Men's Golf Finishes Sixth at Carpet Capital Classic
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 4, 1999
DALTON, Ga. - Paced by the outstanding play of senior Michael Capone, the Wake Forest men's golf team earned a sixth-place finish in a strong 18-team field at the Carpet Capital Classic, played on the 6,905-yard, par-72 course at The Farm Golf Club in Dalton, Ga.
Capone fired a career-low 66 in the opening round on Friday morning to take the individual lead in the tournament, helping the Demon Deacons to a season-low team round of 285, or 3-under par. Wake stood in third place after that first round, then slipped to fourth after shooting an even-par 288 in the second round on Friday afternoon. The Deacs struggled in Saturday's final round however, carding a 19-over 307 to earn the sixth-place finish. Georgia earned the team title with a 54-hole score of 858, or 6-under, 22 strokes ahead of the Deacs.
Capone shot 72-74 in the final two rounds to finish out with a career-low-tying 54-hole score of 212, or 4-under. He finished eight strokes behind individual champion Bryce Molder of Georgia Tech, the 1998 collegiate player of the year.
Senior Thomas Parker shot 74-71-78 to finish the event at 223, or 7-over par, good for a 40th-place finish. Senior Juan Vizcaya (77-71-78) and junior Jamie Gallacher (72-77-77) both carded 10-over 226's to finish tied for 50th place. Senior Oscar Sanchez, who won the Carpet Capital as a sophomore in 1997, finished in 66th place with a 12-over 228 after shooting 73-74-81.
The Deacs are next in action at the BellSouth Intercollegiate in Cary, N.C., on April 9-10.
TEAM RESULTS
1 Georgia 290-275-293=858 -6
2 Georgia Tech 281-285-294=860 -4
3 South Carolina 284-289-294=867 +3
4 Virginia 294-281-299=874 +10
5 North Carolina 295-288-292=875 +11
6 WAKE FOREST 285-288-307=880 +16
7 NC State 287-292-302=881 +17
Houston 304-282-295=881 +17
9 Florida 289-286-307=882 +18
Clemson 293-289-300=882 +18
11 E. Tennessee St.292-293-298=883 +19
Texas 298-291-294=883 +19
13 UCLA 296-292-298=886 +22
14 Tennessee 301-295-292=888 +24
15 BYU 295-294-301=890 +26
16 Auburn 298-292-311=901 +37
17 Tulsa 307-294-303=904 +40
18 LSU 319-311-307=937 +73
TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS
1 Bryce Molder, Ga. Tech 66-71-67=204 -12
2 Carl Pettersson, NC State 68-69-71=208 -8
3 Eamonn Brady, E. Tenn. St. 68-71-72=211 -5
Rob Simmons, N. Carolina 70-70-71=211 -5
5 Michael Capone, Wk. Forest 66-72-74=212 -4
6 Byron Schlagenhauf, UCLA 69-70-74=213 -3
Ryuji Imada, Georgia 71-70-72=213 -3
8 Michael Morrison, Georgia 74-66-74=214 -2
Eric Ecker, S. Carolina 70-72-72=214 -2
10 four players tied at 215 -1
OTHER WAKE FOREST PLAYERS
40 Thomas Parker, Wk. Forest 74-71-78=223 +7 55 Juan Vizcaya, Wk. Forest 77-71-78=226 +10 55 Jamie Gallacher, Wk. Forest 72-77-77=226 +10 66 Oscar Sanchez, Wk. Forest 73-74-81=228 +12
