WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – The Wake Forest men’s golf team is scheduled to begin their spring slate of the season at the Southwestern Invitational, starting Monday, Jan. 30 and running through Wednesday, Feb. 1.
The reigning ACC Champions and NCAA Regional Champions will be led by junior Michael Brennan who has four career individual victories with a pair of wins in each of his two seasons in Winston-Salem. Over the winter, he claimed a third-place finish at the prestigious Jones Cup, ending the tournament at 8-under-par.
Last season, Brennan had quite a run toward the individual title at the Southwestern Invitational, carding his third consecutive 70 (-2) to finish tied for second on the individual leaderboard. Additionally, he was the only player in the field to have a score of 70 or better in each of the three rounds.
The Demon Deacons finished fifth on the leaderboard as Brennan will be joined in the lineup by sophomore Scotty Kennon who was also in the Deacs’ lineup for the Southwestern a season ago.
Making his debut in the Wake Forest lineup this week will be fellow sophomore Collin Adams. Adams earned his spot via qualifying leading into the tournament. He has a 72.83 stroke average in two events this season including claiming a top-20 finish at the Maui Jim Individual in September.
All three days, Golf Channel will air College Central from 4:00-4:30 p.m. ET, followed by live coverage of the Southwestern from 4:30-7:30 p.m. ET.
Tomorrow’s first round is scheduled for a 11:00 a.m. (ET) start as Wake Forest tees off between holes No. 1. The Demon Deacons will be paired with Arizona State, Oregon and Washington on the opening day of play.
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Brennan, who has now risen to No. 18 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, made his PGA Tour debut at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in February. That Monday, he earned a spot in the field as the only amateur, setting a Collegiate Showcase record Monday, shooting a five-under-par 66. He will look to claim potentially his fifth individual title, trying to join elite company in Wake Forest history. He was named a watch list member for the Fred Haskins Award to start the season.
Kennon had an impressive showing at the 2021 Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational. He was par or below in all three rounds of the tournament, finishing the…
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