Wake Forest Athletics
Men's Golf Misses Cut at NCAA Regional
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 16, 1998
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DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. -- The Wake Forest men's golf team carded a final round score of 293 to finish 14th overall at the NCAA East Regional, missing the cut for the NCAA Championships and ending the 1997-98 season. Only the top 11 teams and two individuals advance to the NCAA Championships, held in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 27-30. It marks the first time since 1990 that the Demon Deacons have not made the regional cut. The Deacs entered the final day just one stroke out of the top 11, needing a strong round to move ahead in a tough regional field. Wake came in at 5-over-par on the day, however, finishing 10 strokes behind the cut at 15-over.
Georgia Tech shot a 12-under 276 in the final round to seal up the regional team title, finishing the event at 29-under par. Three other ACC squads made the final cut: Clemson, who placed second at 20-under, and NC State and North Carolina, who tied for sixth place at 2-under. Florida State (12th place), Virginia (13th), and Wake Forest (14th) all finished right below the cut.
Georgia Tech sophomore and U.S. Amateur champion Matt Kuchar sewed up the individual title after carding a 69 in the final round, finishing the three-day tournament at 14-under-par. Kuchar was the only player in the field to fire three consecutive sub-70 rounds. Wake Forest junior Michael Capone looked to be in strong contention for an individual berth to the NCAA Championships, coming into the day at 11th place after firing a 69 in the second round. Capone shot a team-high 76, however, finishing tied for 29th place at 1-over-par and missing the individual cut by three strokes. Senior Ryan Gioffre shot a 71 in the final round and finished tied for 35th at 2-over. Seniors Todd Lynch and Ray Floyd, Jr. both finished in a tie for 70th place at 8-over, carding a 74 and a 73, respectively. Junior Juan Vizcaya recorded a 75 and placed 77th at 9-over.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Georgia Tech 284-275-276=835 -29 2. Clemson 280-282-282=844 -20 3. Auburn 287-280-280=847 -17 4. Georgia 285-285-283=853 -11 5. Florida 284-283-289=856 -8T6. NC State 289-288-285=862 -2T6. North Carolina 301-273-288=862 -2 8. South Carolina 286-287-291=864 E 9. Augusta State 290-284-292=866 +210. East Tennessee St. 293-292-283=868 +4 11. Southeastern La. 285-290-294=869 +5
------------NCAA Championships cut -------------------------- 12. Florida State 293-292-291=876 +1213. Virginia 299-289-290=878 +1414. WAKE FOREST 296-290-293=879 +1515. Louisiana State 293-296-292=881 +17 16. Alabama-Birmingham 304-294-294=892 +28 17. James Madison 299-303-297=899 +3518. Penn State 305-307-293=905 +4119. Navy 307-315-301=923 +5920. Rhode Island 304-321-301=926 +62T21.Central Connecticut 305-314-310=929 +65 State T21.Seton Hall 320-304-305=929 +6523. Connecticut 327-324-317=968 +104
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS 1. Matt Kuchar, Ga. Tech 64-69-69=202 -14 2. Bryce Molder, Ga. Tech 73-67-66=206 -10 T3. Tim Clark, NC State 73-70-65=208 -8 T3. Steve Bradley, Florida 71-69-68=208 -8 T5. Reid Edstrom, Auburn 73-70-66=209 -7 T5. Joey Maxon, Clemson 68-70-71=209 -7T7. Jeremy Parrott, Georgia 71-70-69=210 -6 T7. Scott Weatherly, Auburn 70-70-70=210 -6 T7. David Christensen, ETSU 70-68-72=210 -6 T7. Jake Kransteuber, S. Carol.71-71-68=210 -6
INDIVIDUALS MAKING NCAA CUTT11. James Driscoll, Virginia 71-68-72=211 -5 T20. Michael Connell, Miss. St.* 74-71-69=214 -2 * won one-hole playoff
WAKE FOREST PLAYERST29. Michael Capone, WFU 72-69-76=217 +1 T35. Ryan Gioffre, WFU 74-73-71=218 +2T70. Todd Lynch, WFU 77-73-74=224 +8T70. Ray Floyd, Jr., WFU 76-75-73=224 +8 T68. Juan Vizcaya, WFU 74-76-75=225 +9
