Deacon Golf Signee Wins Texas State Prep Championship :: Travis Wadkins wraps up impressive high school career

Printer-Friendly Format

E-mail this article

Wadkins will play for Jerry Haas next year.

Men's Golf Home

HEADLINES

Demon Deacons Finish Third At Bank Of Tennessee Intercollegiate

Wake Takes The Lead After 36 Holes At The Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

Deacons Survive a Rough Weather Day To Post A 3-over 291

• Email this to a friend

Deacon Golf Signee Wins Texas State Prep Championship

Travis Wadkins wraps up impressive high school career

April 27, 2006

Travis Wadkins, who will be a freshman on the Wake Forest men's golf team in 2006-07, captured the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 6A state championship earlier this week in Houston.

Wadkins, the son of former Demon Deacon All-American and current professional Lanny Wadkins, fired a 71-72--143 (-1) at Houston's Meadowbrook Farms. After being tied with Beaumont Kelly's Brock Wilson after the opening 18 holes, Wadkins pulled away to win individual medalist honors by a whopping seven strokes.

The state championship caps off a solid prep career for Wadkins. Earlier this season he finished first in a large class tournament, the Hebron Invitational.

Wadkins is one of two newcomers who have signed letters of intent to play for coach Jerry Haas' Deacons. He joins prep standout Brendan Gielow of Muskegon (MI).