First Tee Frog
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Looks like they might have same issue as last year. Getting that 4th score consistently.
TCU Golf 2022-2023
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JogginFrog
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TCU women go from last week's super-hard course setup to a scoring-friendly setup in Chicago. They are under par as a team through two rounds (-2), but that's only good enough for 13th out of 15 teams. Conference pecking order seems clear:
SEC (2nd, T3, 5, 6, 9)
B1G (7th, 8th, T9)
Big 12 (T3, 11th, 13th and 14th)
But the leader is none of those: San Jose State, which took down Stanford twice last year, leads Kentucky by a shot at -25.
Individually, the top 3 for TCU were again consistent (Sa -2, Macnab -2, Lau -1). The 4 and 5 players weren't bad, with a 73 being the discard for the p.m. round, but as @First Tee Frog noted, this squad isn't deep.
SEC (2nd, T3, 5, 6, 9)
B1G (7th, 8th, T9)
Big 12 (T3, 11th, 13th and 14th)
But the leader is none of those: San Jose State, which took down Stanford twice last year, leads Kentucky by a shot at -25.
Individually, the top 3 for TCU were again consistent (Sa -2, Macnab -2, Lau -1). The 4 and 5 players weren't bad, with a 73 being the discard for the p.m. round, but as @First Tee Frog noted, this squad isn't deep.
JogginFrog
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Frogs move up a couple of spots in the Illini event, finishing T11 at -4. A good measuring stick event. Frogs were a shot-a-side-per-counter worse than the top three teams (Kentucky, Auburn, San Jose State).
Lois Lau had a final-round 68 to post TCU's best individual finish (T19). Frogs have had 3 different top scorers in 3 events.
Lois Lau had a final-round 68 to post TCU's best individual finish (T19). Frogs have had 3 different top scorers in 3 events.
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Golfstat rankings are out:
TCU Men 34th (7th of 10 in Big 12)
TCU Women 46th (6th of 9 in Big 12)
TCU Men 34th (7th of 10 in Big 12)
TCU Women 46th (6th of 9 in Big 12)
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JogginFrog
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I had read about David Ford's 62 in round 2, that it had included 4 straight missed putts of 12 feet or less (holes 6-9), but I hadn't seen the team scores. That's next-level stuff following their 9-shot win at Colonial.
The Menante transfer was huge. With guys ranked 6, 7, 11, 63 & 73 in WAGR, Tarheels are a force. And yet they finished 11th in a 15-team field last month at Olympia Fields. Golf.
JogginFrog
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A couple of posts while waiting for the TCU men to play their last fall event at the Big 12 Match Play next Monday.
First, TCU put together a nice video of Gustav at Colonial. Gives you a good sense of his swing. Short, smooth single-plane motion, not unlike Hoge's. Left-hand-low putting stroke.
First, TCU put together a nice video of Gustav at Colonial. Gives you a good sense of his swing. Short, smooth single-plane motion, not unlike Hoge's. Left-hand-low putting stroke.
JogginFrog
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Second, I just noticed in the stats that 4 TCU men saw individual competition at the Texas Intercollegiate at Maridoe last month. The team competition featured 3 top-20 NAIA schools, including host and winner Texas Wesleyan, which had 4 of the top 8 individual finishers.
TCU's Ethan Dial led after a second-round 68 and ended up solo 2nd (7 back). Freshman Jack Beauchamp saw his first tournament action and finished T5; he also shot a 68 in round 2--no small feat at Maridoe. Christopherson and Cavender finished in the bottom half of the field.
With a lot of guys on the roster, good for some of them to get some tournament competition. My guess is that it also served as a qualifier for the New Mexico tournament the following week, as top-finisher Dial got the start there (and also shot a sub-70 second round).
TCU's Ethan Dial led after a second-round 68 and ended up solo 2nd (7 back). Freshman Jack Beauchamp saw his first tournament action and finished T5; he also shot a 68 in round 2--no small feat at Maridoe. Christopherson and Cavender finished in the bottom half of the field.
With a lot of guys on the roster, good for some of them to get some tournament competition. My guess is that it also served as a qualifier for the New Mexico tournament the following week, as top-finisher Dial got the start there (and also shot a sub-70 second round).
