JogginFrog
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TCU Golf 2018-2019
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JogginFrog
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New team and individual rankings out yesterday and today. TCU men are ranked 35th in both the Golfweek/Sagarin and Golfstat polls.
But I think the Frogs are undervalued and are a darkhorse to advance in NCAA regionals. The Frogs have three players ranked among the top 102 individuals (Mazzoli, Springer, Ravetto). Every other team with 3 or more top-100 players is ranked in the top 17:
1. Oklahoma St. (5 top-100 players)
2. Arizona St. (4)
3. Wake Forest (5)
4. Vanderbilt (3)
5. Oklahoma (4)
6. USC (3)
7. Texas (3)
8. Georgia Tech (4)
9. Duke (3)
10. Texas Tech (3)
11. Cal (3)
12. LSU (3)
13. Auburn (4)
17. S. Carolina (3)
So (considering 102-ranked Ravetto as top 100), 20 teams ranked ahead of the Frogs have fewer top-100 players; only 6 teams have more. TCU hasn't beaten any of the top-five teams head-to-head this spring, but they have beaten USC, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech and Auburn (twice).
With an experienced lineup and a fourth player (Mazier) coming into form, things are setting up well for the Frogs.
But I think the Frogs are undervalued and are a darkhorse to advance in NCAA regionals. The Frogs have three players ranked among the top 102 individuals (Mazzoli, Springer, Ravetto). Every other team with 3 or more top-100 players is ranked in the top 17:
1. Oklahoma St. (5 top-100 players)
2. Arizona St. (4)
3. Wake Forest (5)
4. Vanderbilt (3)
5. Oklahoma (4)
6. USC (3)
7. Texas (3)
8. Georgia Tech (4)
9. Duke (3)
10. Texas Tech (3)
11. Cal (3)
12. LSU (3)
13. Auburn (4)
17. S. Carolina (3)
So (considering 102-ranked Ravetto as top 100), 20 teams ranked ahead of the Frogs have fewer top-100 players; only 6 teams have more. TCU hasn't beaten any of the top-five teams head-to-head this spring, but they have beaten USC, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech and Auburn (twice).
With an experienced lineup and a fourth player (Mazier) coming into form, things are setting up well for the Frogs.
JogginFrog
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TCU women missed the final round of the Masters to kick off the Big 12 conference tournament at the Golf Club of Oklahoma. After round 1, the Frogs are in fourth, 12 shots behind Texas, which has all its starters back.
It was a consistent round for TCU, which has four players in the top 14, so there's still a lot to play for individually as well as a team. Annika Clark led the Frogs with a 2-over 74 (T10). Sabrina Iqbal, Greta Bruner and Valeria Pacheco are a stroke back.
-1 Texas
+ 4 Baylor
+ 9 Kansas
+11 TCU
+12 OSU
+13 OU
It was a consistent round for TCU, which has four players in the top 14, so there's still a lot to play for individually as well as a team. Annika Clark led the Frogs with a 2-over 74 (T10). Sabrina Iqbal, Greta Bruner and Valeria Pacheco are a stroke back.
-1 Texas
+ 4 Baylor
+ 9 Kansas
+11 TCU
+12 OSU
+13 OU
JogginFrog
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Yesterday was a tough weather day in Broken Arrow, OK. High winds and high scores across the board. TCU women were hanging in there for most of the day, limiting damage and at one point moving up past Kansas into third place. That would have gotten the Frogs into the final grouping today, which would have been ideal. But a pair of triple-bogeys on the final three holes knocked TCU way back; the Frogs remained in fourth place but ended the day closer to 6th than 3rd.
Grace Do bounced back from a first-round 83 to lead the Frogs in round 2 with a 75. No players currently in the top 15.
Final round now underway.
Grace Do bounced back from a first-round 83 to lead the Frogs in round 2 with a 75. No players currently in the top 15.
Final round now underway.
JogginFrog
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TCU women survive to finish fourth in the Big 12 Championship, getting passed by Oklahoma on the last day but passing Oklahoma State, which tumbled from third to sixth.
The team and individual standings give the distinct impression of Texas and the 8 Dwarfs, with UT winning by 37 shots and taking the top four individual spots. Horns finished +13; all other teams were between +50 and +75.
Sabrina Iqbal continued her terrific freshman campaign, with a strong final round to finish T8. Annika Clark finished her final conference tournament with a T16 finish.
