Friday, September 6
Rocky Face, Ga.
Chattanooga
vs
Carpet Capital Collegiate - Round 1
Senior Will Porter.
Photo by: GoMocs.com
PREVIEW: Men’s Golf Starts Season Friday at the Farm
9/4/2019 1:14:00 PM | Men's Golf
Senior Will Porter and the Chattanooga Mocs open the season at the prestigious Carpet Capital Collegiate Friday in nearby Rocky Face, Ga.
SCORING | PAIRINGS | STATS/NOTES | ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF | CARPET CAPITAL WEBSITE
CHATTANOOGA---The long summer is gone. The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team opens the 2019-20 season this weekend at the Carpet Capital Collegiate outside nearby Dalton, Ga. It's been 135 days between tee times for 2008 champion of the event known as the "Masters of Collegiate Golf".
The Mocs went through a spirited qualifying tournament to name the five starters. Senior Will Porter and junior Oliver Simonsen were two mainstays from last year's lineup and are joined by junior A.J. Lintunen whose lone start last year was in the Carpet Capital before injury limited his campaign. Sophomores Moritz Lammel and Matt Smith are fresh faces at the Farm.
"It's a good blend of experience and new faces for this year's tournament," Coach Mark Guhne explained. "You're looking at a group that is hungry to get the season started. There is no more special place to begin than at the Carpet Capital.
"It's a stern test on a great golf course and the strength of the field is stronger than any event we play except the NCAA Championships."
Porter and Lintunen are making their third season-opening starts at the Carpet Capital, while Simonsen is making his second. Lammel missed out on qualifying prior to last year's event, while Smith is in his first year with the program.
It's a three-day, 54-hole journey at the Farm. Tee times and scores, when available, can be accessed at the scoring link above.
PGA Tour winners Jordan Spieth (Texas), Tiger Woods (Stanford), Justin Thomas (Alabama), Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech), Jim Furyk (Arizona), Justin Leonard (Texas), Chris DiMarco (Florida) and Bubba Watson (Georgia), among others, graced the Farm's rolling terrain. Stephan Jaeger, 2018 & 2019 PGA Tour member, led the Mocs to the 2008 title with a hole-in-one on the treacherous eighth.
For more information on this year's event along with Carpet Capital Collegiate history, click the link to the Carpet Capital Website at the top of the story. Admission is free.
LINEUP
Moritz Lammel (1st CCC appearance), A.J. Lintunen (3rd), Will Porter (3rd), Oliver Simonsen (2nd) & Matt Smith (1st).
3 NOTES TO KNOW
FIELD
Chattanooga, Alabama, Charlotte, Clemson, Colorado State, ETSU, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, North Florida, San Francisco, South Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee & Virginia
COURSE
The Farm - Par 72 – 7,178 yards
DATES/TEE TIMES (EDT) – ADMISSION IS FREE
Friday: TBA
Saturday/Sunday: TBA (Click pairings link above for details)
HISTORY
2007: T9th/299-294-293=886 (+22) | Derek Rende, T10, 75-72-69=216 (E)
2008: 1st/291-283-290=864 (E) | Jonathan Hodge, T2, 71-72-70=213 (-3)
2009: 2nd/291-284-288=863 (-1) | Stephan Jaeger, T3, 74-66-71=211 (-5)
2010: 8th/290-285-305=880 (+16) | Steven Fox, T7, 69-69-75=213 (-3)
2011: 6th/287-287-290 (E) | Benni Weilguni, 2, 72-67-71=210 (-6)
2012: 7th/292-286-297=875 (+11) | Liam Johnston, T11, 70-70-74=w214 (-2)
2013: 14th/306-296-297=899 (+35) | Davis Bunn, T27, 71-74-75=220 (+4)
2014: 10th/291-282-293=866 (+2) | Liam Johnston, T10, 76-66-70=212 (-4)
2015: T12th/305-306-302=913 (+49) | Wes Gosselin, 6, 71-74-71=216 (E)
2016: 13th/299-299-292=898 (+34) | Wes Gosselin, T30, 73-74-71=218 (+2)
2017: 13th/314-290-288=892 (+28) | Luke Long, T24, 77-71-69=217 (+1)
2018: 14th/295-294-306=895 (+31) | Will Porter, T34, 74-70-76=220 (+4)
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Team: Georgia Tech/Tennessee, 843 (-21)
Medalist: Bryson Nimmer, Clemson, 72-69-65=206 (-10)
TEAM LEADERS
Scoring Average: N/A
Par 3: N/A
Par 4: N/A
Par 5: N/A
Eagles/18: N/A
Birdies/18: N/A
Pars/18: N/A
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CHATTANOOGA---The long summer is gone. The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team opens the 2019-20 season this weekend at the Carpet Capital Collegiate outside nearby Dalton, Ga. It's been 135 days between tee times for 2008 champion of the event known as the "Masters of Collegiate Golf".
