GREENSBORO, Ga.---The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga beat two top 15 programs in finishing second at the Linger Longer Invitational on the Great Waters Course at Reynolds Plantation.  Chattanooga shot a 54-hole total of 864, even par.

The Mocs beat No. 13 Georgia and No. 15 Stanford by two shots and the two national powers ended up tied for third at two-over par, 866.  Florida State, 2010 NCAA semi-finalist, wound up fifth at 872 (+8), eight shots behind UTC.

"I'm really proud of the effort," said head coach Mark Guhne.  "We went toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in the country, and my young guys are showing we belong.

"Nobody was beating Alabama this week with the way their top two played," added Guhne.  "It's special to get wins over Georgia and Stanford.  Those are two teams that will be deciding the national championship this year.  It has to give us confidence knowing we can compete on that level."

No. 4 Alabama ran away with the team title shooting 18 under, 846.  The Crimson Tide was led by medalist Cory Whitsett at minus 13, 203.  He won individual honors in a shootout over teammate Bud Cauley who lost by a single stroke at 204 (-12).  The duo combined to shoot 25-under par to carry Alabama to the win.

Chattanooga's Stephan Jaeger (Munich, Germany) tied for fourth shooting 211 (-5), which ties his season-best total.  Jaeger was matched in fourth by Stanford's Andrew Yun and Georgia's Hudson Swafford who are ranked No. 6 and No. 80 in the nation, respectively.

Jaeger not only tied two nationally-ranked players, he also beat five more headlined by No. 47 Russell Henley of UGA by eight strokes.  It is his second top five of the year and third top 10.

Benni Weilguni (Langelois, Austria) tied for ninth at one-under par 215.  It's Weilguni's third top 10 all coming in the last four events.

Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) had the low round of the day for Chattanooga with a 71 (-1).  He finished tied for 13th with two par or better rounds in shooting plus two, 218.

Chris Robb (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) tied for 32nd with a three-day mark of 224 (+8). He shot one stroke better than Davis Bunn (Knoxville, Tenn.) who rounded out the UTC results tying for 36th at 225 (+9).  Chattanooga was the lone team to have all five golfers in the top 40.

The Mocs are back in action this weekend at the LSU National Invitational. The tournament is 54 holes with 36 holes on Saturday, April 2, and a final 18 on Sunday, April 3.  It is being played at the University Club and live scoring can be found on GoMocs.com.

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