April 4, 1999

DALTON, Ga. - Paced by the outstanding play of senior Michael Capone, the Wake Forest men's golf team earned a sixth-place finish in a strong 18-team field at the Carpet Capital Classic, played on the 6,905-yard, par-72 course at The Farm Golf Club in Dalton, Ga.

Capone fired a career-low 66 in the opening round on Friday morning to take the individual lead in the tournament, helping the Demon Deacons to a season-low team round of 285, or 3-under par. Wake stood in third place after that first round, then slipped to fourth after shooting an even-par 288 in the second round on Friday afternoon. The Deacs struggled in Saturday's final round however, carding a 19-over 307 to earn the sixth-place finish. Georgia earned the team title with a 54-hole score of 858, or 6-under, 22 strokes ahead of the Deacs.

Capone shot 72-74 in the final two rounds to finish out with a career-low-tying 54-hole score of 212, or 4-under. He finished eight strokes behind individual champion Bryce Molder of Georgia Tech, the 1998 collegiate player of the year.

Senior Thomas Parker shot 74-71-78 to finish the event at 223, or 7-over par, good for a 40th-place finish. Senior Juan Vizcaya (77-71-78) and junior Jamie Gallacher (72-77-77) both carded 10-over 226's to finish tied for 50th place. Senior Oscar Sanchez, who won the Carpet Capital as a sophomore in 1997, finished in 66th place with a 12-over 228 after shooting 73-74-81.

The Deacs are next in action at the BellSouth Intercollegiate in Cary, N.C., on April 9-10.

TEAM RESULTS

1   Georgia         290-275-293=858  -6
2   Georgia Tech    281-285-294=860  -4
3   South Carolina  284-289-294=867  +3
4   Virginia        294-281-299=874 +10
5   North Carolina  295-288-292=875 +11
6   WAKE FOREST     285-288-307=880 +16
7   NC State        287-292-302=881 +17
    Houston         304-282-295=881 +17
9   Florida         289-286-307=882 +18
    Clemson         293-289-300=882 +18
11  E. Tennessee St.292-293-298=883 +19
    Texas           298-291-294=883 +19
13  UCLA            296-292-298=886 +22
14  Tennessee       301-295-292=888 +24
15  BYU             295-294-301=890 +26
16  Auburn          298-292-311=901 +37
17  Tulsa           307-294-303=904 +40
18  LSU             319-311-307=937 +73

1   Bryce Molder, Ga. Tech      66-71-67=204   -12
2   Carl Pettersson, NC State   68-69-71=208    -8
3   Eamonn Brady, E. Tenn. St.  68-71-72=211    -5
    Rob Simmons, N. Carolina    70-70-71=211    -5
5   Michael Capone, Wk. Forest  66-72-74=212    -4
6   Byron Schlagenhauf, UCLA    69-70-74=213    -3
    Ryuji Imada, Georgia        71-70-72=213    -3
8   Michael Morrison, Georgia   74-66-74=214    -2
    Eric Ecker, S. Carolina     70-72-72=214    -2
10  four players tied at                 215    -1

40  Thomas Parker, Wk. Forest   74-71-78=223     +7
55  Juan Vizcaya, Wk. Forest    77-71-78=226    +10
55  Jamie Gallacher, Wk. Forest 72-77-77=226    +10
66  Oscar Sanchez, Wk. Forest   73-74-81=228    +12