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Wake Forest Men's Golf

#21
ACCMen's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

4 events
Events won
0
2 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#30
strength of schedule
Events
4
played this season
Avg points
54.80
Clippd rating

Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship

Projected · updates weekly
  1. 1 (still to come)
    Conference championship · Apr 22–26, 2027
    ACC Championship
    Maridoe GC, Carrollton, TX
    Stroke-play leaderboardMatch-play leaderboard
  2. 2 (still to come)
    NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projected
    Myrtle Beach Regional
    host Coastal Carolina · Murrells Inlet, SC
    Overall
    #21 seed
    In regional
    #4 seed
    Bid
    At-large
    Travel
    192 mi
    same time zone
    Projection from this week's rankings; it switches to the committee's field on selection day.
  3. 3 (still to come)
    NCAA Championship · May 2027
    Advance from your regional to get here

Projected NCAA Championship field · 30 teams

Projected in
Bloomington
ArkansasVanderbiltNew MexicoBrigham YoungColorado
Loudon
AuburnTennesseeNorth CarolinaSanta ClaraKansas
Lubbock
Texas TechAlabamaWashingtonClemsonUNLV
Maricopa
TexasNotre DameIllinoisPurdueEast Tennessee State
Myrtle Beach
FloridaGeorgia TechArizona StateWake ForestLiberty
Stillwater
Oklahoma StateTexas A&MGeorgiaTCUOklahoma

Top 5 per regional from the Advancement Model on Regional Predictions. Updates with each rankings release.

Geography

Myrtle Beach Regional — Coastal Carolina, Murrells Inlet, SCWake Forest
homeMyrtle Beachtime zones192 mi (same time zone)

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#21 now32-21ACC · Apr 22–26, 2027Myrtle Beach (proj.)May 2027
2025–26#33 final104-56-5T8 (stroke play)Bermuda Run · 8thDid not qualify
2024–25— —T6 (stroke play)4th, advanced15th
2023–24— —T2 (stroke play)T5, advancedMissed cut
2022–23— —2nd (stroke play) · match-play runner-up7thDid not qualify

Program history

Regional apps
36
Top 1% of D1
Active streak: 26
Longest streak: 26
Advanced
21
Top 4% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 7
Regional wins
4
Top 4% of D1
Best regional
#1
Top 1% of D1
NCAA apps
50
Top 2% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 22
NCAA wins
3
Top 2% of D1
NCAA best
1
Top 1% of D1
MP berths
1

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut1989200820262005: won regional2006: won regional2008: won regional2022: won regional
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Year-by-year regionals

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles
4
36 appearances
Avg committee seed
5.2
across 24 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+34.1
2022 · New Haven
Beat the seed
6×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
1×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
24
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
265(-15)·2025 R3
267(-13)·2022 R1
271(-13)·2005 R1
To par
-15(265)·2025 R3
-13(271)·2005 R1
-13(267)·2022 R1
36-Hole
Score
539(-21)·2022
554(-14)·2005
562(-14)·2007
To par
-21(539)·2022
-14(554)·2005
-14(562)·2007
54-Hole
Score
814(-26)·2022
835(-17)·2005
839(-25)·2007
839(-1)·2025
To par
-26(814)·2022
-25(839)·2007
-17(835)·2005
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-6)·2005 R1
Kyle Reifers
65(-6)·2017 R3
Lee Detmer
65(-5)·2025 R3
Jakob Melin
To par
-6(65)·2005 R1
Kyle Reifers
-6(66)·2007 R3
Chris McCartin
-6(65)·2017 R3
Lee Detmer
36-Hole
Score
133(-7)·2022
Alex Fitzpatrick
134(-8)·2005
Kyle Reifers
134(-6)·2022
Michael Brennan
To par
-8(134)·2005
Kyle Reifers
-7(135)·2005
Sean Moore
-7(137)·2007
Chris McCartin
-7(135)·2021
Alex Fitzpatrick
-7(133)·2022
Alex Fitzpatrick
-7(135)·2024
Michael Brennan
54-Hole
Score
201(-9)·2022
Alex Fitzpatrick
203(-10)·2005
Sean Moore
203(-13)·2007
Chris McCartin
203(-7)·2022
Michael Brennan
To par
-13(203)·2007
Chris McCartin
-10(203)·2005
Sean Moore
-9(207)·2007
Webb Simpson
-9(201)·2022
Alex Fitzpatrick
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
2 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 2
2 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 3
2 entries
1 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 4
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 5–8
16 entries
3 wins · 7 advanced
Seed 9+
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.