Wake Forest University
Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic
Deacons Open With 301 At Carpet Capital
9/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sep 6, 2013
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMGolf)
ROCKY FACE, Ga. - The Wake Forest men's golf team opened the 2013-14 season with a round of 301 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic on Friday at The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Ga.
The Demon Deacons are in 11th place at 13-over par. Host Georgia Tech got three under-par rounds and opened with an 8-under 280. The Yellow Jackets hold a 10-shot lead on ACC-foe North Carolina which opened with a 2-over 290.
"It wasn't a great score today but I'm encouraged," said Wake Forest head coach Jerry Haas. "Looking at the guys from a coaching standpoint, I'm a little surprised at what we shot. The potential is certainly there with these guys. I thought the freshmen played pretty well today in their first rounds. We just need to come back and fire a couple of good scores the last two days and we'll be just fine."
Three freshmen made their Demon Deacon debuts this weekend. Danny Guise led the team in his first-career round as he made three birdies and just four bogeys for a solid 73 and is tied for 17th. Woody Woodward is tied for 33rd after an up-and-down round of 3-over 75. Woodward made five birdies, five pars and eight bogeys in his round.
Fellow freshman Clancy Waugh made the turn in 2-over 38 but hit a rough patch coming home and finished with a 7-over 79.
Sophomore Davis Womble made one birdie and five bogeys on Friday for a round of 4-over 76. Senior Thomas Birdsey opened his day with a pair of double-bogeys on the opening nine and made the turn in five-over par. But he settled down and played the second nine in even par to post an opening round 77.
Georgia Tech's Ollie Schniederjans made six birdies in his round on Friday and holds the individual lead at 5-under par.
The Demon Deacons will be off tomorrow at 10:05 a.m. ET off the tenth tee with Auburn and South Carolina. Golfstat.com will have live scoring of both the final two rounds.
Carpet Capital Collegiate ClassicThe Farm Golf ClubRocky Face, Ga.
Team Standings1. Georgia Tech 280 (-8)2. North Carolina 290 (+2)3. Georgia 291 (+3)4. Clemson 294 (+6)5. North Florida 295 (+7)6. LSU 297 (+9) Kennesaw State 297 (+9)8. Middle Tennessee State 298 (+10) Texas 298 (+10)10. Auburn 299 (+11)11. Wake Forest 301 (+13)12. South Carolina 302 (+14)13. Chattanooga 306 (+18) Tennessee 306 (+18)
Top-5 Individuals1. Ollie Schniederjans (GT) 67 (-5)2. Bailey Patrick (UNC) 68 (-4)3. Richy Werenski (GT) 70 (-2) Anders Albertson (GT) 70 (-2)5. Five players tied 71 (-1)
Wake Forest Individuals17. Danny Guise 73 (+1)33. Woody Woodward 75 (+3)43. Davis Womble 76 (+4)49. Thomas Birdsey 77 (+5)63. Clancy Waugh 79 (+7)
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