Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is tied for seventh with Southern Cal after 18 holes at the 79th Western Intercollegiate. The Mocs shot level-par 350 today at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif. Freshman
Evan Rogers not only led the squad Monday, but he is tied for the lead overall at 5 under.
Chattanooga & USC are two behind No. 13 Pepperdine and No. 24 BYU in fifth and 10 clear of Oregon in ninth. Cal holds the team lead at 7 under.
Quotable
"It was really solid stuff for the most part today. I feel like we did a good job being disciplined. We need to clean up some compounded mistakes and some three putts because we are right in this thing. Excited to get out there and compete again tomorrow." –
Coach Blaine Woodruff on today's play
"Everything was working for me for the most part. I had a couple of three putts, but I feel like that's probably pretty normal out here. Drove the ball well, hit irons pretty solid and converted some birdie opportunities." –
Rogers on his round
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Scoring
Tourney 9: Western Intercollegiate
Dates: Apr. 13-15 |
Format: 18/Day |
Host: San Jose State
Course: Pasatiempo GC | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Par 70 | 6,511 yds
Field:
(77) Chattanooga, (22) Arizona, (24) BYU, (57) Cal, UC Irvine, Hawaii, (50) UNLV, Nihon (Japan), (63) Oregon, (13) Pepperdine, (35) San Diego State, (83) San Jose State, (30) USC, (18) Stanford, (39) Washington
TV: Golf Channel
1) Cal: 343 (-7)
2) #50 UNLV: 344 (-6)
3) #18 Stanford: 346 (-4)
4) #22 Arizona: 347 (-3)
T5) #24 BYU: 348 (-2)
T5) #13 Pepperdine: 348 (-2)
T7) Chattanooga: 350 (E)
T7) #30 Southern Cal: 350 (E)
9) Oregon: 360 (+10)
10) #39 Washington: 361 (+11)
11) Nihon: 362 (+12)
12) San Jose State: 364 (+14)
13) #35 San Diego State: 370 (+20)
14) Hawaii: 380 (+30)
15) UC Irvine: 394 (+44)
Mocs in the Field:
T1)
Evan Rogers: 65
T6)
Ethan Whitaker: 67
T20)
Ward Harris: 69
T53)
Griffin Law: 73
T75)
Camden Braidech: 76
T80)
Thad Whitfield: 78
Golf Channel Schedule (Eastern Daylight Time)
Tuesday, April 14: First Round, 7-10 p.m. (Live)
Wednesday, April 15: First Round, 7-10 p.m. (Live)
Notes
- Today's 350 was led by Rogers' 65. Whitaker followed with 67 as Harris was another two strokes back at 69. Law tallied 73 as Braidech registered 76. Whitfield had the drop score of 78.
- Three rounds in the 60s for the 2nd time this season.
- School-record ninth consecutive par or better team round. Breaks tie with 2009 (8).
- 350 is the lowest team score for the Mocs in their seventh round in the event.
- Rogers' 65 ties his season best and is a new Mocs low at Pasatiempo (66-Garrett Engle, 2024).
- Eight birdies by Rogers is a new Mocs high for a round at Pasatiempo (7-Garrett Engle, 2024 2nd round).
- His eight birdies are more than a Moc had for the event last year.
- 20 birdies are the most by the Mocs in the event (3rd visit). The previous high was 16 in the second round in 2024.
- 73 par or better holes today with 20 birdies and 53 pars. That ties for the most for a Chattanooga day at Pasatiempo with the opening 18 in 2024 (13 birdies/60 pars).
- The 69 is Harris' 11th par or better card in his last 14 rounds (-11).
- Tuesday's second round starts at 2:12 p.m., Eastern time. The Mocs are paired with Hawaii again before the field is re-paired for Wednesday's final round.
Mocs at the Western Intercollegiate
Year: Team Scores | Top Individual
2024: 9, 358-364-360=1082 | T9,
Garrett Engle, 72-66-72=210 (E)
2025: T12, 363-373-372=1108 | T60,
Garrett Engle, 72-77-72=221
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