MACON, Ga. --- It was a good tournament for the young University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's golf team finishing sixth at the Brickyard Collegiate Championship at the Brickyard at Riverside.  Chattanooga shot 872 (+8) finish one stroke ahead of Clemson in seventh.

It was a consistent effort for the Mocs with rounds of 292, 291 and 289.  That said, it was just short of being a special tourney for a team that features a junior, sophomore and three freshmen.

"We were so close to competing for the title against teams with a lot more experience," said head coach Mark Guhne.  "It's not a crutch or an excuse, but just the opposite.  It really excites me to know how close we are to being really, really good.

"If we can keep getting better like we are, this spring is going to be a lot of fun."

Sophomore Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) recorded his second top 10 of the season ending up tied for eighth at three-over par 213 after today's 71 (-1).  That matches Fox's top 10 total from last season in just four events this year.

True freshman Davis Bunn (Knoxville, Tenn.) continued his steady play to open 2010-11 with a tie for 21st with a two-over par total of 218.  His 71 (-1) today moved him a stroke ahead of junior Stephan Jaeger (Munich, Germany) who wound up tied for 25th at 219 (+3) with a final round 74 (+3).

Redshirt freshmen Chris Robb (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Benni Weilguni (Langelois, Austria) tied for 50th with matching scores of 227.  Weilguni carded a 73 in today's round, while Robb had the drop score of 78.

Georgia claimed the team title with a seven-under par total of 857.  The Bulldogs held off a final round charge by Augusta State which shot -13 on the day, 275, to end up a stroke back at 858 (-6).

UGA's Russell Henley defended his medalist honors with a matching 10-under par 206 as last year.  ASU's Carter Newman was second, four strokes back at 210 (-6).

The Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate is next on the schedule for the Mocs.  It is played next weekend, Oct. 15-17, at the Ridges in Jonesborough, Tenn.

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NOTES:

>Front Nine (Counters by Round):  +11 (+4/+4/+3)...Bunn and Fox each shot level par on the front side...Fox shot -1 for the event.

>Back Nine:  -3 (E/-1/-2)...Fox and Bunn shot -1 on the back side today...Fox was -2 on holes 10-18 for the tourney.

>Chattanooga played the five Par 5s at -12 on its counting scores...-27 for the tourney...The Mocs were -6 on No. 12 (488 yds) today with two eagles and two birdies.

>The Mocs had two eagles (Fox/Weilguni) in a round for the 2nd time this season...1st was in the opening round of the Springhill Suites Collegiate (Bunn/Robb)....3 eagles total ties season tourney high, also at Springhill Suites.

>Fox carded 4 birdies and an eagle today in carding his 71 (-1)...7th par or better round this season, 17th career...2nd top 10 this year, 4th of his career.

>Bunn posted his 6th par or better round this season at -1, 71...5 of 6 par or better rounds have been under par...His tie for 21st finish is best thus far (T22 - Springhill Suites)...All four tourney finishes have been inside the top 30...He tied for the tournament low in Par 3 (-2) and Par 5 (-8) scoring.

>Eagles (Counters by Rounds):  3 (0/1/3).  Robb 1 (0/1/-), Fox 1 (0/0/1), Weilguni 1 (0/0/1)...3 eagles ties season tourney high.

>Birdies (Counters by Rounds):  40 (13/14/13).  Bunn 13 (4/5/4), Fox 12 (2/6/4), Jaeger 7 (2/3/2), Robb 6 (5/0/1), Weilguni 6 (2/1/3).

>Pars (Counters by Rounds):  124 (43/40/41). Jaeger 38 (13/12/13), Fox 31 (12/10/9), Robb 31 (9/11/11), Weilguni 30 (10/12/8), Bunn 27 (9/7/11)...124 is a tournament low for the Mocs this season...Jaeger's 38 pars was the tourney's second best total.