Deacons Finish Sixth at Rolex Match Play Championships

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-The Wake Forest men's golf team earned a sixth-place finish at the Rolex Match Play Team Championships, held Sunday and Monday at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, FL. UNLV won the three-round tournament, defeating Clemson 3-2 in the championship match.

Seeded sixth out of eight teams, the Demon Deacons fell to third-seeded Texas Christian in the opening round on Sunday morning, 4.5-0.5, moving into the consolation bracket of the tournament. In the second round on Sunday afternoon, Wake defeated No. 7 seed Southern Cal, 3-2. In Monday's final round, the Deacs tied fifth-seeded Arizona State, 2.5-2.5, but ASU won on a tiebreaker, having won more total holes in the round.

Seniors Ray Floyd, Jr. (Miami Beach, FL/Miami Country Day) and Todd Lynch (Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth) each went 1-1-1 in individual match play, while junior Michael Capone (Cranston, RI/Bishop Hendricken), junior Oscar Sanchez (Canary Islands, Spain/Leadbetter Academy-FL), and freshman Patrick Damron (Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips), went 1-2 over three rounds.

In match play competition, each of a team's five members plays a single 18-hole match against one of the opposing team's members. The team that wins the most individual matches advances as the winner.

FIRST ROUND
Texas Christian 4.5, Wake Forest 0.5
J.J. Henry (TCU) def. Michael Capone (WFU), 4 and 3 Alberto Ochoa (TCU) def. Oscar Sanchez (WFU), 4 and 2 Sal Spallone (TCU) def. Ray Floyd, Jr. (WFU), 2 and 1 Scott Volpitto (TCU) def. Patrick Damron (WFU), 4 and 3 Jeff Kight (TCU) tied Todd Lynch (WFU), half and half

SECOND ROUND
Wake Forest 3, Southern California 2
Michael Capone (WFU) def. Jorge Corral (USC), 4 and 3 Oscar Sanchez (WFU) def. Nick Webb (USC), 1-up Ray Floyd, Jr. (WFU) def. Michael Chavez (USC), 3 and 2 Mike Berg (USC) def. Patrick Damron (WFU), 1-up Charlie Woerner (USC) def. Todd Lynch (WFU), 2 and 1

THIRD ROUND
Arizona State* 2.5, Wake Forest 2.5
Paul Casey (ASU) def. Michael Capone (WFU), 2 and 1 Jeff Quinney (ASU) def. Oscar Sanchez (WFU), 3 and 1 Tim Mickelson (ASU) tied Ray Floyd, Jr. (WFU), half and half Patrick Damron (WFU) def. Greg Padilla (ASU), 1-up Todd Lynch (WFU) def. Jason Hause (USC), 3 and 2 * winner by tie-break