The Mocs went through a spirited qualifying tournament to name the five starters. Senior Will Porter and junior Oliver Simonsen were two mainstays from last year's lineup and are joined by junior A.J. Lintunen whose lone start last year was in the Carpet Capital before injury limited his campaign. Sophomores Moritz Lammel and Matt Smith are fresh faces at the Farm.
"It's a good blend of experience and new faces for this year's tournament," Coach Mark Guhne explained. "You're looking at a group that is hungry to get the season started. There is no more special place to begin than at the Carpet Capital.
"It's a stern test on a great golf course and the strength of the field is stronger than any event we play except the NCAA Championships."
Porter and Lintunen are making their third season-opening starts at the Carpet Capital, while Simonsen is making his second. Lammel missed out on qualifying prior to last year's event, while Smith is in his first year with the program.
It's a three-day, 54-hole journey at the Farm. Tee times and scores, when available, can be accessed at the scoring link above.
PGA Tour winners Jordan Spieth (Texas), Tiger Woods (Stanford), Justin Thomas (Alabama), Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech), Jim Furyk (Arizona), Justin Leonard (Texas), Chris DiMarco (Florida) and Bubba Watson (Georgia), among others, graced the Farm's rolling terrain. Stephan Jaeger, 2018 & 2019 PGA Tour member, led the Mocs to the 2008 title with a hole-in-one on the treacherous eighth.
For more information on this year's event along with Carpet Capital Collegiate history, click the link to the Carpet Capital Website at the top of the story. Admission is free.
LINEUP
Moritz Lammel (1st CCC appearance), A.J. Lintunen (3rd), Will Porter (3rd), Oliver Simonsen (2nd) & Matt Smith (1st).
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- 13th straight appearance in the prestigious Carpet Capital Collegiate. This week's lineup has five career starts at the Farm: A.J. Lintunen (2), Will Porter (2) & Oliver Simonsen (1).
- Individual Mocs Top 10s at the Carpet Capital Collegiate: Derek Rende, T10, 2007 (216, E); Jonathan Hodge, T2, 2008 (213, -3); Stephan Jaeger, T4, 2008 (214, -2); Stephan Jaeger, T3, 2009 (211, -5); Steven Fox, T7, 2010 (213, -3); Benni Weilguni, T2, 2011 (210, -6); Liam Johnston, T10, 2014 (212, -4); Wes Gosselin, 6, 2015 (216, E).
- UTC won the event in 2008 with Tennessee (5 strokes back), South Carolina (6), Clemson (8) and Florida (9) rounding out the top 5. Finished runner-up to Tennessee in 2009.
FIELD
Chattanooga, Alabama, Charlotte, Clemson, Colorado State, ETSU, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, North Florida, San Francisco, South Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee & Virginia
COURSE
The Farm - Par 72 – 7,178 yards
DATES/TEE TIMES (EDT) – ADMISSION IS FREE
Friday: TBA
Saturday/Sunday: TBA (Click pairings link above for details)
HISTORY
2007: T9th/299-294-293=886 (+22) | Derek Rende, T10, 75-72-69=216 (E)
2008: 1st/291-283-290=864 (E) | Jonathan Hodge, T2, 71-72-70=213 (-3)
2009: 2nd/291-284-288=863 (-1) | Stephan Jaeger, T3, 74-66-71=211 (-5)
2010: 8th/290-285-305=880 (+16) | Steven Fox, T7, 69-69-75=213 (-3)
2011: 6th/287-287-290 (E) | Benni Weilguni, 2, 72-67-71=210 (-6)
2012: 7th/292-286-297=875 (+11) | Liam Johnston, T11, 70-70-74=w214 (-2)
2013: 14th/306-296-297=899 (+35) | Davis Bunn, T27, 71-74-75=220 (+4)
2014: 10th/291-282-293=866 (+2) | Liam Johnston, T10, 76-66-70=212 (-4)
2015: T12th/305-306-302=913 (+49) | Wes Gosselin, 6, 71-74-71=216 (E)
2016: 13th/299-299-292=898 (+34) | Wes Gosselin, T30, 73-74-71=218 (+2)
2017: 13th/314-290-288=892 (+28) | Luke Long, T24, 77-71-69=217 (+1)
2018: 14th/295-294-306=895 (+31) | Will Porter, T34, 74-70-76=220 (+4)
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Team: Georgia Tech/Tennessee, 843 (-21)
Medalist: Bryson Nimmer, Clemson, 72-69-65=206 (-10)
TEAM LEADERS
Scoring Average: N/A
Par 3: N/A
Par 4: N/A
Par 5: N/A
Eagles/18: N/A
Birdies/18: N/A
Pars/18: N/A
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