First Look
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team finished tied for eighth at the Visit Knox Collegiate. The squad's 18-over total of 858 was matched by the Iowa Hawkeyes. The duo went 7-7-1 on the head-to-head results against the field.
 
Breakdown

• The Mocs finished with 293 today. Evan Rogers led the way followed by Griffin Law (72), Camden Braidech (75) and Ethan Whitaker (77).
• Chattanooga beat the likes of College of Charleston (1 stroke), Loyola Marymount (3), Virginia Tech (8), Augusta (8), Toledo (17), N.C. State (26) & North Florida (28).
• Rogers led the Mocs with a 4-under 206 which was good for a tie for fifth. Law was next with 7-over 217, one better than Braidech's 218.
• Proved to be a resilient group this weekend. Shot 31 over on the front nine, while coming in at -13 on the back side.
• The counting cards amassed 41 birdies for the weekend. That's the most in an opening weekend since 56 (plus two eagles) in the 2022 Streamsong Invitational. Rogers led the group with 18.
• There were three individual cards with five or more birdies on them:
  9, Rogers, Rd1
  6, Rogers, Rd3
  5, Law, Rd3
• 858 total is the lowest since 24 under 840 at the 2022 Streamsong Invite. 858 is the fifth-lowest opening weekend score all-time. The top 10:
  819, 2008 Scenic City Invite
  829, 2007 Scenic City Invite
  840, 2022 Streamsong Invite
  854, 2004 Buffalo Rock/Southern Showdown
  858, 2025 Visit Knoxville Collegiate
  863, 2009 Carpet Capital Collegiate
  864, 2005 Mid Pines Intercollegiate
  864, 2011 Carpet Capital Collegiate  
  866, 2014 Carpet Capital Collegiate
  875, 2012 Carpet Capital Collegiate
  875, 2023 Erin Hills Intercollegiate

 
Coaches Corner
"Really proud of our freshmen, and what they did in their first collegiate event. It's obviously a disappointing result for us as a team, but it's also a great litmus test for us to address what we need to work on when the lights come on. We're excited to get back to work and get ready for a home game next week." – Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
Resources: Scoring | Schedule | Roster
 
Results
1) Tennessee: 265-275-281=821 (-19)
2) Ole Miss: 278-273-277=828 (-12)
3) LSU: 279-273-282=834 (-6)
4) Charlotte: 268-283-285=836 (-4)
tie) Georgia Tech: 270-276-290=836 (-4)
6) Kentucky: 274-288-291=853 (+13)
7) ETSU: 280-287-289=856 (+16)
8) Chattanooga: 281-284-293=858 (+18)
tie) Iowa: 286-276-276=858 (+18)
10) College of Charleston: 285-289-285=859 (+19)
11) Loyola Marymount: 284-287-290=861 (+21)
10) Virginia Tech: 278-290-288=866 (+26)
tie) Augusta: 289-288-289=866 (+26)
14) Toledo: 286-291-298=875 (+35)
15) N.C. State: 285-296-303=884 (+44)
16) North Florida: 293-298-295=886 (+46)
 
T5) Evan Rogers: 65-72-69=206 (-4)
T43) Griffin Law: 73-72-72=217 (+7)
T49) Camden Braidech: 70-73-75=218 (+8)
T60) Ethan Whitaker: 76-67-77=220 (+10)
89) Thad Whitfield: 73-74-87=234 (+24)
 
Course Information
Tennessee National Golf Course
Loudon, Tenn.
Par: 70 | Yardage: 7.201
 
Roger Rogers
What a debut performance for the true freshman, Evan Rogers. It deserved its own notes package.

• Rogers shot 97 on the back nine this weekend at Tennessee National. That's 11 under and with a 33.3 average.
• Rogers' top 5 in his first collegiate event is the first by a Mocs true freshman in the season-opening event since PGA Tour winner Stephan Jaeger '12 opened his career with back-to-back top 5s in 2008 at the Scenic City Invitational (5th) and Carpet Capital Collegiate (T4).
• Rogers' 206 (-4) matches Jaeger for low total in a freshman debut as well. Jaeger's was 10 under with Council Fire playing at a par of 72 compared to par 70 at Tennessee National this weekend.
• Top 5s all-time during opening weekends: David McKenna, T2, 1977 Sewanee Fall Inv.; Wayne Woolfall, T3, 1985 James Madison Fall Inv.; Richie Balthorp, 1ST, 1986 Murray State Int.; Lee Gerdes, 1ST, 1987 Murray State Int.; Neil Connolly, T5, 1989 Buckeye Cl.; Rocky Mankin, T4, 2001 Gulf Coast Coll.; Thomas Smith, T3, 2003 Gulf Coast Coll.; Bryce Ledford, 1ST, 2004 Buffalo Rock/Southern Showdown; Jonathan Hodge, T3, 2005 Mid Pines Int.; Ben Rickett, T2, 2007 Scenic City Inv.; Ben Rickett, T2, 2008 Scenic City Inv.; Stephan Jaeger, 5th, 2008 Scenic City Inv.; Stephan Jaeger, T3, 2009 Carpet Capital Coll.; Benni Weilguni, 2nd, 2011 Carpet Capital Coll.; A.J. Lintunen, T5, 2020 Scenic City Coll.; Samuel Espinosa, T1ST, 2023 Erin Hills Int.; Evan Rogers, T5, 2025 Visit Knoxville Coll.

 
Next Up
Chattanooga stays home for the next one hosting an all-star cast for the Invitational at the Honors Course. Rounds one and two are Monday, Sept. 15, followed by a final 18 on Tuesday. Admission is free.
 
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