Friday, September 11
Rocky Face, Ga.
Chattanooga
vs
Carpet Capital Collegiate - Round 1
Wes Gosselin is tied for seventh after holes shooting a 1-under par 71
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Men’s Golf in 13th after 18 Holes at the Carpet Capital Collegiate
9/11/2015 7:19:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Chattanooga Mocs shot 305 in the opening 18 of the season and sit two shots ahead of North Florida and one behind Florida with two rounds to play.
ROCKY FACE, Ga.---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is in 13th-place after 18 holes of the Carpet Capital Collegiate at the Farm. Chattanooga shot 305 and is two strokes ahead of North Florida in 14th and one behind Florida in 12th.
Junior Wes Gosselin got the day started right with three straight birdies. He stayed at -3 through his first eight holes before a double bogey right before the turn. He balanced a birdie and bogey with seven pars on his way in for his 71.
"I got a lucky break on my first tee shot," Gosselin noted. "It caught something and bounced the right way. I just tried to stay in the moment all day. I didn't particularly hit it well, but I was able to put together a solid start."
According to coach Mark Guhne, his Mocs could not avoid the big number.
"I thought we played well for the most part," he stated. "Brooks (Thomas) played really well, just had the one bad break on his ninth hole. Lake (Johnson) was solid, 16 strong holes. We had 11 scores higher than bogey. The course played hard today, but we need to manage the rounds better."
Thomas was -1 through eight, but his ninth hole (No. 18) was a treacherous one. A bad break on the lightning quick green with a false front led to an eight. He bounced right back with a birdie on one nailing an 18-footer. Bogeys at four and seven completed his card with a 76 (+4).
Johnson played well in his first collegiate start. He was -1 through seven holes before a triple-bogey seven. He responded quickly with a birdie before the turn to get back to +1. He was +3 through 17 when he found the hazard on the par 5 ninth. That led to another triple and a 78 (+6).
Kory Webb overcame a rough start. He was +4 through the first five holes and made the turn at +6. Back-to-back birdies and two and three righted the ship before bogeys and five, six, seven and eight. He finished with an 80 to round out the counting scores.
Stuart Thomas leads off tomorrow's second round at 8:52 a.m. Chattanooga is paired with North Florida and Dalton State, coached by former Moc Ben Rickett. Webb (9:03), Johnson (9:14), B. Thomas (9:25) and Gosselin (9:36) follow. Admission is free with the Farm located about 30 minutes from downtown Chattanooga.
Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic
Sept. 11-13 | The Farm | Rocky Face, Ga.
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won six Southern Conference Championships (1987, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) since joining the league in 1977-78. The Mocs have twice been ranked No. 1 in the nation during the falls of 2008 and 2009. It boasts:
- 4 NCAA Championships Appearances: 1993 (Individual-Neil Connolly), 2009, 2012, 2014 (Individual-Chris Robb).
- 3 All-Americans: Jonathan Hodge (2008), Stephan Jaeger (2012) and Chris Robb (2014).
- 1 NCAA Regional Team Tile: 2012 Bowling Green.
- 1 NCAA Regional Medalist: Stephan Jaeger (2012 Bowling Green).
- 2 Top 25 season-ending rankings: 2008 (12) and 2009 (25).
- 1 United States Amateur Champion: Steven Fox (2012).
- 1 Scottish Amateur Champion: Chris Robb (2014).
- 4 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars: Derek Rende (2009, 2010) and Jaeger (2011, 2012).
- 2 SoCon Champions: Donnie Green (1978) and Jaeger (2012).
- 5 SoCon Golfers of the Year: Hodge (2007, 2008) and Jaeger (2010, 2011, 2012).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years – Rende (2007), Jaeger (2009) and Andrew Weathers (2015).
Junior Wes Gosselin got the day started right with three straight birdies. He stayed at -3 through his first eight holes before a double bogey right before the turn. He balanced a birdie and bogey with seven pars on his way in for his 71.
