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Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at Mercedes-Benz Championships
2/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 18, 2003
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. - The fifth-ranked Wake Forest men's golf squad moved up one spot in the standings on the final day, finishing fourth at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, held at the par 72, 6,895-yard Sawgrass Country Club. The two-day, 54-hole event featured a prestigious field of 15 teams, nine of which are ranked among the nation's top 20.
The Demon Deacons were in fifth place after Monday's 36 holes, trailing third-place teams Clemson and Florida by three strokes. WFU shot a three-over 291 in Tuesday's final round to overtake the Gators by one stroke. Augusta State won the event with a 12-under par 852. Clemson moved up to second, finishing at -2. Texas made the biggest jump of the day, going from seventh to third with a final-round even 288, edging the Deacons by one stroke, 870 to 871.
WFU senior Brent Wanner (Chatham, Mass.) posted the team's highest finish, tying for fourth with a three-under 213 (71-68-74). Wanner finished just two strokes behind three players who tied for first at -5. Clemson's D.J. Trahan won a playoff to claim individual medalist honors.
Deacon Bill Haas (Greer, S.C.) placed 12th, two strokes behind Wanner at -1 215 (73-71-71). It marked just the second time in eight events this season that Haas has finished out of the top 10.
Senior Chris Yoder (Ashland, Ohio) recorded WFU's low round of the day, carding a two-under 70 to move up from 51st to 29th with a four-over 220 (757-75-70). Senior Chad Wilfong (Thomasville, N.C.) and Cortland Lowe (Augusta, Ga.) finished 42nd and 72nd, respectively at +7 and +19.
Sophomore Doug Manchester (La Jolla, Calif.), competing in his first collegiate event as an individual, had an impressive comeback in the final round. After carding an 83 and 84 on Monday, Manchester fired a one-under 71 on Tuesday, finishing at +22 238.
The Mercedes-Benz Championship wraps up three straight weeks of tournament play for the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest returns to action March 10-11 at the Seminole Intercollegiate in Tallahassee, Fla.
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship
Sawgrass CC
par 72 * 6,895 yards
1 Augusta State 285 281 286 852 -122 Clemson 287 290 285 862 -23 Texas 290 292 288 870 +64 Wake Forest 289 291 291 871 +75 Florida 285 292 295 872 +86 Oklahoma State 281 295 299 875 +117 NC State 288 293 295 876 +128 Tennessee 287 298 292 877 +139 Duke 293 295 292 880 +1610 South Carolina 289 295 298 882 +1811 North Carolina 289 296 299 884 +2012 Georgia 302 286 299 887 +23 Louisiana State 298 297 292 887 +2314 North Florida 299 293 299 891 +2715 Florida State 300 298 316 914 +50
Wake Forest Results
t4 Brent Wanner 71 68 74 213 -3t12 Bill Haas 73 71 71 215 -1t29 Chris Yoder 75 75 70 220 +4t42 Chad Wilfong 70 77 76 223 +7t72 Cortland Lowe 76 81 78 235 +19t75 Doug Manchester 83 84 71 238 +22*
* - competing as an individual
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