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
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280
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280 (-8)
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2) No. 15 Florida State
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282
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282 (-6)
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3) North Florida
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284
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284 (-4)
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4) Augusta State
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292
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292 (+4)
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5) No. 22 Georgia
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295
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295 (+7)
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6) No. 12 Chattanooga
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296
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296 (+8)
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7) Virginia Tech
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297
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297 (+9)
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tie) Ole Miss
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297
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297 (+9)
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9) Texas-Arlington
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298
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298 (+10)
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10) Mercer
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299
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299 (+11)
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11) Gonzaga
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300
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300 (+12)
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tie) Colorado State
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300
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300 (+12)
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13) Oklahoma
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301
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301 (+13)
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14) College of Charleston
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303
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303 (+15)
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15) Air Force
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307
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307 (+16)
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MOCS:
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T12) Stephan Jaeger
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71
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71 (-1)
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T25) Steven Fox
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73
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73 (+1)
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T41) Alex Ratliff
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75
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75 (+3)
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T57) Benni Weilguni
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77
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77 (+5)
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T69) Chris Robb
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79
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79 (+7)
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