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Men's Golf Finishes Seventh at Seminole Classic

Sanchez records top-10 finish.

March 10, 1999

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Wake Forest men's golf team recorded a 16-over-par 304 in the second and final round of play to finish seventh out of 16 teams at the Seminole Classic. The event, which was shortened from 54 holes to 36 holes due to rain, was contested on the 6,965-yard, par-72 course at the Golden Eagle Country Club in Tallahassee.

No team shot below par and only two squads recorded sub-300 scores in a high-scoring final round today. South Carolina won the event with a 36-hole total of 585, or 9-over par, holding off NC State by one stroke. The Demon Deacons finished 18 strokes out of the lead with a total score of 603, or 27-over-par.

Senior Oscar Sanchez (Canary Island, Spain) recorded his first top 10 finish since his sophomore campaign, firing an even-par 72 on the final day to end up in a four-way tie for sixth place at 3-over par. Sanchez finished five strokes behind the individual medalist, South Carolina's Kyle Thompson (-2).

Senior Michael Capone (Cranston, RI) and sophomore Ryan Peiffer (Winston-Salem, NC) both finished tied for 31st place at 8-over par; Capone carded a 76 for the second straight day, while Peiffer posted a 75. Freshman Jay Morgan (Choctaw, OK) shot an 81 and dropped to 43rd place at 10-over, while sophomore Jamie Gallacher (Surrey, England) struggled with an 82 and placed 58th at 13-over.

The Deacs are next in action at the Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate in Statesboro, Ga., on March 27-28.

TEAM RESULTS 

1   South Carolina       285-300=585 + 9
2   NC State             294-292=586 +10
3   North Carolina       299-301=600 +24
    Tennessee            300-300=600 +24
    South Alabama        299-301=600 +24
    Mississippi State    302-298=600 +24
7   WAKE FOREST          299-304=603 +27
8   North Florida        297-307=604 +28
9   Mississippi          300-306=606 +30
10  Southeastern La.     298-309=607 +31
11  Louisiana State      303-311=614 +38
12  Florida State        306-310=616 +40
13  Coll. of Charleston  304-317=621 +45
14  Southern Mississippi 323-308=631 +55
    Central Florida      321-310=631 +55
16  Florida A&M          326-332=658 +82
TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS 
1   Kyle Thompson, S. Carolina   69-73=142   -2
2   Mark Gauley, NC State        74-69=143   -1
3   Carl Pettersson, NC State    73-72=145   +1 
    Kris Hannah, Florida St.     72-73=145   +1
5   Eric Ecker, S. Carolina      70-76=146   +2
6   Oscar Sanchez, Wk. Forest    75-72=147   +3 
    Mark Catalano, S. Carolina   73-74=147   +3 
    Cristian Vargas, N. Florida  71-76=147   +3
    Stewart Ginn, S. Carolina    71-76=147   +3
10  seven tied with                    148   +4
OTHER WAKE FOREST PLAYERS 
31  Michaal Capone, Wk. Forest    76-76=152    +8 
31  Ryan Peiffer, Wk. Forest      77-75=152    +8 
43  Jay Morgan, Wk. Forest        73-81=154   +10
26  Jamie Gallacher, Wk. Forest   75-82=157   +13