Sunday, October 4
Knoxville, Tenn.
Chattanooga
at
Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate - Round 1
Claire Roberts
Photo by: Dan Lalin
Women’s Golf Completes Opening 18 in Knoxville
10/4/2026 6:21:00 PM | Women's Golf
Claire Roberts led the Chattanooga Mocs over the first 18 holes of the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate.
The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is 14th after 18 holes Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate. Freshman Claire Roberts led the team with 2-over 73. The Mocs are eight behind Eastern Kentucky in 13th and one clear of Charleston Southern in 15th.
It was a rain drenched day at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville. Chattanooga was 7 over through 11 holes on the final counting cards before a tough stretch on the lower section of the course. They played holes 12-14 at 15 over before shooting 1 under on the back-to-back par 5s (15-16) to right the ship.
Roberts led the counting cards with her 73. Rugile Pauliukonyte added 78 with Bella Bugg and Maggie Carlson contributing twin 79s. Elizabeth Jang had the drop tally with 80.
Leaderboard
1) High Point: 273 (-11)
2) Baylor: 276 (-8)
T3) Tennessee: 280 (-4)
T3) USF: 280 (-4)
T5) East Carolina: 286 (+2)
T5) South Alabama: 286 (+2)
7) Abilene Christian: 290 (+6)
8) FIU: 292 (+8)
9) ETSU: 293 (+9)
10) Campbell: 295 (+11)
11) Western Kentucky: 297 (+13)
12) Kennesaw State: 298 (+14)
13) Eastern Kentucky: 301 (+17)
14) Chattanooga: 309 (+25)
15) Charleston Southern: 310 (+26)
Mocs:
T34) Claire Roberts: 73 (+2)
T67) Rugile Pauliukonyte: 78 (+7)
T71) Bella Bugg: 79 (+8)
T71) Maggie Carlson: 79 (+8)
T75) Elizabeth Jang: 80 (+9)
Course Information
Cherokee Country Club | Par: 71 | Yardage: 5,965
Resources: Scoring | Schedule | Roster
Quotable
"Claire played an excellent round of golf. She showed a lot of patience throughout the day. We're ready for round two and another opportunity to compete against this course." – Coach Annie Schmidt
Tee Times + Pairings
Round 2 | 11:10-11:50 am off Hole 1 | Paired with EKU & Charleston Southern
11:10 am: Elizabeth Jang
11:20 am: Maggie Carlson
11:30 am: Bella Bugg
11:40 am: Rugile Pauliukonyte
11:50 am: Claire Roberts
Past Results at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
2008: T9th, 296-302-295-893 | T10, Maria Salinas, 73-74-70=217
2009: 8th, 300-302-305=907 | T20, Emma de Groot, 73-72-79=224
2010: 7th, 300-293-289=882 | T9, Christine Wolf, 73-73-70=216
2012: 14th, 311-307-304=922 | T26, Jordan Britt, 76-72-74=222
2013: 8th, 292-ppd-299=591 | T19, Emily McLennan, 70-76=146
2014: 13th, 317-298-308=923 | T15, Agathe Sauzon, 76-72-74=222
2015: 12th, 295-294-319=908 | T34, Emily McLennan, 72-71-80=223
2016: 9th, 295-289-290=874 | T23, Holly Morgan, 77-70-71=218
2018: 15th, 307-302-304=913 | T31, Monica San Juan, 75-75-74=224
2019: 7th, 289-289-294=872 | T11, Maddy McDanel, 71-71-71=213
2021: T3rd, 288-290-286=864 | T2, Dorota Zalewska, 68-71-72=211
2022: 11, 292-302-286=880 | T16, Dorota Zalewska, 69-74-69=212
2023: 11, 301-295-287=883 | T29, Makenzie Cooper: 74-70-73=217
2024: 5, 288-301-288=877 | 3, Violeta Fernandez-Tagle: 72-74-66=212
2025: T3, 287-282-289=858 | T15, Olivia Wood, 71-70-72=213
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Wear what the teams wear in our BSN Team Store or go to the bookstore's official True Spirit Stop. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook, X & Instagram accounts. Find out how to join the Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here & by checking out NIL possibilities here.
