March 9, 1999

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Wake Forest men's golf team shot an 11-over 299 in the first round of the Seminole Classic to stand in a three-way tie for fifth place out of 16 teams. Due to a rain delay, only 18 holes of the tournament were played this afternoon, rather than the originally scheduled 36. The event is being contested on the 6,965-yard, par-72 course at the Golden Eagle Country Club in Tallahassee.

The Demon Deacons, along with South Alabama and North Carolina, stand 14 strokes behind the team leader, South Carolina. The Gamecocks were the only team under par in the first round of play with a team score of 285, and they currently hold a nine stroke lead over second-place NC State.

Leading the way for the Deacs was freshman Jay Morgan (Choctaw, OK), who fired a 1-over 73 and stands in a eight-way tie for ninth place individually. Morgan is four strokes behind the individual leader, South Carolina's Kyle Thompson, who recorded a 3-under 69. Senior Oscar Sanchez (Canary Island, Spain) and sophomore Jamie Gallacher (Surrey, England) both shot 75s and are part of a nine-way tie for 26th place at 3-over par. Senior Michael Capone (Cranston, RI) carded a 76 and is tied with 11 other players for 35th place, while sophomore Ryan Peiffer (Winston-Salem, NC) shot a 77 and is tied for 47th individually.

The tournament concludes with the final two rounds tomorrow, Wednesday, March 10th.

TEAM RESULTS

 1  South Carolina              285   -3
 2  NC State                    294   +6
 3  North Florida               297   +9
 4  Southeastern La.            298   +10
 5  WAKE FOREST                 299   +11
 6  South Alabama               299   +11
 7  North Carolina              299   +11
 8  Mississippi                 300   +12
 9  Tennessee                   300   +12
10  Mississippi State           302   +14
11  Louisiana State             303   +15
12  Coll. of Charleston         304   +16
13  Florida State               306   +18
14  Central Florida             321   +33
15  Southern Mississippi        323   +35
16  Florida A&M                 326   +38

 1  Kyle Thompson, S. Carolina   35-34=69   -3
 2  Eric Ecker, S. Carolina      35-35=70   -2
 3  Brian Pool, S. Alabama       36-34=70   -2
 4  Cristian Vargas, N. Florida  36-35=71   -1
 5  Stewart Ginn, S. Carolina    36-35=71   -1
 6  Kris Hannah, Florida St.     36-36=72    E
 7  Francois Nicolas, SE La.     37-35=72    E
 8  Mark Tunesa, NC State        37-35=72    E
 9  Jay Morgan, Wk. Forest       38-35=73   +1
10  seven others tied with             73   +1

26  Oscar Sanchez, Wk. Forest    37-38=75   +3
26  Jamie Gallacher, Wk. Forest  37-38=75   +3
35  Michaal Capone, Wk. Forest   38-38=76   +4
47  Ryan Peiffer, Wk. Forest     37-40=77   +5