{"id":689972,"date":"2026-05-24T05:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/689972\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T05:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:03:08","slug":"pate-leads-deacs-through-round-two-push-in-carlsbad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/689972\/","title":{"rendered":"Pate Leads Deacs Through Round Two Push in Carlsbad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At two under for the day, junior Macy Pate<\/a> 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<\/a> turned in an under par back nine and birdied two of the three final holes of the day, climbing 34 spots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sophomore Chloe Kovelesky<\/a> and freshman Cartoon Rujiranan<\/a> 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<\/a> improved her previous round one score by four strokes, rounding out her day with a birdie on hole 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Focus on Top 15

\nThe 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\u00a0live streaming available via Babygrande Golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Round Three Tee Times off of Hole 10 (Live scoring via Scoreboard<\/a>)
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Team Leaderboard
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\n\t\t\tTeam
\n\t\t\tRound One
\n\t\t\tRound Two
\n\t\t\tTotal
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\n\t\t\t1 Stanford
\n\t\t\t282 (-6)
\n\t\t\t282 (-6)
\n\t\t\t564 (-12)
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\n\t\t\t2 Southern California
\n\t\t\t281 (-7)
\n\t\t\t286 (-2)
\n\t\t\t567 (-9)
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t3 Oklahoma State
\n\t\t\t283 (-5)
\n\t\t\t286 (-2)
\n\t\t\t569 (-7)
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tT4 Iowa State
\n\t\t\t284 (-4)
\n\t\t\t292 (+4)
\n\t\t\t576 (E)
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\n\t\t\tT4 Arkansas
\n\t\t\t286 (-2)
\n\t\t\t290 (+2)
\n\t\t\t576 (E)
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\n\t\t\tT6 SMU
\n\t\t\t288 (E)
\n\t\t\t289 (+1)
\n\t\t\t577 (+1)
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\n\t\t\tT6 Duke
\n\t\t\t291 (+3)
\n\t\t\t286 (-2)
\n\t\t\t577 (+1)
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\n\t\t\t8 Texas
\n\t\t\t288 (E)
\n\t\t\t290 (+2)
\n\t\t\t578 (+2)
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\n\t\t\tT9 Eastern Michigan
\n\t\t\t286 (-2)
\n\t\t\t295 (+7)
\n\t\t\t581 (+5)
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\n\t\t\tT9 Arizona State
\n\t\t\t289 (+1)
\n\t\t\t292 (+4)
\n\t\t\t581 (+5)
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\n\t\t\tT11 Northwestern
\n\t\t\t290 (+2)
\n\t\t\t292 (+4)
\n\t\t\t582 (+6)
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\n\t\t\tT11 Florida
\n\t\t\t297 (+9)
\n\t\t\t285 (-3)
\n\t\t\t582 (+6)
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\n\t\t\t13 Missouri
\n\t\t\t287 (-1)
\n\t\t\t296 (+8)
\n\t\t\t583 (+7)
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\n\t\t\t14 Pepperdine
\n\t\t\t296 (+8)
\n\t\t\t289 (+1)
\n\t\t\t585 (+9)
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\n\t\t\tT15 Tennessee
\n\t\t\t291 (+3)
\n\t\t\t295 (+7)
\n\t\t\t586 (+10)
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\n\t\t\tT15 Texas A&M
\n\t\t\t289 (+1)
\n\t\t\t297 (+9)
\n\t\t\t586 (+10)
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\n\t\t\tT15 Florida State
\n\t\t\t292 (+4)
\n\t\t\t294 (+6)
\n\t\t\t586 (+10)
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\n\t\t\tT18 North Carolina
\n\t\t\t293 (+5)
\n\t\t\t294 (+6)
\n\t\t\t587 (+11)
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\n\t\t\tT18 Wake Forest
\n\t\t\t300 (+12)
\n\t\t\t287 (-1)
\n\t\t\t587 (+11)
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\n\t\t\tT20 Baylor
\n\t\t\t289 (+1)
\n\t\t\t299 (+11)
\n\t\t\t588 (+12)
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\n\t\t\tT20 Auburn
\n\t\t\t302 (+14)
\n\t\t\t286 (-2)
\n\t\t\t588 (+12)
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\n\t\t\tT20 Virginia
\n\t\t\t289 (+1)
\n\t\t\t299 (+11)
\n\t\t\t588 (+12)
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\n\t\t\t23 LSU
\n\t\t\t288 (E)
\n\t\t\t301 (+13)
\n\t\t\t589 (+13)
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\n\t\t\t24 Houston
\n\t\t\t294 (+6)
\n\t\t\t297 (+9)
\n\t\t\t591 (+15)
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\n\t\t\t25 Ohio State
\n\t\t\t297 (+9)
\n\t\t\t295 (+7)
\n\t\t\t592 (+16)
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\n\t\t\tT26 Ole Miss
\n\t\t\t301 (+13)
\n\t\t\t294 (+6)
\n\t\t\t595 (+19)
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\n\t\t\tT26 Michigan State
\n\t\t\t298 (+10)
\n\t\t\t297 (+9)
\n\t\t\t595 (+19)
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\n\t\t\t28 Kentucky
\n\t\t\t298 (+10)
\n\t\t\t299 (+11)
\n\t\t\t597 (+21)
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\n\t\t\tT29 Texas Tech
\n\t\t\t296 (+8)
\n\t\t\t304 (+16)
\n\t\t\t600 (+24)
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tT29 Oregon State
\n\t\t\t300 (+12)
\n\t\t\t300 (+12)
\n\t\t\t600 (+24)
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Player Leaderboard
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