Men's Golf 13th after First Round
Demon Deacons' Capone shoots even-par 72.
May 14, 1998
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DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C.--The Wake Forest men's golf team recorded a first-round team score of 296, or 8-over-par, to stand in 13th place after the first round of the NCAA Division I East Regional. The top 11 teams and two individuals at the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, held May 27-30 in Albuquerque, NM.
The Demon Deacons are 16 strokes back of the team leader, Clemson, who shot an 8-under score of 280 in the first round. Wake stands just three strokes behind East Tennessee State, Louisiana State, and Florida State, who are in a tie for 10th place at 5-over.
Individually, Georgia Tech sophomore and U.S. Amateur champion Matt Kuchar took an early lead with an 8-under 64 in the first round of play. Junior Michael Capone was Wake's top finisher on the day, shooting an even-par 72 to stand tied for 23rd place. Senior Ryan Gioffre and junior Juan Vizcaya both carded 74's and are tied for 50th at 2-over par. Senior Ray Floyd, Jr. shot a 76 and is tied for 76th, while senior Todd Lynch tallied a 77 and is tied for 86th.
Play continues Friday and Saturday, beginning at 8:00 am, on the par-72, 7,081-yard Melrose Course at Daufuskie Island near Hilton Head, S.C.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER ONE ROUND
1. Clemson 280 -8
T2. Florida 284 -4
T2. Georgia Tech 284 -4
T4. Georgia 285 -3
T4. Southeastern La. 285 -3
6. South Carolina 286 -2
7. Auburn 287 -1
8. NC State 289 +1
9. Augusta State 290 +2
T10. East Tennessee St. 293 +5
T10. Louisiana State 293 +5
T10. Florida State 293 +5
13. Wake Forest 296 +8
T14. Virginia 299 +11
T14. James Madison 299 +11
16. North Carolina 301 +13
T17. Alabama-Birmingham 304 +16
T17. Rhode Island 304 +16
T19. Central Connecticut St. 305 +17
T19. Penn State 305 +17
21. Navy 307 +19
22. Seton Hall 320 +32
23. Connecticut 327 +39
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
1. Matt Kuchar, Ga. Tech 32-32=64 -8
T2. Bill Sherman, S.E. La. 34-34=68 -4
T2. James Bunch, NC State 34-34=68 -4
T2. Joey Maxon, Clemson 34-34=68 -4
T5. John Engler, Clemson 35-34=69 -3
T5. John Wells, Augusta St. 35-34=69 -3
T7. Simon Lacey, Florida 34-36=70 -2
T7. Scott Weatherly, Auburn 35-35=70 -2
T7. David Christensen, ETSU 34-36=70 -2
T7. Mark Monroe, Florida St. 35-35=70 -2
T7. Ryuji Imada, Georgia 35-35=70 -2
WAKE FOREST FINISHERS
T23. Michael Capone, WFU 34-38=72 E
T50. Ryan Gioffre, WFU 39-35=74 +2
T50. Juan Vizcaya, WFU 39-35=74 +2
T76. Ray Floyd, Jr., WFU 37-39=76 +4
T86. Todd Lynch, WFU 39-38=77 +5
