Mocs Golf in 6th Place After First Round of NCAA Regional

(gomocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs men’s golf team is sixth after 18 holes at the NCAA Bryan Regionals. The Mocs shot a 2-under 286 over the opening 18 at the Traditions Club. They’re four behind No. 16 Tennessee in fifth at 6 under and one clear of Colorado in seventh at 1 under.

Camden Braidech had the Mocs low round. His 3-under 69 featured a card with three birdies and 15 pars on a hot, blustery day in Texas. The tournament broadcasts on Babygrande Golf via YouTube.

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“I thought the guys did a good job today. We gave a couple of shots away and were a little sloppy at points, but overall, it was really solid. All five guys were in it for the majority of the round. Cam went bogey free in this wind? That’s solid plus our two freshmen shot even in their first regional. We a saw a lot of good things today.” – Coach Blaine Woodruff on today’s round

“Those first waves kind of got no wind, so I think we’re the only one in the afternoon to play ourselves into the top six spots That gets us going off first, so really proud of our group. This is a long tournament. We got a lot of golf left and nothing really changes for us.” – Woodruff on the conditions and moving forward

1) #27 Texas A&M: 276 (-12)

2) #9 North Carolina: 278 (-10)

3) #34 TCU: 280 (-8)

4) #4 Texas: 281 (-7)

5) #16 Tennessee: 282 (-6)

6) Chattanooga: 286 (-2)

7) Colorado: 287 (-1)

8) #45 UNLV: 289 (+1)

9) #40 UNCW: 293 (+5)

T10) Cincinnati: 295 (+7)

T10) UTRGV: 295 (+7)

12) Miami (Ohio): 298 (+10)

13) #21 New Mexico: 301 (+13)

14) Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 318 (+30)

Mocs in the Field:

T7) Camden Braidech: 69 (-3)

T24) Evan Rogers: 72 (E)

T24) Griffin Law: 72 (E)

T36) Ward Harris: 73 (+1)

T52) Ethan Whitaker: 76 (+4)