May 20, 2006
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Doug Manchester fired a 4-under 68 Saturday to lead Wake Forest as the eighth-seeded Demon Deacons overcame a three-shot deficit to win the NCAA East Regional at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club by one stroke over defending national champion and top seed Georgia. Wake Forest carded a 5-under 283 and finished the 54-hole event at even par, while Georgia shot a 1-under 287 Saturday and finished at 1-over.
UCLA's Kevin Chappell made a birdie on the ninth hole, his last of the day, to win medalist honors at 5-under. Southern California's Taylor Wood, Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson and UNLV's Jarred Texter tied for second at 4-under.
Texas Tech (+9), North Carolina (+10) Charlotte (+13) and Coastal Carolina (+13) rounded out the top six teams, while UCLA (+14), Auburn (+15), South Carolina (+17) and UNLV (+20) finished in the top 10 and earned the right to advance to the NCAA Championship at the Crosswater Club in Sunriver, Ore. May 31-June 3.
Indiana played in the afternoon wave and made a run at the 10th spot, but wound up tied for 11th at 27-over with Georgia State and Georgia Southern. The Hoosiers were four shots out of 10th with three holes to play but could get no closer.
Tennessee Tech's Scott Stallings rolled in a birdie putt on the ninth hole, his final hole of the day, to shoot a 2-under 70 and tie for eighth in the individual standings at 2-under. He and Wood from Southern California earned the right to advance to the NCAA Championship as individuals. Indiana's Jorge Campillo was at 7-under for the day and tied with Stallings with one hole to play, but made a double-bogey on the par 4 18th hole and dropped to even-par for the tournament.
Fourth-seeded Georgia State and sixth-seeded Southern California were the only two schools among the top 10 seeds to not advance to the NCAA Championship, while 11th-seeded Auburn and 13th-seeded South Carolina earned a trip to Sunriver.
South Carolina shot a 4-under 284 to finish ninth after beginning the day in 12th. Southern California was inside the cut line in a tie for ninth when the day began, but dropped into a tie for 15th after a 15-over 303 Saturday.