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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is back in action opening the spring half of the schedule Monday at the Moon Golf Invite. The Mocs and the 13-team field tackle Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla.
While this is the first team event, several Mocs got their first taste of competition last Saturday at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Great Waters Individual Collegiate.
Monica San Juan fired a 3-under 69 tying for second. It was the second round in the 60s this season for San Juan who shot the team's low round of 68 in round two of the Lady Paladin Invitation in September.
She was joined by
Holly Morgan and
Megan Woods at Lake Oconee. Morgan shot 75 to tie for 17th, while Woods carded 77 tying for 25th.
"I thought it was really important to get that first competitive round," Coach
Colette Murray explained. "You get those cobwebs from November…December…January and into February out of the way. To get a competitive round under their belt and be comfortable heading to Melbourne is really important.
"Monica followed the game plan and did what she needed to do. She hit 17 greens…that was the goal and she really executed and holed some putts and the one up-and-down she faced, she got.
"All-in-all, a fantastic round with great composure and attitude. It's great to get that kind of round under her belt at the start of the semester especially without a practice round [due to weather]."
Cristina Perez leads the squad with a 74.50 stroke average. She's followed by San Juan (75.23), Woods (75.69), Morgan (76.23) and
Maddy McDanel (77.25). Chattanooga is one of 11 teams in the field ranked among the top 100 in the nation.
Links to live scoring, pairings and notes are above. Here's a look at the lineup along with a few extra tidbits for the weekend.
LINEUP
Cristina Perez (Sr., 74.50),
Monica San Juan (Jr., 75.23),
Megan Woods (Sr., 75.69),
Holly Morgan (So., 76.23) &
Maddy McDanel (So., 77.25)
FIELD
(77) Chattanooga, (92) Augusta, (9) Furman, (35) Kennesaw State, (24) Louisville, (62) Maryland, (51) Memphis, (60) Michigan, (63) Old Dominion, Rutgers, USF, (82) Southern Miss & (54) Virginia Tech
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- San Juan's 69 last week included five birdies and 11 pars. The five birdies are the second-highest total this season behind six in that second 18 at Furman mentioned above.
- Perez leads the team in par 3 (3.19) and par 5 scoring (4.96), while San Juan paces it on the par 4s (4.17).
- Perez is just 10 birdies shy of 200 for her career. Woods is the active leader with 211. They rank fifth and sixth, respectively, behind Emily McLennan (334), Emma de Groot (287), Christine Wolf (248) and Jordan Britt (248).
COURSE
Duran Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,309 Yards – Hosted by Louisville
DATES/TEE TIMES (EDT) – ADMISSION IS FREE
Monday, Feb. 19 – Shotgun Start (36 holes) – 8:30 a.m., Holes 9-11
Tuesday, Feb. 20 – Shotgun Start (18)
Live scoring and pairing links are at atop this story when available.
HISTORY
This is the Mocs' first entry in the event.
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Team: N/A
Medalist: N/A
TEAM LEADERS
Scoring Average:
Cristina Perez, 74.50
Par 3: Perez, 3.19
Par 4:
Monica San Juan, 4.17
Par 5: Perez, 4.96
Eagles/18:
Maddy McDanel, 0.08
Birdies/18:
Megan Woods, 2.77
Pars/18: Perez, 11.83
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won five Southern Conference Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) since restarting the program in 2007-08.
- 1 NCAA Championships Appearances: 2009.
- 8 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 (Emily McLennan).
- 1 Olympian (Christine Wolf-2016 Austria).
- 21 WGCA All-American Scholar honors.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 5 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013), Emily McLennan (2014) and
Megan Woods (2016).
- 3 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011), Britt (2014) and McLennan (2016).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 2 Ladies European Tour Pros: Wolf (2014, 2015, 2016) and Agathe Sauzon (2016).
