(Photo Credit: GoMocs.com) Ewan Scott and Brooks Thomas (pictured) led Chattanooga with 1-over totals of 145 on the opening 36 holes Saturday at the Linger Longer Invitational

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GREENSBORO, Ga.---The Chattanooga Mocs' slow start has the squad in 15th after 36 holes at the Linger Longer Invitational Saturday. The Mocs shot rounds of 296 and 291 for a 36-hole total of 587 on Great Waters Golf Course.

Ewan Scott (74-71) and Brooks Thomas (72-73) are 1 over to lead the way. Liam Johnston shot 2 over followed by Wes Gosselin (+6) and Kory Webb (+9).

Chattanooga started its day on holes 10-12 in the shotgun start. The opening seven-to-nine holes were treacherous as the team was quickly 10-over par on its counting cards. That turned itself almost as quickly as the Mocs worked their way through the par 5 second.

An eagle and three birdies later, at the team got back to 6 over. Johnston made the big move. He was 5 over through eight holes. His five birdies over the last 10 ended his morning with a 74 (+2). Thomas (E) and Scott (+2) were in support.

The final hole was tough for all but two Mocs. Johnston and Thomas birdied their last of the first round at nine and 12, respective. Bogeys from Scott and Gosselin along with a double by Webb rounded out the 296 (+8).

Chattanooga got off to a better start in the afternoon. The team was 2 under heading to the front side of the course, but it could not get lower. The 5-under performance on No. 2 in the morning became 2-over in the afternoon. The quintet dropped to 3 over for the round shooting 291 with Scott's 1-under 71 leading the squad. Johnston and Thomas turned in 73's, one ahead of Gosselin's 74.

“It was disappointing day,” coach Mark Guhne said. “It was a good day to score, but we struggled right out of the gate. We put ourselves in a hole and had to fight the rest of the day. We fought and played OK after the tough start, but this is too good a field for an OK performance. We have the talent to score, but we just haven't yet this spring.

“There's no time like the present,” he added referencing tomorrow's final round.

No. 25 Kennesaw State is the 36-hole leader at 23 under (553). No. 3 Texas is second at 19 under, while No. 20 North Carolina ranks third at 17 under. Georgia's Lee McCoy (-9) is the leader by one over the 8 under trio of Beau Hossler (Texas), Ben Griffin (UNC) and Austin Vick (KSU).

Sunday's final round is a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., due to weather concerns. The Mocs are paired with Yale and Charlotte. Follow @GoMocsMGLF on twitter for updates.

Linger Longer Invitational
March 21-22 | Great Waters Golf Course | Greensboro, Ga.

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