Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs tied for eighth in a strong field at the Gators Invitational. The Mocs completed their second round at 1 under before a 5-over 285 placed them alongside Indiana and Georgia Southern, just one behind Liberty. The 3-day total of 860 is the second lowest of the season.

Quotable
"I like the way we competed and fought back over those last 36 holes. We moved from 17th to fifth with just a few holes to play in a tough, competitive field." - Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
"We have to get better at our starts. We are too cautious and take too long to feel out an event before we settle in. That's what I am most proud of today. We talked about it last night. Between finishing round two and starting round three this morning, we were about 5 under over those first seven holes. That's a big improvement." - Woodruff
 
"We have to play par 5s better. We got smoked there. But there was a 30-hole stretch where we were the best team on the property. We have to put it together and show that for 54 holes." - Woodruff
 
Resources: Scoring
 
Breakdown

• Finished off round two playing the 2-3 holes remaining for each player. Ended up with 1-under 279. That was the first under par team card in eight tries at Mork Bostick Golf Course.
• Made the turn at 1 under in the final round. Griffin Law birdied five of his first 8 holes leading the way at 3 under.
• Started each round on No. 10. Shot 5 over on holes 10-18, +15 on the front side.
• Thad Whitfield came through big over the final 18. He shot a career low 68 (-2) to pace the 285. Law ended up at 71 with Evan Rogers right behind at 72. Ethan Whitaker and Camden Braidech both tallied 74s.
• Three rounds, three different scoring leaders. Whitaker's 70 was low in round one while Rogers' finished off a second round 66 this morning.
• The Mocs played the final 36 holes at 4 over par. Only host Florida (-18), Oklahoma State (-7), Auburn (-2), USF (-2), Notre Dame (+3) and Indiana (+4) matched or beat that effort.

 
Scores
Mark Bostick GC | Gainesville, Fla. | Par 70 | 6,701 yards
1) #10 Florida: 271-266-276=813 (-27)
2) #2 Auburn: 269-273-285=827 (-13)
3) #12 Oklahoma State: 285-271-282=838 (-2)
4) USF: 286-275-283=844 (+4)
5) #20 Charlotte: 283-285-284=852 (+12)
6) #21 Notre Dame: 291-278-287=854 (+14)
7) Liberty: 289-280-290=859 (+19)
T8) Chattanooga: 296-296-279-285=860 (+20)
T8) Indiana: 296-275-289=860 (+20)
T8) Georgia Southern: 293-285-282=860 (+20)
11) Florida Gulf Coast: 294-282-286=862 (+22)
12) UCF: 286-298-279=863 (+23)
13) Furman: 289-289-292=870 (+30)
14) Florida Atlantic: 303-289-282=874 (+34)
15) Penn State: 289-292-295=876 (+36)
16) Jacksonville: 296-282-299=877 (+37)
17) North Florida: 288-295-296=879 (+39)
18) #35 West Virginia: 290-291-300=881 (+41)
 
Mocs Lineup:
T21) Thad Whitfield: 73-71-68=212 (+2)
T30) Evan Rogers: 76-66-72=214 (+4)
T48) Ethan Whitaker: 70-73-74=217 (+7)
T62) Griffin Law: 79-69-71=219 (+9)
T83) Camden Braidech: 77-74-74=225 (+15)
 
Next Up
Colleton River Collegiate – March 1-2 – Colleton River Club – Bluffton, S.C.
 
Mocs at the Gators Invitational
Year: Team Scores | Top Individual
2009: 8th, 280-288-283=851 | T4, Derek Rende, 69-68-69=206
2010: 3rd, 282-289-298=869 | T13, Derek Rende, 68-74-73=215
 
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