Wake Forest University
Carpet Capital Collegiate
Men's Golf Finishes 11th At Carpet Capital Collegiate
9/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 29, 2002
ROCKY FACE, Ga. - The Wake Forest men??s golf team shot an two-over 290 on Sunday but dropped one spot in the standings to finish 11th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, taking place at The Farm, a par-72 course.
Wake Forest finished the 54-hole event with a 10-over par 874, 24 strokes back of team champion Clemson,who won with a 14-under 850. Eighteen teams competed in the 2002 event.
For the second straight event, Wake Forest junior Bill Haas claimed individual co-champion honors. Haas and Georgia Tech??s Troy Matteson were tied at eight-under heading into Sunday??s final round, and both turned in 69s on the final 18 to finish the event in first place with an 11-under 205. It was the second-best 54-hole score for Haas in his career, as he recorded a 13-under 203 last season.
Senior Brent Wanner finished the tournament on an upswing, carding a one-under 71 in the final round. He finished 48th overall with a six-over 222 for the tournament (77-74-71). Senior Cortland Lowe, who started off strong with a first-round 71, posted a pair of 77s over the final 36 holes and placed 61st with a nine-over 225. Teammate Chad Wilfong also finished 61st after a final round 73 bumped him up nine spots in the standings. Senior Chris Yoder struggled in the final round, shooting an 81 on Sunday and finishing 80th with a 16-over 232.
The Demon Deacons return to action Oct. 7-8, competing in The Ping Preview at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. Karsten Creek is the site of the 2003 NCAA Championships.
Team Results1 Clemson 287 282 281 850 -142 Augusta State 294 281 277 852 -123 UNLV 285 287 284 856 -84 Florida 278 284 295 857 -75 NC State 288 293 282 863 -16 Southern Cal 292 287 289 868 +47 North Carolina 288 297 284 869 +5T8 Georgia 294 286 290 870 +6T8 Oklahoma 294 296 280 870 +610 Texas 295 287 289 871 +711 Wake Forest 288 296 290 874 +1012 East Tennessee St. 284 299 294 877 +1313 South Carolina 298 289 292 879 +1514 Arizona 294 296 291 881 +1715 Georgia Tech 304 284 296 884 +2016 Auburn 301 297 295 893 +2917 Tennessee 295 296 303 894 +3018 Purdue 306 304 305 915 +51
Individual Resultst1 Bill Haas 66 70 69 205 -11t48 Brent Wanner 77 74 71 222 +6t61 Cortland Lowe 71 77 77 225 +9t61 Chad Wilfong 75 77 73 225 +9t80 Chris Yoder 76 75 81 232 +16
