Oct. 15, 2001

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Wake Forest men's golf team turned in two rounds under par on Monday and currently sits in first place heading into the final round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, held at the par 71, 6,958-yard Old Overton Golf Club. The Demon Deacons have a two-round score of 13-under 555, nine strokes ahead of second place Oklahoma State and Arizona. After leading the 12-team field with a five-under 279 on the first 18, the Deacs solidified their position in the standings with an eight-under 276 in the second round on Monday.

Deacon sophomore Bill Haas (Greer, S.C.) leads the field individually with a six-under 136 after two rounds. He is two strokes ahead of three players tied for second place. After carding a 71 in Monday's first round, Haas turned in a field low 65 in the second round, just one stroke shy of his career low.

Wake Forest has four players currently listed among the top 10 on the leaderboard after Monday's action, the only school to do so. Junior Chad Wilfong (Thomasville, N.C.) is tied for fifth with a three-under 139, turning in a 70 and tying his career low with a 69 in the second round. Junior Brent Wanner (Chatham, Mass.) and senior Jay Morgan (Choctaw, Okla.) are tied for 10th place with a two-under 140. Both turned in identical scores of 69-71 on Monday.

Junior Buck Williams (Raleigh, N.C.) rounds out the Deacon lineup, currently sitting in 54th place with a 13-over 155. Williams rebounded with a two-over 73 in the second round after starting off with an 82.

The final round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate takes place Tuesday.

Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Old Overton Golf Club
par 71 * 6,958 yards

AFTER TWO ROUNDS (final round Tuesday)
1st  Wake Forest 279-276  -13 555
1st  Bill Haas  71-65  -6 136
t5th  Chad Wilfong 70-69  -3 139
t10th  Brent Wanner 69-71  -2 140
t10th  Jay Morgan 69-71  -2 140
t54th Buck Williams 82-73  +13 155