Next up, NCAA regionals.
The team and individual standings give the distinct impression of Texas and the 8 Dwarfs, with UT winning by 37 shots and taking the top four individual spots. Horns finished +13; all other teams were between +50 and +75.
Sabrina Iqbal continued her terrific freshman campaign, with a strong final round to finish T8. Annika Clark finished her final conference tournament with a T16 finish.
Next up, NCAA regionals.
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TCU women just announced at the 6 seed in the Norman Regional. Top 6 of 18 teams advance, so the Frogs will need to match or exceed their seeding to advance. Play begins May 6 at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course.
Other notable teams in the regional:
Texas (#1 seed)
Wake Forest (2)
Florida (3)
Arizona St. (4)
Oklahoma (5)
Texas Tech (10)
A&M (14)
This will be a tough regional. Three of the top 10 teams, plus a 5th-seeded school playing on its home course, doesn't leave a lot of room. Purdue (8 seed) has four players in the top 175 nationally, so are built for consistency. Ole Miss (9 seed) just won the SEC championship, taking out two top-10 teams in match play.
So, (as the women like to say) earn it, Frogs!
Other notable teams in the regional:
Texas (#1 seed)
Wake Forest (2)
Florida (3)
Arizona St. (4)
Oklahoma (5)
Texas Tech (10)
A&M (14)
This will be a tough regional. Three of the top 10 teams, plus a 5th-seeded school playing on its home course, doesn't leave a lot of room. Purdue (8 seed) has four players in the top 175 nationally, so are built for consistency. Ole Miss (9 seed) just won the SEC championship, taking out two top-10 teams in match play.
So, (as the women like to say) earn it, Frogs!
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TCU men are in West Virginia today practicing for the Big 12 Championship on the Greenbrier's Old White Course, a classic C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor design that hosts an annual PGA Tour event and was amazingly restored after being wiped out by flooding a couple of years ago.
Frogs will field the same all-senior lineup they've had in the past few tournaments (Fisher/Mazier/Mazzoli/Ravetto/Springer). Frogs project as the seventh-best team in the field but has been in good recent form.
Follow progress starting tomorrow here: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=18092
Frogs will field the same all-senior lineup they've had in the past few tournaments (Fisher/Mazier/Mazzoli/Ravetto/Springer). Frogs project as the seventh-best team in the field but has been in good recent form.
Follow progress starting tomorrow here: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=18092
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J.J. Henry and Tom Hoge are partners for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans again this week. No word yet on what their walkup music will be this year if they make the cut, although several other teams have gone public with their selections. Any suggestions? How about...
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Henry and Hoge make the cut at the weather-delayed Zurich at -9. Their third round is already underway, with teams going off split tees (1 and 10) to make up time. The Frogs went off number 10, so not sure if they even had walk-up music.
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One round is in the books at the Big 12 men's golf championship in West Virginia. Your leader after 18 holes is the TCU Horned Frogs at -7! Frogs hold a 5-shot lead over top-ranked Oklahoma State. Those are the only teams under par at the Greenbrier.
Hayden Springer has the individual lead with a bogey-free 6-under 64. David Ravetto (-2) and Stefano Mazzoli (-1) are also in the top 10 individually through one round.
A little extra joy was that the Frogs were paired with Baylor for the first round and waxed the Bears by 21 shots--Baylor is currently last in the 10-team field.
Another round to play this p.m. to get back on schedule. Go Frogs!
Hayden Springer has the individual lead with a bogey-free 6-under 64. David Ravetto (-2) and Stefano Mazzoli (-1) are also in the top 10 individually through one round.
A little extra joy was that the Frogs were paired with Baylor for the first round and waxed the Bears by 21 shots--Baylor is currently last in the 10-team field.
Another round to play this p.m. to get back on schedule. Go Frogs!
JogginFrog
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Not sure I've ever seen a golf team give back a lead so quickly. Frogs collectively played their first four holes of the second round in +15 (+8 counting), including five doubles and a triple.
To their credit, the men fought back and eventually posted +1 for the second round, -6 total. They lost ground to most teams but are still in second overall, 8 shots back of Oklahoma State and 4 up on third-place UT and OU.
Stellar play from TCU's top three in both rounds. Hayden Springer's 64-68 has him tied for the individual lead at -8 with OSU's Viktor Hovland (US Am champ and Masters low am). David Ravetto is in solo third at -5 (68-67); Stefano Mazzoli is T8 (69-70).
