Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team returns to the tee Monday in NCAA postseason play once again. The Mocs are in Texas for the Bryan Regionals with 54 holes ahead three rounds of 18 ending on Wednesday afternoon. The top 5 teams and low individual not on an advancing squad move on to the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif.
 
It's the fifth straight NCAA appearance for the program. The team earned entry in 2023 (Auburn) and 2024 (San Diego) as well with individual berths in 2022 (Paul Conroy-Norman) and 2026 (Camden Braidech-Auburn).
 
This week's field tackles the Traditions Club in Bryan which is near College Station. There are 14 teams and five individuals eyeing the coveted trip to the San Diego area. All three rounds broadcast on Babygrande Golf via YouTube.
 
Quotable
"It's obviously been our goal to make it to postseason and see how far we can go. I'm really proud of the journey this young group took to get here. We definitely had our fair share of learning and growing pains, but I thought their outlook never changed and was always positive. We've done the work, they believe, and it's just about going out and doing our thing (in Bryan)." – Coach Blaine Woodruff on getting to this point
 
"It's been four years since I've been there so things can change a little bit, but it's a great golf course. It's demanding. You have to be really precise with your numbers and drive it well. It's Texas, so the wind blows pretty good. It really feels like the harder it gets, the tougher the conditions get, the better this group plays. I think it's a testament to how really gritty they are and how they fight for every shot and value every shot." – Woodruff on experience at the Traditions
 
Tourney 12: NCAA Tournament – Bryan Regionals
Dates: May 18-20 | Format: 18/day | Host: Texas A&M
Course: Traditions Club | Bryan, Texas | Par 72 | 7,227 yds
Field (Seed in Parenthesis): (1) Texas, (2) North Carolina, (3) Tennessee, (4) New Mexico, (5) Texas A&M, (6) TCU, (7) UNCW, (8) UNLV, (9) Colorado, (10) Cincinnati, (11) Chattanooga, (12) Miami (OH), (13) UTRGV, (14) Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 
Resources: Stats/Notes | Scoring | Tee Times | Streaming
 
Lineup

1. Camden Braidech, Jr., 72.63
   2nd NCAA Tournament appearance tying for 25th last year at Auburn
2. Evan Rogers, Fr., 71.93
   Under par on 9 of his last 10 cards for a 69.10 average (-20) over that span
3. Ward Harris, So., 71.48
   Finished par or better in six of his seven appearances
4. Griffin Law, Fr., 73.47
   SoCon All-Freshman selection has started all 11 events entering NCAA postseason play
5. Ethan Whitaker, So., 72,85
   One of three on the roster with a collegiate win under their belt (2-Braidech/1-Rogers)
6. Thad Whitfield, So., 74.73
   Enters the event as alternate

 
Notes

• 16th NCAA Regionals Appearance. One win: 2012 Bowling Green. One Medalist: 2012-Stephan Jaeger '12 (Bowling Green).
• Advanced to the NCAA Championships three times as a team: 2009, 2012 & 2023. Two more times as an individual: 1993-Neil Connoly '93 & 2014-Chris Robb '14.
• Coach Blaine Woodruff was an assistant at Pepperdine when it advanced to the finals in 2022 out of the Traditions Club. He came to Chattanooga less than a month later.
• Since Woodruff's arrival in June 2022, Chattanooga boasts 11 wins and eight medalists with eight different Mocs claiming a win.
• 296.22 stroke average after three events. Cut that by 8.42 shots to current 287.80 by averaging 284.19 over the last seven.
• 38 under over last 14 team cards. Average with top four counters over that span? 281.86.
• School-record run of 10 straight par or better team scores ended in final round at Pasatiempo (+6).
• 20-shot win in Paducah was the largest since 23 at the 2025 Babygrande Golf Donald Ross Collegiate.
• Harris is 2 under for the season. Looking for the 7th under par season in school history: Jonathan Hodge '09 (-9, 2007-08), Jaeger (-1, 2010-11 & -22, 2011-12), Paul Conroy '24 (-8, 2022-23) & John Houk '24 (-4, 2022-23 & -25, 2023-24)
• Braidech tied school record of nine straight par or better cards from Colleton River through Racer Intercollegiate (Houk, Oct. 2023-Feb. 2024).
• Rogers has five straight par or better finishes and is 20 under over those 15 rounds (70.07).
• Five top 10s for Rogers. Most by a freshman since former All-American Jonathan Hodge (5, 2005-06): 1-Racer Inter.; 3-SoCon; T5-Visit Knoxville; T7-Western & T10-Colleton River.
• Rounds in the 60s (27): Rogers 8, Harris 6, Braidech 5, Whitaker 3, Law 2, Whitfield 2, Brummitt 1.
• Par or Better Cards (69): Rogers 16, Whitaker 15, Harris 14, Braidech 12, Law 9, Whitfield 2, Brummitt 1.

 
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