Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team has two more tournaments and a team dual to prepare for the Southern Conference Championships. But that's the future, the Racer Intercollegiate is the present. The 2-day, 54-hole event takes place at the Country Club of Paducah in of course, Paducah, Ky.
The lineup stays the same with junior
Camden Braidech joined by sophomores
Ward Harris and
Ethan Whitaker along with freshmen
Griffin Law and
Evan Rogers.
Quotable
"It's a great chance to build off the good stretches we had in South Carolina over the last two events. This group is coming into form nicely. We're excited to go compete." –
Coach Blaine Woodruff on this week's event
Tourney 8: Racer Intercollegiate
Dates: Apr. 6-7 |
Format: 36/18 |
Host: Murray State
Course: CC of Paducah | Paducah, Ky. | Par 72 | 7,014 yds
Field:
Chattanooga, Austin Peay, Belmont, Bradley, Dayton, Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Morehead State, Murray State, North Dakota State, Southern Illinois, SIUE, Southern Indiana, UT Martin, Tennessee Tech
Resources:
Stats/Notes |
Scoring
Lineup
- Camden Braidech, Jr., 73.39
Looking for 3rd career win – would become 4th Mocs with 3+ if he finds the top of the leaderboard.
- Evan Rogers, Fr., 73.19
Team best three cards in the 60s.
- Ethan Whitaker, So., 74.00
Leads the Mocs in par of better 18s with 10.
- Ward Harris, So., 72.00
4th start this season
- Griffin Law, Fr., 73.78
1 of 2 Mocs (Rogers) to start all 8 events.
Notes
- 6th time playing in a Murray State event, 2nd in the spring. The last time was April 13-15, 1984 tying for 3rd behind medalist Chuck Long.
- 296.22 stroke average after first three events this season. Cut that by 5.17 shots over the last four averaging 287.17 shots per 18. Current season average: 291.05.
- 16 under over last five team cards (284.80). Five straight under par team scores. Longest stretch since 2023-24 (5). Last time with six or more? 2023-24 in rounds 3-8.
- Harris is 10 under over his last 10 rounds (71.00) with 10 par or better cards. He is E for the season.
- Braidech is on a strong run as well with six straight par or better cards. He's 9 under over those six rounds (70.50).
- Since Coach Blaine Woodruff's arrival in the summer of 2022, Chattanooga boasts nine wins and seven medalists with seven different Mocs claiming a win.
Mocs at the Racer Intercollegiate
Year: Team Scores | Top Individual
1984: T3, 302-308-313=923 |
1, Chuck Long, 70-78-73=221
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