AWENDAW, S.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's golf team finishes 10th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate after a final round 286 (+2) left the Mocs with a 54-hole total of 863 (+11).
LSU claimed the tourney title holding off Wake Forest by one shot and No. 18 Virginia by three. The Tigers shot seven-under par 845 for the tournament, 279 (-5) for today's final round. Wake Forest fired the low round of the day with an eight-under par 276 to round out its 846 (-6), while UVa matched LSU's effort with its own 279 ending its 54 holes at 848 (-4).
Stephan Jaeger led Chattanooga tying for 22nd at one-over par 214. His final round 69 (-2) paced the Mocs followed by Derek Rende at even-par 71. Rende tied for 27th at 216 (+3), two shots behind Jaeger.
Fredrik Qvicker and J.T. Clendenin shot matching 73s to round out the counting scores. Qvicker's 219 (+6) placed him tied for 41st, while Clendenin ended up tied for 41st at 228. Steven Fox tied for 32nd at 217 (+4) following his round of 76.
Defending NCAA Champion Matt Hill (N.C. State) led at the end of each day as his nine-under par total of 204 was two shots clear of Wake Forest's Lee Bradford at 206 (-7). Bradford shot eight-under par 63 for his final round.
Chattanooga's total (863) ties for the second-best 54-hole result (Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic) this season behind the 855 at the Cleveland Golf/Palmetto Intercollegiate which UTC won earlier this month. Today's round (286) ranks as the Mocs' 10th best effort of the season.
The Mocs are back in action this weekend, April 3-4, at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational. Chattanooga is one of nine teams ranked in the top 50 competing in the event.
LEADERBOARD
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1) LSU
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288-278-279
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845 (-7)
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2) Wake Forest
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289-281-276
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846 (-6)
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3) No. 18 Virginia
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295-274-279
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848 (-4)
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4) No. 19 South Carolina
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296-272-282
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950 (-1)
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5) No. 10 Augusta State
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302-270-281
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853 (+1)
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6) Duke
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289-281-284
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854 (+2)
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8) Auburn
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291-280-284
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855 (+3)
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T8) No. 14 Clemson
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294-279-284
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857 (+5)
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T8) N.C. State
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291-286-280
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857 (+5)
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10) Chattanooga
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300-277-286
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863 (+11)
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11) Kentucky
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299-283-286
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868 (+16)
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12) East Tennessee State
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301-284-285
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870 (+18)
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13) UCF
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307-286-283
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876 (+24)
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14) Long Beach State
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307-297-299
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903 (+51)
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15) College of Charleston
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314-299-308
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921 (+69)
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Mocs:
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T22) Stephan Jaeger
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74-71-69
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214 (+1)
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T27) Derek Rende
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77-68-71
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216 (+3)
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T32) Steven Fox
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74-67-76
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217 (+4)
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T41) Fredrik Qvicker
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75-71-73
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219 (+6)
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T62) J.T. Clendenin
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84-71-73
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228 (+15)
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NOTES:
>The Mocs played with Augusta State and Clemson.
>Front Nine (Counters by Round): +13 (+16/-2/-1)...Chattanooga had of 10 its 13 birdies on the day on the front nine.
>Back Nine: -3 (E/-6/+3)...Had 27 pars in 36 counting holes.
>Par 5 scoring: -14 (-4/-7/-3).
>Senior Derek Rende has counted all 25 rounds this season...today's level par round of 71 is his 50th career par or better round, 10th of 2009-10...Carded four birdies and four bogeys with 10 pars...Had 11 birdies for the tourney, his fourth time with double digit birdies...23 birdies in his last two events.
>Stephan Jaeger had four birdies, 13 pars and a double bogey on his ledger today...Team-best sixth round in the 60s this season, 9th of his career...14th par or better round also leads squad...26th career par or better round...
>Birdies (Counters by Rounds): 41 (10/18/13). Fox 14 (4/6/4), Rende 11 (2/5/4), Qvicker 10 (2/5/3), Jaeger 8 (2/2/4), Clendenin 6 (0/4/2).
>Pars (Counters by Rounds): 129 (39/45/45). Jaeger 39 (11/15/13), Clendenin 33 (11/10/12), Rende 31 (9/12/10), Qvicker 29 (11/8/10), Fox 29 (8/10/11).
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