The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team remains in contention for a spot in the final rounds of the NCAA Division I tournament after putting together a strong second day at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.
The Mocs shot a 3-under 285 in the five-play, four-score format Saturday, moving up four spots on the team leaderboard into a tie for 14th with Tennessee at 3-over 579.
Auburn’s 16-under second round moved the Tigers up a spot into first place at 20-under 556, eight strokes ahead of Texas and Vanderbilt, which were tied for second after the Longhorns and the Commodores both posted team rounds of 11 under. Five strokes further back were first-day leader UCLA, which fell back after shooting 1 over, and reigning national champion Oklahoma State, which blazed to a 14-under round.
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Griffin Law had a good day for the Mocs, making four birdies and just one bogey in a 3-under 69 that moved him up 41 spots to a tie for 33rd at 1 under through 36 holes. Also scoring for UTC were Evan Rogers (71), Ethan Whitaker (72) and Camden Braidech (73), while the 74 from Ward Harris was dropped.