CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team returns to the tee Monday at the Janney VCU Shootout. The two-day, 54-hole event starts with 36 holes at the Country Club of Virginia's Tuckahoe Creek Course before a final 18 on Tuesday.

"We're ready to get back out there," coach Mark Guhne said. "This is a solid field…one that will be a good test for us. The course is supposed to be in great shape, especially the greens.

"We need to tighten a few things up and play smart but still aggressive. The talent is there, we need to manage our way around the course and post some strong rounds."

Junior Wes Gosselin leads the way. He is coming off an impressive sixth-place finish shooting E for his 54 holes at the Carpet Capital Collegiate. His 72.00 average was more than four strokes better than the average score.

He is joined in the starting lineup this week by fellow junior Brooks Thomas, sophomores Stuart Thomas and Andrew Weathers along with freshman Lake Johnson. Kory Webb is playing as an individual.

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2015 Janney VCU Shootout
Tournament Field: CHATTANOOGA, East Carolina, Elon, Francis Marion, George Mason, Iowa State, James Madison, Maryland, UNCG, Old Dominion, Radford, VCU, Virginia Tech
Where: C.C. of Virginia Tuckahoe Creek Course, Richmond, Va. | Par 72 | 6,927 yards
When: September 21-22
Format: 54 holes with 36 holes on day one, 18 for the final round
2014 Results: Virginia Tech claimed a six-shot win over Iowa State in last year's event. The Hokies turned in a 1-over par 865. The Cyclones' Nick Voke was medalist shooting -3. He beat Tech's Maclain Huge by one.

Best Team Finish: T3, 2007
Team Records: 18 holes: 279, 2007 (1) | 36: 566, 2007 | Total: 849, 2007
Best Individual Finish: Jonathan Hodge, 2, 2008 (206)
Ind. Records: 18: 67, Derek Rende, 2007 | 36: 138, Jonathan Hodge, 2007 | Total: 206, J. Hodge, 2007

A Look Back & a Look Ahead
Last Time Out: Wes Gosselin earned his first top 10 of the season with a strong 6th-place finish at the loaded Carpet Capital Collegiate. Gosselin's even-par 216 was posted with rounds of 71, 74 and 71. The team tied for 12th with Ole Miss, eight strokes clear of North Florida.
Next Up: The Mocs travel to Raleigh, N.C., for the Wolfpack Fall Open. The event is a two-day, 54-hole affair, October 5-6 at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

Chip Shots   
- This week's lineup features Wes Gosselin, Brooks Thomas, Andrew Weathers, Lake Johnson and Stuart Thomas. Kory Webb plays as an individual.
- VCU Shootout History: Year: Team Finish & Scores | Top Individual
2007: T3rd/279-287-283=849 (-15) | 2, Jonathan Hodge, 68-70-68=206 (-10)
- The only other visit to this event for the Mocs was a tie for third with Wake Forest in 2007 behind Penn State and Wisconsin. That week it was held at Hermitage Country Club. Along with Hodge's second-place finish, Derek Rende came in third (-8), while Fredrik Qvicker tied for 16th (-1).
- Gosselin got the season off to a fantastic start ending up sixth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate. His even-par 216 came on a very treacherous Farm tract. His 72.00 average was more than four-and-a-quarter strokes better than the field's (76.29).
- Gosselin led the event in pars with 39. He tied for top scoring on par 3s playing the four at level par and was tied for third in par 4 scoring, also at E.
- Gosselin's top 10 was the eighth by a Moc in nine Carpet Capital appearances and the fifth of his career.
- B. Thomas and S. Thomas tied for eighth in Par 3 scoring at +1.
- B. Thomas tied for 34th also besting the field's average turning in a 75.67 for his three days with a total of 227.
- Indiv. season bests: 18: 71, Wes Gosselin, Carpet Capital (1 & 3) | 36: 145, Wes Gosselin, Carpet Capital | 54: 216, Wes Gosselin, Carpet Capital
- Par or Better Cards: Gosselin 2
- Scoring Avg (Leaders) by Hole Type: Par 3: 3.08 (Gosselin, 3.00) | Par 4: 4.30 (Gosselin, 4.00) | Par 5: 5.19 (B. Thomas, 4.92)
- Scoring Bests (Indiv.) by Hole Type: Par 3: +4, Carpet Capital (Gosselin E, Carpet Capital) | Par 4: +36, Carpet Capital (Gosselin E, Carpet Capital) | Par 5: +9, Carpet Capital (B. Thomas -1, Carpet Capital)

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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won six Southern Conference Championships (1987, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) since joining the league in 1977-78. The Mocs have twice been ranked No. 1 in the nation during the falls of 2008 and 2009. It boasts:
- 4 NCAA Championships Appearances: 1993 (Individual-Neil Connolly), 2009, 2012, 2014 (Individual-Chris Robb).
- 3 All-Americans: Jonathan Hodge (2008), Stephan Jaeger (2012) and Chris Robb (2014).
- 1 NCAA Regional Team Tile: 2012 Bowling Green.
- 1 NCAA Regional Medalist: Stephan Jaeger (2012 Bowling Green).
- 2 Top 25 season-ending rankings: 2008 (12) and 2009 (25).
- 1 United States Amateur Champion: Steven Fox (2012).
- 1 Scottish Amateur Champion: Chris Robb (2014).
- 4 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars: Derek Rende (2009, 2010) and Jaeger (2011, 2012).
- 2 SoCon Champions: Donnie Green (1978) and Jaeger (2012).
- 5 SoCon Golfers of the Year: Hodge (2007, 2008) and Jaeger (2010, 2011, 2012).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years – Rende (2007), Jaeger (2009) and Andrew Weathers (2015).