Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team shot 3-under 285 Monday at the Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay. The 3 under put the Mocs at 9 under through 36 holes with a 567 total. Just nine shots separate Clemson in fifth through the Mocs in 10th making for an interesting final 18 to come on Tuesday.
 
Quotable
"We are really close. It's hard to be patient, but we know it's going to click. It's just a matter of time." – Coach Blaine Woodruff on the day's play
 
Tourney Info
Hootie Intercollegiate
Round 2 | March 23, 2026
Bulls Bay GC | Awendaw, S.C. | Par 72 | 7,282 yds
Field: (83) Chattanooga, (70) College of Charleston, (37) Clemson, (74) Coastal Carolina, (86) ETSU, (54) Florida Gulf Coast, Furman, (39) Kansas, Kent State, (93) Missouri, (45) Purdue, (44) South Carolina, (53) West Virginia & Winthrop
 
Resources: Scoring | Pairings
 
Results
1) Charleston: 265-270=535 (-41)
2) (43) South Carolina: 275-274=549 (-27)
3) (45) Purdue: 276-278=554 (-22)
4) (39) Kansas: 270-285=555 (-21)
5) #37 Clemson: 277-281=558 (-18)
6) Coastal Carolina: 277-283=560 (-16)
7) Florida Gulf Coast: 278-283=561 (-15)
8) ETSU: 281-284=565 (-11)
9) Furman: 283-283=566 (-10)
10) Chattanooga: 282-285=567 (-9)
11) West Virginia: 281-287=568 (-8)
12) Missouri: 284-290=574 (-2)
13) Winthrop: 289-288=577 (+1)
14) Kent State: 288-293=581 (+5)
15) Appalachian State: 283-299=582 (+6)
 
Mocs in the Field:
T19) Ward Harris: 70-70=140 (-4)
T26) Ethan Whitaker: 71-70=141 (-3)
T26) Camden Braidech: 69-72=141 (-3)
T55) Evan Rogers: 72-74=146 (+2)
T77) Griffin Law: 77-73=150 (+6)
 
Breakdown

• Harris led the way today with his second straight 2-under 70. Whitaker matched him with Braidech also turning in a par or better day finishing at even. Law had the final counter with 73, while Rogers' 74 served as the drop.
• The Mocs started on the back nine and made the turn today at level par. Three birdies at the par 5 fourth made it a 2 under tally. The counters dropped a shot over the next four holes before birdies by Law and Whitaker closed the ledger at 3 under.
• Harris is tied for 19th at 4 under. That's three out of the top 10. Whitaker and Braidech are one stroke behind him in a tie for 26th.
• Harris and Whitaker took the "moving day" moniker to heart. Both rose 10 spots on the leaderboard.
• 12 birdies today for the Mocs gives them 25 for the two days. The counting cards have played par or better on 875 percent of the 144 holes between the four cards per day. That includes an eagle, the 25 birdies and 100 pars against 18 bogeys.
• 9 under is the lowest 36 vs par this season and the best since the 2024 SoCon Championships (-18).
• 567 is the second-best total after two rounds behind 565 (+5) in the season opener at Tennessee National (Visit Knoxville Collegiate).

 
Mocs at the Hootie at Bulls Bay
Year: Team Scores | Top Individual
2009: 10, 292-285-284=861 (-3) | T22, Derek Rende/Fredrik Qvicker, 215 (-1)
2010: 10, 300-277-286=863 (-1) | T22, Stephan Jaeger, 74-71-69=214 (-2)
 
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