The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is tied for third at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. The Mocs shot 1-under 279 to complete their 54 holes with an 831 total, 9 under for the event at Fox Den Country Club. Sophomore Evan Rogers' birdie on the par 4 17th earned his second career collegiate trophy as he won by one against a stacked field.
 
Host Tennessee turned on the jets Tuesday with a 14-under 266 to propel it to the win. The Vols 825 tally was four better than runner-up Memphis and six clear of the Mocs and North Carolina in third. Vanderbilt rounded out to the top 5 at 8-under 832.
 
Visit Knoxville Collegiate | September 1
Final Leaderboard
1) Tennessee: 277-282-266=825 (-15)
2) Memphis: 281-272-276=829 (-11)
T3) Chattanooga: 277-275-279=831 (-9)
T3) North Carolina: 278-279-274=831 (-9)
5) Vanderbilt: 282-274-276=832 (-8)
T6) Georgia: 280-273-281=834 (-6)
T6) Mississippi State: 279-280-275=834 (-6)
T8) Toledo: 288-271-276=835 (-5)
T8) Missouri: 284-275-276=835 (-5)
10) Liberty: 284-275-280=839 (-1)
11) Charlotte: 277-286-277=840 (E)
12) South Carolina: 280-278-284=842 (+2)
13) Virginia Tech: 288-277-280=845 (+5)
14) N.C. State: 284-28-281=846 (+6)
15) Kentucky: 286-286-280=852 (+12)
T16) Louisville: 289-281-284=854 (+14)
T16) Indiana: 286-285-283=854 (+14)
Mocs Individually:
1) Evan Rogers: 67-67-66=200 (-10)
T7) Camden Braidech: 68-67-71=206 (-4)
T38) Thad Whitfield: 73-69-70=212 (+2)
T46) Ward Harris: 69-72-72=213 (+3)
T88) Ethan Whitaker: 77-74-72=223 (+13)
 
Course Information
Fox Den Country Club | Par: 70 | Yardage: 6,926
 
Quotable
"This was a great way to kick off the year. We beat some NCAA match play regulars and having the lead after 36 holes is a good starting point. I thought we were a little timid to start today and didn't play with as much freedom as we could have. But this was the first time this group had led such a stout field going into the final round. Just being in that position is going to make us better. I'm proud of the guys for fighting to the finish." – Coach Blaine Woodruff
 
"I'm really proud of Evan as he continues to grow and mature as a player. He struggled a bit this summer after his state am win and really got back to the foundation of what got him there. We're so happy to see that pay off for him this week." – Coach Woodruff
 
Breakdown

• It was a bit of a slow start playing 1 over through the first four holes.
• The Mocs played the par 5 5th at 2 under to get back to red numbers for the day.
• That number settled at even at the turn. Rogers' eagle at 12 got the Mocs to 2 under on the day.
• They just could not make a run from there. Birdies by Rogers and Braidech at 14 got it to 3 under and up to 11 under for the tournament, but that's as close as it got.

 
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Notes

• 9th medalist win for the Mocs under Coach Blaine Woodruff. 47th all-time for the program at the DI level.
• 2nd career win for Rogers. He's the 12 Mocs multi-time medalist.
• Rogers tied for 5th in last year's Visit Knoxville Collegiate. His average in six rounds in the event? 67.66 (-2.34/round). That includes five rounds in the 60s.
• The top 10 for Braidech is the seventh of his career.
• Rogers (200) and Braidech (206) both set new career lows for 54-hole total.
• Chattanooga played the front side at 10 under and the back at 1 over.

 
Next Up
The Mocs head to Cincinnati in two weeks for the Bearcat Invitational. The 2-day, 54-hole event Is held Sept. 14-15.
 
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