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All three rounds of the tournament will be broadcast on Golf Channel as the Demon Deacons face some of the top competition in the nation in the first tournament of the 2021-22 campaign.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  – The Wake Forest men's golf team plays in its first tournament of the 2021-22 season this week, traveling to Carrollton, Texas to take part in the prestigious Maridoe Collegiate Invitational.

The tournament can be seen live on Golf Channel each day starting at 4 p.m. ET.

The field features 15 teams with the Deacs, entering as one of five teams ranked inside of the top 10 in the GCAA preseason rankings. The tournament also features No. 3 Arizona State, No. 5 Texas, No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 9 Texas Tech.

Wake Forest is coming off its ACC record 46th NCAA Championship, which also ranks 11th among all men's golf programs in the country. Additionally, between the men's program and the women's program the Demon Deacons are one of just two schools to have both teams finish inside of the top 15 in the last three NCAA Championships.

The Deacs are coming off a shortened season that still saw them take home multiple team titles including the Kiawah Invitational and the Wake Forest Invitational at Pinehurst No. 2.

Head coach Jerry Haas, who has an impressive 40 team titles during his time as head coach, leads a talented Demon Deacon squad that includes four regular starters from a season ago. A new addition to the lineup for the first tournament of the season is freshman Scotty Kennon. He is set to make his collegiate debut this week at the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational.

Tomorrow's first round is scheduled for a 10 a.m. (ET) start as Wake Forest tees off hole one. The Demon Deacons will be paired with No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 9 Texas Tech on the opening day of play.

Additionally, the Demon Deacons have four players competing in the VCU Shootout in Marshall Meisel, BJ Rogillio, Daniel Sheedy and Clay Stirsman. The tournament runs concurrently with the Maridoe with the first round starting on Monday in Richmond, Va.

THE DEACS' LINEUP FOR THE MARIDOE COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

  1. Alex Fitzpatrick

  • Fitzpatrick, who was a finalist for the award a season ago, enters the year as a Fred Haskins Award Watch List member. He also is the current No. 4 ranked player in the World Amateur Golf rankings and on the PGA Tour University rankings.

  1. Mark Power

  • Power joins Fitzpatrick in the top 25 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings at 25 while he comes off a sophomore campaign where he earned All-ACC and PING All-Region honors.

  1. Michael Brennan

  • Brennan also earned All-ACC honors a season ago after becoming the first freshman to record back-to-back wins, taking home the title at the Kiawah Invitational and the Wake Forest Invite at No. 2. Additionally, he is the No. 65 amateur golfer in the world

  1. Parker Gillam

  • Gillam was the Demon Deacons top finisher at the NCAA Championships as he tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard. The performance helped him earn PING All-America Honorable Mention honors.

  1. Scotty Kennon

  • Kennon, who is coming off his first appearance in the U.S. Amateur earlier this summer, will make his collegiate debut this week. The freshman from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. was a two-time Rolex Jr All-American.

DEACS' AT THE VCU SHOOTOUT

PARTICIPATING TEAMS AT MARIDOE COLLEGIATE (15)

  • No. 8 Wake Forest

  • No. 3 Arizona State

  • Baylor

  • Florida Gulf Coast

  • Howard

  • No. 25 Liberty

  • North Texas

  • Ohio State

  • No. 7 Oklahoma

  • No. 21 SMU

  • TCU

  • No. 16 Texas A&M

  • No. 9 Texas Tech

  • No. 5 Texas

  • USC

COURSE INFORMATION

  • Maridoe Collegiate Invitational

    • Maridoe Golf Club – Carrollton, Texas – Par 72 – 7,600 yards

    • The Maridoe Golf Club is one of the most prestigious courses in the United States, recently being named one of the top 100 courses in the country. The regularly host top tournaments including the 2021 USGA Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

  • VCU Shootout

    • The Country Club of Virginia - Tuckahoe Creek Course – Richmond, Virginia – Par 72 – 6927 yards

HOW TO WATCH

The Maridoe Collegiate Invitational will be one of a select few college tournaments that will be broadcast on Golf Channel this fall. Coverage of each round begins at 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday:

  • First Round - Monday, September 13

    • Golf Channel

    • 4 p.m. to approximately 7 p.m. ET

  • Second Round - Tuesday, September 14

    • Golf Channel

    • 4 p.m. to approximately 7 p.m. ET

  • Third Round - Wednesday, September 15

    • Golf Channel

    • 4 p.m. to approximately 7 p.m. ET

LIVE SCORING

TEE TIMES FOR MARIDOE COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

Monday, September 13 – First Round – Teeing off of hole one at 10 a.m. ET.

Tuesday, September 14 – Second Round – Play begins at 9 a.m. ET with all teams teeing off of hole one.

Wednesday, September 15 – Third Round – Play begins at 9 a.m. ET with all teams teeing off of hole one.