Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team hit a rough patch midway through the third round of the NCAA Championship shooting 305 to finish in a tie for 26th with No. 9 Ole Miss. The Mocs total was 884, which ties for the second-best team total in the program's four trips to the finals. The other 884 came in 2012 at Riveria Country Club, while the record is 879 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2023.
 
Sophomore Ward Harris carried the day with a 1-over 73. Evan Rogers followed with 76 as Griffin Law contributed 77. Ethan Whitaker closed the team scoring with 79 as Camden Braidech turned in the drop score of 80.
 
Quotable
"Today was really tough. We just played really poorly. I was just talking to the guys, and I want them to learn from today and learn from being here. We were in the morning wave, basically one of the top 15 teams in the country to start the day. You look at where we were in the fall, and it's the growth since then...winning conference and getting through regionals relatively easy, it's been really impressive to see how much this group has grown together. We were one round away from having a good chance of making match play. We'll learn from this, It's painful right now, but our plan is to be in this spot next year and be here for a little bit longer." – Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
Resources: Scoring
 
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
1) #1 Auburn: 284-272-286=842 (-22)
2) #3 Texas: 287-277-281=845 (-19)
3) #11 Vanderbilt: 287-277-291=855 (-9)
T4) #30 UCLA: 280-289-287=856 (-8)
T4) #12 Arizona: 287-285-284=856 (-8)
T4) #5 Oklahoma State: 295-274-287=856 (-8)
7) #10 North Carolina: 287-288-283=858 (-6)
8) #29 Duke: 286-286-291=863 (-1)
9) #16 Oklahoma: 292-284-288=864 (E)
T10) #4 Virginia: 288-284-293=865 (+1)
T10) #2 Florida: 291-290-284=865 (+1)
T12) #7 LSU: 303-293-270=866 (+2)
T12) #42 San Diego: 286-291-289=866 (+2)
T12) #18 Tennessee: 292-287-287=866 (+2)
T12) #15 Stanford: 291-286-289=866 (+2)
16) #14 Pepperdine: 285-290-294=868 (+4)
17) #37 Mississippi State: 298-294-279=871 (+7)
18) #22 BYU: 296-290-287=873 (+9)
19) #6 Arkansas: 288-298-288=874 (+10)
20) #23 Georgia: 292-291-293=876 (+12)
21) #13 Arizona State: 291-293-293=877 (+13)
22) #39 Arkansas State: 295-287-297=879 (+15)
23) #40 Purdue: 296-295-289=880 (+16)
24) #33 Louisville: 294-296-291=881 (+17)
25) #20 Texas A&M: 299-289-294=882 (+18)
T26) Chattanooga: 294-285-305=884 (+20)
T26) #9 Ole Miss: 303-293-288=884 (+20)
28) Memphis: 301-293-293=897 (+23)
29) #28 USC: 297-300-293=890 (+26)
30) #26 Florida State: 307-292-300=899 (+35)
Mocs in the Field:
T72) Griffin Law: 74-69-77=220 (+4)
T93) Ward Harris: 74-74-73=221 (+5)
T102) Evan Rogers: 76-71-76=223 (+7)
T117) Camden Braidech: 72-73-80=225 (+9)
T117) Ethan Whitaker: 74-72-79=225 (+9)
 
Breakdown

• The Mocs were 1 under through six holes. The par 4 seventh took the wind out of the sails a bit dropping four strokes.
• The squad was 5 over after nine but turned in three birdies at the par 5 10th to right the ship.
• It got away from them from there. The counting cards managed just three more birdies.
• The Mocs counted four double bogeys and a triple bogey today.
• It was the first postseason round of the 2026 without a par or better score.
• Chattanooga tied No. 9 Ole Miss and toppled No. 28 USC and No. 26 Florida State.

 
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