chattanooga MOCS

- Joined program in January 2020
 
YEARLY HONORS
- PING All-Region: 2023
- All-SoCon: 2022, 2023, 2024
- GCAA All-America Scholar: 2023, 2024
 
WEEKLY/MONTHLY HONORS
- SoCon Golfer of the Week: Oct. 29, 2022
- SoCon Golfer of the Month: October 2022
- SoCon Golfer of the Week: Sept 20, 2023
- SoCon Golfer of the Week: Oct. 26, 2023
 
WINS
- 2022 Wolfpack Invitational
- 2023 Furman Intercollegiate
 
2023-24 
- All-Southern Conference...Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar.
- Started 11 events…71.75 scoring average…31 of 32 cards counted to team score.
- One win (Furman Intercollegiate)…shot season best 8-under total of 205….matched 8 under at SoCon Championships in April shooting 208..four total par or better finishes.
- Three top 5s with the win, a third-place finish at the Bearcat Invitational in his first tournament of the season…came in fifth at SoCon Championships.
- Became third Mocs student-athlete to post 60+ par or better cards for his career…60 came with a 68 in the second round of the SoCon Championships…joined PGA TOUR winner Stephan Jaeger ‘12 (69) and Jonathan Hodge ‘09 (64).
- Shares program record with John Houk for rounds of 65 or better (4) in a career.
- 14 par or better rounds with six in the 60s…low was second round 64 (-7) in his win at Furman…sight of his low 36 (134) score as well.
- 4.0 student...Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll.
 
Season Scoring
Tournaments: 11
Rounds: 32 | Counters: 31/32
Strokes: 2,296 | Average: 71.75
Wins: 1 | Top 5s: 3 | Top 10s: 3
Par/Better Rounds: 14 | Cards in 60s: 6
Par 3: 3.14 | Par 4: 4.08 | Par 5: 4.73
Best Finish: 1st, 2023 Furman Intercollegiate
Low 18: 64 (-7), 2023 Furman Intercollegiate (2nd)
Low 36: 134 (-8), 2023 Furman Intercollegiate
Low 54: 205 (-8), 2023 Furman Intercollegiate
 
2022-23
- PING All-East Region…All-Southern Conference...Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar.
- Played in all 13 events with a team-best 71.26 scoring average…counted on 34 of 39 team cards.
- Tied teammate John Houk for the school record with 23 par or better rounds besting the mark of 22 originally set by PGA Tour pro Stephan Jaeger ’12 in 2012.
- 12 of his 23 par or better cards were in the 60s…seven par or better tournament finishes… set a new career best with 15-under 198 at the Wofford Intercollegiate…low 36-hole score was 10-under 134 at SoCon Championships.
- Led team in Par/Better Rounds, Cards in the 60s, Fewest Others (7) and Par 4 Scoring (4.05).
- 8 under for the season…four better than Houk’s 4 under…the duo posted the fourth and fifth under-par seasons in school history (Jaeger: 2011 & 2012/Jonathan Hodge: 2008).
- Got his first collegiate win at the Wolfpack Invitational…tied the program record with a final round 62 ending up with 206…had five top 5s and seven top 10s for the year.
- Five eagles...posted a pair in final round 62 at N.C. State.
- 136 birdies…broke season record of 132 by Derek Rende (2008) but ranks tied for second on the list with Samuel Espinosa behind Houk’s 139…high of eight in final round dual finishing second to Houk at Wofford Intercollegiate…tourney best was 17 at Wofford…posted in 10 or more in eight events.
- 430 pars…12 or more on 13 cards…high of 15 in the final round of Poston Invite…season-high 36 there.
- SoCon All-Academic…Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll student.
 
Season Scoring
Tournaments: 13
Rounds: 39 | Counters: 34/39
Strokes: 2,779 | Average: 71.26
Wins: 1 | Top 5s: 5 | Top 10s: 7
Par/Better Rounds: 23 | Cards in 60s: 12
Par 3: 3.11 | Par 4: 4.05 | Par 5: 4.68
Best Finish: 1, 2022 Wolfpack Invite
Low 18: 62 (-10), 2022 Wolfpack Invite
Low 36: 133 (-9), 2021 J.T. Poston Invite | By Par: 134 (-10), 2023 SoCon Champ.
Low 54: 198 (-15), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
 
