Monday, February 22
Mobile, Ala.
Chattanooga
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USA Women's Invitational - Day 1
Senior Emily McLennan and the Chattanooga Mocs look to continue stellar play at USA Women’s Invitational.
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Mocs Open Women’s Golf Spring Campaign in Mobile
2/21/2016 4:08:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team looks to build on its already impressive resume opening the spring Monday in Mobile.
NOTES | LIVE SCORING | LOZA FEATURE STORY | WOLF, SAUZON EARN LET TOUR CARDS
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team returns to the tee Monday hoping to pick up where they left off in the fall. They begin the spring slate at the USA Women's Invitational on the Azalea City Golf Course in Mobile, Ala.
UTC won one event, finished second in two more and tallied a third as well in making a great first impression on the 2015-16 campaign.
A familiar five opens the spring with seniors Emily McLennan (72.20) and Isabella Loza (74.08) joined by sophomores Megan Woods (74.33) and Cris Perez (74.73) and freshman Monica San Juan (76.20). McLennan's +6 average is on pace to shatter the school record, while Loza (4th), Woods (6th) and Perez (9th) all rank in the top 10.
After a tough opener, that quintet posted 11 top 20s averaging 291.00 over their final 12 rounds. San Juan made the biggest improvement posting 74.22 per round over her last nine cards.
Follow live scoring at the link above. The full tournament notes package is available above as well. GoMocs.com has the story at the end of each day with the field playing 36 holes on Monday and ending with 18 on Tuesday.
2016 USA Women's Invite
Tournament Field: UAB, Alabama State, (64) CHATTANOOGA, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Mobile, South Alabama, Southern Illinois, Spring Hill
Where: Azalea City Golf Course | Mobile, Ala. | Par 72 | 6,071 yards
When: Feb. 22-23
Format: 54 holes – 36 Monday/18 Tuesday
2015 Results: Memphis was a 10-shot winner over Western Kentucky. Little Rock's Stina Resen won individually at +5 (221).
Best Team Finish: 1st appearance
Team Records: 18 holes: N/A | 36: N/A | Total: N/A
Best Individual Finish: N/A
Ind. Records: 18 holes: N/A | 36: N/A | Total: N/A
A Look Back & a Look Ahead
Last Time Out: The Mocs (882) finished second at the Palmetto Intercollegiate to end the fall campaign. It was the fourth top 3 finish in five outings. Emily McLennan (217) tied for third at +1.
Next Up: The ladies are right back on the tee Feb. 28-March 1 at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Cl.
Chip Shots
- This week's lineup: Emily McLennan, Isabella Loza, Cris Perez, Monica San Juan & Megan Woods.
- USA Women's Invite History: Year: Team Finish & Scores | Top Individual: 1st Entry
- The team has six par or better rounds on the season. There were a total of nine in the prior eight seasons.
- The counting cards have 173 birdies over the first five events, an average of 11.53 per round. The 2014-15 group did not reach 173 until the first round of the final regular season event (Chattanooga Classic).
- The team set new scoring records for 36 holes (564) and 54 (852) in winning the Fall Invitational. The 564 bested the previous low (577, 2014 Web.com Intercollegiate) by 13, while the final number of 852 was seven below the 5-under 859 in winning the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invite.
- 293.33 stroke average is more than eight shots better than the school record of 301.43 set a year ago.
- McLennan's win at the Fall Invite was her second. She joins Emma de Groot (6) and former teammate Agathe Sauzon (2) as the only multiple winners in school history. It was the 14th medalist honor for a Moc.
- McLennan has 24 career par or better rounds. That's second all-time at Chattanooga behind Emma de Groot (2008-11) who holds the record with 32. Her seven on the year are second to her season high of eight in 2014-15.
- McLennan's 15 top 10's rank third all-time at UTC behind de Groot (24) and Christine Wolf (16).
- McLennan's 72.20 scoring average is a record pace ahead of de Groot's 73.81 in 2009-10. Loza's 74.08 ranks fourth, while Woods' 74.33 is sixth and Perez (74.73) ninth.
- Loza (T4, Fall Invite) and San Juan (T9, Pinehurst Challenge) also have top 10s with McLennan's three leading the squad.
- Loza is -2 on both par 3s (team lead) and 5s (3rd). McLennan's +9 is low on par 4s. Woods paces par 5s at -7.
- Perez exceeded her birdie total (25) from last year in just 10 rounds. She has 34 so far.
- Woods is 15 birdies (30) shy of her total from last season (45).
- Par or Better Cards (Team 6): McLennan 7, Loza 5, Perez 4, Woods 4, San Juan 3
- Team season bests: 18: 280, Fall Inv. | 36: 564, Fall Inv. | 54: 852, Fall Inv. (36 & 54 holes are school records)
- Indiv. season bests: 18: 68, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 36: 136, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 54: 205, McLennan, Fall Inv. (36 & 54-hole totals are school records)
- Scoring Avg (Leaders) by Hole Type: Par 3: 3.15 (Loza, 2.96) | Par 4: 4.11 (McLennan, 4.06) | Par 5: 4.96 (Woods, 4.88)
- Scoring Bests (Indiv.) by Hole Type: Par 3: -7, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 4: -1, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 5: -19, Pinehurst Challenge (McLennan -6, Pinehurst)
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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).
