Men's Golf Southern Conference

Wake Forest Wins Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational

STATESBORO, Ga. Wake Forest carded a three-round total of 844 (-20) to
claim a three-stroke victory over Clemson in the 2003 Schenkel E-Z-GO
Invitational held March 22 and 23 at the par-72 Forest Heights Country
Club.

Trailing by two strokes entering Sunday's final round, the Demon Deacons
carded a third-round total of 275 (-13) behind senior Brent Wanner's 65
(-7). Clemson tallied a final round 280 to finish three strokes back at 847
(-17). The victory proved to be Wake Forest's sixth in the Schenkel, tying
the school with Oklahoma State for the most in tournament history.

Wanner's final round 65 propelled him into medallists honors as he
finished the two-day tournament with a nine-under 207. Clemson's Jack
Ferguson and D.J. Trahan, Demon Deacon Bill Haas and Georgia's Kevin Kisner
all tied for second at 210 (-6). Wanner's title also gave Wake Forest six
individual medallists honors in the 24-year history of the tournament, also
a Schenkel record.

Georgia completed the tournament in third place, using a final round 278
(-10) to tally a three round total of 854 (-10) while Florida was fourth
with an 858 (-6). Auburn completed the top five with a two-day total of 860
(-4).

The rest of the field included: N.C. State at 861 (-3/6th), South Carolina
at 869 (+5/7th), North Carolina in eighth at 872 (+8), East Tennessee State
at 873 (+9/9th), Augusta State at 877 (+13/10th), host Georgia Southern in
11th at 879 (+15), LSU at 880 (+16/12th), Tennessee with an 883 (+19/13th),
Duke at 887 (+23/14th) and Ohio State with an 899 (+35/15th).

Individually for Georgia Southern, Travis Mobley tied for 32nd with a 218
(+2) while Aron Price carded a 219 (+3) to finish tied for 35th. Jon David
Kennedy finished with a 220 (+4) to complete the tournament tied for 41st
while Chase Jones tallied a 222 (+6) and was tied for 47th. Toshi Hirata
rounded out the Georgia Southern team with a 18-over par 234, tying for
71st place.

The Eagles return to action Friday, April 4 when they compete in the first
round of the Cleveland Golf/ASU Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club in
Augusta, Ga.