Men's Golf Fifth After Two Rounds
Floyd leads Deacs in Puerto Rico
Feb. 23, 1998
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Senior Ray Floyd, Jr. (Miami Beach, FL/Miami Country Day) shot back-to-back rounds of 71 and 72 to help the Wake Forest men's golf team to a fifth-place standing after the first two rounds of the Puerto Rico Golf Classic in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Floyd currently stands in sixth place at 1-under par, five strokes back of the tournament's leader, Matt Kuchar of Georgia Tech.
Senior Ryan Gioffre (Greensboro, NC/Greensboro Day) also had a strong day for the Deacs, firing a 72- 73=145 to stand in 11th place at 1-over.
Wake Forest tallied a team score of 293 to stand fourth after the first round of play, as three players shot at or under par. The Deacs slipped to fifth after recording a 301 in the second round of play in the afternoon and are now 18 strokes out of the team lead.
Junior Michael Capone (Cranston, RI/Bishop Hendricken) shot a 72 in the first round but struggled in round two, shooting an 84 to fall to 54th in the overall standings at 12-over par. Senior Todd Lynch (Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth) shot 78-79=157 and currently stands 57th, while junior Oscar Sanchez (Canary Islands, Spain/Ledbetter Academy -FL) is 72nd (86-77=163).
The Puerto Rico Classic is a 54-hole event held at the 6,945-yard, par-72 River Course at the Rio Mar Country Club. The final round of action continues tomorrow.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. NC State 284-292=576
T2. Georgia Tech 290-292=582
T2. Columbus State 285-297=582
4. North Carolina 297-289=586
5. Wake Forest 293-301=594
6. Minnesota 297-298=595
7. Clemson 297-299=596
8. Kent State 304-298=602
9. Florida 294-309=603
T10. East Tennessee St 299-305=604
T10. Virginia 297-307=604
12. Texas 306-302=608
13. South Carolina 304-305=609
14. Missouri 316-303=619
15. Duke 302-322=624
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS AND WFU PLAYERS
1. Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech 68-70=138
2. Wilfredo Morales, Colum. St. 72-67=139
3. Tom Clark, NC State 68-72=140
T4. Brad Elder, Texas 66-75=141
T4. Joey Maxon, Clemson 69-72=141
T6. Ray Floyd, Jr., Wake Forest 71-72=143
T6. Ben Curtis, Kent State 71-72=143
T6. Will Huntley, NC State 69-74=143
T9. Max Harris, N. Carolina 71-73=144
T9. Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota 72-72=144
T11. Ryan Gioffre, Wake Forest 72-73=145
T54. Michael Capone, Wake Forest 72-84=156
T57. Todd Lynch, Wake Forest 78-79=157
72. Oscar Sanchez, Wake Forest 86-77=163
