Wake Forest Athletics
Gary Koch Invitational Preview
4/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 7, 2013
Tournament:
Gary Koch Invitational
Course:
Old Memorial Golf Club
Dates:
April 8-9, 2013
Tee Times:
Monday (36 holes): Tee times starting at 7:35 a.m.
Tuesday: Tee times starting at 7:35 a.m.
Live Scoring:
No live scoring
Field (Golfstat Rank):
Auburn (20)
College of Charleston (97)
Florida (9)
Florida State (18)
Georgia Tech (8)
Georgia Southern (52)
Jacksonville (133)
Kentucky (51)
North Florida (19)
Ohio State (81)
Pacific (79)
South Florida (65)
UNC Greensboro (151)
Wake Forest (26)
Wake Forest Lineup:
1. Evan Beck
2. Thomas Birdsey
3. John Varol
4. Davis Womble
5. Charlie Harrison
Wake Forest Tournament History:
- This is Wake Forest's second appearance in the Gary Koch Invitational.
- Last season, the Deacons finished 12th in the 15-team field.
- Three teams participating in the tournament are ranked in the top 20, two of which are in the top 10
Wake Forest Notes:
- The Deacons are coming off one of its best tournaments of the year. In 14th place after the opening round of The Hootie at Bulls Bay, Wake battled back with two solid rounds and finished 3rd in the 15-team field.
- Evan Beck notched his fifth top-10 finish of the year by finishing seventh at 3-over par.
- Thomas Birdsey tied for 14th, just one shot behind Beck.
- Wake's best finish in four fall events was a runner-up finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.
- After firing his career-low with a 6-under 66 in the final round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge, Evan Beck carded three-straight under-par rounds at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.
- Beck finished runner-up at the BOT at 8-under par and has a pair of runner-up finishes on the year.
- For the season, Beck leads the team with a 72.1 scoring average, five top-10 finishes and a pair of runner-ups.
- Junior Thomas Birdsey led the team at the season-opening Carpet Capital, finishing tied for 14th at even-par.
- Birdsey is second on the team with a 73.4 scoring average.
- Freshman Davis Womble, who made his collegiate debut at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, carded a 3-under 69 in the second round for his lowest round of the season.
- Senior Charlie Harrison tied for 10th at the Golfweek Conference Challenge for the fifth top-10 finish of her career.
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