TCU will be paired with OSU tomorrow, which should keep them sharp. Tough to make up ground on those guys, but it would be great if the team can stay ahead of the other three top-10 teams in the field during tomorrow's final round. Would be great to see a Frog win the individual title.
To their credit, the men fought back and eventually posted +1 for the second round, -6 total. They lost ground to most teams but are still in second overall, 8 shots back of Oklahoma State and 4 up on third-place UT and OU.
Stellar play from TCU's top three in both rounds. Hayden Springer's 64-68 has him tied for the individual lead at -8 with OSU's Viktor Hovland (US Am champ and Masters low am). David Ravetto is in solo third at -5 (68-67); Stefano Mazzoli is T8 (69-70).
TCU will be paired with OSU tomorrow, which should keep them sharp. Tough to make up ground on those guys, but it would be great if the team can stay ahead of the other three top-10 teams in the field during tomorrow's final round. Would be great to see a Frog win the individual title.
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Hayden Springer goes head-to-head with the U.S. Amateur champ and comes out on top by a shot at the Greenbrier. Hayden went up 2 shots on OSU's Viktor Hovland on the first hole and led nearly all day, going up three on the 12th. But a pair of Springer bogeys sandwiched around a Hovland birdie brought them back into a tie at -7, with three holes to play and UT's Cole Hammer in the clubhouse at -6.
Hovland cracked with a bogey at 16 and both players birdied the 17th. Springer knocked it close on the 18th and had an easy two-putt to become the individual Big 12 golf champ. The win gives Springer an exemption into the PGA's A Military Tribute Tournament this summer. Congrats Hayden!
Meanwhile, David Ravetto birdied the last three holes to finish T3, also making the all-tournament team. Well deserved.
The Frogs needed the strong finish to claim second place as a team, the Frogs' highest finish ever in the Big 12 tourney. Texas dropped back early and when OU's Quade Cummins made a 10 on the par-4 13th, the way seemed clear for the Frogs, but at one point their lead dwindled to a shot before the strong finish.
-12 Oklahoma State
- 2 TCU
+ 2 Oklahoma
+ 2 Texas
+ 4 Texas Tech
+ 6 Baylor
+ 7 Kansas State
The finish should improve the Frogs' NCAA tournament seeding. They were projected as 9 seed, but finishing ahead of top-10 teams OU, UT and Tech should move TCU up a couple of slots. Selection show is Wednesday night.
Hovland cracked with a bogey at 16 and both players birdied the 17th. Springer knocked it close on the 18th and had an easy two-putt to become the individual Big 12 golf champ. The win gives Springer an exemption into the PGA's A Military Tribute Tournament this summer. Congrats Hayden!
Meanwhile, David Ravetto birdied the last three holes to finish T3, also making the all-tournament team. Well deserved.
The Frogs needed the strong finish to claim second place as a team, the Frogs' highest finish ever in the Big 12 tourney. Texas dropped back early and when OU's Quade Cummins made a 10 on the par-4 13th, the way seemed clear for the Frogs, but at one point their lead dwindled to a shot before the strong finish.
-12 Oklahoma State
- 2 TCU
+ 2 Oklahoma
+ 2 Texas
+ 4 Texas Tech
+ 6 Baylor
+ 7 Kansas State
The finish should improve the Frogs' NCAA tournament seeding. They were projected as 9 seed, but finishing ahead of top-10 teams OU, UT and Tech should move TCU up a couple of slots. Selection show is Wednesday night.
JogginFrog
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Star-Telegram does a story on Springer's win, his first collegiate title:
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article229785954.html
Also, the Big 12 does a short interview with Hayden after interviewing the OSU coach. This video offers a good look at Hayden's swing. He has a quiet shoulder turn through impact, which probably sacrifices a little distance to gain accuracy. But he's a big guy, so he still generates plenty of speed.
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article229785954.html
Also, the Big 12 does a short interview with Hayden after interviewing the OSU coach. This video offers a good look at Hayden's swing. He has a quiet shoulder turn through impact, which probably sacrifices a little distance to gain accuracy. But he's a big guy, so he still generates plenty of speed.
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Congrats to TCU freshman Sabrina Iqbal, who finished first in a sectional qualifier field of 63 in Pleasant Hill, CA, to earn one of two spots in this year's U.S. Women's Open!
