Wake Forest Wins ANNIKA Intercollegiate

LAKE ELMO, Minn. – The Wake Forest women’s golf team took home the title of the 2022 ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Led by three veterans, the Deacs won by a four-stroke margin after starting the day six strokes off the lead.
 
Senior Lauren Walsh was the high finisher for the Deacs, finishing in a tie for second place. After starting the event one over par, she shot a collegiate-low 66 in the second round to propel her up the leaderboard. A final round 70 secured her spot in the top three. Her 54-hole score of 209 is the lowest 54-hole of her collegiate career and two strokes better than her previous best of 211.
 
Her final round began with two birdies on her first nine holes, the par-four third and the par-five ninth. She finished the day with two more, one on the par-four 15th and one to end the day on the par-five 18th.
 
Senior Rachel Kuehn and graduate student Emilia Migliaccio each finished even par for the tournament and shot under par on the final day. Kuehn came into the day one over par and recorded three birdies in a row on her final three holes to finish the day one under. Migliaccio came into the final round two under par and was able to preserve her position on the leaderboard with back-to-back birdies on her second nine to get back to two over for the day and even par for the event. Kuehn and Migliaccio finished in a tie for 10th on the individual leaderboard.
 
Sophomore Carolina Chacarra started hot on the final day and tied Kuehn with the most birdies for the Deacs with five on the day. She started her final round with consecutive birdies on her first two holes and had two more consecutive on the eighth and ninth holes to make the turn at four under for the day. She recorded one more on her second nine to stay two under for the day and finish the event three over.
 
Coach’s Comments
“It’s great to win the first event of the year and we always enjoy coming up to Lake Elmo to start our season against a very competitive field. We were proud of the way the team handled a little adversity after the first round and really played together. We have a lot of talent and a really deep lineup. They all work tremendously hard day in and day out, so it’s nice to see their hard work pay off and start the season on a positive note.” – head coach Kim Lewellen
 
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