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team returns to the tee Monday hoping to pick up where they left off in the fall. They begin the spring slate at the USA Women's Invitational on the Azalea City Golf Course in Mobile, Ala.
UTC won one event, finished second in two more and tallied a third as well in making a great first impression on the 2015-16 campaign.
A familiar five opens the spring with seniors Emily McLennan (72.20) and Isabella Loza (74.08) joined by sophomores Megan Woods (74.33) and Cris Perez (74.73) and freshman Monica San Juan (76.20). McLennan's +6 average is on pace to shatter the school record, while Loza (4th), Woods (6th) and Perez (9th) all rank in the top 10.
After a tough opener, that quintet posted 11 top 20s averaging 291.00 over their final 12 rounds. San Juan made the biggest improvement posting 74.22 per round over her last nine cards.
Follow live scoring at the link above. The full tournament notes package is available above as well. GoMocs.com has the story at the end of each day with the field playing 36 holes on Monday and ending with 18 on Tuesday.
2016 USA Women's Invite
Tournament Field: UAB, Alabama State, (64) CHATTANOOGA, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Mobile, South Alabama, Southern Illinois, Spring Hill
Where: Azalea City Golf Course | Mobile, Ala. | Par 72 | 6,071 yards
When: Feb. 22-23
Format: 54 holes – 36 Monday/18 Tuesday
2015 Results: Memphis was a 10-shot winner over Western Kentucky. Little Rock's Stina Resen won individually at +5 (221).
Best Team Finish: 1st appearance
Team Records: 18 holes: N/A | 36: N/A | Total: N/A
Best Individual Finish: N/A
Ind. Records: 18 holes: N/A | 36: N/A | Total: N/A
A Look Back & a Look Ahead
Last Time Out: The Mocs (882) finished second at the Palmetto Intercollegiate to end the fall campaign. It was the fourth top 3 finish in five outings. Emily McLennan (217) tied for third at +1.
Next Up: The ladies are right back on the tee Feb. 28-March 1 at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Cl.
Chip Shots
- This week's lineup: Emily McLennan, Isabella Loza, Cris Perez, Monica San Juan & Megan Woods.
- USA Women's Invite History: Year: Team Finish & Scores | Top Individual: 1st Entry
- The team has six par or better rounds on the season. There were a total of nine in the prior eight seasons.
- The counting cards have 173 birdies over the first five events, an average of 11.53 per round. The 2014-15 group did not reach 173 until the first round of the final regular season event (Chattanooga Classic).
- The team set new scoring records for 36 holes (564) and 54 (852) in winning the Fall Invitational. The 564 bested the previous low (577, 2014 Web.com Intercollegiate) by 13, while the final number of 852 was seven below the 5-under 859 in winning the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invite.
- 293.33 stroke average is more than eight shots better than the school record of 301.43 set a year ago.
- McLennan's win at the Fall Invite was her second. She joins Emma de Groot (6) and former teammate Agathe Sauzon (2) as the only multiple winners in school history. It was the 14th medalist honor for a Moc.
- McLennan has 24 career par or better rounds. That's second all-time at Chattanooga behind Emma de Groot (2008-11) who holds the record with 32. Her seven on the year are second to her season high of eight in 2014-15.
- McLennan's 15 top 10's rank third all-time at UTC behind de Groot (24) and Christine Wolf (16).
- McLennan's 72.20 scoring average is a record pace ahead of de Groot's 73.81 in 2009-10. Loza's 74.08 ranks fourth, while Woods' 74.33 is sixth and Perez (74.73) ninth.
- Loza (T4, Fall Invite) and San Juan (T9, Pinehurst Challenge) also have top 10s with McLennan's three leading the squad.
- Loza is -2 on both par 3s (team lead) and 5s (3rd). McLennan's +9 is low on par 4s. Woods paces par 5s at -7.
- Perez exceeded her birdie total (25) from last year in just 10 rounds. She has 34 so far.
- Woods is 15 birdies (30) shy of her total from last season (45).
- Par or Better Cards (Team 6): McLennan 7, Loza 5, Perez 4, Woods 4, San Juan 3
- Team season bests: 18: 280, Fall Inv. | 36: 564, Fall Inv. | 54: 852, Fall Inv. (36 & 54 holes are school records)
- Indiv. season bests: 18: 68, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 36: 136, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 54: 205, McLennan, Fall Inv. (36 & 54-hole totals are school records)
- Scoring Avg (Leaders) by Hole Type: Par 3: 3.15 (Loza, 2.96) | Par 4: 4.11 (McLennan, 4.06) | Par 5: 4.96 (Woods, 4.88)
- Scoring Bests (Indiv.) by Hole Type: Par 3: -7, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 4: -1, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 5: -19, Pinehurst Challenge (McLennan -6, Pinehurst)
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 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).
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