Men's Golf Prepares for Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 31, 1999
The Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic
Wake Forest is back in action this Friday and Saturday, April 2-3, at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic. The 54-hole event will be contested at The Farm Golf Club in Dalton, GA, and features a strong field of teams from around the nation. Senior Oscar Sanchez won the event two years ago, shooting 73-72-68=213 as a sophomore in 1997 to take his first collegiate title.
Deacon Details
Last Time Out
Wake Forest struggled to a 309 in the final round of play to finish 12th
out of 15 teams at the Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Intercollegiate, held at the
Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga. Top-ranked Clemson earned
the team title by virtue of a playoff with Georgia, after both teams
finished with team scores of 869, or 5-over-par. The Deacs carded a
54-hole mark of 902, or 38-over. Senior Michael Capone was just one stroke
out of the lead after shooting 71-69 in the first two rounds, but carded a
78 on the final 18 to finish in a tie for 10th place at 218 (+2). He was
seven strokes back of the individual medalist, Steve Scott of Florida, who
recorded a 5-under 211. The rest of the Deacon lineup struggled, however.
Senior Oscar Sanchez finished tied for 52nd with a 54-hole total of 228
(+12), while senior Thomas Parker was 56th at 13-over. Freshman Jay Morgan
and senior Juan Vizcaya placed 62nd and 65th, finishing 16- and 17-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. Owns team's lowest average...tied for
10th at the Schenkel last week with a 218 (+2)...fired a career-low 212
(-4) to finish 12th at the Puerto Rico Classic...shot 69's in both
events...sixth at the G. Gunby Jordan in the fall...posted a team-low 73.3
fall average...12 of his 22 rounds this year were at or under par...third
on the team with a 74.0 average in 97-98...placed sixth at the '97 NCAAs to
earn honorable mention All-America honors...eighth at the '97 ACC's...owns
four career top 10s and nine top 20s.
Jamie Gallacher (Jr, Surrey, England)
1998-99 Avg: 76.2. Career Avg: 76.1. Competing in his second spring event
...tied for 58th at the Seminole Classic two weeks ago...played in five
fall tourneys, recording a 75.9 stroke average...best career finish was a
24th place at The Ridges Intercollegiate in the fall...got his first taste
of collegiate action last spring, playing in three events and recording a
75.9 average...the son of British Ryder Cup standout Berhard Gallacher.
Thomas Parker (Sr, Laurinburg, NC)
1999-99 Avg: 78.1. Career Avg: 76.2. Opened the spring with a 66th place
finish at the Puerto Rico Classic...placed 56th at the Schenkel
Intercollegiate last weekend...competed in two fall events, posting a 79.3
average...finished 72nd at The Ridges Intercollegiate and 83rd at the
Taylor Made Red River Classic...fifth-year senior who has competed in 15
career events.
Oscar Sanchez (Sr, Canary Island, Spain)
1998-99 Avg: 75.1. Career Avg: 75.0. Earned the first top 10 since his
sophomore year at the Seminole Classic, placing sixth with a 147 (+3)
...43rd at the Puerto Rico Classic (224)...52nd at the Schenkel
(228)...recorded a 75.21 average in five fall events...struggled through
the 1997-98 campaign with a team-high 77.5 stroke average...All-ACC in
1997...won the Carpet Capital Collegiatein 1997, Wake's last individual
title...member of the Spanish National Team.
Juan Vizcaya (Sr, Madrid, Spain)
1998-99 Avg: 77.1. Career Avg: 76.0. Finished 65th at the Schenkel last
week (233)...70th at the Puerto Rico Classic (234)...posted a 76.3 average
through two fall events...43rd at the Duke Golf Classic and 59th at the G.
Gunby Jordan Intercollegiate...77th at the '97 NCAA East Regional...has
shot 69 three times in his career...one career top 10 finish, an eighth
place at the '96 ReliaStar Invitational... also a member of the Spanish
National Team.
Percentage of Rounds Counted
The percentage of rounds counted toward the team's top four scores in
tournament play this year (fall and spring):
Name Played Counted Percent Michael Capone 22 22 1.000 Oscar Sanchez 22 21 .955 Jay Morgan 22 18.5 .841 Jamie Gallacher 16 11 .688 Juan Vizcaya 12 7.5 .625 Thomas Parker 12 7 .583 Ryan Peiffer 4 1 .250 TEAM 110 88Spring 1999 Schedule
Feb. 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 Collegiate Classic (Dalton, GA) Apr. 9-10 BellSouth Intercollegiate (Cary, NC) Apr. 16-18 ACC Championships (Uwharrie Point, NC) Apr. 23-24 Wofford Invitational (Spartanburg, SC) May 20-22 NCAA East Regional (Providence, RI) June 2-5 NCAA Championships (Chaska, MN)
Name Ev/Rd Strokes Avg/18 Avg/54 Best 18 Best 54 Best Fin Michael Capone 8/22 1608 73.09 219.27 69 212 6th Oscar Sanchez 8/22 1652 75.09 225.27 70 221 6th Jay Morgan 8/22 1663 75.59 226.77 70 220 8th Jamie Gallacher 6/16 1220 76.25 228.75 70 219 24th Juan Vizcaya 4/12 925 77.08 231.25 74 225 43rd Thomas Parker 4/12 937 78.08 234.25 72 229 56th Ryan Peiffer* 3/7 551 78.71 236.14 75 235 31st Team 8/22 6565 298.41 895.23 287 887 5th * competed in one fall event as an individual
