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SAPPHIRE, N.C.---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team are tied for fourth place after 36 holes Monday at the J.T. Poston Invitational. The lads opened with 288 over the first 18 and closed with 286 in the afternoon.

"There was a lot of good stuff today," Coach Blaine Woodruff shared after the marathon. "The greens firmed up and the was blowing pretty good most of the day. It wasn't the finish we wanted after a pretty solid second round overall. We're only 10 shots back, and the guys are eager to make a move tomorrow."
 
It was a balanced effort over the first round. The 4-over 284 was led by Samuel Espinosa and Garrett Engle with even-par 71s. Paul Conroy and Braedon Wear added 73, while John Houk posted the drop score with 74.

Round two saw Wear lead the way with a 1-under 70. Conroy was right on his heels with even-par 71 which was one better than Houk's 72. Espinosa turned in 73, while Engle's 74 was the drop tally.
 
The 574 total is tied with Wofford. The duo is 10 off the pace set by Coastal Carolina. UNCW (569) is second with Elon (572) in third. Georgia State's Jordan Jung is the individual leader with 137 (-5).

"It;s encouraging to me that the guys felt like they left a lot of shots out there," Woodruff continued. "I feel like we are only scratching the surface of what this group is capable, and we are excited about tomorrow's opportunity to give it a run for a title."
 
Tuesday's final 18 is a 9:20 a.m., start for the Mocs. Houk leads off followed by Engle (9:29), Conroy (9:38), Espinosa (9:47) and Wear (9:56). It's SoCon Tuesday paired with Western Carolina and the Terriers. Live scoring is available on Golfstat.
 
J.T. Poston Invite
Sept. 26-27 (Mon-Tue) | Sapphire, N.C.
 
Lineup
4th of 17: 288-286=574 (+6)
T12) Braedon Wear: 73-70=143 (+1)
T18) Samuel Espinosa: 71-73=144 (+2)
T18) Paul Conroy: 73-71=144 (+2)
T23) Garrett Engle: 71-74=145 (+3)
T30) John Houk: 74-72=146 (+4)
 
Course
C.C. of Sapphire Valley | Par 71 | 7,007 yards
 
Field
Abilene Christian, Appalachian State, Bellarmine, Belmont, Coastal Carolina, Elon, Francis Marion, Georgia State, High Point, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Morehead State, UNC Wilmington, Western Kentucky, Western Carolina and Wofford
 
History
2009: 8th, 300-278=578 (+10) | T4, Stephan Jaeger, 73-66=139 (-3)
2018: 5th, 277-285-285=846 (-6) | T2, Oliver Simonsen, 66-70-69=205 (-8)
*2020: 1st, 283-274-278=835 (-17) | 1, A.J. Lintunen, 71-65-71=207 (-6)
2021: 3rd,276-273-288=837 (-15) | 1, Braedon Wear, 66-66-71=203 (-10)
*Not played at C.C. of Sapphire Valley
 
Live Scoring
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