March 10, 2006

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Wake Forest, one of 13 nationally-ranked teams in the 15-team field at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, is in 13^th place after one round of the 54-hole event at the par 72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club.

 

The 14^th-ranked Demon Deacons, despite being near the bottom of the standings, are just 19 strokes out of the lead.

 

Defending NCAA champion and No. 1-ranked Georgia and tournament host UNLV are tied for the team lead at 7-over par. The Deacons are at 26-over par after shooting a cumulative 314 today. Georgia Tech is in third place, two strokes off the pace at 9-over, and Oklahoma State is in fourth place at 11-over par.

 

Wake Forest senior Kyle Reifers paced the Deacons today with a 4-over par 76. He is tied for 21^st place overall. Junior Sean Moore and Webb Simpson are tied for 42^nd place after shooting a 6-over 78 today. Senior Doug Manchester shot a 10-over 82 and sophomore Chad Wilcox turned in an 11-over 83.

 

Reifers is seven shots out of the lead held by UCLA's Daniel Im, who shot a 3-under 69 today. The only other golfer under par was UNLV's C.J. Gatton, who fired a 1-under 71.

 

The teams will play 18 holes on Saturday and conclude with 18 holes on Sunday.

 

The stellar field includes No. 1-ranked and defending NCAA champion Georgia, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 UCLA, No.8 Duke, No. 9 Arizona State and No. 10 and tournament host UNLV.  The tournament field also includes No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 21 Clemson, No. 23 (tied) Arizona, No. 23 (tied) New Mexico, Texas and Washington.

 

UNLV, which shot a cumulative 9-under par, won the team title last year. Seven-under par won the individual crown. Live scoring available at www.golfstat.com.

 

 

Team Standings

T1	Georgia	+7	F	+7	295	295
T1	UNLV	+7	F	+7	295	295
3	Georgia Tech	+9	F	+9	297	297
4	Oklahoma State	+11	F	+11	299	299
5	Clemson	+13	F	+13	301	301
6	Texas A&M University	+15	F	+15	303	303
7	UCLA	+16	F	+16	304	304
8	Florida	+17	F	+17	305	305
9	Washington	+21	F	+21	309	309
10	Duke University	+22	F	+22	310	310
T11	Arizona State U.	+23	F	+23	311	311
T11	Texas	+23	F	+23	311	311
13	Wake Forest Univ.	+26	F	+26	314	314
14	New Mexico	+28	F	+28	316	316
15	Arizona	+34	F	+34	322	322

 

 

Individual Standings

1              Daniel Im, UCLA                      -3             69

2              CJ Gatton, UNLV                     -1             71

3              Vince Hatfield, Clemson           E              72

3              Kevin Larsen, Georgia Tech   E              72

5              six tied                                     +1            73

 

Wake Forest Individuals

T21 Kyle Reifers          +4        76

T42 Sean Moore          +6        78

T42 Webb Simpson     +6        78

T69 Doug Manchester  +10      82

T74 Chad Wilcox         +11      83