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THOUSAND OAKS---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team bounced back strong over their second 18 at the Southwestern Invitational Monday at Sherwood Country Club. The Mocs improved 22 strokes with a 3-over 287 paced by Carson Johnson.
 
Johnson turned in a career-best 68. His 3-under day gives him a 36-hole total of 144. That tops the Mocs contingent and is tied for 20th.
 
Chattanooga is tied for 13th with No. 11 Arizona at 596. The Mocs and Wildcats are five shots behind 12th-place UCLA which is ranked No. 10 in the country.
 
UNLV holds a 2-shot lead over first round leader San Diego State and No. 5 Texas. The Rebels shot 5 under on day two for a 2-day total of 4-under 564.
 
The Longhorns' Christiaan Maas and Rebels' Zach Little are tied for the individual lead at 5 under. The Mocs take the course at 1:15 p.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday paired with Arizona and individuals.
 
Tournament 5: Southwestern Invite
Dates: Jan. 27-29 | Format: 18/day | Host: Pepperdine
Course: Sherwood CC; Par 71; 7,081 yards | Location: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Field: Chattanooga, (11) Arizona, Cal, (10) UCLA, (24) Duke, (14) Florida, UNLV, (19) Pepperdine, San Diego State, San Jose State, USC, (5) Texas, (15) Vanderbilt & Washington
 
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First Thought: "Proud of the guys for their fight today. We beat some top teams in the country. We have to build off this and get ready for tomorrow's final round." – Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
The Rundown

• As mentioned above, the 3-under 68 is a new career-low total for Johnson. 3 under matches his best vs par coming five rounds ago to start the Steelwood Collegiate.
• Johnson is averaging 71.6 strokes per 18 over his last five cards.
• Aidan Cohl's level-par 71 is his first collegiate par or better 18.
• 18 birdies on the counting cards ties for second most this season behind 20 in the second round of the Steelwood Collegiate.
• The second round is where the Mocs have been at their best in 2024-25 with a 289.0 average over the five tournaments. The first and third to date are a combined 296.89.
• The Mocs shot par or better on 55.6 of the holes they played on Monday with seven birdies and 33 pars. They turned it around with 18 birdies and 36 pars playing par or better 75 percent of the time.
• Another key to the turnaround was limiting the big scores. There was just one tally above bogey in round two after six in the first round.

 
Lineup
Team: T13th, 309-287=596 (+28)
T20) Carson Johnson: 76-68=144 (+2)
T41) Camden Braidech: 72-76=148 (+6)
T64) Braedon Wear: 78-76=154 (+12)
T64) Aidan Cohl: 83-71=154 (+12)
69) Ethan Whitaker: 83-72=155 (+13)
 
Tournament History
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Next Up
Feb. 3-4: Battle at Briar's Creek | G.C. at Briar's Creek | Johns Island, S.C. (College of Charleston)
 
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