Capone Drops to 33rd After Second Round
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 22, 1999
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Wake Forest senior Michael Capone (Cranston, R.I.) shot a 4-over 75 in the second round of play to drop to 33rd place in the individual standings at the 1999 NCAA Men's Golf East Regional Championships. Capone is competing as an individual in the event, which is being played on the 6,734-yard, par-71 course at the Rhode Island Country Club in Providence, R.I. - just 20 minutes from his hometown.
Capone, who stood in sixth place after carding a 71 in the first round, is seven shots off the pace of the individual leaders - Georgia Tech's Matt Kuchar and South Alabama's D.J. Nelson - who stand at 2-under for the tournament. In the team standings, Georgia Tech increased its lead over the field to 10 strokes after shooting a 280 in the second round for a 36-hole total of 563, or 5-under par. Clemson shot a 282 on Friday to move up to second place at 573 (+5).
Twenty-three teams and five individuals are competing in the East Regional, with the top 11 teams and two individuals advancing to the NCAA Championships in Chaska, Minn., on June 2-5. Capone can only advance as an individual, meaning he must be one of the top two finishers who is not a member of the 11 qualifying squads.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER TWO ROUNDS
1 Georgia Tech 283-280=563 -5
2 Clemson 291-282=573 +5
3 Georgia 294-284=578 +10
South Carolina 286-292=578 +10
5 Duke 293-288=581 +13
Mississippi 292-289=581 +13
7 East Tennessee St 297-286=583 +15
South Alabama 295-288=583 +15
9 Florida 297-288=585 +17
10 Richmond 296-290=586 +18
North Carolina 293-293=586 +18
12 North Florida 300-289=589 +21
13 Mississippi State 299-292=591 +23
14 Georgia State 293-299=592 +24
Maryland 300-292=592 +24
16 Augusta State 300-293=593 +25
Seton Hall 302-291=593 +25
18 Penn State 302-292=594 +26
19 Rhode Island 299-299=598 +30
20 NC State 304-295=599 +31
21 Connecticut 300-304=604 +36
22 James Madison 304-305=609 +41
23 Yale 305-309=614 +46
TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS
1 Matt Kuchar, Ga. Tech 70-69=139 -3
D.J. Nelson, S. Alabama 72-67=139 -3
3 Eamonn Brady, E. Tenn. St. 72-69=141 -1
Mike Pearson, Ga. Tech 73-68=141 -1
5 Alex Rocha, Miss. St. 72-70=142 E
Jonathan Byrd, Clemson 75-67=142 E
Ryuji Imada, Georgia 71-71=142 E
Wes Latimer, Ga. Tech 72-70=142 E
9 Mike Costigan, Seton Hall 74-69=143 +1
Matt Abbott, Penn State 73-70=143 +1
Bryce Molder, Ga. Tech 69-74=143 +1
Camilo Benedetti, Florida 73-70=143 +1
Chad Moseley, Richmond 73-70=143 +1
Eric Ecker, S. Carolina 70-73=143 +1
Troy Muller, Ole Miss 71-72=143 +1
WAKE FOREST COMPETITOR33 Michael Capone, Wk. Forest 71-75=146 +4