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Stefano Mazzoli finished second in the Grand Final of the Alps Tour's 2022 season, pocketing 5,000 euros. In classic Mazzoli streaky fashion, he shot the low round of the tournament by 3 shots (63 in round 2).
More meaningfully, he placed fourth on the season-long order of merit, which earned him one of five Challenge Tour cards. He's moving up! Congrats to Stefano--look forward to seeing him in higher-profile events.
More meaningfully, he placed fourth on the season-long order of merit, which earned him one of five Challenge Tour cards. He's moving up! Congrats to Stefano--look forward to seeing him in higher-profile events.
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TCU men on the course this morning for the Big 12 Match Play Championship at Houston Oaks.
TCU is the 8 seed in the tournament; their pool includes Tech, Texas, K State and Iowa State.
Frogs are up against #1-ranked Texas Tech in the first match. Follow scoring here: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=match&tid=26020
TCU's lineup includes Berzina, Dial, Massey, Frimodt, Oleson an Brent Hamm.
Hamm gets his first start of the season matched up with #2-ranked amateur Ludvig Aberg. That's a good matchup for TCU; Hamm is streaky, and he could lose big, but he's also the kind of player who, if he gets hot, could knock off Aberg.
TCU is the 8 seed in the tournament; their pool includes Tech, Texas, K State and Iowa State.
Frogs are up against #1-ranked Texas Tech in the first match. Follow scoring here: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=match&tid=26020
TCU's lineup includes Berzina, Dial, Massey, Frimodt, Oleson an Brent Hamm.
Hamm gets his first start of the season matched up with #2-ranked amateur Ludvig Aberg. That's a good matchup for TCU; Hamm is streaky, and he could lose big, but he's also the kind of player who, if he gets hot, could knock off Aberg.
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Hamm goes down 6&4 and Massey 5&4, but the other 4 matches are 1 down or better with 4 to play, giving the Frogs a chance to halve or even win vs. Tech.
Update: Frogs fall to Tech 4-0-2; two of the losses were 1 up. Afternoon matches will be vs. Texas.
Update: Frogs fall to Tech 4-0-2; two of the losses were 1 up. Afternoon matches will be vs. Texas.
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JogginFrog
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TCU men draw 3-3 with Texas yesterday afternoon; Frogs led 3-2 with the final match suspended for darkness to this a.m. (Weird, considering the shotgun start.) Anyway, TCU was 1 down there and couldn't flip it to get the overall win, but a draw vs. UT isn't bad.
This a.m. the Frogs are playing 9 seed Iowa State and need to get a win. Looks good in the early going--TCU is up in 4 matches, including 3 leads of 3+ holes.
Update: Frogs beat Iowa State 4-1-1. A win vs. K-State this afternoon will probably earn the Frogs 2nd place in their pool.
Only unbeaten Frog through 3 matches is Chris Berzina (2-0-1).
This a.m. the Frogs are playing 9 seed Iowa State and need to get a win. Looks good in the early going--TCU is up in 4 matches, including 3 leads of 3+ holes.
Update: Frogs beat Iowa State 4-1-1. A win vs. K-State this afternoon will probably earn the Frogs 2nd place in their pool.
Only unbeaten Frog through 3 matches is Chris Berzina (2-0-1).
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JogginFrog
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Hamm takes 2 of the last 3 holes to win his match 1 up; Berzina takes 2 of the last 3 to halve his. Together, they turn a 2-3-1 deficit into a 3-2-1 victory over K-State. Big result for the Frogs.
They sit out Wednesday morning and wait to see if K-State and/or Texas will catch them in the final pool match. K-State with the better chance against winless Iowa State; UT plays #1 Tech. Frogs could end up playing for 3rd, 5th or 7th in the finale.
They sit out Wednesday morning and wait to see if K-State and/or Texas will catch them in the final pool match. K-State with the better chance against winless Iowa State; UT plays #1 Tech. Frogs could end up playing for 3rd, 5th or 7th in the finale.
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Frogs tie for 2nd in their pool with K-State and take the H2H tie-breaker. They have begun play in the 3rd/4th-place match vs. Oklahoma State. Not bad for the 8 seed.
