Monday, September 25
Birmingham, Ala.
Chattanooga
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Shoal Creek Invitational - Day 1
Junior Lake Johnson.
Photo by: Don Luzynski
Men’s Golf Hits the Tee at Shoal Creek Monday
9/24/2017 11:37:00 AM | Men's Golf
Lake Johnson and the Chattanooga Mocs return to the tee Monday at the Shoal Creek Invitational.
SCORING | PAIRINGS | STATS/NOTES
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is back in action Monday at the Shoal Creek Club in Birmingham, Ala. The two-day, 54-hole event provides the opportunity to build on a strong final 36 holes at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
After opening with 314 at the Farm, the Mocs responded with 2-over 578 over the last two 18s. That was 2-over par in one of the toughest events in the nation.
As you'll see below, the response was just what coach Mark Guhne wanted. Qualifying led to just one lineup change. Junior Etienne Brault enters and freshman Connor Nolan tags along as an individual.
Here's a look at the lineup along with a few extra tidbits for the weekend.
LINEUP
Luke Long (So., 72.33), Phillip Hickam (Sr., 73.00), Will Porter (So., 75.00), Lake Johnson (Jr., 78.67) & Etienne Brault (Jr., 1st event). Connor Nolan (Fr., 1st event) plays as an individual.
3 NOTES TO KNOW
QUOTABLE
"This is a good opportunity to build on what we started at the Farm. Our depth means it's a challenge finding our best five. It's a great problem to have. As a coach, you want qualifying for a tournament to be harder than the actual event." – Coach Mark Guhne.
FIELD
Chattanooga, UAB, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Memphis, Ole Miss, UNF, Notre Dame, South Alabama, Troy & Wake Forest
COURSE
Shoal Creek Club – Par 72 – 7,400 Yards
DATES/TEE TIMES (EDT) – ADMISSION IS FREE
Monday, Sept. 25 – 9:30 a.m. (Shotgun Start)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 – Tee time dependent on Monday play
Live scoring and pairing links are at atop this story when available.
HISTORY
This is the Mocs' first entry in the event.
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Team: Event was not played in 2016
Medalist: Event was not played in 2016
TEAM LEADERS
Scoring Average: Luke Long: 72.33
Par 3: Long, 2.92
Par 4: Long/Phillip Hickam, 4.07
Par 5: Will Porter, 4.58
Eagles/18: Long/Hickam, 0.33
Birdies/18: Long, 3.67
Pars/18: Hickam, 12.22
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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).
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is back in action Monday at the Shoal Creek Club in Birmingham, Ala. The two-day, 54-hole event provides the opportunity to build on a strong final 36 holes at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
After opening with 314 at the Farm, the Mocs responded with 2-over 578 over the last two 18s. That was 2-over par in one of the toughest events in the nation.
As you'll see below, the response was just what coach Mark Guhne wanted. Qualifying led to just one lineup change. Junior Etienne Brault enters and freshman Connor Nolan tags along as an individual.
Here's a look at the lineup along with a few extra tidbits for the weekend.
LINEUP
Luke Long (So., 72.33), Phillip Hickam (Sr., 73.00), Will Porter (So., 75.00), Lake Johnson (Jr., 78.67) & Etienne Brault (Jr., 1st event). Connor Nolan (Fr., 1st event) plays as an individual.
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- Last time the Mocs played an event in Birmingham, it swept team and individual wins at the 2004 Buffalo Rock/Southern Showdown shooting 854 led by medalist Bryce Ledford (208).
- Chattanooga has one experience at Shoal Creek Club. Women's golf alum Emily McLennan '15 played in the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional in 2015.
- Brault's 73.73 stroke average in 2016-17 was third on the squad.
QUOTABLE
"This is a good opportunity to build on what we started at the Farm. Our depth means it's a challenge finding our best five. It's a great problem to have. As a coach, you want qualifying for a tournament to be harder than the actual event." – Coach Mark Guhne.
FIELD
Chattanooga, UAB, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Memphis, Ole Miss, UNF, Notre Dame, South Alabama, Troy & Wake Forest
COURSE
Shoal Creek Club – Par 72 – 7,400 Yards
DATES/TEE TIMES (EDT) – ADMISSION IS FREE
Monday, Sept. 25 – 9:30 a.m. (Shotgun Start)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 – Tee time dependent on Monday play
Live scoring and pairing links are at atop this story when available.
HISTORY
This is the Mocs' first entry in the event.
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Team: Event was not played in 2016
Medalist: Event was not played in 2016
TEAM LEADERS
Scoring Average: Luke Long: 72.33
Par 3: Long, 2.92
Par 4: Long/Phillip Hickam, 4.07
Par 5: Will Porter, 4.58
Eagles/18: Long/Hickam, 0.33
Birdies/18: Long, 3.67
Pars/18: Hickam, 12.22
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Buy officially licensed gear in our online store. 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 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).
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