Rally Falls Short as Chattanooga Men’s Golf Finishes Second in Mobile
Mobile, Ala. --- Trailing by eight strokes, No. 13 Chattanooga shot the day’s best round of four-under par 284, tied by Memphis, but it was not enough to catch No. 21 Louisville as the Mocs finished second in the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. UTC shot 877 (+13) for the tourney.
“We just spotted them too many shots in the first round,” said Head Coach Mark Guhne. “It was tied going into the final few holes, but we couldn’t close the door. I liked the way we responded to a rough start.”
Junior Ben Rickett led the way for the Mocs with a final round 69 (-3), finishing tied for fifth at 219 (+3). Fellow junior Jonathan Hodge tied Rickett by shooting a 71 (-1).
Sophomores Fredrik Qvicker and J.T. Clendenin each shot 72 (E), with Qvicker finishing tied for eighth at 220 (+4). Fellow sophomores Derek Rende carded a 75 (+3), which placed him in 11th overall at 222 (+6). Clendenin completed the tourney tied for 24th with a total of 227 (+11).
Senior Tyler Neff competed as an individual with a 54-hole score of 226 (+10). After opening with a one-over 73, he followed with scores of 78 and 75.
Chattanooga was fifth after round one, but shot the low round of the day in the second to move into second place, while tying for the low round to finish second overall.
The Mocs return to action this weekend at the Furman Intercollegiate. The tournament is played Fri.-Sun., March 28-30.
NOTES
>MOBILE BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE FIELD (Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking): Davidson, (78) Eastern Michigan, Mercer, (37) Mississippi State, Hartford, (21) Louisville, (70) Memphis, (79) Southern Miss, (74) South Alabama, South Florida, Xavier
>Chattanooga is the defending champion of this event, while Derek Rende is the defending medalist as well. The Mocs shot -17 (847), while Rende finished at 204 (-12).
>SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SCHOOLS IN RANKINGS (Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking): (13) CHATTANOOGA, (75) Western Carolina, (91) Furman, (93) Georgia Southern, (94) College of Charleston, (115) Elon, (151) UNC Greensboro, (177) Wofford, (201) Appalachian State, (225) Davidson
>MOCS INDIVIDUAL IN GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN RATINGS INDEX: (38) Jonathan Hodge, (62) Derek Rende, (95) Fredrik Qvicker, (201) J.T. Clendenin, (237) Ben Rickett. Highest ranked SoCon player not on Mocs roster: (142) Matt Cook of Western Carolina.
Davidson Golf Finishes 12th at USA Mobile Bay Invite
MOBILE, Ala. - The Davidson men's golf team carded a weekend-best 303 in the third round for a final score of 939 at the USA Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, but were not able to move up after day two and finished in 12th place on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The 54-hole event was played on the 6,807-yard, par 72 Heron Lakes Country Club layout.
Taking home top-team honors was Louisville, who shot a three-day score 873 (+9), while Adam Rainaud of the Cards was top medalist honoree with a 215, good for one under par.
For Davidson, freshman Bobby Urso and junior David Fowler led the team with individual finishes of 234 and 235. Urso shot a one-over par (73) on the final day to come in 50th overall, while Folwer came in with a 76 on the third day to close out in a tie for 51st place.
Freshman Robert Mayo regrouped after shooting a 91 on the first day to close out the invitational with a 76 to tie Fowler on the final day and finish in 68th place overall.
The Wildcats next hit the links on Mar. 28 when they travel to the Furman Invitational in Greenville, S.C.
Pl. Team Rd.1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Final
12 Davidson 320 316 303 939
50 Bobby Urso 79 82 73 234
T 51 David Fowler 78 81 76 235
T 59 Christopher Rollins 77 80 82 239
T 61 Ryan Crum 86 76 78 240
T 68 Robert Mayo 91 79 76 246
Cougars Finish 14th at Hootie
Awendaw, S.C. - Tim Tang finished with a 216 and a top 25 finish as the College of Charleston men's golf team placed 14th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay held Mar. 23-25 at the Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C. N.C. State won the event with a 54-hole total of 838. Charleston finished with an 882.
Tang placed tied for 24th with a 216 in the tournament. Soonam Kim tied for 49th with a 222 and tied for 51st was Dennis McCollum with a 223. Harrison Moore shot a 224 to tie for 55th and in 74th was Scott Larkin with a 235.
Charleston next competes at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic held April 7-8 at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Team Results
1 North Carolina State 288-279-271=838
T2 Clemson 285-284-281=850
T2 South Carolina 280-286-284=850
4 Florida 285-285-281=851
T5 Virginia Tech 290-295-276=861
T5 Lamar 286-294-281=861
7 Auburn 286-293-286=865
8 UCF 291-291-284=866
9 Kentucky 296-297-275=868
10 Louisiana State 290-295-289=874
11 Augusta State 284-298-296=878
T12 Baylor 306-291-282=879
T12 Wake Forest 291-297-291=879
14 Charleston, Coll. of 291-300-291=882
15 Duke 294-301-290=885
Cougar Results
T24 Tim Tang 70-76-70=216
T49 Soonam Kim 75-77-70=222
T51 Dennis McCollum 74-74-75=223
T55 Harrison Moore 72-73-79=224
74 Scott Larkin 78-81-76=235