The Chattanooga Mocs shot 1-under 575 today over 36 holes of the Autotrader Collegiate. The Mocs opened with 289 in the morning before coming back with 2-under 286 in the afternoon at Berkeley Hills C.C.
That puts the squad in 10th. Just seven strokes separate fifth-place James Madison (568) and the Mocs. UTC is four behind Western Kentucky in ninth and seven clear of Tennessee Tech in 11th.
Will Porter led the way with a tidy 3-under 141. He turned in 70 in the first 18 and 71 over the second.
Midway through was his hot streak birdieing three of four holes. It started completing round one with birdies at 18 and one before a third in four holes on the par 5 third as he started on No. 2 in a shotgun start both 18s.
That puts him in a tie for 20th overall. He’s three ahead of teammate Leon Bader who fired twin level scores of 72 in his first collegiate start. Oliver Simonsen is next at 1 over as Etienne Brault came in another shot back at plus 2. Moritz Lammel completed the starters’ scoring at 4 over.
There are nine Mocs in the tourney. Connor Nolan, Dominic Jones and Lake Johnson are tied with Lammel at plus 4. An ill Alex Cobb struggled shooting 165. Porter, Brault and Nolan all shared the low round of the Mocs day with 70s.
Georgia Southern is the tourney leader at 547. The Eagles tied the Mocs tournament record with a 15-under 273 to start the day. UNCG is second with 552. GSU’s Steven Fisk holds the individual lead at 14 under.
LINEUP
T20) Will Porter: 70-71=141 (-3)
T32) Leon Bader: 72-72=144 (E)
T36) Oliver Simonsen: 72-73=145 (+1)
46) Etienne Brault: 76-70=146 (+2)
T51) Moritz Lammel: 75-73=148 (+4)
T51) Connor Nolan (Ind): 78-70=148 (+4)
T51) Dominic Jones (Ind): 76-72=148 (+4)
T51) Lake Johnson (Ind): 75-73=148 (+4)
75) Alex Cobb (Ind): 80-85=165 (+21)