Chattanooga
Brickyard Coll. - Round 1
Chattanooga is 6th After Opening Round of Brickyard Collegiate
10/7/2011 5:23:00 PM | Men's Golf
MACON, Ga --- The Chattanooga Mocs opened the Brickyard Collegiate Championship with a 296 to stand in sixth place after 18 holes on the Brickyard at Riverside. UTC trails Georgia in fifth by a mere shot.
Senior Stephan Jaeger (Munich, Germany) had the low round of the day for the Mocs with a one-under par 71. He is tied for 12th heading into Saturday's second round.
Junior Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) had five birdies on his card en route to a 73 (+1). He birdied all four par fives and is currently tied for 25th. It was his second-highest score in his third year at the event.
Junior Alex Ratliff (Kingsport, Tenn.) made his first career start for the Mocs today with a three-over par 75. He's tied for 41st, two shots ahead of sophomore Benni Weilguni (Langelois, Austria) who is tied for 58th with a 77 (+5). Sophomore Chris Robb (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) had the drop score with a 79.
The Mocs started on No. 10 today and made their turn at two-over par. They played the first five holes on the front side at six-over playing the final three holes at level par for the 296.
Georgia Tech leads after an eight-under par tally of 280. The Yellow Jackets lead Florida State by two at 282 (-6). North Florida is in third at 284 (-4).
Seth Reeves (Georgia Tech) leads individually at seven-under par 65. Reeves carded five birdies and an eagle with no bogeys. Brooks Koepka (Florida State) is a shot back at six under, 66, while Kyle Westmoreland (Air Force) holds down third at minus five (67).
Saturday's second round starts at 9:20 a.m., on No. 1 for the Mocs. Robb leads off followed by Weilguni (9:30), Ratliff (9:40), Fox (9:50) and Jaeger (10:00). Live scoring can be accessed on GoMocs.com on the men's golf schedule page.
Brickyard Collegiate Championship
Oct. 7-9, 2011 • Brickyard at Riverside • Macon, Ga.
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1) No. 21 Georgia Tech |
280 |
280 (-8) |
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2) No. 15 Florida State |
282 |
282 (-6) |
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3) North Florida |
284 |
284 (-4) |
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4) Augusta State |
292 |
292 (+4) |
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5) No. 22 Georgia |
295 |
295 (+7) |
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6) No. 12 Chattanooga |
296 |
296 (+8) |
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7) Virginia Tech |
297 |
297 (+9) |
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tie) Ole Miss |
297 |
297 (+9) |
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9) Texas-Arlington |
298 |
298 (+10) |
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10) Mercer |
299 |
299 (+11) |
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11) Gonzaga |
300 |
300 (+12) |
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tie) Colorado State |
300 |
300 (+12) |
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13) Oklahoma |
301 |
301 (+13) |
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14) College of Charleston |
303 |
303 (+15) |
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15) Air Force |
307 |
307 (+16) |
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MOCS: |
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T12) Stephan Jaeger |
71 |
71 (-1) |
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T25) Steven Fox |
73 |
73 (+1) |
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T41) Alex Ratliff |
75 |
75 (+3) |
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T57) Benni Weilguni |
77 |
77 (+5) |
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T69) Chris Robb |
79 |
79 (+7) |
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