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
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