UTC Golfers Lead at Wexford Plantation

HILTON HEAD, S.C.—Led by the solid play of Jonathan Hodge and Derek Rende, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team has a two stroke lead after two rounds at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate.

Hodge is tied for third at 30-over par after rounds of 75 and 72 on the difficult Plantation course. Rende’s morning 75 followed by a 74 in the afternoon leaves him tied for eighth at 5-over.

Marquette’s Mike Van Sickle is the only player below par after an afternoon round of 69 gave him the individual lead at 2-under after 36 holes.

UTC’s two-round total of 603 has the Mocs two strokes ahead of East Carolina and Marquette.

After winning last week’s Rio Pinar Intercollegiate, the Mocs are trying to win two straight tournaments for the second time in school history.

Team Results
1. Chattanooga 300-303=603
2. East Carolina 311-294=605
Marquette 299-306=605
4. Mercer 302-305=607
5. USC-Aiken 307-304=611
6. Furman 301-312=613
7. Eastern Michigan 311-307=618
Wofford 313-305=618
9. Toledo 307-312=619
Davidson 313-306=619
11. Francis Marion 303-319=622
12. Miami (Ohio) 308-315=623
13. Northern Illinois 315-309=624
14. Iowa 326-314=640
15. George Washington 311-330=641

Chattanooga Individuals
T3. Jonathan Hodge 75-72=147 (+3)
T8. Derek Rende 75-74=147 (+5)
T26. Bryce Ledford 74-81=155 (+11)
T34. Fredrik Qvicker 76-80=156 (+12)
T34. Mitch Brock 79-77=156 (+12)

Top-5 Individuals
1. Mike Van Sickle (Marquette) 73-69=142 (-2)
2. Neil O’Briain (Wofford) 72-73=145 (+1)
3. Jonathan Hodge (UTC) 75-72=147 (+3)
Ben Sieg (Marquette) 72-75=147 (+3)
Michael Saari (Davidson) 77-70=147 (+3)