EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.- Coming off back-to-back team and individual wins through their first two tournaments, the No. 25 Wake Forest men’s golf team heads to the prestigious Maidstone Club in East Hampton, N.Y. for the Hamptons Intercollegiate starting Monday, October 6th.
Through two tournaments, the Deacs have claimed back-to-back team titles for the first time since 2017. The Demon Deacons have shot 24-under-par in the first two tournaments this season which rank in the top 25 in program history. The Deacs extended their season-opening streak of under-par team rounds to six straight.
The Hamptons Intercollegiate 11-team field features four teams ranked in the top-25 of the 2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll, each of which competed in the 2025 NCAA Championships last season – Wake Forest, Georgia, Ole Miss and Florida State. The Deacs are one of seven teams in the event that reached the NCAA Regionals last year.
Teams will play 36 holes on Monday, October 6, with tee times starting from the first and 10th holes at 7:35 a.m. The Deacs will be off the first tee with players from Ole Miss and Loyola Maryland starting at 8:35 a.m. The tournament will wrap-up with 18 holes on Tuesday.
The Deacs’ Lineup
Melin shot his best in round two at the Highlands Invitational, carding a 69 (-3), to find himself a T9 finish.
Melin had a career weekend at the Bryan National Collegiate. The junior carded a career low 65 (-7) during round two of the tournament, and tallied 16 birdies over three rounds. Melin picked up his best career finish as a Demon Deacon, finishing in second place at 11-under par.
The Hildesheim, Germany native claimed a runner-up finish at the Highlands Invitational, the best of his career, with a score of 204 (-12). At the Bryan National Collegiate, Haberer tied for fifth place. Leading the Deacs in the opening round, Haberer carded a career-low 66 (-6).
Highlands Invitational Sophomore Jorge Hao captured his first collegiate title, tying the fourth-lowest 54-hole score to par (since spring 1976) with a final score of 199 (-17).Hao’s first victory was highlighted by three under-par rounds, including two consecutive rounds of 65 (-7). Leading by five strokes, Hao tallied an impressive 19 birdies and four bogeys over three rounds.
At the Bryan National Collegiate,Prieto claimed his first collegiate title as a Demon Deacon with a score of 203 (-13), tying for…
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