for the event and obtained a spot within the semis in opposition to Virginia. We simply went on the market and performed some actually good golf, a few of our greatest golf this yr. With only a fast calculation about 17-under-par within the semi. Each man was up in his match. 

“We obtained to again up slightly bit in regulation and had an ideal playoff there. Michael Brennan birdied on the final gap and an ideal shot from the younger man from Georgia Tech to tie it. They went into sudden dying and on the third additional gap Michael made a birdie and have become ACC champion. Our final man to win it was Webb Simpson in 2008. Webb was out right here yesterday, so possibly he mentioned some good luck to Michael. 

“I’m very excited because the defending champion to be enjoying within the finals. We’re peaking on the proper time and it is nice to see. We now have a younger group. We now have a few freshmen within the lineup. Andrew McLaughlan performed nice this afternoon. Boyd Owens bogied his first gap after which made six birdies after that. He regarded like he was going to win his match however they referred to as it a tie. Mark Energy obtained a win and Michael Brennan received 6&5. Then Scotty Kennon performed in opposition to Ben James of Virginia who’s one of many prime 10 gamers within the nation. Scotty performed very nicely and beat him 5&4. 

“We now have an excellent feeling. We appreciated this golf course. Clearly, we performed nicely on the stroke play portion. Coming in right here, we wanted some wins. We have been beneath 500 however felt like we have been a extremely good group. As a coach and talking for Coach Aaroon, I am so proud that the final couple of weeks right here we have needed to play nicely and we now have. It simply reveals all their exhausting work and dedication to the golf program at Wake Forest. It is actually paid off and who is aware of what is going to occur tomorrow. It is golf. They need to really feel very assured and superb about the place they stand proper now heading into tomorrow’s finals after which into NCAA Regionals. Go Deacs!” – Head Coach Jerry Haas

Easy methods to Comply with Match Play on Monday

The Demon Deacons superior to the match play championship for the second-consecutive season after profitable the title final season 

The Deacs will look to proceed their wealthy custom of competing for championships because the Deacs have received an conference-best 19 ACC titles whereas additionally having a league-best 23 particular person champions on the event.

ACC Championships by College

• Wake Forest, 19
• Georgia Tech, 16
• Clemson, 10
• North Carolina, 10
• Duke, 8

Wake Forest is about to face No. 12 Georgia Tech, who completed because the stroke play champion and defeated Duke 3-1-1 within the semifinal match.

The Deacs will tee off beginning at 9:02 a.m. ET on Sunday with Boyd Owens as the primary to start the match for the second consecutive day. Full match pairings:

The whole ultimate match in opposition to the Yellowjackets will be streamed on ACC Community Further.

Moreover, observe the stay scoring of the championship match on GolfStat.com.