Wake Forest University
NCAA Championship
Deacons' Season Ends At NCAA Championships
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
June 1, 2007
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Wake Forest's golf season came to an end one day sooner than it would have liked. The 22nd-ranked Demon Deacons, in 26th place after three rounds of the NCAA Championships, did not make the cut for Saturday's final round.
The Deacons shot a 5-over par 285 on Friday -- their best round of the tournament. With the 30-team field cut in half, Wake Forest (+25 through 54 holes) would have needed a near-perfect day at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Course to finish in the top 15.
Stanford, at 12-under par, and Coastal Carolina, at 10-under, are threatening to make it a two-team chase for the NCAA title on Saturday. The Cardinal and Chanticleers are eight strokes in front of Charlotte and Alabama, which are tied for third place. No. 1-ranked Georgia shot 11-under on Friday to get to even par for the tournament and the Bulldogs are alone in fifth place.
Wake Forest got another strong effort Friday from junior Webb Simpson, who shot his second straight round of 1-under par 69. He had a wild ride on holes 13-17 Friday, going eagle, bogey, birdie, double-bogey, birdie. Simpson, a candidate for All-American honors, finished even par for the tournament.
Freshman Brendan Gielow shot a 1-over 71 on Friday to finish 7-over for the tournament. Junior Chris McCartin, who shot a 71 Friday, finished 13-over for the tournament. Senior Sean Moore closed out his career with a 4-over 74 to complete the event at 13-over. Sophomore Dustin Groves struggled to an 80 on Friday and finished the tournament 23-over.
Saturday's final round should feature some drama in the race for individual medalist honors. Three players -- Georgia Tech's Cameron Tringale, Clemson's Kyle Stanley and Stanford's Rob Grube -- are all tied for the lead at 6-under. Four players are one shot back at 5-under.
While Wake Forest was disappointed to miss the cut, the Demon Deacons did enjoy another highly successful year in 2006-07. Wake had five top-5 finishes including a first-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. Juniors Simpson and McCartin earned first team All-ACC and All-South Region honors.
NCAA Championships
May 30-June 2, 2007
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club / Williamsburg, Va.
30 teams / Par 70 / 6,803 yards
Team Standings
Stanford 275 278 275 828 -12
Coastal Carolina 277 281 272 830 -10
Charlotte 279 283 276 838 -2
Alabama 284 283 271 838 -2
Georgia 282 289 269 840 E
Georgia Tech 288 275 280 843 +3
UCLA 283 280 283 846 +6
Minnesota 278 276 294 848 +8
Florida 278 290 280 848 +8
Duke 294 278 277 849 +9
South Carolina 291 278 280 849 +9
Lamar 285 287 278 850 +10
Texas 278 288 284 850 +10
Florida State 283 288 280 851 +11
Oklahoma State 287 279 285 851 +11
Missed Cut
Tennessee 284 287 280 851 +11
Georgia State 286 282 284 852 +12
East Tennessee St. 280 280 294 854 +14
Southern California 289 286 279 854 +14
Arizona State 286 290 278 854 +14
North Carolina 289 283 283 855 +15
Vanderbilt 284 285 286 855 +15
Michigan State 283 287 287 857 +17
Arizona 290 287 281 858 +18
Tulsa 284 291 284 859 +19
Wake Forest 293 287 285 865 +25
Louisville 288 292 288 868 +28
Texas Tech 293 294 282 869 +29
New Mexico 293 288 291 872 +32
Auburn 295 291 287 873 +33
Top Individuals
Rob Grube (Stan) 64 71 69 204 -6
Kyle Stanley (Clem) 70 69 65 204 -6
Cameron Tringale (GT) 67 68 69 204 -6
Dustin Johnson (CC) 67 68 70 205 -5
Zach Sucher (UAB) 68 67 70 205 -5
Chesson Hadley (GT) 72 67 66 205 -5
Daniel Summerhays (BY) 74 63 68 205 -5
Wake Forest Scores
Webb Simpson 72 69 69 210 E
Brendan Gielow 72 74 71 217 +7
Sean Moore 78 71 74 223 +13
Chris McCartin 79 73 71 223 +13
Dustin Groves 71 75 80 226 +16
TEAM 293 287 285 865 +25 26th
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