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\nThe Chattanooga Mocs men’s golf team moved up into a tie for third in the 79th Western Intercollegiate. The Mocs fired a 4-under 346 to move up to 4 under after 36 holes at Pasatiempo Golf Club. Sophomore Thad Whitfield<\/a> led the way with a 3-under 67.
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\nThe Mocs are tied with 24th-ranked BYU and UNLV. The trio wis 12 out of the lead held by USC with Cal in second at 12 under.
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\nQuotable
\n“Proud of the guys today. We close to having one heck of a round. We’re right where we want to be though. We’re in contention with a chance tomorrow. We’re looking forward to that opportunity.” – Coach Blaine Woodruff<\/a>
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\nTourney 9: Western Intercollegiate
\nDates: Apr. 13-15 | Format: 18\/Day | Host: San Jose State
\nCourse: Pasatiempo GC | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Par 70 | 6,511 yds
\nField: (77) Chattanooga, (22) Arizona, (24) BYU, (57) Cal, UC Irvine, Hawaii, (50) UNLV, Nihon (Japan), (63) Oregon, (13) Pepperdine, (35) San Diego State, (83) San Jose State, (30) USC, (18) Stanford, (39) Washington
\nTV: Golf Channel
\n1) #30 Southern Cal: 350-334=684 (-16)
\n2) Cal: 343-345=688 (-12)
\nT3) Chattanooga: 350-346=696 (-4)
\nT3) #24 BYU: 348-348=696 (-4)
\nT3) #50 UNLV: 344-352=696 (-4)
\n6) #22 Arizona: 347-351=698 (-2)
\n7) #13 Pepperdine: 348-357=705 (+5)
\n8) #18 Stanford: 346-360=706 (+6)
\n9) Oregon: 360-354=714 (+14)
\n10) San Jose State: 364-351=715 (+15)
\n11) Nihon: 362-356=718 (+18)
\n12) #35 San Diego State: 370-354=724 (+24)
\n13) #39 Washington: 361-376=737 (+37)
\n14) Hawaii: 380-366=746 (+46)
\n15) UC Irvine: 394-369=763 (+63)
\nMocs in the Field:
\nT8) Ward Harris<\/a>: 69-68=137 (-3)
\nT15) Evan Rogers<\/a>: 65-73=138 (-2)
\nT25) Ethan Whitaker<\/a>: 67-73=140 (E)
\nT42) Griffin Law<\/a>: 73-70=143 (+3)
\nT49) Camden Braidech<\/a>: 76-68=144 (+4)
\nT53) Thad Whitfield<\/a>: 78-67=145 (+5)
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\nGolf Channel Schedule (Eastern Daylight Time)
\nWednesday, April 15: First Round, 7-10 p.m. (Live)
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\nNotes<\/p>\n
\n\t10th straight par or better team round adds to school record.
\n\t13 under (4.13) on the par 5s today on the counting cards.
\n\tMoving Day! The Mocs climbed four spots on the leaderboard. Two biggest moves by individuals came from Whitfield (27) and Braidech (26).
\n\tWhitfield’s 67 is his career-best 18.
\n\tBounced back from a slow start to make the turn at 9 under. Reached 10 under through 13 before battling through the final five holes.
\n\t19 birdies on the day with three eagles. Mocs played par or better on 81.1 percent of holes (73\/90). That ties the UTC record at Pasatiempo for yesterday’s round and the second 18 in 2024.
\n\tWednesday’s final round starts at 1:16 p.m., Eastern Time for the Mocs.
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\nMocs at the Western Intercollegiate
\nYear: Team Scores | Top Individual
\n2024: 9, 358-364-360=1082 | T9, Garrett Engle<\/a>, 72-66-72=210 (E)
\n2025: T12, 363-373-372=1108 | T60, Garrett Engle<\/a>, 72-77-72=221 (+11)
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