JogginFrog
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LOL -- the player I complained about is leading the tournament through 7 holes.
So, yeah -- coach saw something.
So, yeah -- coach saw something.
TCU Golf 2022-2023
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TCU is in 3rd place after Round 1 of the Big 12 Women's Championship in Dallas. Freshman Sheridan Clancy led the Frogs with a round of even-par 72, nearly four shots better than the field average. She's T4 individually. Huge to get that contribution from the 5 slot.
Sofia Barroso Sá is T7--she has played well this year on tough layouts. Lois Lau is T11 in the 45-player field.
Six teams are within 7 shots of the lead, so not a lot of separation on the leaderboard. Surprisingly, 8th-ranked Texas is not among them. The Longhorns' first 2 players through the par-4 6th carded 8 and 12, which left them way behind. Amazingly, the 12 ended up counting--player was -1 on the other 17 holes.
Frogs will play alongside the leading teams tomorrow, starting play at 10a.
Sofia Barroso Sá is T7--she has played well this year on tough layouts. Lois Lau is T11 in the 45-player field.
Six teams are within 7 shots of the lead, so not a lot of separation on the leaderboard. Surprisingly, 8th-ranked Texas is not among them. The Longhorns' first 2 players through the par-4 6th carded 8 and 12, which left them way behind. Amazingly, the 12 ended up counting--player was -1 on the other 17 holes.
Frogs will play alongside the leading teams tomorrow, starting play at 10a.
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TCU women shot a better score today (+3) than yesterday (+7), but conditions were much more scoreable (today's average score was 2.5 shots lower than yesterday's), so they dropped from 3rd to 6th at +10. It looked like they were going to be further back, but Sofia birdied 4 of her last 6 holes to keep TCU within view of the leaders. She and Caitlyn both shot 71 and Sheridan didn't crack under final-group pressure, posting 73.
Frogs are almost as close to 1st (14 shots) as they are to 7th (13 shots), so they are in a good position to chase in the final round tomorrow.
TCU men announced their lineup for the men's conference tournament, which starts Monday at Prairie Dunes outside Wichita. No surprises there: 4 Euros+Berzina.
Frogs are almost as close to 1st (14 shots) as they are to 7th (13 shots), so they are in a good position to chase in the final round tomorrow.
TCU men announced their lineup for the men's conference tournament, which starts Monday at Prairie Dunes outside Wichita. No surprises there: 4 Euros+Berzina.
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TCU women post the low score of the day and move up three spots to finish 3rd at the Big 12 Championship. Among the teams they passed was Iowa State, which beat the Frogs by 38 shots in their last stroke-play event. The Frogs almost finished 2nd when Baylor fell apart and played the last 3 holes in +11.
TCU is the only team to post a top-3 finish at both the Big 12 Match Play and Big 12 Championships. You don't see a lot of parity in women's golf, but the top 2 teams in match play finished 7th/8th this weekend.
Congrats to Sofia Barroso Sa and Caitlyn Macnab, who both posted top-10 finishes; Sheridan Clancy had her best collegiate finish at T16.
NCAA selections will come out on Wednesday. TCU is likely to be a 6 seed for regionals.
TCU is the only team to post a top-3 finish at both the Big 12 Match Play and Big 12 Championships. You don't see a lot of parity in women's golf, but the top 2 teams in match play finished 7th/8th this weekend.
Congrats to Sofia Barroso Sa and Caitlyn Macnab, who both posted top-10 finishes; Sheridan Clancy had her best collegiate finish at T16.
NCAA selections will come out on Wednesday. TCU is likely to be a 6 seed for regionals.
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TCU men will be on the course in an hour at Prairie Dunes for the Big 12 Championship. This year is maybe the most wide open the Big 12 has been in several years--there are 6 top-30 teams, but Oklahoma State, OU and UT are all outside of the top 10. Frogs are paired with Kansas for the opening round. Follow scoring here.
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TCU is in 4th place through 36 holes at Prairie Dunes. The first 90 minutes set the tone. TCU, starting on the back 9, was reeling at +11 through 7 holes. Meanwhile, OU was -11 at the same point (starting on the front). Both teams went +5 on their last 29 holes, but that still leaves TCU 22 shots back. Sooners lead Oklahoma State by 12 and Tech by 16.
Frogs will have to work to hold or improve their standing in the final round. Four chasing teams are within 9 shots of the Frogs.
Max Giboudot and Jacob Skov Olesen are both T9 individually; good chance of them making the all tournament team. Gustav Frimodt is T19. Freshman Giboudot will be paired with #2-ranked collegian Ludvig Aberg of Tech, who is also in second place in the tournament--good measuring-stick round for him.
Frogs will have to work to hold or improve their standing in the final round. Four chasing teams are within 9 shots of the Frogs.
Max Giboudot and Jacob Skov Olesen are both T9 individually; good chance of them making the all tournament team. Gustav Frimodt is T19. Freshman Giboudot will be paired with #2-ranked collegian Ludvig Aberg of Tech, who is also in second place in the tournament--good measuring-stick round for him.
