Chattanooga finishes in fifth-place tie at Bayou City Collegiate

HUMBLE, Texas – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s golf team shot 295 (+7) in Sunday’s final round to move up to a tie for fifth finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Championship. The event was played on Redstone Golf Club’s Tournament Course, which is the site of the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open.

Senior Steven Fox led the Mocs, tying for 18th at 1-over par 217. He shot consistent rounds of 72, 73 and 72 for his total. Junior Davis Bunn was just as solid, tying for 22nd a stroke back at 218 (+2). He carded scores of 73, 72 and 73.

Liam Johnston was one more shot behind Fox, tying for 25th at 219 (+3). After opening the tourney shooting 69 and 71, Johnston struggled with a 7-over par 79 Sunday. He recorded the final round drop score for the team.

Chris Robb tied Fox for the team lead Sunday with a 72, as well. He tied for 46th at 223. Benni Weilguni rounded out the team scoring with a 78 Sunday for a three-day total of 234.

No. 3 Texas ran away with the title, shooting 22-under 842. The Longhorns won by 21 over co-host Houston at 863, while South Carolina took third at plus-7 (871). UT’s Brandon Stone shot 67 (-5) Sunday to win medalist honors at 207 (-9), three strokes clear of teammate and runner-up Julio Vegas at 210 (-6).

The Mocs are off until March 11-12, when the squad tees it up at the Auburn Tiger Shootout.

 

Furman in 13^th at John Hayt Collegiate

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Senior Matt Brown notched an even-par 72 to pace the Furman’s men’s golf team in the opening round of the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational on Sunday at the par-72, 6,988-yard Sawgrass Country Club.

Brown (E) posted a pair of birdies over his final nine holes to earn a share of 25th place after one round.  Senior Anthony Aloi (+1) birdied four holes during opening round play but settled for a share of 33rd place after suffering double-bogeys on two of his final three holes on Sunday.

The University of North Florida grabbed the first-round lead with a tournament-record tying 12-under 276, as the Ospreys lead second-place Duke by six strokes and third-place UCF by 10 strokes through 18 holes.  Furman is tied with Mercer for 13th place at 13-over 301.  The 14-team tournament field includes 10 of the top 50 teams in the nation entering the spring season.

UNF’s Kevin Phelan set a tournament record with an 8-under 64 to take the individual lead.

Second-round action is set for Monday at 8 a.m. with the final round slated to begin on Tuesday morning.