Wake Forest Men's Golf Notes
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Wake Forest is back in action this Friday and Saturday, April 23-24, at the Wofford Invitational, to be played the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, SC. The tournament, which boasts a strong regional field, will be the Demon Deacons' final event of the 1998-99 regular season. The Deacs will be looking for a strong finish to help their case for an NCAA Regional bid.
LAST TIME OUT
Wake Forest struggled to an eighth-place finish at the 1999 Atlantic Coast
Conference Golf Championships last weekend, held at the Old North State
Club in Badin Lake, NC. The Demon Deacons carded a team score of
300-305-303=908 (+44) to finish 45 strokes behind team champion Georgia
Tech, who recorded a 54-hole score of 863 (-1). Duke's Matt Krauss shot a
4-under 212 to claim the ACC individual title, becoming the first freshman
to do so since Jason Widener in 1990. Seniors Michael Capone and Oscar
Sanchez both placed in the top 20 with relatively consistent play. Capone
shot 74-71-75 to finish tied for 12th at 4-over, while Sanchez came in one
stroke higher in 17th place, shooting 74-72-75. Junior Jamie Gallacher
(+17) placed 36th after carding 77-82-74, while seniors Juan Vizcaya
(75-82-79) and Thomas Parker (78-80-79) placed 40th and 42nd at 20- and
21-over, respectively.
HEAD COACH JERRY HAAS
Jerry Haas is in his second season as head coach of the Demon Deacons,
after having taken the reins of the Wake Forest program in September of
1997. A 1985 graduate of WFU and a four-time collegiate All-American, Haas
played nine years of professional golf, including four years on the PGA
Tour, before returning to his alma mater as a head coach.
THE DEACON LINEUP
Michael Capone (Sr, Cranston, RI)
1998-99 Avg: 73.1. Career Avg: 73.7. Ranked No. 33 in the latest Mastercard
individual rankings...owns team's lowest stroke average...placed 12th at
the ACC Championships last weekend (+4)...recorded back-to-back top 10
finishes earlier in the spring...shot a career-low 66 at the Carpet Capital
and tied his career-low 54-hole score (212) to finish fifth...the 66 was
the lowest round by a Deacon since Todd Lynch's school-record-tying 63 in
the fall of '96 ...tied for 10th at the Schenkel Intercollegiate
(+2)...sixth at the G. Gunby Jordan in the fall (-1)...posted a team-low
73.3 fall average...16 of his 31 rounds have been at or under par...placed
sixth at the '97 NCAA Championships to earn honorable mention All-America
honors...eighth at the '97 ACC Championships ...owns five career top 10
finishes and 11 top 20s...should Wake Forest not receive an NCAA Regional
bid as a team, has a strong chance of earning an individual bid...an NCAA
bid would allow him to play in front of a hometown crowd at the East
Regional in Providence, RI, on May 20-22.
Oscar Sanchez (Sr, Canary Island, Spain)
1998-99 Avg: 74.9. Career Avg: 75.0. Holds second-lowest stroke average on
the team...placed 17th at the ACC Championships last week (+5)...earned the
first top 10 finish since his sophomore year at the Seminole Classic,
placing sixth with a 147 (+3)...tied for the team lead at the BellSouth,
placing 27th with a 222 (+6)...also placed 66th at the Carpet Captial
(+12), 52nd at the Schenkel (+12), and 43rd at the Puerto Rico Classic
(+8)...recorded a 75.2 average in five fall events...struggled through the
1997-98 campaign with a team-high 77.5 stroke average...earned All-ACC
honors in 1997...won the Carpet Capital Classic in 1997, Wake's last
individual title...a member of the Spanish National Team.
