October 12, 1998

DALLAS - Georgia Tech's golf team placed fourth after the first 36 holes of the Taylor Made Red River Classic on Monday, which is being played at the 6,766-yard, par-72 Dallas Athletic Club.

Sophomore Bryce Molder (Conway, Ark.) paced the Yellow Jackets by carding a 71-67--138 to finish six-under par. Redshirt-sophomore Wes Latimer (Woodstock, Ga.) finished in the top 20 after firing a 70-71--141 to place in a tie for 17th at three-under par. Junior Carlton Forrester finished two-under par, while senior Mike Pearson and freshman Kris Mikkelsen both were three-over to end the day. Tech shot the second best round of the first 18 holes with a 278, and shot a 285 in its second 18.

The final 18 holes will be played Tuesday. Team standings after 36 holes:

    Team             Scores         Par
1.  Houston          279-270--549   -27
2.  Georgia          278-276--554   -22
3.  Oklahoma State   279-279--558   -18
4.  Texas            288-275--563   -13
    Georgia Tech     278-285--563   -13
    South Carolina   275-285--563   -13
7.  Oklahoma         279-287--566   -10
8.  Arizona          288-283--571    -5
9.  New Mexico       287-288--575    -1
10. TCU              286-290--576     E
11. SMU              288-290--578    +2
    Texas A&M        283-295--578    +2
13. Wake Forest      287-293--580    +4
14. Ohio State       302-285--587   +11
15. Southern Cal     302-290--592   +16