Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team starts play Friday at the NCAA Championships. It is the program's sixth appearance in the national title chase, fourth as a team. There are 30 teams and 156 total players converging on Omni LaCosta Resort & Spa. The event televises on the Golf Channel and is streamed by Babygrande Golf.
 
It starts Friday with 18 holes per day. There is a cut after Sunday's round to 15 teams as well as individuals in the hunt for the title. Monday is the final medal play round with an individual crowned and eight teams advancing to Match Play. That's followed Tuesday by the quarterfinals and Final FORE leading into the national title tilt on Wednesday.
 
Quotable
"We are out there to compete and win, but we're also out there to make a memory, enjoy ourselves and have fun. Because that's what this is supposed to be." – Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
"We just need to go out there and play confident in our own game. We've played in a lot of big tournaments this year and competed against a lot of these teams." – Griffin Law
 
Tourney 12: NCAA Championships
Dates: May 29-June 3 | Format: 18/day + Match Play | Host: Texas
Course: Omni La Costa Spa & Resort | Carlsbad, Calif | Par 72 | 7,528 yds
Field: Chattanooga, Arizona, Arizona St., Arkansas, Arkansas St., Auburn, BYU, UCLA, Duke, Florida, Florida St., Georgia, LSU, Louisville, Memphis, Ole Miss, Mississippi St., North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Pepperdine, Purdue, San Diego, USC, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Virginia
 
Resources: Stats/Notes | Scoring | Tee Times | Streaming
 
Lineup

1. Camden Braidech, Jr., 72.47
   Tied school record of nine straight par or better cards from Colleton River through Racer Intercol­legiate (John Houk, Oct. 2023-Feb. 2024)
2. Evan Rogers, Fr., 71.58
   six straight par or better finishes and is 32 under over those 18 rounds (69.72)
3. Ward Harris, So., 71.38
   6 under for the season & is looking for the 7th under par season in school history
4. Griffin Law, Fr., 73.33
   72.38 stroke average over his last eight cards
5. Ethan Whitaker, So., 72,87
   2nd on the team in par or better cards with 17
6. Thad Whitfield, So., 74.73
   Enters the event as alternate

 
Notes

• 4th NCAA Championships Team Appearance: 2009, 2012, 2023 & 2026.
• 6th overall with individuals Neil Connolly (1993) & Chris Robb (2014) earning berths. Robb owns the top finish coming in 15th in Hutchinson, Kan.
• Coach Blaine Woodruff is taking his second team as a head coach. Made four finals appearances as an assistant at Pepperdine winning in 2021 & reaching match play three times & reaching the Final FORE twice.
• Braidech was awarded the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award for men's golf in 2025-26. The honor goes to the top student-athlete participating in an NCAA Championships final.
• 296.22 stroke average after three events. Cut that by 9.10 shots to current 287.12 by averaging 283.71 over the last eight.
• 61 under over last 17 team cards. Average with top four counters over that span? 281.59.
• Six top 10s for Rogers. Most by a freshman in school history topping former All-American Jonathan Hodge (5, 2005-06)
• Rounds in the 60s (31): Rogers 10, Harris 7, Braidech 6, Whitaker 3, Law 2, Whitfield 2, Brummitt 1.
• Par or Better Cards (80): Rogers 19, Whitaker 17, Harris 16, Braidech 14, Law 11, Whitfield 2, Brummitt 1.

 
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