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TCU Golf 2019-2020

JogginFrog

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Another brutal day for the TCU men. Through 24 individual matches, the Frogs are 2-15-7, and 0-4 as a team in pool play. This afternoon they were up in 4 of 6 matches with a few holes to go; one player went from 1 up to 1 down and two others lost the final hole to halve their matches and lose 2.5-3.5 to West Virginia.

They are off tomorrow a.m. to rest up for the big ninth-place match in the afternoon. There, as luck would have it, they will likely face OU, a top-five team which has somehow gone 0-3 in the other pool.

Still alive for the overall championship are Tech, UT, Kansas (last year's winner) and 10-seed K-State. Match play always surprises.

Wish I could say the TCU women fared better on their 36-hole day, but they were slow out of the gate again, posting a disastrous 24-over 312 in the a.m. before going +1 in the afternoon to move up to 11th in the 15-team field.
 
JogginFrog

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TCU men get swept by Baylor to finish 0-5 at the Big 12 Match Play and 2-21-7 in individual matches. Good news is that the ranking systems don't seem to know what to do with match-play tournaments, so I don't think results will affect computer rankings or overall record.

TCU women again have a good final day (-4) in a tournament and wish they'd begun the same way. They finish 9th in Austin at +21. Sabrina Iqbal shoots a 67 to earn a backdoor top 10. Through three tournaments, the Frogs' average round scores are 300-292-282.
 
JogginFrog

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TCU men turned in a solid first round at the Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate. Frogs posted scores of 70, 73, 73, 76 on the par-72 Lakeside Course. That has them 11th in the 14-team field, which doesn't sound great, but it's a strong field and the Frogs project as 13th based on rankings.

Not a lot of separation today, as 13 of 14 teams are within 12 shots of one another. Pepperdine is out in front by 7.

Thomas Allkins leads the Frogs at -2 (T11). Follow progress here on Saturday and Sunday: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=18618
 
JogginFrog

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TCU women are on the course at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos for the Jim West Championship. The women play 36 holes today. The Frogs shot a sparkling 8-under morning round, which was somehow only good for 7th place in the 15-team field. The setup must have been kind.

Even with a friendly setup, it takes some real skill to post a bogey-free 8-under 64, which is what sophomore Valeria Pacheco did, equaling the TCU single-round record and putting her atop the leaderboard. That is serious game.

Senior Greta Bruner gets her first start for the Frogs. Last year's all-Big 12 selection has gone through a difficult stretch since last spring--good to see her back in the lineup.

Follow progress here: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=20366

TCU men, meanwhile, finish T13 in the 14-team field in Georgia. Yesterday was a bad-weather day, and the Frogs' 305 hurt them in the standings. Thomas Allkins was a bright spot, finishing T11 at even par.

Update: TCU women shoot -6 in the second round and move up a spot to 6th, but they are only 2 shots out of third. Valeria Pacheco is still in the top 10; Iqbal and King are both in the top 30. Bruner, who looked out of it at +4 through 11, went -5 on her last 7 holes to break par and post a counting score. If she can regain confidence and consistency, this team can still make some noise. They are much better than their current ranking of 60th.
 
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JogginFrog

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TCU women finish 6th in San Marcos, tying the school 54-hole team record at -11 (853), which they set last year at this same event. Frogs beat two top-25 teams in Houston and Florida State.

Valeria Pacheco and Trinity King both finished T17 at -4 for the tournament; that's Valeria's best finish as a Frog. Sabrina Iqbal also finished under par.

The women have one more tournament on the fall slate in Cabo next week. The men have finished their fall schedule.
 
JogginFrog

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TCU wraps up its fall golf slate this weekend as the women host the Battle of the Beach at Club Campestre in San Jose del Cabo. TCU alum Angela Stanford is a presenting sponsor.

The Frogs had perhaps their best performance last year at this tournament, finishing second in a strong field. This year's 16-team field includes four top-25 teams: Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, LSU and Va. Tech.

TCU's lineup includes Iqbal, King, Park, Pacheco and Do, with Bruner competing as an individual.

Teams should be on the course within the hour. Follow progress here: https://www.birdiefire.com/tournament/61348/
 
JogginFrog

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Frogs are in 4th after a decent first day in Cabo, highlighted by Jennie Park's eagle-birdie-par finish to shoot -2 (T2 individually). Scores were pretty high; Frogs are at +11, six back of the leading team (LSU). They will be challenged to hold their place--seven teams are within 4 shots of the Frogs.
 
JogginFrog

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Another good round for the TCU women in Cabo today. Frogs had the third-best score of the day with an even-par 288. They remain 4th in the team standings but put some distance between themselves and the teams behind them. More importantly, they are only 7 shots back of Ole Miss for the tournament lead. Three quality teams ahead of them, but they will have a shot at a trophy tomorrow.

Individually, Jennie Park will also have a shot at a trophy--she shot another 2-under 70 and is one shot off the individual lead.
 
JogginFrog

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TCU cards a final-round 282 (-6) to finish third at the Battle of the Beach. A very good finish--based on ranking, the Frogs were projected 11th or so. There were low scores all around on the final day of the tournament. Ole Miss won going away behind Julia Johnson's 61--she won the individual title by 6.

For TCU, Jennie Park had a third straight subpar round to finish T5 at -5. Sabrina Iqbal shot a final-day 66 to finish T8.

