ROCKY FACE, Ga.---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team tied Ole Miss for 12th-place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate at the Farm. The Mocs and Rebels shot 913 over the 54 holes ending up eight clear of North Florida in 14th and six shy of South Florida in 11th.
"I think we were very close to a nice finish," coach
Mark Guhne said. "That said, we're disappointed with where we did finish. We're better than that, and we'll show that in the weeks to come. This is an inexperienced roster and we learned a lot playing a difficult field.
"We look forward to getting back to work and preparing for the next one."
Guhne highlighted strong play from junior
Wes Gosselin and a key action item for the next event.
"Wes' play was no surprise," he added. "He's worked very hard and developed his game. He can be among the very best in the country.
"We really weren't far from finishing in the top half of the field. The course played very difficult this weekend, but it was hard on everyone. We learned a lot, now we need to apply those lessons."
Gosselin ended up sixth with an even-par 216. That was four strokes off the pace set by medalist Jacob Joiner from Georgia Tech who won by a shot at -4. The Clemson duo of Austin Langdale and Stephen Behr were second at -3, while LSU's Zach Wright and Florida's Sam Horsfield tied for fifth at -1.
Gosselin's final round 71 paced the Mocs 302 effort.
Brooks Thomas turned in a 75 with
Lake Johnson and
Stuart Thomas completing the counting cards with 77 and 79 respectively.
Kory Webb had the drop score with an 83.
B. Thomas tied for 34th overall shooting 227. Johnson tallied 237 in his first collegiate tournament, while Webb was next on the Mocs roster at 243. S. Thomas ended up at 245.
Auburn ran away with the team title with a final round 287 (-1). The Tigers topped runner-up Clemson by nine, while South Carolina was another three strokes belt back in third.
The Mocs return to the tee in just over a week at the Janney VCU Shootout. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is September 21-22 at the Country Club of Virginia on its Tuckhoe Creek Course in Richmond. Scoring links are available on GoMocs.com and fans can follow @GoMocsMGLF on Twitter.
Carpet Capital Collegiate ClassicSept. 11-13 | The Farm | Rocky Face, Ga.| 1) Auburn | 293-288-287 | 868 (+4) |
| 2) Clemson | 296-287-294 | 877 (+13) |
| 3) South Carolina | 289-295-296 | 880 (+16) |
| 4) LSU | 291-301-291 | 883 (+19) |
| 5) Georgia Tech | 286-296-303 | 885 (+21) |
| 6) Alabama | 289-289-317 | 895 (+31) |
| 7) Florida | 304-299-296 | 899 (+35) |
| 8) Tennessee | 303-296-301 | 900 (+36) |
| 9) North Carolina | 299-303-301 | 903 (+39) |
| 10) Kennesaw State | 299-297-310 | 906 (+42) |
| 11) USF | 297-301-309 | 907 (+43) |
| 12) CHATTANOOGA | 305-306-302 | 913 (+49) |
| tie) Ole Miss | 296-310-307 | 913 (+49) |
| 14) North Florida | 307-306-308 | 921 (+57) |
| 15) Dalton State | 315-303-314 | 932 (+68) |
| MOCS: | | |
| 6) Wes Gosselin | 71-74-71 | 216 (E) |
| T34) Brooks Thomas | 76-76-75 | 227 (+11) |
| T65) Lake Johnson | 78-82-77 | 237 (+21) |
| 77) Kory Webb | 80-80-83 | 243 (+27) |
| T79) Stuart Thomas | 90-76-79 | 245 (+29) |
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 GOLFThe 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).