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Individually, three Frogs finish T11 (Frimodt, Olesen, Giboudot), each missing the all-tournament team by a shot. Laussot also posted a top-20 finish. Frogs didn't get a counting score from the 5 slot and didn't try a sub, but with the top four scoring well, it might not have mattered.
Always interesting to see substitution strategy in post-season play. Texas benched U.S. Open low-am Travis Vick after an opening 78 and was rewarded with a 72-69 performance from freshman Keaton Vo.
Max Giboudot went shot-for-shot with top-ranked amateur Ludvig Aberg--for a while. Both were -3 through 8 holes. But holes 9-13 were playing as the toughest stretch, and Max got to see what a higher gear looks like. While he went +3, Aberg went -3 and finished with a 63, winning the tournament by 7 shots.
Aberg will be on Tour soon (he made the cut at the Valspar last month), where he won't be dragged down by teammates (who collectively shot +23 to waste Aberg's -14). As a result, nobody challenged Oklahoma, which maintained the double-digit lead it built over the first 7 holes of Round 1.
Now it's wait-and-see time--both for the team and for those wondering who the next coach will be. Kudos to Montigel getting good late-season play from the guys once again.
Edit: Oops. Somehow is escaped me that the Big 12 Championship is a 72-hole event. See actual final-round recap below. Good news for Frogs!
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Two former Frogs make Palmer Cup teams--one for the U.S. and one for the internationals. They'll play in Pennsylvania in June.
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U.S., International teams finalized for Arnold Palmer Cup at Laurel Valley Golf Club
The Arnold Palmer Cup teams were announced Tuesday. Both the U.S. and International teams are made up 12 men and 12 women.
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Was thinking about Travis Vick getting subbed out of the Big 12 Championship after an opening 78. Got me wondering if there might have been some strategy to that.
Vick is ranked 9th in the PGA Tour U rankings. The top 10 following the NCAAs get to immediately jump into the Korn Ferry Tour midseason, and if they don't earn continuing status, they go to the Mackenzie/Latinoamerica tours. The second 10 go straight to Mackenzie/Latinoamerica. That's a significant dropoff from 10 to 11.
I wonder if the decision to bench Vick was done in part to guard his top-10 ranking. By getting subbed out, he doesn't post an event result. That mean's he'll probably still be 9th or 10th with just NCAA regionals and finals to go. Texas could choose to sub him out of those as well.
Vick is ranked 9th in the PGA Tour U rankings. The top 10 following the NCAAs get to immediately jump into the Korn Ferry Tour midseason, and if they don't earn continuing status, they go to the Mackenzie/Latinoamerica tours. The second 10 go straight to Mackenzie/Latinoamerica. That's a significant dropoff from 10 to 11.
I wonder if the decision to bench Vick was done in part to guard his top-10 ranking. By getting subbed out, he doesn't post an event result. That mean's he'll probably still be 9th or 10th with just NCAA regionals and finals to go. Texas could choose to sub him out of those as well.
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TCU women earn the 7th seed at the Raleigh Regional, played at NC State's Lonnie Poole Golf Course, an Arnold Palmer design.
Teams seeded ahead of the Frogs include Wake, Arizona State, Arizona, Florida State, Florida, and North Texas. TCU will have to beat at least two of those to advance, plus the host team, which is the 8 seed.
It's an OK draw. Having a middle-seeded host isn't great. Also, the course has five par 5s, and TCU hasn't scored well on long holes relative to the competition.
On the plus side, the Arizona teams are both young and haven't played a ton on the East Coast. And TCU is playing well coming in. So, tee it up on May 8 and see what happens!
Teams seeded ahead of the Frogs include Wake, Arizona State, Arizona, Florida State, Florida, and North Texas. TCU will have to beat at least two of those to advance, plus the host team, which is the 8 seed.
It's an OK draw. Having a middle-seeded host isn't great. Also, the course has five par 5s, and TCU hasn't scored well on long holes relative to the competition.
On the plus side, the Arizona teams are both young and haven't played a ton on the East Coast. And TCU is playing well coming in. So, tee it up on May 8 and see what happens!
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OK, so I forgot that the Big 12 Championship is 72 holes. And it was a big one for the Frogs.
Frogs shoot the low round of the day and blow by Oklahoma State, Texas and Tech to finish runner up to Oklahoma.
Giboudot shoots 68 to finish T6, and Frimodt and Olesen shoot 69 to finish T9. They all make the all-tournament team!
What a great final conference tourney for Coach Montigel. Congrats to the Frogs!
Frogs shoot the low round of the day and blow by Oklahoma State, Texas and Tech to finish runner up to Oklahoma.
Giboudot shoots 68 to finish T6, and Frimodt and Olesen shoot 69 to finish T9. They all make the all-tournament team!
