Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team shot 3-under 285 over their second 18 at the NCAA Championships Saturday at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. That moved Chattanooga into a tie with #18 Tennessee in 14th with a 3-over par total of 579. The Mocs and Vols, who finished third and fifth, respectively at the Bryan Regionals, are just two behind the 12th-place duo of No. 15 Stanford and San Diego. No. 2 Florida is 16th, two behind the UT system schools.
 
True freshman and East Hamilton alum Griffin Law led the way with 3-under 69. Evan Rogers, another true freshman, added 71 to the team tally as sophomore Ethan Whitaker contributed 72. Junior Camden Braidech closed out the team score with 73 as Ward Harris narrowly took the drop at 74.
 
Quotable
"That was really good across the board. We cleaned up what we did poorly yesterday. I thought the guys putted a lot better and really just played solid golf. Getting in that morning wave (Sunday) was our goal. It's really hard to play in the afternoon and get yourself into that top 15 to make the cut for the fourth round. And then we start working on that top eight. We trended today...so we're just going to try to keep on trending the right way." – Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
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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=556 (-20)
T2) #3 Texas: 287-277=564 (-12)
T2) #11 Vanderbilt: 287-277=564 (-12)
T4) #30 UCLA: 280-289=569 (-7)
T4) #5 Oklahoma State: 295-274=569 (-7)
T6) #29 Duke: 286-286=572 (-4)
T6) #4 Virginia: 288-284=572 (-4)
T6) #12 Arizona: 287-285=572 (-4)
T9) #14 Pepperdine: 285-290=575 (-1)
T9) #10 North Carolina: 287-288=575 (-1)
T11) #16 Oklahoma: 292-284=576 (E)
T12) #42 San Diego: 286-291=577 (+1)
T12) #15 Stanford: 291-286=577 (+1)
T14) Chattanooga: 294-285=579 (+3)
T14) #18 Tennessee: 292-287=579 (+3)
16) #2 Florida: 291-290=581 (+5)
17) #39 Arkansas State: 295-287=582 (+6)
18) #23 Georgia: 292-291=583 (+7)
19) #13 Arizona State: 291-293=584 (+8)
T20) #6 Arkansas: 288-298=586 (+10)
T20) #22 BYU: 296-290=586 (+10)
22) #20 Texas A&M: 299-289=588 (+12)
23) #33 Louisville: 294-296=590 (+14)
24) #40 Purdue: 296-295=591 (+15)
25) #37 Mississippi State: 298-294=592 (+16)
26) Memphis: 301-293=594 (+18)
T27) #7 LSU: 303-293=596 (+20)
T27) #9 Ole Miss: 303-293=596 (+20)
29) #28 USC: 297-300=597 (+21)
30) #26 Florida State: 307-292=599 (+23)
Mocs in the Field:
T33) Griffin Law: 74-69=143 (-1)
T52) Camden Braidech: 72-73=145 (+1)
T65) Ethan Whitaker: 74-72=146 (+2)
T52) Evan Rogers: 76-71=147 (+3)
T88) Ward Harris: 74-74=148 (+4)
 
Breakdown

• Chattanooga played the front nine at 4 under. All five Mocs were level or better at the turn.
• The squad reached 7 under through 11 holes with two birdies each on the 10th and 11th holes.
• Holes 12-14 bit back taking five shots back with six bogeys and a birdie on the counting cards. The Mocs played 1 under with a solid final four holes to claim that top 15 berth.
• The third round starts at 11:20 a.m., Eastern time, with Chattanooga paired with the Vols and Cardinal. Harris leads off followed by Rogers, Whitaker, Braidech and Law in 11-minute intervals.
• Today's 285 ties for the lowest total at NCAA Finals for the program. The Mocs also shot 285 in third round of the 2023 NCAA Championships.
• Law's 69 is the fifth card in the 60s at finals. The low is 64 by Chris Robb in 2014.
• The 579 team score is the lowest 36-hole tally in program history in a finals appearance. The prior low was 589 in 2009 at Inverness.
• T14 after two rounds is the best Mocs position at the tourney's midpoint. The 2009 team was 16th Heading into the third round while 2012 at Riveria was T20 and 2023 at Grayhawk was 27th.

 
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