UTC Mocs logoThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s “Power C” logo will be heading to the NCAA Division I men’s golf national championship tournament.
But there won’t be a lot of blue and gold.
UTC senior Chris Robb advanced as an individual via playoff to the title tournament beginning Friday at Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson, Kan. The UTC team tied for sixth in the NCAA West Regional on Saturday and was six shots away from advancing as a group.
“I’m pretty happy, but I would love to go as a team instead,” Robb said by phone. “I played well this week. I’m happy.”
Robb tied for third in the medalist race with a 2-over-par 212 through 54 holes at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club. He shot 3 over on Saturday with bogeys on two of his last four holes and tied with Liberty golfer Nicklas Lindstrom. They were the two top-performing players not on teams advancing, so they played a sudden-death tournament to determine who would advance to Kansas.