March 20, 2001

Aiken, S.C. -

The Wake Forest men's golf team won the Cleveland Golf Collegiate Championship, held at the par 71, 6,380-yard Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C. The Deacons led the 15-team after two rounds on Monday, and cold, rainy and windy weather forced the cancellation of Tuesday's final round. Wake Forest was declared the tournament winner, finishing six strokes ahead of second-place Augusta State.

The Demon Deacons, sporting a lineup of four sophomores and one freshman, shot a field-leading nine-over par in Monday's first round, then scored an even-par 284 in the second round. The tournament featured three other teams ranked among the nation's top 35 in the Mastercard rankings, and the 25th-ranked Deacons won over two higher-ranked squads, No. 18 Augusta State and No. 11 Virginia Tech.

Three Deacons finished among the top ten on the individual leaderboard. Sophomore Cortland Lowe (Augusta, Ga.) placed fifth with a one-over 143 (71-72). Sophomore Brent Wanner (Chatham, Mass.) finished one stroke back of his teammate in sixth with a two-over 144. Freshman Bill Haas (Greer, S.C.) tied for ninth place with a four-over 146. After shooting a 78 in the first round, Haas rebounded on the second 18, firing a 68, one of only five rounds in the 60s for the tournament.

Sophomore Chad Wilfong (Thomasville, N.C.) finished in 21st place with a seven-over 149 (72-77), while sophomore Chris Yoder (Ashland, Ohio), placed 29th with a nine-over 151 (79-72).

Wake Forest has finished in second and first place in its last two outings. The Deacons return to action on March 31-April 1, when they compete in the Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational in Augusta, Ga.

Cleveland Golf Collegiate Championship
Palmetto Golf Club * Aiken, SC
Par 71 * Yardage: 6380

Final Team Results
Fin Team                     Scores
   1 Wake Forest Univ.        293  284    577    +9
   2 Augusta State U.         295  288    583   +15
   3 Virginia Tech            299  287    586   +18
   4 Kansas, U. of            299  289    588   +20
   5 Virginia-Commonwealt     300  292    592   +24
   6 Coastal Carolina         297  297    594   +26
   7 Maryland, U. of          306  295    601   +33
   8 Furman University        295  308    603   +35
   9 Virginia, U. of          305  299    604   +36
  10 South Carolina-Aiken     309  297    606   +38
     Texas-Arlington          298  308    606   +38
  12 East Carolina Univ.      305  304    609   +41
  13 Texas Tech Univ.         314  308    622   +54
  14 Presbyterian College     312  311    623   +55
  15 Tulane University        313  318    631   +63 

Wake Forest Individual Results
Fin  Name                  School      Scores
   5  Cortland Lowe         Wk. Forest   71  72 143   +1
   6  Brent Wanner          Wk. Forest   72  72 144   +2
t- 9  Bill Haas             Wk. Forest   78  68 146   +4
t-21 Chad Wilfong          Wk. Forest   72  77 149   +7
t-29 Chris Yoder           Wk. Forest   79  72 151   +9