What a great final conference tourney for Coach Montigel. Congrats to the Frogs!
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Men's golf selection show will be Wednesday at noon Central on Golf Channel. Brentley Romine came out with his bracketology article for the men (he pegged the women exactly as the 7 seed in Raleigh). He has the men also as a 7 seed in Auburn. The seeding generally follows GolfStat's rankings-TCU is #37 and Washington is #36--Romine has them both in Auburn as the 7 and 6 seeds respectively.
I'm a little surprised the Frogs didn't move up more in the rankings based on their performance in the conference tournament.
I'm a little surprised the Frogs didn't move up more in the rankings based on their performance in the conference tournament.
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Last week the Arnold Palmer Cup teams were announced. It's a U.S. vs. International format with only 16 men and 16 women players per team, so it's an exclusive group.
Caitlyn Macnab ranked 23rd among the international women, so she didn't automatically qualify, but today she was named to the team (apparently as a replacement for Ole Miss' Andrea Lignell). Congrats to Caitlyn for the opportunity to represent South Africa and TCU at a prestigious amateur event. It will be played June 8-10 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Pennsylvania.
In addition to the current Frog, the roster also has two former Frogs among players (Mateo F de O, Jennie Park) and one among the coaches (Kortnie Maxoutopoulis Barrett).
Caitlyn Macnab ranked 23rd among the international women, so she didn't automatically qualify, but today she was named to the team (apparently as a replacement for Ole Miss' Andrea Lignell). Congrats to Caitlyn for the opportunity to represent South Africa and TCU at a prestigious amateur event. It will be played June 8-10 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Pennsylvania.
In addition to the current Frog, the roster also has two former Frogs among players (Mateo F de O, Jennie Park) and one among the coaches (Kortnie Maxoutopoulis Barrett).
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TCU men get the 7 seed in the Auburn Regional. Seeding and placement both essentially purely determined by GolfStat rankings--Romine correctly predicted the top 12 seeds there.
It's a good draw for the TCU men. They get a strongly seeded host team (Auburn is the 3), so no potential poaching of a spot by a less-than-great team due to home-course advantage. The top 3 seeds are SEC teams that will be familiar with the course, but the next 3 seeds above the Frogs are northern schools playing on Bermuda in the south (AU Golf Club's recent renovation also included a move from Bent to TifEagle Bermuda greens.) Bermuda is not a foreign surface for 4-seed Colorado State, 5 Ohio State and 6 Washington, but it's not their daily surface in the spring, and every small advantage helps. TCU should be in the mix to nab one of the 5 qualifying spots for nationals.
It's a good draw for the TCU men. They get a strongly seeded host team (Auburn is the 3), so no potential poaching of a spot by a less-than-great team due to home-course advantage. The top 3 seeds are SEC teams that will be familiar with the course, but the next 3 seeds above the Frogs are northern schools playing on Bermuda in the south (AU Golf Club's recent renovation also included a move from Bent to TifEagle Bermuda greens.) Bermuda is not a foreign surface for 4-seed Colorado State, 5 Ohio State and 6 Washington, but it's not their daily surface in the spring, and every small advantage helps. TCU should be in the mix to nab one of the 5 qualifying spots for nationals.
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Hayden Springer advances through local U.S. Open qualifying in Odessa today. He finished 2nd in a 78-man field (1 shot behind Tech's Ludvig Aberg). Congrats to him!
2023 U.S. Open Local | Odessa CC Event :: Leaderboard
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Had to figure that it would be tough to beat Parker Coody and Mason Nome in the U.S. Open qualifier at the UT Golf Club. And the Horns didn't disappoint--both shot 66 and advanced. Frankie Capan, a KFT player, was a stroke better. No word on whether his mom was on the bag for the win.
Two of Baylor's Dossey brothers made a 10-man playoff for alternates. Big brother Cooper took the first-alt spot over Luke.
Since none of that is TCU related, I'll repost this tweet and say that a life goal is to develop Caitlyn-level balance at the top of my swing.
Two of Baylor's Dossey brothers made a 10-man playoff for alternates. Big brother Cooper took the first-alt spot over Luke.
Since none of that is TCU related, I'll repost this tweet and say that a life goal is to develop Caitlyn-level balance at the top of my swing.
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Italian Open week on the DP World Tour and a test drive for the course that will host the Ryder Cup in the fall. A bunch of former Frogs in the field. Irony is that the 3 from France will all make the cut (Brun, Ravetto, Ko), while the 2 from Italy (Mazzoli, Celli) probably won't. I say probably because Celli still has an outside shot; he'll need 3 birdies on his last 5 holes to make the weekend.
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Leaderboard - DS Automobiles Italian Open 2023 - DP World Tour
Behind-the-scenes with DP World Tour Referees & Rules Officials.,
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All great updates but you missed one. Northern Texas PGA section had 2 club pros make the top 20 this year at PGA professionals championship which qualifies them for the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in a few weeks. One of those was none other than JJ Killeen.
