Brennan Captures Fifth Collegiate Title at Southwestern Invitational

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – Wake Forest men’s golf junior Michael Brennan joined exclusive company, capturing his fifth collegiate title at the Southwestern Invitational individual title Wednesday at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif.

The Leesburg, Va. native battled two early bogies, recovering to finish the last 14 holes 5-under-par to give himself the clubhouse lead. After waiting for two hours in the clubhouse, Brennan held onto the lead to capture his fifth title of his career. He won by one stroke over Texas’ Keaton Vo. As a team, Wake Forest finished tied for eighth at 21-over-par.

For the second consecutive day, Brennan carded the low score on the course, posting a 69 (-3) to overcome a three-stroke deficit coming into the day. He was also down three strokes going into the turn and was flawless on the back nine Wednesday, carding birdies on the 15th, 16th and 18th.

This marks the fifth time in Brennan’s career he has captured an individual title putting him alongside Jay Haas, Lanny Wadkins and Cameron Young to have five titles to their name at Wake Forest. Only three Demon Deacons have more than five titles in their collegiate career: Bill Haas (10), Gary Hallberg (9) and Curtis Strange (8).

Wake Forest Golfers to Win Five Collegiate Events

Brennan was equaled by teammate Marshall Meisel Wednesday as the sophomore posted a 3-under. It tied for the lowest round in the field on the final day and helped him make a climb well up the individual leaderboard.

Meisel was the largest climbing player in the tournament in the third round, jumping up 22 spots to tied for 30th, the second-highest Deac on the individual leaderboard.

Also finishing in the second spot for the Deacs, sophomore Scotty Kennon ended his tournament tied for 28th finish with his score counting in all three rounds of the tournament.

The Path to Five Titles

Wake Forest men’s golf junior Michael Brennan joined elite company with his fifth title of his collegiate career. This is tied for the fourth most individual titles in program history and he is tied with Demon Deacon greats Jay Haas, Lanny Wadkins and Cameron Young. He grabbed a pair of titles in each of his first two years at Wake Forest. The journey on how he got to No. 5:

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