March 11, 2006

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -  Wake Forest improved by 12 shots in the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate here Saturday, but the Deacons remain in 13^th place out of 15 teams. The final 18 holes are scheduled for Sunday at the par 72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club.

 

The 14^th-ranked Demon Deacons shot a cumulative 303, 15-over par today, but could not make any ground of the rest of the stellar field that includes 13 nationally-ranked teams.  Wake Forest is within eight shots of the top 10.

 

Defending NCAA champion and No. 1-ranked Georgia and tournament host UNLV are tied for the team lead with a 36-hole total of 13-over par.  UCLA is two strokes back in third place and Oklahoma State is three shots out in fourth place.

 

Deacon senior Kyle Reifers shot a 5-over par 77 today. Through 36 holes, Reifers is 9-over par and tied for 39^th place. Senior Doug Manchester fired and even-par 72 today, improving 10 strokes from Friday. Sophomore Webb Simpson, who shot a 76 today, is tied with Manchester for 47^th place at 10-over. Junior Sean Moore is 13-over through 36 holes and is tied for 36^th.  Sophomore Chad Wilcox shot a 79 today and is 18-over for the tournament.

 

Georgia's Chris Kirk fired a 5-under par 67 today to take the overall individual lead with a cumulative 4-under par score. UCLA's Daniel Im, the only other player in the tournament under par, is two strokes back at 2-under.

 

TEAM STANDINGS

T1        UNLV                      295      294      589          +13

T1        Georgia                   295      294      589          +13

3          UCLA                      304      287      591          +15

4          Oklahoma State        299      293      592          +16

5          Georgia Tech          297      296      593          +17

6          Clemson                  301      294      595          +19

T7        Arizona State           311      288      599          +23

T7        Florida                     305      294      599          +23

9          Texas A&M             303      300      603          +27

10        New Mexico            316      294      610          +34

11        Washington              309      302      611          +35

12        Duke                        310      304      614          +38

13        Wake Forest            315      303      618          +42

14        Texas                      311      317      628          +52

15        Arizona                    322      309      631          +55

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

1          Chris Kirk                 Georgia                   73        67        140      −4

2          Daniel Im                 UCLA                      69        73        142      −2

T3        Vince Hatfield           Clemson                  72        72        144      E

T3        Pablo Martin            Oklahoma State        73        71        144      E

5          Matt Kinsinger          UNLV                      76        69        145      +1

 

WAKE FOREST SCORES

T39          Kyle Reifers              76           77            153          +9

T47          Doug Manchester     82           72            154          +10

T47          Webb Simpson          78           76            154          +10

T63          Sean Moore             79           78            157          +13

T74          Chad Wilcox             83           79            162          +18