Capone Sixth After First Round of NCAA East Regional
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 20, 1999
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Wake Forest senior Michael Capone (Cranston, R.I.) fired an even-par 71 in the first round of play to stand tied for sixth 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 carded a 36 on the front nine and a 35 on the back, stands just two shots off the pace of the three individual leaders - Georgia Tech's Bryce Molder, Rhode Island's Mike Sims, and Duke's Matt Krauss - who shot 69s. In the team standings, Georgia Tech holds a three stroke edge on South Carolina after shooting a 1-under 283 on the first 18 holes.
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 ONE ROUND
1 Georgia Tech 283 -1
2 South Carolina 286 +2
3 Clemson 291 +7
4 Mississippi 292 +8
5 Duke 293 +9
Georgia State 293 +9
North Carolina 293 +9
8 Georgia 294 +10
9 South Alabama 295 +11
10 Richmond 296 +12
11 Florida 297 +13
E. Tennessee State 297 +13
13 Rhode Island 299 +15
Mississippi State 299 +15
15 Maryland 300 +16
Augusta State 300 +16
North Florida 300 +16
Connecticut 300 +16
19 Penn State 302 +18
Seton Hall 302 +18
21 N.C. State 304 +20
James Madison 304 +20
23 Yale 305 +21
TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS1 Bryce Molder, Ga. Tech 35-34=69 -2 Mike Sims, Rhode Island 35-34=69 -2 Matt Krauss, Duke 35-34=69 -2 4 Matt Kuchar, Ga. Tech 35-35=70 -1 Eric Ecker, S. Carolina 36-34-70 -1 6 Michael Capone, Wk. Forest 36-35=71 E Ryuji Imada, Georgia 32-39=71 E Sean Vigue, Connecticut 36-35=71 E Lucas Glover, Clemson 33-38=71 E Troy Muller, Ole Miss 37-34=71 E Rob Simmons, N. Carolina 35-36=71 E
