The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is in Knoxville, Tenn., this week for the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. The 2-day, 54-hole event is being held at Fox Den Country Club. The Mocs are part of a strong, 17-team field. Play begins with 36 holes on Monday before the final 18 holes on Tuesday.
Field
Chattanooga, Charlotte, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Liberty, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech
Course Information
Fox Den Country Club | Par: 70 | Yardage: 6,926
Quotable
"We're excited for the opportunity this week. We had a nice start in the preseason with these five really separating themselves as deserving to be in the lineup. We just want to perfect our controllables and see where the cards fall on Tuesday." –
Coach Blaine Woodruff
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Lineup (Scoring Average is Career)
Evan Rogers, So. | Career Starts: 13th | Scoring Avg.: 71.81
Note: Started all 13 events as a Moc. He finished tied for 5th in the 2025 Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
Camden Braidech, Sr. | Career Starts: 24th | Scoring Avg.: 72.91
Note: 2-time winner as a Moc. Looking to join Stephan Jaeger '12 (4), Bryce Ledford '07 (3) & Jonathan Hodge '09 (3) with three or more collegiate wins.
Thad Whitfield, Jr. | Career Starts: 14th | Scoring Avg.: 73.62
Note: Top 18, 36 & 54-hole scores as a Moc as well as best finish all came on par 70 tracts in Pasatiempo CC and Mark Bostick GC at UF.
Ward Harris, Sr. | Career Starts: 14th | Scoring Avg.: 72.75
Note: Earned a spot in the U.S. Amateur and qualified for match play at Merion CC.
Ethan Whitaker, Jr. | Career Starts: 23rd | Scoring Avg.: 73.06
Note: Knoxville native's top career round of 67 has been turned in three times including the second round of the 2025 Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
Tee Times + Pairings
Round 1 | Hole: 9
8:30 a.m.: Whitaker, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
8:42 a.m.: Harris, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
8:54 a.m.: Whitfield, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
9:06 a.m.: Braidech, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
9:18 a.m.: Rogers, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
Round 2 (Approx. Time) | Hole: 9
1:30 p.m.: Whitaker, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
1:42 p.m.: Harris, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
1:54 p.m.: Whitfield, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
2:06 p.m.: Braidech, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
2:18 p.m.: Rogers, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri
Tuesday: 8-10:30 a.m. | Play off Holes 1 & 10 | Pairings dependent on 36-hole results
Notes
- Just the second time playing in an event hosted by Tennessee.
- Eight teams is this week's field reached the 2026 NCAA Finals: Chattanooga, Georgia, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Tennessee & Vanderbilt. The Mocs, Tar Heels and Vols are advanced together from the Bryan Regionals with Chattanooga third behind Texas and Texas A&M.
- First season returning all five starters since 2023-24; Coach Blaine Woodruff's second season.
- It's Woodruff's fifth year at the helm. The program has earned one Southern Conference Championship, competed in NCAA Regionals in all four campaigns (3 as a team) and advanced to the NCAA Championships twice.
- Rogers, Braidech, Harris and Whitaker were in the starting lineup for Chattanooga's 2026 SoCon Championships triumph and subsequent run to the NCAA Finals. Whitfield served as alternate.
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