Champagne wasn’t available.
But it would have been appropriate for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf team members who are of age.
They won their most important tournament of the year.
The Mocs captured their fifth straight Southern Conference championship and earned an automatic berth into the NCAA regionals with a five-stroke victory over runner-up Furman on Tuesday at Moss Creek Golf Club in Hilton Head, S.C. UTC shot 915 with a 308 in Tuesday’s tough weather. Next behind the Paladins at 920 was Samford at 936.
“We stayed composed when the weather was horrendous, and we stuck to our game plan of being strong until the end, and we pulled it out,” said UTC’s Colette Murray, the SoCon coach of the year. “Our mentality was wonderful. I saw some heads go down, but I told them to stay on top. I thought our ladies embraced what was put in front of them, and I’m really proud of what we did today.”