2021-22
- At Large berth in NCAA Norman Regionals…tied for 47th with a total of 223 (+7)…turned in rounds of 74, 76 and 73.
- All-SoCon…Led the team with a 72.21 scoring average…sixth-best stroke average in school history and fifth lowest vs. par (0.30).
- Shot 10 over for the campaign…just missed only the fourth par or better season in the program…was 15 under at the season’s turn (fall semester schedule).
- 20 par or better cards tied former teammate Oliver Simonsen ’21 for fourth-most all-time and just two off the record set by current PGA TOUR player Stephan Jaeger ’12…six rounds in the 60s.
- Played par or better in seven of his 11 events…counted in all 30 team rounds.
- Led the team in every statistical category except pars per round (Alex Cobb-11.11)…played par or better on 80.6 percent of his 594 holes played.
- Five top 10s including his first two top 5s…best finish was tie for third at Battle at Black Creek in the fall…placed fourth to end the season at the Southern Conference Championships.
- Best 54-hole total was 6-under 207 tying for eighth at J.T. Poston Invitational…best vs. par was 7-under 209 at the SoCon…low round was 6-under 65 over the Poston’s second 18 holes where he set his best 36-hole mark of 133 (-9).
- Team-high four eagles…one each at the Poston, Black Creek, Jackrabbit and Haskins tournaments.
- Team-high 120 birdies…high of seven in the second round at Black Creek…10 or more in an event seven times with a high of 16 at Black Creek.
- 355 pars…high of 14 turned in at Poston, Jackrabbit and Mossy Oak tournaments…tourney-best 39 at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite.
- Dean’s List and Athletics Director Honor Roll student…represented Ireland in the Spirit International.
 
Season Scoring
Tournaments: 11
Rounds: 33 | Counters: 30/30
Strokes: 2,383 | Average: 72.21
Wins: 0 | Top 5s: 2 | Top 10s: 5
Par/Better Rounds: 20 | Cards in 60s: 6
Par 3: 3.11 | Par 4: 4.07 | Par 5: 4.78
Best Finish: T3, 2021 Battle at Black Creek
Low 18: 65 (-6), 2021 J.T. Poston Invite (2nd)
Low 36: 133 (-9), 2021 J.T. Poston Invite
Low 54: 207 (-6), 2021 J.T. Poston Invite
 
2020-21
- Joined the squad in January after arrival was delayed by COVID-19 travel issues…started six of seen tournament appearances…counted in 16 of 18 team scores.
- 74.48 scoring average was third on the team…four par or better cards with two in the 60s…low 18-hole tally was 5-under 66 at Sea Palms Invite…also shot 69 (-2) at Furman…low 54-hole total was 1-over 214 at Furman.
- Led team in par 5 scoring at 4.77 per hole going 16 under in his semester with the squad.
- One eagle and 50 birdies…second in birdies per 18 (2.78)…six in the Sea Palms opening 66 was his 18-hole high…tourney best of 10 at Sea Palms and again at the Linger Longer Invite.
- 185 pars…single-round best was 14 in round two 69 at Furman…35 there was 54-hole high.
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll.
 
Season Scoring
Tournaments: 7
Rounds: 21 | Counters: 16/18
Strokes: 1,564 | Average: 74.48
Wins: 0 | Top 5s: 0 | Top 10s: 2
Par/Better Rounds: 4 | Cards in 60s: 2
Par 3: 3.27 | Par 4: 4.24 | Par 5: 4.77
Best Finish: T6, 2021 Sea Palms Invite
Low 18: 66 (-5), 2021 Sea Palms Invite (1st)
Low 36: 140 (-2), 2021 Sea Palms Invite
Low 54: 214 (+1), 2021 Furman Intercollegiate
 
PRIOR TO CHATTANOOGA
- Excelled in Ireland youth and amateur ranks…three wins, five top 5s and eight top 10s over his last two-plus years prior to coming to the States.
- 2020 R&A Student Tour Series winner at Portugal.
- 9th in the South of Ireland Amateur Open in Championship in 2019.
- 2019 Leinster Order of Merit Champion.
- Top 35 in the 2019 Irish Senior Order of Merit.
- 2018 Munster Boys and British Championships…seventh on the 2018 Irish U18 Order of Merit.
 
CAREER SCORING
Tournaments: 42
Rounds: 125 | *Counters: 111/119
Strokes: 9,022 | Average: 72.18
Wins: 2 | Top 5s: 10 | Top 10s: 17
Par/Better Rounds: 61 | Cards in 60s: 26
Par 3: 3.14 | Par 4: 4.09 | Par 5: 4.74
Best Finish: 1 (2x), 2022 Wolfpack Inv., 2023 Furman Int.
Low 18: 62 (-10), 2022 Wolfpack Invite
Low 36: 133 (-9), 2021 J.T. Poston Invite | By Par: 134 (-10), 2023 SoCon Champ.
Low 54: 198 (-15), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate