HUMACAO, P.R.- The Wake Forest men’s golf team travels to Humacao, Puerto Rico for the Palmas del Mar Collegiate to open their 2026 spring schedule. Starting the spring season nationally ranked at No. 25, the Demon Deacons are the highest ranked team in the field of 14.
The Deacs are chasing their third team title of the season after claiming victories at the Bryan National Collegiate and the Highlands Invitational this past fall.
The Palmas del Mar Collegiate is three days, teeing off on Sunday, February 8th and concluding Tuesday, February 10th. Teams will play the first 18 holes on Sunday, February 8th, with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. (ET).
Highlights from the Fall Season
As a team, the Demon Deacons picked up two team titles and two runner-up finishes over five tournaments this past fall season. Individually, Nicholas Prieto and Jorge Hao both claimed individual titles while the team has added multiple top-five finishes this season:
- Tom Haberer, T2 (-12), Highlands Invitational
- Tom Haberer, T2 (-3), Hamptons Intercollegiate
- Tom Haberer, T5 (-6), Bryan National Collegiate
- Jakob Melin, T2 (-11), Bryan National Collegiate
- Jakob Melin, 5th (-9), Bryson Invitational
- Kyle Haas, T3 (-10), Highlands Invitational
The Deacs’ Lineup
At the Bryan National Collegiate, Prieto claimed his first collegiate title as a Demon Deacon with a score of 203 (-13), tying for eighth lowest 54-hole score to par in program history. Prieto secured his second top-10 finish of the season at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, tying for sixth on the individual leaderboard. Junior Nicholas Prieto earned a top-20 finish in his outing at The Bryson Invitational.
Junior Tom Haberer had a second place finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. This is the second-consecutive runner-up finish for the Hildesheim, Germany native this season and third top-5 finish in three starts. In his outing at The Bryson Invitational, Haberer posted a final round score of 70 (-2) to find himself tied for 12th place.
Jakob Melin picked up his second top-5 finish of his senior season, ending in fifth place at nine-under at The Bryson Invitational. Senior Jakob Melin ended the Hamptons Intercollegiate inside of the top 20 after having a pair of top-10 finishes to start the season.
In his outing at The Bryson Invitational, Haas posted a final round score of 70 (-2) to find himself tied for 12th place. Junior Kyle Haas…
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