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TCU men win the third-place match over Oklahoma State. Impressive showing for the 8th-seeded Frogs, who knocked off two top-20 teams and tied a third over 3 days.
The schedule helped. TCU was able to rest Wednesday a.m. while OSU was locked in a rivalry match with OU to decide the Pool A winner. Cowboys got trucked by the Sooners, losing 6-0, then had to turn around and play the Frogs.
Edit: Individually, Berzina (3-0-2) was the top point-earner for the Frogs; Oleson finished 3-1-1; Hamm 3-2-0. I think only 1 Frog was under .500 for the week.
Would be nice for the result to factor into the rankings. I guess it could be noticed by those voting in the coaches' poll (where TCU was not among the 53 teams receiving votes last week), but I think the Golfstat ranking uses only stroke play results.
Edit: Tech won the event in a tight 3-2-1 championship match with OU; #2-ranked am Ludvig Aberg won his last 3 holes with birdies to flip his match with Jase Summy and secure the title for the Raiders.
The schedule helped. TCU was able to rest Wednesday a.m. while OSU was locked in a rivalry match with OU to decide the Pool A winner. Cowboys got trucked by the Sooners, losing 6-0, then had to turn around and play the Frogs.
Edit: Individually, Berzina (3-0-2) was the top point-earner for the Frogs; Oleson finished 3-1-1; Hamm 3-2-0. I think only 1 Frog was under .500 for the week.
Would be nice for the result to factor into the rankings. I guess it could be noticed by those voting in the coaches' poll (where TCU was not among the 53 teams receiving votes last week), but I think the Golfstat ranking uses only stroke play results.
Edit: Tech won the event in a tight 3-2-1 championship match with OU; #2-ranked am Ludvig Aberg won his last 3 holes with birdies to flip his match with Jase Summy and secure the title for the Raiders.
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First Tee Frog
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Who went undefeated for the frogs? Weird
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I wasn't expecting a TCU mention in Golfweek's roundup of college men's results. Somehow, I was disappointed anyway. The article includes the sentence, "The (OSU) Cowboys fell against Texas in the third-place match."
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TCU women play 36 holes on Sunday at the Jim West Challenge in San Marcos.
Last year the Frogs placed second in this event behind Oklahoma State, and Caitlyn Macnab was individual runner up behind Oklahoma State's Caley McGinty. McGinty has transferred to Ohio State, and the Buckeyes are in the field, so a rematch is possible. However, neither Frogs nor Cowgirls nor Buckeyes (nor four other Power 5 schools in the 15-team field) are in the early top 25. SMU (21st) and Houston (25th) are the highest-ranked teams, so it should be wide open.
Last year, TCU set a team scoring record (since broken), with Macnab, Sabrina Iqbal and Lois Lau all posting top 10s. The Frogs' lineup will be Macnab, Lau, Sa, Nguyen and King. Shotgun starts at 8:30 and 1:30.
Event is being live streamed on ESPN+: https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catal...Id=29794&sourceCollection=Browse_By_Sport_New
Follow scoring here: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=27091
Last year the Frogs placed second in this event behind Oklahoma State, and Caitlyn Macnab was individual runner up behind Oklahoma State's Caley McGinty. McGinty has transferred to Ohio State, and the Buckeyes are in the field, so a rematch is possible. However, neither Frogs nor Cowgirls nor Buckeyes (nor four other Power 5 schools in the 15-team field) are in the early top 25. SMU (21st) and Houston (25th) are the highest-ranked teams, so it should be wide open.
Last year, TCU set a team scoring record (since broken), with Macnab, Sabrina Iqbal and Lois Lau all posting top 10s. The Frogs' lineup will be Macnab, Lau, Sa, Nguyen and King. Shotgun starts at 8:30 and 1:30.
Event is being live streamed on ESPN+: https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catal...Id=29794&sourceCollection=Browse_By_Sport_New
Follow scoring here: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=27091
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Caitlyn Macnab came to the short par-4 18th at Kissing Tree one shot off the lead at the end of round 1. Watch the flag.
Double-eagle ace! Caitlyn leapfrogs to a 2-shot lead with one swing.
Double-eagle ace! Caitlyn leapfrogs to a 2-shot lead with one swing.
