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Wake Forest Finishes Third At Irish Creek
4/6/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 6, 2014
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMGolf)
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Wake Forest carded a final round 291 on Sunday at the Irish Creek Collegiate and finished in a tie for third at 19-over par. This was Wake's third top-5 finish of the spring.
The Demon Deacons got off to a great start and put themselves into contention on the final day for the third-straight tournament. Despite ultimately finishing third, head coach Jerry Haas was encouraged.
"We put ourselves right there again and soon enough, these third place finishes are going to turn into wins," Haas said. "The more you get into contention or under the gun, you find out how to handle yourself and find out what it takes to win. We needed to get off to a good start today and we did. I'm proud of the guys for that. I think we keep knocking at the door which is good to see this time of year."
Another encouraging site is the play of freshman Clancy Waugh. Rounds of 72-69-70 gave him a fifth place finish at 2-under par. That was his second top-5 finish of the season and it was also his second under-par 54-hole finish. Waugh made nine birdies and an eagle this weekend.
Senior Thomas Birdsey made six birdies in his final round 70 and finished in a tie for 17th at 4-over par. This was Birdsey's fourth under-par round in his last seven rounds.
Cyrus Stewart finished with a final round 74 and finished in a tie for 30th at 9-over. Stewart shot rounds of 72-76-74 on the weekend.
Sophomore Davis Womble and freshman Danny Guise each came in with rounds of 6-over 77 on Sunday. Womble was tied for 38th at 10-over while Guise was tied for 52nd at 12-over.
Individually, sophomore Andrew Winters carded rounds of 73-71-75 and finished in a tie for 21st at 6-over par. That was Winters' second-best finish to par this season.
Woody Woodward also played as an individual this weekend and posted rounds of 77-72-73 to finish tied for 30th.
Georgia State shot a final round 289, the lowest round of the day and would hold-off 36-hole co-leader North Florida by one shot. UNF's MJ McGuire followed his second round 64 with a 68 on Sunday to claim medalist honors at 8-under par.
The Demon Deacons have almost two weeks off before returning to action at the Woflpack Spring Open. The first two rounds are set for Saturday, April 19, at the Lonnie Poole Golf Club in Raleigh, N.C.
Irish Creek CollegiateThe Club at Irish CreekKannapolis, N.C.Par 71, 7,099 yards
Team StandingsPl Team +/- R1 R2 R3 Total1 Georgia State +7 288 282 289 8592 North Florida +8 291 279 290 860T3 Charlotte +19 287 284 300 871T3 Wake Forest +19 288 292 291 8715 Ohio State +21 298 281 294 873T6 Duke +22 291 286 297 874T6 Notre Dame +22 295 285 294 8748 Indiana +27 294 291 294 8799 East Carolina +28 294 289 297 88010 Appalachian State +31 294 290 299 88311 Davidson College +32 297 289 298 88412 North Carolina +39 292 289 310 89113 Akron +42 300 299 295 89414 Kansas +46 297 292 309 89815 Richmond +47 297 302 300 89916 UNCW +52 305 296 303 904
Top-5 Individuals1 MJ Maguire (UNF) -8 73 64 68 205T2 Charlie Bull (UA) -4 72 69 68 209T2 Niall Platt (ND) -4 70 70 69 2094 Thomas Rowland (UNCC) -3 68 69 73 210T5 Clancy Waugh (WF) -2 72 69 70 211T5 Davin White (GSU) -2 71 70 70 211
Wake Forest IndividualsT5 Clancy Waugh -2 72 69 70 211T17 Thomas Birdsey +4 73 74 70 217T21 Andrew Winters (Ind.) +6 73 71 75 219T30 Cyrus Stewart +9 72 76 74 222T30 Woody Woodward (Ind.) +9 77 72 73 222T38 Davis Womble +10 73 73 77 223T52 Danny Guise +12 71 77 77 225
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