WFU men's golf team finishes
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fourth at Intercollegiate event
Warmer, Wilfong tie for
11th with Deacs'best
individual showings
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The Wake Forest men's
golf team remained in fourth
plaee after the final round of
The Intercollegiate on Sun
day. The two-day. 54-hole
event featured 17 teams on the
par-71. 6,782-yard layout at
Raleigh Country Club.
As it did in the second
round on Saturday, Wake For
est shot a 2-over 286 on the
final 18, finishing the tourna
ment with an even 852. The
Deacs finished 9 strokes back
of team champion SMU. The
Mustangs, after opening with
a 3-over 287, turned in subse
quent rounds of 277 and 279
to finish 4 strokes ahead of
both UNC and Tulsa, which
tied for second at -5.
The Deacons have placed
among the top four in six
straight tournaments and in
nine of 12 events so far this
season.
Seniors Brent Wanner and
Chad Wilfong posted WFU's
best individual finishes, both
tying for 11th with a l-under
212. Wilfong. who opened
with rounds of 70 and 74,
vaulted from 27th place to
1 Ith on the final 18 thanks to
a 68 on Sunday. Wanner shot a
I-over 72, on Sunday to go
with his earlier scores of 72
68.
The Deacons duo finished
3 strokes back of individual
medalist Chris Noel of Tulsa,
who won with a 6-under 207.
WFU senior Cortland
Lowe recorded his third top
20 finish of the season, plac
ing 14th with an even 213.
Lowe entered the day in third
place overall but turned in a
3-over 74 in the final round.
Freshman Kyle Reifers
tied for 26th with a 3-over
216, carding rounds of 69-75
72. The struggles continued
for senior Chris Yoder on
Sunday, as he turned in a 78 to
finish 62nd in the standings
with a 12-over 225 (71-76
78).
Wake Forest will return to
action for the third straight
weekend when it competes in
the ACC Championships at
the Old North State Club in
Uwharrie Point this weekend.
The Deays will look to cap
ture their first conference title
since 1989.
One-on-One
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Ron: Interacting with the
people that I come in contact
with, whether it be coaches or
players. Those two groups are
just wonderful people. I'm not
just talking about the head
coaches. I'm also talking
about the assistant coaches
too.
Anthony. Tell me who
your favorite Demon Deacon
athlete is.
Ron: There's so many.
When you say that, I think of
people who were here when 1
wasn't here. Ricky Proehl,
who comes back for every
basketball game, here he is. in
the NFL, and as soon as the
season's over, he's at all of
our games. Of course, many of
the athletes that have been
here since I've come along
have been very special to me
and this university. If you're
going on pure athletic accom
plishments and achievements,
you've got to put Tim Duncan
up there. There hasn't been a
more accomplished athlete
during my tenure. He's as
solid as a rock. Josh Howard
is right there with him. It's
impossible to name one.
Anthony: What about a
favorite coach?
Ron: All of them. (Both
laugh.) I would never go
there. I told Skip that I feel
really blessed because I don't
dread seeing anyone in our
department when I walk down
the hall. In fact. I look for
ward to seeing everyone. It's a
unique environment.
Anthony: Some people
may not know this about you.
but you're a former baseball
player and coach. Most play
ers that I've come in contact
with have been superstitious.
Ron: (Laughs.)
Anthony: Are you super
stitious?
Ron: I was a lot more
superstitious when I coached.
A lot of that left since I've
been in administration. I was
one of those guys who would
n't cross the bats or wouldn't
step on the white lines, and all
of those baseball traditions
and superstitions: Since I've
been away from it. I don't
wear the same socks and I
don't wear the same outfit if
we win. My wife is probably
more prone to do that than I
am.
Anthony: Really?
Ron: Yeah.
Anthony: Tell me what
your most memorable moment
is from your playing days.
Ron: In terms of accom
plishments. they are so few. In
terms of being taken out of
games, there's so many. (Both
laugh.) There are many fond
memories, but when you look
back on your career as an ath
lete. you don't really look
back on what you've accom
plished on the field. You tend
to talk about things that hap
pened off the field, and you'll
do that as you get further from
your sports career. You'll get
back with your former team
mates and you'll talk about
relationships, what happened
in the locker room and prac
tice field. You might talk
about what happened in a
game in a humorous way.
rather than. Remember when
we beat Georgia, 11-14."
Those things will become less
important as you move further
from your career. And. as you
move further from your
career, you'll also become
Ail-Americans. I'll tell people
that I was an All-American.
