NEW LONDON, N.C. - Clemson's Tigers pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Atlantic Coast Conference men's golf when they rallied with six holes to play to edge Wake Forest by a single stroke and capture the 50th annual championship played over the Old North State course at Uwharrie Point.

Down by nine shots with six holes to play, the Tigers unleashed a barrage of birdies while the Deacons struggled. Sophomore Jack Ferguson's birdie on the finishing hole was the crowning blow. Without the birdie the team title would have ended in a tie.

Clemson coach Larry Penley said, "I have been in a lot of tournaments, but I have never won like this." Wake coach Jerry Haas responded, "What can I say, Clemson put it all together on the back nine and we couldn't stay up with them."

While the battle for the team title was going on, North Carolina junior Richard Treis, a native of Germany, calmly walked away with the individual crown with a two-under-par 70 while Wake Forest's Bill Haas, the individual leader after each of the first two rounds was finishing up with a four-over par 76. Haas, who had rounds of 69 and 68 the first two days, entered the third round with a four stroke lead over Treis.

Treis' victory gave the Tar Heels their second individual title in a row and their 13th overall. Dustin Bray, who won here last year, finished in a tie for ninth place with Clemson's D.J. Trahan.

Treis was five-over on the front, but caught fire on the back. He had five birdies coming in along with a couple of bogeys. His first birdie was at No. 11, but he gave it back with a bogey at No.12. He had three straight birdies at 14, 15 and 16 before a three-putt bogey on 17, but his birdie at 18 insured his victory.

"When I made that last birdie putt, I didn't know what it meant," Treis said after the round. "All of us in my group struggled the first nine holes. I was just thinking about getting through with a decent score. Coming into the tournament, I felt like I could finish in the top five, but didn't dream I'd win."

The team championship was the seventh for the Tigers, who also shared one title. It was the first crown since the win by the 2000 team.

Clemson's winning score was a one-over par 865 with Wake Forest second at 866. North Carolina finished in third place at 869. Georgia Tech, the winner the past two years, finished fourth at 881, followed by Duke at 892, N.C. State at 900, Virginia at 902, Florida State at 917, and Maryland 919.