Men's Golf Finishes Seventh at Cuscowilla Intercollegiate
Team shot a 288 in the third and final round to finish.
March 24, 1998
EATONTON, Ga.-- The Wake Forest men's golf team shot a 288 in the third and final round of play to finish in a tie for seventh place at the Cuscowilla Intercollegiate golf tournament, played on the 6,718-yard, par-70 course at the Cuscowilla Golf Club in Eatonton, Ga.
North Carolina fired a tournament-best round of 273 (7-under par) on the final day to jump from third to first place, winning the team title by six strokes. Clemson and Georgia Tech, who were tied for the team lead after two rounds, finished second and third, respectively. UNC also captured the individual tournament title, as Tar Heel Ross Bain shot a 5-under 65 in the final round of play to jump seven spots and win by three strokes.
Wake Forest senior Todd Lynch (Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth) finished in a tie for 25th place at 8-over par after shooting a 72 on the final day. Senior Ryan Gioffre (Greensboro, NC/Greensboro Day) and sophomore Jamie Gallacher (Surrey, England/Bradfield College) finished in a tie for 28th place at 9-over, shooting 71 and 75 in the final round, respectively. Senior Ray Floyd, Jr. (Miami Beach, FL/Miami Country Day) shot a team-low 70 in the third round to finish tied for 33rd at 10-over, while junior Oscar Sanchez (Canary Island, Spain/Leadbetter Academy-FL) shot a 75 to finish in tied for 49th at 19-over.
The Deacons are next in action April 3-5 at the PING Intercollegiate in Cary, NC.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
3. Georgia Tech 281-286-287=854
2. Clemson 288-279-280=847
1. North Carolina 287-281-273=841
4. Duke 290-283-288=861
5. NC State 291-283-289=863
6. Louisiana State 292-292-288=872
T7. Wake Forest 293-292-288=873
T7. East Tennessee State 294-291-288=873
9. Minnesota 301-289-284=874
T10. Missouri 305-287-307=899
T10. Kent State 302-295-307=899
12. Virginia Tech 304-303-307=914
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS AND WFU PLAYERS
1. Ross Bain, UNC 70-70-65=205
T2. Bryce Molder, Ga. Tech 72-67-69=208
T2. Charles Warren, Clemson 74-68-66=208
T4. Jonathan Byrd, Clemson 70-69-71=210
T4. Max Harris, UNC 73-69-68=210
T6. Don Hill, UNC 70-72-69=211
T6. P.J. Smith, LSU 70-68-73=211
T6. Mike Christensen, Duke 74-65-72=211
T9. Brad Hyler, Va. Tech 69-69-74=212
T9. Kyle Elfers, Duke 70-71-71=212
T25. Todd Lynch, Wake Forest 74-72-72=218
T28. Jamie Gallacher, Wake Forest 71-73-75=219
T28. Ryan Gioffre, Wake Forest 72-76-71=219
T33. Ray Floyd, Jr., Wake Forest 76-74-70=220
T49. Oscar Sanchez, Wake Forest 81-73-75=229
