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Guise, Deacs Finish Third at Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic
3/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 11, 2014
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMGolf)
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Behind a 5-under 67 from freshman Danny Gusie, Wake Forest carded its lowest round of the tournament and would finish third at the 13-team Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic on Tuesday at the San Diego Country Club.
The Demon Deacons entered the final round in fourth place but got a pair of under par rounds en route to posting a 4-under 284. That lifted Wake ahead of Michigan into third place in the event. Southern Cal also bumped-up one spot on Tuesday after an 8-under 280 and would take the team title by seven shots.
Guise shot rounds of 72-71 on Monday and came into Tuesday's round at 1-under par. He could not have gotten off to a better start as he birdied the par-4 first and then eagled the par-5 second. Three birdies later, Guise would make the turn in 6-under 30. Despite back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12, Guise finished with a birdie at No. 14 and four-straight pars for a 5-under 67. That was the lowest round of the season for the Greenwich, Conn., native and his tie for third was also his best finish.
Fellow freshman Clancy Waugh had a 3-under 69 in the afternoon on Monday but found himself 6-over par through 11 holes on Tuesday. Waugh then pared Nos. 12 and 13 before closing strong with birdies at Nos. 14 and 16 to post a 4-over 76. That left him in 18th place at 3-over par.
Senior Thomas Birdsey finished one shot behind Waugh at 4-over par after rebounding on Tuesday with a 1-under 71. He made four birdies in his final round.
Davis Womble and Cyrus Stewart each finished the tournament at 5-over par and tied for 23rd. Womble birdied his first two holes of the day and then closed with another birdie at No. 17 to card a 2-over 74. Stewart was 3-over par through 12 holes on Tuesday but eagled the par-5 16th and birdied No. 17 to tie his lowest round of the season at even-par 72.
Individually, Beau Cutts and Woody Woodward finished out the tournament with rounds of 79 and 78, respectively. Cutts was 12-over for the three rounds while Woodward was 18-over.
San Diego State's Xander Schauffele backed-up his 36-hole lead with a 5-under 67 on Tuesday and would win the individual title at 11-under par. He was two shots better than Rico Hoey of Southern Cal and five shots ahead of Guise.
The Demon Deacons return to action in a couple of weeks at one of the best events of the year, The Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awandaw, S.C. The first round is set for Sunday, March 23.
Lamkin Grips San Diego ClassicSan Diego Country ClubSan Diego, Calif.Par 72, 7,033 yards
Team StandingsPl Team +/- R1 R2 R3 Total1 Southern California -12 286 286 280 8522 San Diego State -5 283 287 289 8593 Wake Forest -2 292 286 284 8624 Michigan +7 291 286 294 8715 San Diego +9 287 293 293 8736 Oregon State +23 288 307 292 8877 Notre Dame +26 297 293 300 8908 Pepperdine +34 298 301 299 8989 Utah +40 311 297 296 90410 UC Irvine +41 293 314 298 90511 Seattle +56 304 312 304 92012 CSU-San Marcos +62 312 310 304 92613 Saint Joseph's +99 325 320 318 963
Top-5 Individuals1 Xander Schauffele (SDSU)-11 67 71 67 2052 Rico Hoey (USC) -9 71 69 67 207T3 Danny Guise (WF) -6 72 71 67 210T3 Taylor Schmidt (USD) -6 71 69 70 2105 Nahum Mendoza III (SDSU)-3 73 69 71 213
Wake Forest IndividualsT3 Danny Guise -6 72 71 67 21018 Clancy Waugh +3 74 69 76 219T19 Thomas Birdsey +4 73 76 71 220T23 Davis Womble +5 73 74 74 221T23 Cyrus Stewart +5 77 72 72 221T42 Beau Cutts (Ind.) +12 74 75 79 228T63 Woody Woodward (Ind.) +18 83 73 78 234
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