Wake Forest University
Ping/Golfweek NCAA Preview
Deacons Finish PING Preview On Positive Note
10/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 4, 2006
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Three Wake Forest players shot in the 60s in today's final round of the PING/Golfweek Preview at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, giving the Demon Deacons an 11th-place finish and a better feeling about the site of the 2007 NCAA Championship.
Wednesday's final round was a solid performance all the way around for 25th-ranked Wake Forest, which saw all five of its players shoot 75 or better on the par 70, 6,809-yard course that will host the NCAA Championship in late May. As a team, the Deacons played the final 18 holes 2-under par to finish the tournament in 11th place. Wake Forest passed BYU, Washington and Minnesota today and came within one stroke of tying Kentucky and Georgia Tech for ninth place.
Florida shot a cumulative 8-under par 272 today to outduel Oklahoma State for the team title. The Gators beat the Cowboys, the defending NCAA champion, by three strokes. Texas A&M finished third and UNLV fourth.
Wake Forest junior Webb Simpson fired his second straight 69 today to finish 1-over par and tied for 11th. Simpson had five birdies on the day including one on the par 4 18th hole. Junior Chris McCartin was consistent throughout the 54-hole tournament, shooting 2-over 72 each day. He finished 6-over and tied for 34th place. Sophomore Dustin Groves closed out his tournament with a 2-under 68 to finish 9-over and tied for 49th. Groves played the front nine today in 3-under 32.
Deacon freshman Brendan Gielow shot a 75 today to finish 15-over for the tournament. Senior Sean Moore rebounded from a disastrous second-round score of 84 to shoot 1-under 69 today. Moore finished 19-over for the tournament.
Florida's Billy Horschel emerged from the pack with a sizzling 7-under 63 today to win the individual crown by two shots over Georgia's Brian Harman. Texas A&M's Bronson Burgoon and Arizona State's Niklas Lemke tied for third at 4-under.
Wake Forest's next event will be The Ridges, scheduled for Oct. 14-15 in Johnson City, Tenn.
PING/Golfweek NCAA Preview
October 2-4, 2006
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club / Williamsburg, Va.
11th of 15 / Par 70 / 6,809 Yards
Team Standings
Florida 281 281 272 834 - 6
Oklahoma State 282 280 275 837 - 3
Texas A&M 280 283 276 839 - 1
UNLV 283 280 284 847 +7
Georgia 279 289 280 848 +8
Arizona State 287 284 281 852 +12
Clemson 290 282 283 855 +15
Lamar 285 288 282 855 +15
Georgia Tech 288 297 277 862 +22
Kentucky 292 282 289 863 +23
Wake Forest 295 291 278 864 +24
BYU 287 298 282 867 +27
Washington 298 283 286 867 +27
Minnesota 290 292 292 874 +34
VCU 294 303 288 885 +45
Top Individuals
Billy Horschel (FLA) 70 70 63 207 -7
Brian Harmon (GA) 69 70 66 205 - 5
Niklas Lemke (ASU) 67 70 69 206 - 4
Bronson Burgoon (A&M) 69 69 68 206 - 4
Ryan Keeney (UNLV) 71 67 69 207 -3
Wake Forest Scores
Webb Simpson 73 69 69 211 +1 11th
Chris McCartin 72 72 72 216 +6 34th
Dustin Groves 74 77 68 219 +9 49th
Brendan Gielow 77 73 75 225 +15 64th
Sean Moore 76 84 69 229 +19 68th
TEAM 295 291 278 864 +24 11th
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