Mocs and Jaeger Finish Third at Linger Longer Invite
Stephan Jaeger's 68 set a new school record with the 24th round in the 60's of his stellar career
EATONTON, Ga. --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team finished third as senior Stephan Jaeger (Munich, Germany) shot up the leaderboard Sunday at the Linger Longer Invitational on Great Waters Course at Reynolds Plantation. Jaeger fired a final round 68 (-4) to move from a tie for 11th to sole possession of third, two shots off the lead.
Jaeger had five birdies and a single bogey on his card. He birdied three, six, eight, 13 and 18 to offset a bogey on 17. It's his fifth round this season with one or fewer bogeys.
"Nothing he does surprises me," head coach Mark Guhne said about his Ben Hogan Award candidate. "It's a pretty simple recipe. He combines great talent with an unbelievable work ethic and then manages his way around 18 holes in a way that matches his ability and heart."
Chris Robb (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) tied for 16th at level par 216 after today's 73. Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) tied for 23rd at three-over par, 219.
Liam Johnston (Dumfries, Scotland) and Benni Weilguni (Langenlois, Austria) rounded out the team scoring. Johnston shot 225, while Weilguni ended up at 240. Davis Bunn (Knoxville, Tenn.) played as an individual shooting 227.
No. 7 Alabama ran away with the team title with a 26-under par total of 838. The Crimson Tide shot 274 (-14) to pull away from No. 25 Georgia and the Mocs. The Bulldogs wound up at minus 12 (852) in finishing second.
The Tide's Cory Whitsett defended his medalist honor from last year at eight under, albeit in a playoff. It took four holes for Whitsett and UGa's Nick Reach to settle the crown. Whitsett shot 64 (-8) today to earn his way to the win.
Chattanooga is back on the tee this Saturday at the LSU Invitational at the University Club in Baton Rouge, La. Jaeger is defending medalist while UTC looks to improve on its second-place finish a year ago. Live scoring can be accessed via GoMocs.com on the men's golf schedule page.
Linger Longer Invitational
March 24-25, 2012 • Great Waters Course • Eatonton, Ga.
1) No. 7 Alabama 278-286-274 838 (-26)
2) No. 25 Georgia 290-279-283 852 (-12)
3) Chattanooga 289-288-293 870 (+6)
4) Kennesaw State 286-292-295 873 (+9)
5) Oklahoma 292-292-295 879 (+15)
6) Notre Dame 291-291-300 882 (+18)
7) Liberty 292-305-291 889 (+25)
8) Charlotte 297-295-302 894 (+30)
9) Charleston Southern 297-301-298 896 (+32)
tie) South Alabama 298-296-302 896 (+32)
11) Mercer 300-299-299 898 (+34)
12) Jacksonville 294-307-300 901 (+37)
MOCS:
3) Stephan Jaeger 68-74-68 210 (-6)
T16) Chris Robb 72-71-73 216 (E)
T23) Steven Fox 74-69-76 219 (+3)
T40) Liam Johnston 75-74-76 225 (+9)
70) Benni Weilguni 81-78-81 240 (+24)
T43) Davis Bunn (Ind) 75-77-75 227 (+11)
Spartans in second after first round of C&F Bank Intercollegiate
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The UNCG men's golf team is sitting in second place after shooting an even-par 284 in round one of the C&F Bank Intercollegiate on Sunday at the Kingsmill River-Resort Course. Spartans Alex Ehlert and Robert Hoadley finished day one in the top 10 individually.
Ehlert, a freshman, is tied for fifth overall after shooting a 2-under par 69, while Hoadley is tied for ninth at 70.
Not far behind is Kyle Sonday in 14th, as he recorded a 71 through the first 18 holes. Will Almand shot a 3-over par 74, putting him tied for 51st, and Roy Dixon is tied for 64th with a first-round 75.
Collectively, the Spartans are just two shots back of first-place Missouri and a stroke ahead of Appalachian State. Missouri's Emilio Cuartero is in first place individually with a 5-under 66.
The second round will begin Monday morning.
AGATE
2. UNCG 284
Individual
T5. Alex Ehlert 69
T9. Robert Hoadley 70
T14. Kyle Sonday 71
T51. Will Almand 74
T64. Roy Dixon 75
WCU Men's Golf Tied for 10th at C&F Bank Intercollegiate
Freshman J.T. Poston leads the Catamounts in fifth place
Williamsburg, Va. - Freshman J.T. Poston carded a three-under par 69 during Sunday's opening round of the C&F Bank Intercollegiate to lead Western Carolina after 18 holes. The Catamounts stand amidst a four-way tie for 10th with a team 293, knotted with Loyola-Maryland, Georgetown and IPFW at the par-71 River Course at the Kingsmill Resort.
Paired with golfers from Georgetown and Francis Marion, WCU's scoring five begin teeing off at 1:15 pm on the front nine on Monday afternoon. Live scoring of the tournament is available online at GolfStatResults.com.
For Poston, Sunday's round in the 60s marked his third of his rookie season. The Hickory, N.C., native countered three bogies with five birdies through his opening round. Poston made the turn at two-under par before dropping back to even through 14 holes, closing his round with birdies on the par-4 eighth and ninth holes.
Sophomore Greg Bunner is tied for 22nd after the first round after shooting a one-over, 72. Bunner was four-over par through 14 holes on Sunday but finished strong with three-consecutive birdies to stand in the clubhouse at one-over.
Junior transfer Steven Smith and true freshman Matthew Turner both shot five-over, 76, to stand tied for 80th overall while sophomore Jack Walsh is tied for 106th overall with a first-round 78.
Missouri carded a two-under, 282, as a team to lead Southern Conference member UNCG by two strokes after the Spartans shot an even-par, 284. A second SoCon squad, Appalachian State, is in third place after 18 holes with a one-over, 285, followed by Old Dominion (288) in fourth and Radford (289) in fifth place.
Emilio Cuartero of Missouri tied the tournament scoring record with his round of 66 (-5) to hold a one-stroke lead over his teammate Jace Long (67, -4).
CofC Men's Golf
AWENDAW, S.C. - Freshman Shane Rogan led the College of Charleston men's golf team with an even-par 72 as the Cougars opened play in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Sunday.
The Cougars shot 7-over as a team and are six shots back as fifth-place. Kentucky and Auburn are tied for the team lead at 3-under.
Rogan birdied four holes on the day and was one of 24 golfers out of 75 to finish the first round at even-par or better. The tournament leader is Ji Soo Park from Virginia at 3-under.
Senior Seth Stuart shot a first round 73 and is tied for 25th place individually in the tournament.
Junior Neil Gowan provided one of the highlights of the day as his approach shot on the 18th hole from 232 yards out into the wind with a 3-wood landed a foot from the hole. He tapped in for birdie to finish his round at 3-over.
The Cougars will continue play tomorrow at 9:50 a.m. off of hole 10. Live scoring for the tournament will continue to be available via golfstat.com.
13 College of Charleston 295 295
T18 Shane Rogan (1) 72 72
T25 Seth Stuart (2) 73 73
T49 Neil Gowan (3) 75 75
T49 Alex Ellis (5) 75 75
T69 John Duke Hudson (4) 78 78