Jamie Gallacher (Jr, Surrey, England)
1998-99 Avg: 76.0. Career Avg: 76.0. Has played in four spring
events...finished 36th at the ACCs last week (+17)...posted his best score
of the spring at the BellSouth, tying for the team lead in 27th place at
6-over (222)...was 55th at the Carpet Capital Classic (+10) and 58th at the
Seminole Classic (+13)...played in five fall tourneys, recording a 75.9
stroke average...best career finish was a 24th place at The Ridges
Intercollegiate this fall, where he posted a career-low 219 (+3)...has
recorded five rounds at or under par this year...played in three spring
events in 1998 and recorded a 75.9 average...the son of British Ryder Cup
standout Berhard Gallacher.
Ryan Peiffer (So, Winston-Salem, NC)
1998-99 Avg: 79.8. Career Avg: 79.8. Made the team as a walk-on last year
and saw his first taste of varsity action in the fall of '98...has competed
in just one spring event, the Seminole Classic, where he recorded a 36-hole
score of 152 (+8) to place 31st...played in two fall events, one as an
individual competitor...was 70th at The Ridges Intercollegiate (as an
individual) and 58th at the Windon Memorial Classic...posted a 79.8 fall
stroke average...a local product who attended nearby Mount Tabor High
School.
Craig Inman (Sr, Marietta, GA)
1999-99 Avg: n/a. Career Avg: n/a. Playing in his first varsity collegiate
event...the son of Wake Forest alumnus and 1998 Senior PGA Tour Rookie of
the Year Joe Inman...nephew of former PGA player and current North Carolina
head coach John Inman.
1998-99 PLAYER STATISTICS
Name Events Rounds Strokes Avg/18 Avg/54 Best 18 Best 54 Best Finish Michael Capone 11 31 2267 73.13 219.39 66 212 5th Oscar Sanchez 11 31 2323 74.94 224.81 70 221 6th Jay Morgan 9 25 894 75.76 227.28 70 220 8th Jamie Gallacher 9 25 1901 76.04 228.12 70 219 24th Juan Vizcaya 6 18 1387 77.06 231.17 71 225 40th Thomas Parker 7 21 1625 77.38 232.14 71 223 40th Ryan Peiffer* 3 7 551 78.71 236.14 75 235 31st Team 11 31 9247 298.29 894.87 285 880 5th * competed in one event as an individual
PERCENTAGE OF ROUNDS COUNTEDName Played Counted Percent Michael Capone 31 29 .935 Oscar Sanchez 31 29 .935 Jay Morgan 25 21.5 .860 Jamie Gallacher 25 18.5 .740 Thomas Parker 21 13.5 .643 Juan Vizcaya 18 11.5 .639 Ryan Peiffer 4 1 .250 TEAM 155 124 .800
INDIVIDUAL TOP 20 FINISHESName Event Score Place Michael Capone Carpet Capital 66-72-74=212 5th Michael Capone G. Gunby Jordan 70-74-71=215 t-6th Oscar Sanchez Seminole Classic 75-72=147 t-6th Jay Morgan Windon Memorial 70-73=143 t-8th Michael Capone Schenkel Intercoll. 71-69-78=218 t-10th Michael Capone Puerto Rico Classic 71-72-69=212 t-12th Michael Capone ACC Championships 74-71-75=220 t-12th Michael Capone TM Red River Class. 70-69-74=213 t-16th Oscar Sanchez ACC Championships 74-72-75=221 17th
SPRING 1999 SCHEDULEFeb. 21-23 Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, PR) 13th of 18 Mar. 9-10 Seminole Classic (Tallahassee, FL) 7th of 16 Mar. 27-28 Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate (Statesboro, GA) 12th of 15 Apr. 2-3 Carpet Capital Classic (Dalton, GA) 6th of 18 Apr. 9-10 BellSouth Yellow Pages Intercollegiate (Cary, NC) t10th of 12 Apr. 16-18 ACC Championships (Badin Lake, NC) 8th of 9 Apr. 23-24 Wofford Invitational (Spartanburg, SC) May 20-22 NCAA East Regional (Providence, RI) June 2-5 NCAA Championships (Chaska, MN)
