October 18, 1998

DURHAM, N.C. - After 36 holes under sunny skies and warm temperatures, Northwestern leads the 15-team field at the Duke Golf Classic, held at the Duke Golf Course. The Wildcats are currently at even par after firing two rounds of 288 on Sunday. Georgia Tech is in second place, five strokes back, while North Carolina is third with a six-over par.

Individually, David Christensen of East Tennessee State leads the field with a three-under 141 for two rounds. Daniel DeBra of Furman is in second, one stroke back of the leader, while five players are tied for third place with a 143. Steve Marino of Virginia carded the low round of the day with a 68 in the second round.

The Yellow Jackets were led by redshirt-sophomore Wes Latimer (Woodstock, Ga.), who fired a 71-73--150=144 (Even par) to place in a tie for eighth. He was followed by sophomore Bryce Molder (Conway, Ark.) who shot a 76-70--150=146 and junior Carlton Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.) who carded a 75-71--150=146 as both finished in a tie for 14th. Freshman Kris Mikkelsen (Woodstock, Ga.) shot a 75-72--150=147 to end tied for 22nd and freshman Matt Weibring (Plano, Texas) shot a 74-75--150=149 to place in a tie for 36. Junior Matt Kuchar did not make the trip for a second week in a row to rest a strained back.

The host Blue Devils struggled on Sunday, shooting a 302 and 298, which puts them in 13th place heading into the final round. Senior Kyle Elfers, tied for 22nd place, leads the Duke contingent, with rounds of 76 and 71 for a three-over par 147.

The final round of the Duke Golf Classic takes place on Monday, with tee times starting at 8:00 a.m. The awards ceremony will take place at approximately 2:30 p.m.

DUKE GOLF CLASSIC
Duke Golf Course  Durham, N.C.
Par 72
Team Results
1   Northwestern   288-288   576   E
2   Georgia Tech   295-286   581   +5
3   North Carolina 291-291   582   +6
4   Furman         299-284   583   +7
5   E. Tenn. St.   294-291   585   +9
6   Nebraska       291-296   587   +11
7   Virginia       302-286   588   +12
8   Maryland       295-298   593   +17
9   VCU            303-292   595   +19
10  UNC Charlotte  304-292   596   +20
11  Wake Forest    293-305   598   +22
    Augusta State  299-299   598   +22
13  Duke           302-298   600   +24
14  Fla. Southern  302-301   603   +27
15  Charleston     305-302   607   +31

Duke Results
t48   Marc Chatelain   76-75   151   +7
t54   Paul Tucker      76-76   152   +8
t22   Kyle Elfers      76-71   147   +3
t41   Mike Christensen 74-76   150   +6
t62   Chris Harris     77-77   154   +10

Duke Individuals
t32   Brandon LaCroix    76-72   148   +4
t59   Seth Huffstetler   74-79   153   +9
t68   Jim Donnelly       78-78   156   +12
80    Denver Brown       83-82   165   +21