CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga men's golf team heads west for its NCAA Regional site which is the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.  The par 72, 7,407-yard Tom Fazio design will provide a tough test.

“It's a great golf course...a really good test of golf,” said Head Coach Mark Guhne.  “It is a course that I think fits our strengths.”

One of those strengths is the Mocs length off the tee and the first person who comes to mind is Southern Conference scoring leader Derek Rende (72.31 strokes/round).  Rende has had a strong spring with three top 10 finishes, two in the top five.

Fredrik Qvicker is coming off his best effort of the season tying for second at the SoCon Championship on a long course as well, the Country Club of South Carolina (7,062 yards).  Qvicker shot five-under par 211 and along with Rende, were clutch down the stretch turning a two-stroke deficit to Georgia Southern into a two-shot win in the final two holes.

Seniors Ben Rickett and Jonathan Hodge are retuning for their final regional go-around.  Rickett repeated as an All-SoCon performer joined by Rende and freshman Stephan Jaeger.  Jaeger was named SoCon Freshman of the Year.

The Mocs will have their practice round Wednesday morning before opening the regional on Thursday morning.  The three-day, 54-hole event will feature 18 holes per day.  The top five teams and low individual from a non-advancing squad will move on to Toledo, Ohio and the Inverness Club to compete for the National Championship May 26-30.

WHO:  Jonathan Hodge.  Hodge struggled at the SoCon Championship as not a single round counted to the team score.  All signs point toward the second team All-American from 2008 regaining his form as he shot an even-par 72 in U.S.Open qualifying earlier this week.

WHAT:  NCAA Men's Golf Regional

WHEN:  Thursday-Saturday, May 14-16 (54 holes ? 18 per day)

WHERE:  Karsten Creek Golf Club; Stillwater, Okla. ? Par 72, 7,407 Yards, Opened 1994, Tom Fazio design ? Live Scoring can be found at GoMocs.com.

HOW:  This is the third straight regionals appearance for the Mocs.

QUOTABLE:  “We have competed at a high level this year and hope that schedule pays off in Stillwater.  It's not going to be easy, but I believe in this team and in its talent and ability.” ? Mark Guhne

LINEUP (Scoring Avg.):  Derek Rende (72.31), Ben Rickett (72.62), Stephan Jaeger (72.86), Fredrik Qvicker (73.85), Jonathan Hodge (73.72).