Tournament 11: SoCon Championships
Dates: April 20-22 | Format: 18 per day
Host: SoCon | Location: Lake Oconee Village, Ga.
Course: Oconee Course | Par: 72 | Yards: 7,393
Field: (67) Chattanooga, (90) ETSU, (57) Furman, Mercer, (85) UNCG, Samford, Western Carolina & Wofford
 
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First Look: The Chattanooga Mocs finished fourth at the Southern Conference Championships at the Oconee Course in Lake Oconee Village, Ga. The squad completed the 3-day affair with 279 for a total of 12-under 852.
 
Garrett Engle led the way with 5-under 67. Braedon Wear and Camden Braidech chipped in 2-under 70s with level-par 72 from Ethan Whitaker completing the ledger. Carson Johnson had the drop tally of 75.
 
Engle earned a top 5 finish tying for fifth with a 7-under total of 209. Braidech and Wear finished just outside the top 10 in 12th with matching 213 numbers.
 
ETSU won the event with 836. UNCG (846) was runner-up ahead of Western Carolina (850) in third. The Mocs were followed by Furman (858), Samford (861), Wofford (865) and Mercer (867).
 
First Thought: "Obviously it's not the week we had planned out coming into it. But I was proud of the guys' effort. Being pretty far back going into today, we put together the second lowest round of the day by a good amount. So, they gave it all they had today and fought to the end, even if there really wasn't a whole lot for us to play for, and that just kind of speaks to the character of these guys. How much pride they have for our program and the 'Power C'." – Coach Blaine Woodruff on the week
 
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Scores
1) ETSU: 280-282-274=836 (-28)
2) UNCG: 277-285-284=846 (-18)
3) Western Carolina: 287-279-284=850 (-14)
4) Chattanooga: 285-288-279=852 (-12)
5) Furman: 288-280-290=858 (-6)
6) Samford: 289-288-284=861 (-3)
7) Wofford: 297-283-285=865 (+1)
8) Mercer: 288-293-287=867 (+3)
 
T5) Garrett Engle: 66-76-67=209 (-7)
T12) Camden Braidech: 73-70-70=213 (-3)
T12) Braedon Wear: 73-70-70=213 (-3)
T28) Ethan Whitaker: 74-73-72=219 (+3)
---) Dalton Chuba: 73-75-n/a
---) Carson Johnson: n/a-n/a-75
 
What to Know

• Dubbed "birdie Tuesday" on the Mocs Instagram account, it lived up to its billing. The counting cards posted 15 on the day with an eagle as well coming on a 30-yard chip by Engle on the par four 4th.
• The field shot 77 under cumulatively. Average team score was 284.79, roughly a 10-under 854 (854.38).
• The 279 was one shot off the lowest final 18 for the program at the SoCon Championships (278-2024).
• The 279 ties for the fourth-lowest SoCon card overall for the Mocs (2009 & 2023).
• The Mocs were 2 under at the turn (played back nine first) and 7 over covering the second nine. 13 under on the front this week and 1 over on holes 10-18.
• Engle's 67 was his 10th par or better card of the season and fifth in the 60s. The five tied Wear for most on the squad.
• The T5 for Engle marks four straight years with at least one top 5 for the Mocs.
• 44th career par or better card for Wear. That's ninth all-time at Chattanooga, one behind former teammate John Houk '24.
• Braidech notched his 12th par or better card. He's second to Wear (13) on the season list.
• Wear's seventh par or better 18 in the SoCon Championships. That's tied for second behind Stephan Jaeger '12 (8) with another former teammate Paul Conroy '24 (7).
• 10th straight par or better team round at the Oconee Course. 67 under for those 10 cards, a 281.30 average. That average is 280.78 under Woodruff.

 
Final Thoughts
"They were a big part of the foundation of changing the standard of this program. What we're about, what we expect and what we can achieve together. All four of those guys bought in from the start and and really helped build the foundation and return Chattanooga men's golf to a national name again." – Woodruff on the seniors contributions
 
Mocs in SoCon Championships
Champions (6) 
1987: Charlotte, N.C. | 309-299-317=925 (+61)
2007: Florence, S.C. | 293-80-291=864 (E)
2008: Florence, S.C. | 290-281-294=865 (+1)
2009: Florence, S.C. | 279-287-286-852 (-12)
2012: Daniel Isl., S.C. | 294-286--281=861 (-3)
2013: Daniel Isl., S.C. | 298-290-296=884 (+20)
 
Runners-up (7)
1978: Florence, S.C. | 388-388-365=1161
1989: Charlotte, N.C. | 298-293-298=889 (+25)
1993: Charlotte, N.C. | 301-302-300=903 (+39)
2014: Pinehurst, N.C. | 297-284-293=874 (+10)
2018: Pinehurst, N.C. | 290-304-293=887 (+23)
2023: Eatonton, Ga. | 277-279-283=839 (-25)
2024: Eatonton, Ga. | 284-274-278=836 (-28)
 
Medalists (2)    
1978: Donnie Green | 74-73-74=221 (+5)
2012: Stephan Jaeger | 66-72-69=207 (-9)
 
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