CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team opens the season Monday at the Mercedes-Benz Championships in Knoxville. Cherokee Country Club hosts the two-day event that includes 36 holes on day one followed by a final 18 Tuesday.

According to coach Colette Murray, the Mocs are ready to get the season going.

"We're excited," Murray stated. "It's a new season, all of our goals and hopes are out there for us. This can be a very special group."

Chattanooga returns three seniors and two sophomores with two incoming freshmen. The youth-heavy squad is actually a positive for Murray.

"I like it a lot," she added. "We have a good mix of youth and experience. Sometimes that excitement of something new is just what you need in a program. I think our younger players are going to have a positive impact on our season."

The starting lineup includes seniors Emily McLennan and Sarah Dolmovich, sophomores Cris Perez and Megan Woods along with freshman Monica San Juan. Woods won a strongly-contested qualifying tour, while Dolmovich topped senior Isabella Loza and freshman Pojjana Mesombat for the fifth spot.

Cherokee Country Club is on the southeast side of Knoxville off I-40. This link provides directions from McKenzie Arena to the course, a 109-mile drive.

Click the scoring link above to access tee times and scores when they are available.

2015 Mercedes-Benz Championships
Tournament Field: CHATTANOOGA, College of Charleston, Florida, Illinois, Iowa State, Kent State, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, UNLV, N.C. State, Ohio State, South Dakota State, Tennessee
Where: Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville, Tenn. | Par 70 | 5,958 yards
When: September 21-22
Format: 54 holes with 36 holes on day one, 18 for the final round
2014 Results: South Carolina rolled to a 14-stroke win over Tennessee in second. The Mocs finished 13th led by Agathe Sauzon who tied for 15th at +9. The Gamecocks' Nanna Madsen won medalist honors at -1.

Best Team Finish: 7th, 2010
Team Records: 18 holes: 292, 2013 (1) | 36: 591, 2013 | Total: 882, 2010
Best Individual Finish: Christine Wolf, T9, 2010 (216)
Ind. Records: 69, Maria Juliana Loza, 2010 | 36: 144, Emma de Groot, 2010 | Total: 216, Christine Wolf, 2010

A Look Back & a Look Ahead
Last Time Out: Finished second in the SoCon Championships to end the 2014-15 season.
Next Up: In two weeks, the squad travels to the Charleston, S.C., area for the Charleston Southern University Invitational at Rivertowne Country Club in Mt. Pleasant.

Chip Shots   
- The Chattanooga Mocs return four starters (Emily McLennan, Isabella Loza, Megan Woods, Cris Perez) from last season and another student-athlete (Sarah Dolmovich) who made five starts. Two freshmen (Pojjana Mesombat, Monica San Juan) round out the seven-person squad.
- Mercedes-Benz Championships History: Year: Team Finish & Scores | Top Individual
2008: T9th, 296-302-295=893 | T10, Maria Salinas, 73-74-70=217 (+1)
2009: 8th, 300-302-305=907 | T20, Emma de Groot, 73-72-79=224 (+8)
2010: 7th, 300-293-289=882 | T9, Christine Wolf, 73-73-70=216 (E)
2012: 14th, 311-307-304=922 | T26, Jordan Britt, 76-72-74=222 (+6)
2013: 8th, 292-PPD-299=591 | T19, Emily McLennan, 70-76=146 (+4)
2014: 13th, 317-298-308=923 | T15, Agathe Sauzon, 76-72-74=222 (+9)
- This week's lineup feature: Dolmovich, McLennan, Perez, San Juan and Woods.
- Cherokee Country Club was the site of McLennan's 2014 Tennessee Women's Amateur win.
- Woods won a strongly-contested "Q School" over Perez, San Juan and McLennan. Dolmovich clinched the fifth spot last Wednesday in a heads-up dual with Loza and Mesombat.
- McLennan is the top returner finishing second on the 2014-15 squad in scoring average (74.90). The 2015 Southern Conference Champion led the Mocs in rounds in the 60s (3) and tied Agathe Sauzon in par or better rounds with eight. She also paced the team in Par 5 scoring (5.01) and matched Sauzon on the Par 3s (3.13).
- McLennan needs 10 pars for 1,100 for her career.
- Woods made the 2015 SoCon All-Freshman squad. She was fourth in scoring average (77.63) leading in eagles per round (0.04) and ranking third in birdies (45).
- Perez got off to a slow start in her freshman campaign, but really turned the corner in the spring. Her average in the New Year was 75.93, which was third on the team over that period. She ended the season with two top 20s finishing 15th in the Chattanooga Classic and tied for 18th at the SoCon Championships.
- Dolmovich made five starts in 2014-15. Her best result was a tie for 12th playing as an individual at the Chattanooga Classic.
- San Juan is making her first collegiate start.

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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won five Southern Conference Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) since restarting the program in 2007-08.
- 1 NCAA Championships Appearances: 2009.
- 7 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
- 14 WGCA All-America Scholars.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 4 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013) and Emily McLennan (2014).
- 2 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011) and Britt (2014).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 1 Ladies European Tour Pro: Christine Wolf (2014).