The Frogs notched their first "wins" against top-25 teams this year, finishing ahead of Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech. Going 13-2 against the field was a much-needed boost for a team whose overall record was hovering near .500.

Frogs finish the fall schedule with three players averaging less than 72.5 per round: Iqbal (71.5), Park (72.1), and King (72.4). With that consistent production at the top of the lineup, TCU ought to be a top-25 team, but a consistent fourth player is needed. Each of the three others is capable; hopefully one or two get hot in the spring.
 
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TCU men have two players representing their home countries in The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship at Whispering Pines in Trinity, TX. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira is on the Argentine team and Alejandro Aguilera on the Spanish team. Looks like they are paired together today as the first men's group out.

This is a biennial 54-hole event that alternates with the World Amateur Team Championship. Interesting format--two-person best ball for men and women, with concurrent competitions for men, women, combined, and individual (with individual standings based on number of birdies/eagles without regard to bogeys and ball-in-pocket holes).

Follow scoring here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/2286624
Livestream: http://www.thespiritgolf.com/2019spirit.html#

I wasn't familiar with the story of how Corby Robertson's summer-camp course became the top-ranked course in Texas, but there it is at the top of Golf Digest's state rankings. Not long ago I saw this analysis of the short par-4 14th with the George Bush tree. Anyone out there played it?
 
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JogginFrog

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Catching up on some TCU golf-related podcasts, including three from KTCU's Podell and Pickell.

Hayden Springer gives some insight on the difference between the golf coaches' approaches at TCU and Tech. Frogs offer more self-directed practices and allow more tournament spots to be awarded through qualifying (vs. coach's picks).
https://bigheadsmedia.com/the-podell-and-pickell-show-with-hayden-springer/

Annika Clark talks about being offered by TCU as a 15-year-old, about selection and duties as a team captain, and about assembling a team of people (some TCU-related) to assist her transition into a pro career.
https://bigheadsmedia.com/the-podell-and-pickell-show-with-annika-clark/

There's a third one with Angela Stanford--still working through that one.
 
JogginFrog

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High school signing day for golf was yesterday, though with only one senior total between the current men's and women's rosters, there wasn't much room for 2020 additions.

The TCU women signed two players: Lois Lau of France, ranked 380 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, and Sabrina Nguyen of California, ranked 364 among Golfweek junior girls. Coach considers Lau to be an immediate contributor.
https://gofrogs.com/news/2019/11/14/womens-golf-announces-2-signings.aspx

TCU men signed one player, Brandon Massey out of Arlington Heights, ranked 162nd in Golfweek's junior rankings.
https://gofrogs.com/news/2019/11/14/mens-golf-local-product-massey-signs-with-tcu.aspx

Relative to discussion of tuition and partial scholarships, the NCAA allows only 4.5 scholarships per year for men and 6 for women. On the women's side, Coach Larkin appears willing to sacrifice roster size for quality--with 6 current players (1 senior), most/all are on full scholarships. For the men, Coach Montigel appears to value depth and internal competition; with 9 on the roster (0 seniors), scholarships average half-tuition.
 
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JogginFrog said:
High school signing day for golf was yesterday, though with only one senior total between the current men's and women's rosters, there wasn't much room for 2020 additions.

The TCU women signed two players: Lois Lau of France, ranked 380 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, and Sabrina Nguyen of California, ranked 364 among Golfweek junior girls. Coach considers Lau to be an immediate contributor.
https://gofrogs.com/news/2019/11/14/womens-golf-announces-2-signings.aspx

TCU men signed one player, Brandon Massey out of Arlington Heights, ranked 162nd in Golfweek's junior rankings.
https://gofrogs.com/news/2019/11/14/mens-golf-local-product-massey-signs-with-tcu.aspx

Relative to discussion of tuition and partial scholarships, the NCAA allows only 4.5 scholarships per year for men and 6 for women. On the women's side, Coach Larkin appears willing to sacrifice roster size for quality--with 6 current players (1 senior), most/all are on full scholarships. For the men, Coach Montigel appears to value depth and internal competition; with 9 on the roster (0 seniors), scholarships average half-tuition.
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question. how many golfers are allowed to participate in a tournament representing tcu?

on paper 9 golfers doesn't seem like a big difference to 6 golfers, but where is the norm and how many can compete?
 
JogginFrog

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Eight said:
question. how many golfers are allowed to participate in a tournament representing tcu?

on paper 9 golfers doesn't seem like a big difference to 6 golfers, but where is the norm and how many can compete?
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Most events have 5 players and count the 4 best scores in each round. So a 6-player roster is pretty thin--you can't post a team score with fewer than 4 players competing. Coach Larkin had the opportunity to sign two highly ranked players last year who wanted to go to college together and she chose to sacrifice roster size to do it. It's not a bad gamble on the women's side, where the top shelf of talent is much smaller. By signing 2 yesterday against 1 senior, she's set to have 7 next year unless there are transfers.
 
JogginFrog

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Nice on-course interview with Angela Stanford, who finished T12 in last week's Tournament of Champions (having deferred her spot a year due to injury). She's currently T13 this week. She's five top-10 finishes away from having 100 for her career.
 
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JogginFrog said:
Nice on-course interview with Angela Stanford, who finished T12 in last week's Tournament of Champions (having deferred her spot a year due to injury). She's currently T13 this week. She's five top-10 finishes away from having 100 for her career.
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Worst year in more ways than one. I remember when she got caught up in football game traffic last fall. Now THAT would suck.
 

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