It was a rain drenched day at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville. Chattanooga was 7 over through 11 holes on the final counting cards before a tough stretch on the lower section of the course. They played holes 12-14 at 15 over before shooting 1 under on the back-to-back par 5s (15-16) to right the ship.
Roberts led the counting cards with her 73. Rugile Pauliukonyte added 78 with Bella Bugg and Maggie Carlson contributing twin 79s. Elizabeth Jang had the drop tally with 80.
Leaderboard
1) High Point: 273 (-11)
2) Baylor: 276 (-8)
T3) Tennessee: 280 (-4)
T3) USF: 280 (-4)
T5) East Carolina: 286 (+2)
T5) South Alabama: 286 (+2)
7) Abilene Christian: 290 (+6)
8) FIU: 292 (+8)
9) ETSU: 293 (+9)
10) Campbell: 295 (+11)
11) Western Kentucky: 297 (+13)
12) Kennesaw State: 298 (+14)
13) Eastern Kentucky: 301 (+17)
14) Chattanooga: 309 (+25)
15) Charleston Southern: 310 (+26)
Mocs:
T34) Claire Roberts: 73 (+2)
T67) Rugile Pauliukonyte: 78 (+7)
T71) Bella Bugg: 79 (+8)
T71) Maggie Carlson: 79 (+8)
T75) Elizabeth Jang: 80 (+9)
Course Information
Cherokee Country Club | Par: 71 | Yardage: 5,965
Resources: Scoring | Schedule | Roster
Quotable
"Claire played an excellent round of golf. She showed a lot of patience throughout the day. We're ready for round two and another opportunity to compete against this course." – Coach Annie Schmidt
Tee Times + Pairings
Round 2 | 11:10-11:50 am off Hole 1 | Paired with EKU & Charleston Southern
11:10 am: Elizabeth Jang
11:20 am: Maggie Carlson
11:30 am: Bella Bugg
11:40 am: Rugile Pauliukonyte
11:50 am: Claire Roberts
Past Results at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
2008: T9th, 296-302-295-893 | T10, Maria Salinas, 73-74-70=217
2009: 8th, 300-302-305=907 | T20, Emma de Groot, 73-72-79=224
2010: 7th, 300-293-289=882 | T9, Christine Wolf, 73-73-70=216
2012: 14th, 311-307-304=922 | T26, Jordan Britt, 76-72-74=222
2013: 8th, 292-ppd-299=591 | T19, Emily McLennan, 70-76=146
2014: 13th, 317-298-308=923 | T15, Agathe Sauzon, 76-72-74=222
2015: 12th, 295-294-319=908 | T34, Emily McLennan, 72-71-80=223
2016: 9th, 295-289-290=874 | T23, Holly Morgan, 77-70-71=218
2018: 15th, 307-302-304=913 | T31, Monica San Juan, 75-75-74=224
2019: 7th, 289-289-294=872 | T11, Maddy McDanel, 71-71-71=213
2021: T3rd, 288-290-286=864 | T2, Dorota Zalewska, 68-71-72=211
2022: 11, 292-302-286=880 | T16, Dorota Zalewska, 69-74-69=212
2023: 11, 301-295-287=883 | T29, Makenzie Cooper: 74-70-73=217
2024: 5, 288-301-288=877 | 3, Violeta Fernandez-Tagle: 72-74-66=212
2025: T3, 287-282-289=858 | T15, Olivia Wood, 71-70-72=213
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Wear what the teams wear in our BSN Team Store or go to the bookstore's official True Spirit Stop. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook, X & Instagram accounts. Find out how to join the Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here & by checking out NIL possibilities here.
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