Sept. 28, 2001

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Wake Forest men's golf team sits in second place at the Ping/Golfweek Preview after the first round at Ohio State's Scarlet Golf Course. Brent Wanner led the Demon Deacons with a two-under par score of 69 on the first 18 holes, placing the junior from Chatham, Mass., in a three-way tie for first place with Oklahoma's Cody Freeman and Jason Hartwick from Texas.

Clemson has a one stroke lead on Wake Forest after day one. The Tigers lead the 15-team field with a four-over par first-round score of 288.

The Ping/Golfweek Preview will resume play Saturday, Sept., 29 before concluding with a final 18 holes on Sunday, Sept. 30. Complete results are available at golfstat.com.

Ping/Golfweek Preview

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course (Par: 71, Yardage: 7239)

Fin. Teams: Scores

1 Clemson 288

2 Wake Forest 289

3 Oklahoma State 290

Oklahoma 290

Georgia 290

6 East Tennessee St. 292

Virginia Tech 292

Texas 292

9 Georgia Tech 294

10 Florida 296

Arizona 296

12 Ohio State 300

13 Augusta State 302

14 Arizona State 306

Pacific 306

Fin. Individuals, school Scores

1 Jason Hartwick, Texas 34-35=69

Brent Wanner, Wake Forest 35-34=69

Cody Freeman, Oklahoma 36-33=69

4 Jack Ferguson, Clemson 36-34=70

Bill Haas, Wake Forest 36-34=70

Brendon De Jonge, Virginia Tech 34-36=70

7 Par Nilsson, Oklahoma State 35-36=71

D.J. Trahan, Clemson 36-35=71

Bryant Odom, Georgia 39-32=71

Ari Savolainen, Florida 37-34=71

Ryan Stinnett, Virginia Tech 36-35=71

Parker Foster, Oklahoma 38-33=71

t38 Jay Morgan, Wake Forest 37-38=75

t38 Cortland Lowe, Wake Forest 39-36=75