No one will know the differ
ence because it was so long
ago. (Both laugh.)
Anthony: Did you watch
the Masters this weekend?
Ron: Yeah. I did. I turned
it on after I got in from a
baseball game on Sunday. I
got home about 4 o'clock. I
turned it on and saw Len
(Mattiace). who's one of ours,
ahead. And then I couldn't
move. I was simply glued to
the TV from then on. In fact, I
tried to call Len this morning
and let him know how proud
we are of him. He gave us all
a thrill by the way he played
and the way he conducted
himself.
Anthony: Do you play any
golf?
Ron: (Pause.) Well, I play,
but you don't want to be
around ;when I'm playing.
(Both laugh.) It's an ugly
sight.
Anthony: What other
sports do you play from time
to time?
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nun; i uscu iu piay tennis
every day. In fact. I taught
tennis in the '70s. I haven't
played that in a long time. I
also used to play racquetball
every day. I really don't do
that much competitively any
more. 1 work out regularly, but
nothing competitive. My com
petitiveness is in pingpong
and board games more than
anything else.
Anthony: You've done a
lot for Wake athletics so far.
What's next on your plate?
Ron: I don't know. I really
don't. I take it a day at a time.
I've never been one to say that
I'm here at this age and I want
to be here at that age. I don't
have 10-year goals. A lot of
people do that and are suc
cessful. but I really enjoy liv
ing for the moment. And I
know that's a cliche, but I try
to get the most out of every
day. I've just never been into
the long-range goal. I guess
that's because I view every
position as if it's my last.
When I was "22 years old. I
was the baseball coach at
Elmhurst College. I thought I
was going to retire there.
Anthony: Oh yeah?
Ron: Sure. That's how 1
view every position.
Anthony: 1 know that
spare time is scarce for you,
but what do you do when time
becomes available?
Ron: Take walks with my
wife. I try to spend as much
time with my family as I can.
This job does take a lot of
time. Your family can also be
a part of your job. When I'm
at a game, oftentimes I'm with
my family. It becomes a com
bination of a family outing
and job. I really don't have
any hobbies. I work out. I just
try to enjoy my family and
job. That's my life.
Anthony: If you weren't
the AD at Wake, tell me what
you might be doing right now.
Ron: I'd probably still be
coaching. I probably went a
little overboard with it.
Anthony: What do you
mean?
Kon: Winning was tar too
important to me. I didn't real
ly enjoy the wins, and the
losses were too devastating.
That's why 1 got out of it.
Anthony: Now Wake used
to be considered as the school
with the "big fence" around it,
and not really perceived as
Winston-Salem's team, espe
cially in the black communi
ties. Obviously, things are
steadily getting (better).
Times are changing. How do
you feel about that?
Ron: 1 think it's wonder
ful. We're making every
attempt to become not only
Winston-Salem's team, but
the Triad's ACC team. That's
our marketing plan for the
next few years. Our coaches
are doing a great job with that.
Recruiting Chris Paul was
tremendous. What is he going
to bring to the table as a local
kid? Josh was another exam
ple of that. The black commu
nity is extremely important to
us. We're going to do some
thing in East Winston that
we've never done this year.
We want to have Wake Forest
days. We'll bring out the
inflatable for the kids. We'll
take our program to that com
munity and hope that they'll
feel a lot more comfortable
coming into our community.
Anthony: Let's conclude
this interview with some free
association. That's where 1
say one word and you simply
tell me the first thing that
comes to mind.
Ron: OK.
Anthony: Dean Buchan
(WFU sports information
director).
Ron: Perfect for us.
Anthony: Bowling Green
University (Ron's alma
mater).
Ron: (Laughs.) Ay Ziggy
Zoomba.
Anthony: What is that?
Ron: (Laughs again.) It's a
song that we sang. It's the
fight song for Bowling Green.
Anthony: Oh, OK.
Favorite song.
Ron: "Cherish."
Anthony: "Bull Durham."
Ron: Wonderful movie.
Anthony: Mrs. Linda
Wellman (Ron's wife)
Ron: (Pause.) Couldn't
ask for more.
Anthony: Josh Howard.
Ron: Have enjoyed watch
ing him. as a player and a per
son.
Anthony: Celina, Ohio
(Ron's hometown).
Ron: (Laughs.) Grandma.
Anthony: All right, we're
done.
Josh Howard
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