Sabrina's -3 score over 36 holes at Contra Costa CC topped LPGA pros like Madelene Sagstrom and Dani Holmqvist, as well as third-ranked world amateur Albane Valenzuela.
Grace Do and alum Catherine Matranga get their chance tomorrow in the sectional qualifier at Canyon Creek CC in Richardson.
Men, meanwhile, are going through local qualifiers. Paul Barjon just missed out at the Austin qualifier, losing an 8-for-1 playoff for the last qualifying spot. J.J. Killeen will be competing this week in Amarillo. Please post if you know of other current/former Frogs playing.
Sabrina's -3 score over 36 holes at Contra Costa CC topped LPGA pros like Madelene Sagstrom and Dani Holmqvist, as well as third-ranked world amateur Albane Valenzuela.
Grace Do and alum Catherine Matranga get their chance tomorrow in the sectional qualifier at Canyon Creek CC in Richardson.
Men, meanwhile, are going through local qualifiers. Paul Barjon just missed out at the Austin qualifier, losing an 8-for-1 playoff for the last qualifying spot. J.J. Killeen will be competing this week in Amarillo. Please post if you know of other current/former Frogs playing.
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TCU men advance to the NCAA tournament, earning the 5th seed in the Austin Regional, played at the UT Golf Club May 13-15. The top five teams will advance, so the Frogs should be right in the mix.
Earlier I posted that the Frogs projected as a 9 seed going into the Big 12 tournament, but that was incorrect. With six regionals, they had projected as a 6 seed and moved up to the last 5 slot. (The committee slavishly follows the Golfstat rankings; this regional includes teams ranked 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, 31, 42, 43, 54 & 55.)
It's a favorable draw. Frogs get to stay in Texas (and UT is the only other Texas team among the top 10 seeds). The host school is the top seed, which is better than having a lower-ranked team overachieving on its home course. Several teams have to travel a long way and will be less familiar with the grass type, and the 2 seed, USC, has turned in two consecutive poor performances.
1 Texas
2 USC
3 Pepperdine
4 Clemson
5 TCU
6 Arkansas
7 Iowa
8 Marquette
9 San Jose State
10 St. Mary's (CA)
11 Sam Houston State
12 Missouri-Kansas City
13 Prairie View
14 Army
Arkansas at 6 may be overseeded; it got a bump by somehow winning the SEC tournament in match play after finishing 7th in stroke play. No match play in regionals.
Iowa finished 11th in the Big Ten tourney, and San Jose State finished 9th in the Mountain West tourney.
Here's hoping TCU continues to play well as it has in recent weeks.
Earlier I posted that the Frogs projected as a 9 seed going into the Big 12 tournament, but that was incorrect. With six regionals, they had projected as a 6 seed and moved up to the last 5 slot. (The committee slavishly follows the Golfstat rankings; this regional includes teams ranked 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, 31, 42, 43, 54 & 55.)
It's a favorable draw. Frogs get to stay in Texas (and UT is the only other Texas team among the top 10 seeds). The host school is the top seed, which is better than having a lower-ranked team overachieving on its home course. Several teams have to travel a long way and will be less familiar with the grass type, and the 2 seed, USC, has turned in two consecutive poor performances.
1 Texas
2 USC
3 Pepperdine
4 Clemson
5 TCU
6 Arkansas
7 Iowa
8 Marquette
9 San Jose State
10 St. Mary's (CA)
11 Sam Houston State
12 Missouri-Kansas City
13 Prairie View
14 Army
Arkansas at 6 may be overseeded; it got a bump by somehow winning the SEC tournament in match play after finishing 7th in stroke play. No match play in regionals.
Iowa finished 11th in the Big Ten tourney, and San Jose State finished 9th in the Mountain West tourney.
Here's hoping TCU continues to play well as it has in recent weeks.
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The team seems excited about the location as well.
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Update on the final Arnold Palmer Cup selections. The last committee selection on the international team went to Takumi Kanaya, who is well deserving as the Asia-Pacific Amateur champ and the 5th-ranked amateur in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. He wasn't on my list of candidates as he attends college in Japan.
Just bad timing for Stefano that the whole team wasn't picked this week. His strong play this spring has moved him up from 101st to 45th in the WAGR, which is the highest place he has been--and higher than some of the players who qualified for the team.
