Feb. 2, 2004

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Wake Forest golf team is in sixth place midway through the second round of the PING-Arizona Intercollegiate, held at Arizona National Golf Course. The course features a par 71, 6,793-yard layout.

A 90-minute frost delay before the opening round backed up the day's schedule, which was supposed to include 36 holes. The Deacs are sixth among the 15-team field, currently at nine-under par for the tournament. After a one-under 283 in the opening round, Wake Forest was shooting eight-under before play was suspended due to darkness. Host Arizona leads the field with a 30-under par, eight strokes ahead of its nearest competitor.

Deacon senior Bill Haas is currently in fourth place individually at eight-under par for the tournament. The nation's top-ranked golfer, Haas shot a three-under 68 on the opening 18 and was five under through 14 holes in the second round. He currently trails field leader Chris Nallen of Arizona, who is 13-under par for the tournament.

Wake Forest freshman Chad Wilcox, playing in his home state, is tied for 11th at five-under par. Wilcox shot a two-under 69 in the morning round and was three-under through 14 holes before play was suspended. Sophomore Kyle Reifers is also tied for 11th. After an opening round 70, Reifers was four-under through 13 holes.

Another Deacon sophomore, Barr Blanton, is tied for 72nd. Blanton carded a five-over 76 in the morning and is currently four-over in the second round.

Rounding out the WFU lineup is junior Doug Manchester, who is 82nd at 16-over par. Manchester turned in a 12-over 283 in the first round but was just four-over through 14 holes in the second round.

Teams will finish up the second round Tuesday morning before playing the third and final round. Full results and live scoring are available on www.golfstatlive.com.