Deacons Finish 12th In First Tournament Of The Season

Sept. 28, 2005

SUNRIVER, Ore. - Wake Forest could not gain any ground in the final round of the Ping/Golfweek NCAA Preview today and finished 12^th at the par 72 Crosswater Golf Club. Fifteen of the nation's top men's college golf teams participated in the annual event.

Deacon sophomore Webb Simpson was a bright spot for Wake Forest. He fired a 70-67-72--209 (-7) to finish fourth, his sixth career top-10 finish. Simpson had a chance to finish even higher after making six birdies today, but he countered that with four bogies and a double-bogey.

Georgia ran away with the team title with a cumulative 19-under 845. The Bulldogs finished 15 strokes ahead of second-place Georgia Tech (860), Oklahoma State (862), UNLV (867) and Duke (869).

Simpson finished four strokes behind co-medalists Brian Harman of Georgia and Pablo Martin of Oklahoma State. Both finished 11-under par for the tournament. Georgia Tech's Roberto Castro finished just ahead of Simpson after an 8-under 208.

As a team, Wake Forest shot a 6-over 294 today, slipping from 11^th to 12^th place. While Simpson enjoyed three rounds of par or better, no other Deacon managed par throughout the tournament. Seniors Kyle Reifers and Doug Manchester each finished the 54-hole event tied for 46^th place with a 9-over par 225. Junior Sean Moore struggled to a 79 today and finished tied for 51^st with an 11-over 227. Sophomore Chris McCartin tied for 69^th with an 18-over 234.

Up next for Wake Forest is the Mattaponi Springs Shootout Monday and Tuesday in Richmond, VA.

Team Scores

1	Georgia	-19	F	-11	284	284	277	845
2	Georgia Tech	-4	F	-6	294	284	282	860
3	Oklahoma State	-2	F	-6	297	283	282	862
4	UNLV	+3	F	-3	290	292	285	867
5	Duke University	+5	F	-5	297	289	283	869
6	Kentucky, U. of	+7	F	E	291	292	288	871
7	Augusta State	+11	F	+6	295	286	294	875
8	Washington	+12	F	+2	298	288	290	876
9	New Mexico	+13	F	+6	296	287	294	877
10	Brigham Young Univ.	+14	F	+3	297	290	291	878
11	Arizona State U.	+16	F	+1	292	299	289	880
12	Wake Forest Univ.	+18	F	+6	296	292	294	882
13	Auburn	+23	F	+1	305	293	289	887
14	Southern California	+30	F	+5	304	297	293	894
15	Portland, U. of	+61	F	+19	315	303	307	925

Individual Leaders

Brian Harman, Georgia 69-67-69--205 (-11)

Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 73-64-68--205 (-11)

Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech 73-67-68--208 (-8)

Webb Simpson, Wake Forest 70-67-72--209 (-7)

Alex Pugh, Washington 73-68-69--210 (-6)

Wake Forest Scores: Webb Simpson 70-67-72--209 (-7), Kyle Reifers 77-74-74---225 (+9), Doug Manchester 76-76-73--225 (+9), Sean Moore 73-75-79--227 (+11), Chris McCartin 80-79-75--234 (+18).

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