"I got a lucky break on my first tee shot," Gosselin noted. "It caught something and bounced the right way. I just tried to stay in the moment all day. I didn't particularly hit it well, but I was able to put together a solid start."
According to coach Mark Guhne, his Mocs could not avoid the big number.
"I thought we played well for the most part," he stated. "Brooks (Thomas) played really well, just had the one bad break on his ninth hole. Lake (Johnson) was solid, 16 strong holes. We had 11 scores higher than bogey. The course played hard today, but we need to manage the rounds better."
Thomas was -1 through eight, but his ninth hole (No. 18) was a treacherous one. A bad break on the lightning quick green with a false front led to an eight. He bounced right back with a birdie on one nailing an 18-footer. Bogeys at four and seven completed his card with a 76 (+4).
Johnson played well in his first collegiate start. He was -1 through seven holes before a triple-bogey seven. He responded quickly with a birdie before the turn to get back to +1. He was +3 through 17 when he found the hazard on the par 5 ninth. That led to another triple and a 78 (+6).
Kory Webb overcame a rough start. He was +4 through the first five holes and made the turn at +6. Back-to-back birdies and two and three righted the ship before bogeys and five, six, seven and eight. He finished with an 80 to round out the counting scores.
Stuart Thomas leads off tomorrow's second round at 8:52 a.m. Chattanooga is paired with North Florida and Dalton State, coached by former Moc Ben Rickett. Webb (9:03), Johnson (9:14), B. Thomas (9:25) and Gosselin (9:36) follow. Admission is free with the Farm located about 30 minutes from downtown Chattanooga.
Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic
Sept. 11-13 | The Farm | Rocky Face, Ga.
| 1) Georgia Tech | 286 | 286 (-2) |
| 2) Alabama | 289 | 289 (+1) |
| tie) South Carolina | 289 | 289 (+1) |
| 4) LSU | 291 | 291 (+3) |
| 5) Auburn | 293 | 293 (+5) |
| 6) Clemson | 296 | 296 (+8) |
| tie) Ole Miss | 296 | 296 (+8) |
| 8) USF | 297 | 297 (+9) |
| 9) Kennesaw State | 299 | 299 (+11) |
| tie) North Carolina | 299 | 299 (+11) |
| 11) Tennessee | 303 | 303 (+15) |
| 12) Florida | 304 | 304 (+16) |
| 13) CHATTANOOGA | 305 | 305 (+17) |
| 14) North Florida | 307 | 307 (+19) |
| 15) Dalton State | 315 | 315 (+27) |
| MOCS: | ||
| T7) Wes Gosselin | 71 | 71 (-1) |
| T41) Brooks Thomas | 76 | 76 (+4) |
| T53) Lake Johnson | 78 | 78 (+6) |
| T68) Kory Webb | 80 | 80 (+8) |
| 81) Stuart Thomas | 90 | 90 (+18) |
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page or on Twitter. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here.
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won six Southern Conference Championships (1987, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) since joining the league in 1977-78. The Mocs have twice been ranked No. 1 in the nation during the falls of 2008 and 2009. It boasts:
- 4 NCAA Championships Appearances: 1993 (Individual-Neil Connolly), 2009, 2012, 2014 (Individual-Chris Robb).
- 3 All-Americans: Jonathan Hodge (2008), Stephan Jaeger (2012) and Chris Robb (2014).
- 1 NCAA Regional Team Tile: 2012 Bowling Green.
- 1 NCAA Regional Medalist: Stephan Jaeger (2012 Bowling Green).
- 2 Top 25 season-ending rankings: 2008 (12) and 2009 (25).
- 1 United States Amateur Champion: Steven Fox (2012).
- 1 Scottish Amateur Champion: Chris Robb (2014).
- 4 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars: Derek Rende (2009, 2010) and Jaeger (2011, 2012).
- 2 SoCon Champions: Donnie Green (1978) and Jaeger (2012).
- 5 SoCon Golfers of the Year: Hodge (2007, 2008) and Jaeger (2010, 2011, 2012).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years – Rende (2007), Jaeger (2009) and Andrew Weathers (2015).
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