Deacons Just Six Strokes Back Heading Into Final Round
10/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 14, 2006
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - Wake Forest is just six strokes back of the leader with 18 holes remaining Sunday in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate men's golf tournament.
Some of the 15 teams competing at The Ridges Golf Club, a par 72, 7,147-yard layout, were nearly through Saturday's second round when play was suspended due to darkness. Play will continue Sunday with the final few holes of the second round, followed by the third and final 18 holes in the 54-hole event.
East Tennessee State (+7), the host school, leads North Carolina (+9) by two strokes. Tennessee (+10) is in third place, followed by Wake Forest (+13) and South Carolina (+17).
Wake Forest freshman Brendan Gielow is tied for seventh place to lead all Deacons. Gielow shot an even par 72 in the morning round, then shot a 2-over 74 in the afternoon for a 146, 2-over total.
South Carolina's George Bryan IV and East Tennessee State's Rhys Davies, both 4-under through 36 holes, are tied for the individual lead.
Wake junior Chris McCartin is 5-over through 36 holes and tied for 23rd place. McCartin had a wild morning round with five birdies and six bogies en route to a 73. Sophomore Dustin Groves is tied for 38th place at 8-over par. Junior Webb Simpson shot an even par 72 in the morning round, but struggled to an 81 in the second round. Simpson had two double-bogies and a triple-bogey on the front nine of his second round.
Deacon sophomore Marc Gladson is 10-over par after shooting an 80 and a 74 on Saturday. Freshman Travis Wadkins, playing as an individual, is 24-over par but settled down after struggling in his first collegiate 18 holes.
Team Scores 1) East Tennessee State 291 291 582 +6 2) North Carolina 296 +9 3) Tennessee 294 +10 4) Wake Forest 296 +13 5) South Carolina 304 288 592 +16 5) TCU 294 298 592 +16 7) Alabama 304 +18 8) Virginia Tech 296 +21 9) Auburn 302 +22 10) NC State 299 300 599 +23 11) Kent State 305 +24 12) Virginia 309 +26 13) UAB 306 +33 14) Pepperdine 312 +39 15) Kentucky 312 +43
Top Individuals 1) George Bryan IV, South Carolina 71 69 140 -4 2) Rhys Davies, East Tennessee St. 71 69 140 -4 3) Jon McLean, TCU 70 72 142 -2 4) Phillip Petitt, Tennessee 73 -1 5) Drew Stoltz, TCU 74 70 144 E 5) Nick MacDonald, Virginia Tech 70 E
Wake Forest Individuals 7) Brendan Gielow 74 72 146 +2 23) Chris McCartin 73 76 149 +5 38) Dustin Groves 77 75 152 +8 48) Webb Simpson 72 81 153 +9 52) Marc Gladson 80 74 154 +10 77) Travis Wadkins 91 +24
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