RESULTS
 
DULUTH, Ga.---The Chattanooga Mocs tied for ninth at the Autotrader Collegiate at Berkeley Hills Country Club. A final round 298 (+10) matched UNCG at 889, two behind Boston College in eighth.
 
It was a rough finish for the Mocs. The squad made the turn at level par. A spate of bogies dropped the team a few strokes before Luke Long's eagle at 15 got it back to 2 over as a unit.
 
A trio of short par 4s end the 6,706-yard tract. The group played 16 with all pars, but stumble on the two finishing holes dropping eight strokes with a triple, two doubles, a bogey and four pars on the counting cards.
 
Phillip Hickam led the day with an even-par 72 over the final 18. He earned his fourth career top 10 tying for seventh at 1-over 217.
 
Luke Long and A.J. Lintunen contributed 75s to today's tally with Etienne Brault adding 76. Will Porter's 79 served as the drop score. Lake Johnson also shot E playing as an individual.
 
Johnson just missed the top 10 tying for 14th at 3-over 219. Brault narrowly earned a top 25 tying for 23rd at 5 over (221). Long ended up at 224, while Porter (231) and Lintunen (232) finished just a shot apart.
 
Georgia Southern was the runaway winner at 17 under led by medalist Steven Fisk at 19 under (197). Host Georgia State was second at seven over, two clear of Notre Dame in third.
 
LINEUP
T7) Phillip Hickam: 76-69-72=217 (+1)
T14) Lake Johnson (Ind.): 71-76-72=219 (+3)
T23) Etienne Brault: 70-75-76=221 (+5)
T39) Luke Long: 72-77-75=224 (+8)
T71) Will Porter: 76-76-79=231 (+15)
T74) A.J. Lintunen: 80-77-75=232 (+16)
 
INDIVIDUALS IN LOUDON
Three individuals played at Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon. The trio - Andrew Weathers, Oliver Simonsen & Connor Nolan - entered the Bojangles Tennessee Intercollegiate, a two-day, 36-hole event.
 
Nolan was the top finisher at even-par 144. He ended up fifth, two off the lead. Weathers was one stroke back at 145 tying for sixth. Simonson tied for 21st shooting 151.
 
QUOTABLE
Coach Mark Guhne on the Autotrader Collegiate:
"Frustrating tournament. Really proud of Phil. He got off to a tough start and played really well over the last 36 holes to get into the top 10. Lake Johnson was a bright spot as an individual earning his way to Kiawah in a couple of weeks."
 
On the individuals play at Tennessee National:
"That's an impressive finish for Connor. Getting a top 5 without a practice round, on a course you've never played and not practicing for four days? That's impressive. Good finish for Andy too. A very special thank you to (women's coach) Colette Murray for coaching them this week."
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• Fourth career top 10 for Hickam. T7 is his best finish in a team event ahead of T9 at last spring's Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate.
• Second round 69 is the second card in the 60s for Hickam matching his 2016-17 total.
• Johnson's 219 total is the best for him since last September's Maui Jim Intercollegiate.

 
NEXT UP
The squad has time to prepare for the East Bay Intercollegiate. The tournament is Oct. 29-31 at the famed Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, S.C.
 
Live scoring and pairing links are at atop this story when available.
 
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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 Regionals Team Title: 2012 Bowling Green.
- 1 NCAA Regionals Medalist: Stephan Jaeger (2012 Bowling Green).
- 8 NCAA Regionals Team Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- 3 NCAA Regionals Individual Appearances: Neil Connolly (1992, 1993) and Wes Gosselin (2016).
- 2 Top 25 season-ending rankings: 2008 (12) and 2009 (25).
- 1 PGA TOUR Member: Stephan Jaeger (2018).
- 1 United States Amateur Champion: Steven Fox (2012).
- 1 Scottish Amateur Champion: Chris Robb (2014).
- 8 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars: Derek Rende (2009, 2010), Jaeger (2011, 2012), Gosselin (2016, 2017), Phillip Hickam (2017) and Stuart Thomas (2017).
- 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).