Wake Forest Streaks To First Place At The Hootie :: Manchester tied for first, Simpson in third and Reifers in fourth

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Wake Forest Streaks To First Place At The Hootie

Manchester tied for first, Simpson in third and Reifers in fourth

March 26, 2006

AWANDAW, SC - Three Wake Forest players are ranked in the top five as the Demon Deacons are in first place after the first round of the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate here Sunday.

Wake Forest, ranked 19^th nationally, shot a cumulative 9-under par today, tying for its second-lowest round of the 2005-06 season. The Deacons are four strokes in front of tournament co-host South Carolina, the only other team under par through the first 18 holes. North Carolina (+4) is in third place and UCF (+5) is in fourth place.

The Deacons, who are at full strength for the first time in a month, were led today by senior Doug Manchester, who is tied for first place overall after tying a career-low with a 4-under par 67. Manchester's round was sparked by an eagle at the par 4 fifth hole on the par 71, 7,229-yard Bulls Bay Golf Club course. Manchester, looking for his first career top-10 finish, is tied with South Carolina's Eirik Tage Johansen.

Junior Webb Simpson, who played last week in the PGA Tour's Bay Hill Classic, is alone in third place after firing a 3-under 68 today. Deacon senior Kyle Reifers is tied for fourth place after shooting a 2-under par 69.

Only 12 of the 75 players in the tournament were under par in the first round. Three were Demon Deacons.

Deacon sophomore Chris McCartin is tied for 11^th place after shooting an even par 71 today. Junior Sean Moore is tied for 59^th place after a 6-over 77 today.

Teams will play 18 holes Monday and Tuesday.

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TEAM STANDINGS

Wake Forest 275 (-9)

South Carolina 279 (-5)

North Carolina 288 (+4)

UCF 289 (+5)

Kentucky 292 (+8)

Clemson 293 (+9)

Charleston 293 (+9)

Florida State 293 (+9)

Auburn 296 (+12)

Augusta State 296 (+12)

Virginia 297 (+13)

Vanderbilt 297 (+13)

NC State 298 (+14)

Alabama 299 (+15)

LSU 300 (+16)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

1 Doug Manchester, Wake Forest 67 (-4)

1 Eirik Tage Johansen, South Carolina 67 (-4)

3 Webb Simpson, Wake Forest 68 (-3)

4 Kyle Reifers, Wake Forest 69 (-2)

4 Jonas Blixt, Florida State 69 (-2)

WAKE FOREST SCORES

1 Doug Manchester 67 (-4)

3 Webb Simpson 68 (-3)

4 Kyle Reifers 69 (-2)

11 Chris McCartin 71 (E)

59 Sean Moore 77 (+6)