chattanooga MOCS

- Fall 2022 transfer from Tennessee Wesleyan in Athens, Tenn.
 
YEARLY HONORS
- PING All-Region: 2023, 2024
- All-SoCon: 2023, 2024
- NAIA All-America: 2021, 2022
 
WEEKLY/MONTHLY HONORS
- SoCon Golfer of the Week: April 5, 2023
- SoCon Golfer of the Week: April 12, 2023
- SoCon Golfer of the Week: March 27, 2024
- SoCon Golfer of the Month: March 2024
 
WINS
- 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
- 2020 Bojangles Invite (TW)
- 2021 Asbury Invite (TW)
- 2021 Capitol Classic (TW)
- 2021 Music City Invite (TW)
- 2021 Bojangles Intercollegiate (TW)
- 2021 AAC Fall Championship (TW)
- 2022 Skyhawk Invite (TW)
- 2022 AAC Spring Championship (TW)
 
2023-24 
- PING All-East Region...All-Southern Conference.
- Started all 12 events…school-record 70.60 scoring average…34 of 35 cards counted to team score.
- Scoring average topped PGA TOUR winner Stephan Jaeger’s season record (71.14) by more than half a stroke…25 under for the campaign, 19 under for his career...first Moc to complete a career under par.
- 71.00 career average as a Moc set program record by 1.10 strokes over Jaeger’s career record (72.10) as well.
- Five top 5s is one shy of school record six set by Jonathan Hodge in 2007-08 and matched by Jaeger in 2012…Jaeger’s matching top 5 was a win at the NCAA Bowling Green Regionals.
- 3-time runner up during the campaign…tied for second at Steelwood and Colleton River before holding it on his own at the General Hackler.
- 22 par or better cards…one shy of school record 23 set by himself and Paul Conroy in 2022-23.
- 11 rounds in the 60s matches 2022-23 total…two shy of Jaeger’s 2012 record of 13.
- Low round of 64 to start Steelwood…10-under 134 was best 36-hole number coming again at Steelwood as well as at the SoCon.
- Nine of 11 tournaments played at par or better…three 10 under or better shooting 11 under at the SoCon and Colleton River while coming in at 10 under at Steelwood.
- A.D. Honor Roll student.
 
Season Scoring
Tournaments: 12
Rounds: 35 | Counters: 34/35
Strokes: 2,471 | Average: 70.60
Wins: 0 | Top 5s: 5 | Top 10s: 5
Par/Better Rounds: 22 | Cards in 60s: 11
Par 3: 3.12 | Par 4: 4.01 | Par 5: 4.63
Best Finish: 2nd (3x), 2023 Steelwood Coll., 2023 Colleton River Coll., 2023 Gen. Hackler Champ.
Low 18: 64 (-8), 2023 Steelwood Collegiate (1st)
Low 36: 134 (-10), 2023 Steelwood Coll., 2024 SoCon Champ.
Low 54: 205 (-11), 2024 Colleton River Coll., 2024 SoCon Champ.
 
2022-23
- PING All-East Region…All-SoCon.
- Started all 13 tournaments counting on 35 of 39 team scores…second on the squad with 71.36 scoring average.
- Tied Paul Conroy for the school record recording 23 par or better cards…11 were in the 60s…low round also tied the school standard of 62 (-9) with Conroy and Fredrik Qvicker…low total was 17-under 196 at Wofford.
- Eight par or better tournaments.
- Six top 10s with four top 5s including a win at Wofford where he opened with his 62…that win started a streak of four straight top 10s tying for third at Indiana, ending up 10th at the SoCon Championships and tied for fourth at the NCAA Auburn Regionals…played 27 under over those 12 cards.
- 4 under for the season ranking as the fifth par or better season along with Conroy’s 8 under as the fourth in 2022-23…PGA Tour player Stephan Jaeger (2x) and Jonathan Hodge had the other three.
- Five eagles…three came in his win at Wofford with two in the second round alone.
- School-record 139 birdies…nine on his perfect card shooting 62 in the Wofford opening 18 was the single-round high as well as 17 total in the event…also recorded 17 at Streamsong…four events with 12 or more.
- Team-high 432 pars playing par or better on 82.1 percent of his holes…season-high 15 in three rounds…tourney-best 38 at NCAA Auburn Regionals and the Tiger Invite…team-low 111 bogeys.
- Dean’s List & A.D. Honor Roll.
 
Season Scoring
Tournaments: 13
Rounds: 39 | Counters: 35/39
Strokes: 2,783 | Average: 71.36
Wins: 1 | Top 5s: 4 | Top 10s: 6
Par/Better Rounds: 23 | Cards in 60s: 11
Par 3: 3.13 | Par 4: 4.06 | Par 5: 4.65
Best Finish: 1, 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
Low 18: 62 (-9), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
Low 36: 129 (-13), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
Low 54: 196 (-17), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
 
PRIOR TO CHATTANOOGA
- Transfer from Tennessee Wesleyan signing after 2022 season ended…71.66 career scoring average in 64 rounds…1st team NAIA All-America in final two seasons at TWU.
- Played 24 tournaments with eight wins, 17 top 5s and 18 top 10s for the Bulldogs.
- 38 of 64 career cards were played par or better with 18 in the 60s.
- Ranked No. 3 in NAIA in 2021 and No. 2 in 2022.
- 4-time TSSAA State Tournament qualifier at McMinn Central…District and Region Champ as a junior tying for third at state…2-time All-State awardee.
 
PERSONAL
- Son of Ken and Lori Houk…seven siblings: Sarah, Lily, Josh, Paul, Joe, Zion and Isaac.
- Sport Management major.
 
CAREER SCORING
Tournaments: 47
Rounds: 138 | *Counters: 69/74
Strokes: 9,840 | Average: 71.30
Wins: 9 | Top 5s: 26 | Top 10s: 30
Par/Better Rounds: 83 | Cards in 60s: 40
*Par 3: 3.13 | Par 4: 4.03 | Par 5: 4.64
Best Finish: 1 (9x), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate, 2020 Bojangles Invite (TW), 2021 Asbury Invite (TW), 2021 Capitol Classic, 2021 Music City Invite (TW), 2021 Bojangles Intercollegiate (TW), 2021 AAC Fall Championship (TW), 2022 Skyhawk Invite (TW), 2022 AAC Spring Championship (TW)
Low 18: 62 (-9), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
Low 36: 129 (-13), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
Low 54: 196 (-17), 2023 Wofford Intercollegiate
*Chattanooga only