UTC coach Mark GuhneROCKY FACE, Ga. – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golf coach Mark Guhne noticed something different Friday morning as he drove the Mocs from their hotel in Dalton to The Farm Golf Club.
He felt a tension in the van.
Four of the five players he drove to the opening round of the Carpet Capital Collegiate were freshmen who had never played in a college tournament.
“They were nervous,” Guhne said. “They were six Red Bull [energy drinks] nervous, and I could tell when we got in the van.”
The nerves from four freshmen — including redshirt freshman Wes Gosselin — and senior Davis Bunn resulted in some errant shots early that penalized the Mocs as they tumbled down the leaderboard before noon.