gohornedfrogs
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I’m always amazed at the names who DON’T qualify each year. Some really good players don’t make it through qualifying.
TCU Golf 2025-2026
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JogginFrog
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Tom Hoge with a 62 yesterday to get into the conversation at the Byron Nelson. He's on the course this morning, one shot out of second.
Hayden Springer continues to explore the fine line between success and disappointment. He ran off 6 birdies in a row on the front nine yesterday and only needed to come home in even to make the weekend. On 18 he was still on the cut line, drove it into a bad spot in the bunker, and he's headed home.
In Belgium, Jacob Skov Olesen continues his consistent play on the DP World Tour--he's T3 going into the final round. David Ravetto has a shot at a top-20 finish there as well.
Hayden Springer continues to explore the fine line between success and disappointment. He ran off 6 birdies in a row on the front nine yesterday and only needed to come home in even to make the weekend. On 18 he was still on the cut line, drove it into a bad spot in the bunker, and he's headed home.
In Belgium, Jacob Skov Olesen continues his consistent play on the DP World Tour--he's T3 going into the final round. David Ravetto has a shot at a top-20 finish there as well.
JogginFrog
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Current odds on Tom Hoge winning the Nelson are 2,500 to 1. He's solo 4th, 3 back of the lead. I'm not a betting man, but it would be tempting to drop 10 bucks on that and see what happens.
Edit: Nevermind. +2500 is the payout on a $100 bet, so 25:1. Not quite as tempting.
Also, Olesen finished T2 in Belgium, pocketing $150,000.
Edit: Nevermind. +2500 is the payout on a $100 bet, so 25:1. Not quite as tempting.
Also, Olesen finished T2 in Belgium, pocketing $150,000.
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JogginFrog
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Wow -- I have not been paying attention to the NCAA women's nationals. The top six include the players ranked #1, 3, 7, 8, 10...and TCU's Kirstin Angosta, who is T2 with four holes to play.
The leader, UT's Farah O'Keefe, is three shots clear, so it's unlikely that we'll have a national champion, but we will definitely have a member of the all-tournament team.
Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/243250/scoring/player
Update: Tough finishing stretch for Kirstin, but she finished T8 and shot the lowest round for a TCU player ever in the NCAA finals (and given that the TCU women won a national championship, that's saying something).
The leader, UT's Farah O'Keefe, is three shots clear, so it's unlikely that we'll have a national champion, but we will definitely have a member of the all-tournament team.
Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/243250/scoring/player
Update: Tough finishing stretch for Kirstin, but she finished T8 and shot the lowest round for a TCU player ever in the NCAA finals (and given that the TCU women won a national championship, that's saying something).
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gohornedfrogs
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There was a point in the final round where she was one shot off the lead when O’Keefe made a double. She was right there. Great tournament.
JogginFrog
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Also, shoutout to @Mean Purple, who, in the nicest possible way, asked a question in another thread that I think was intended to make sure that I and the KF.c community didn't miss the chance to catch the last few holes of a TCU player contending for a national title. Thank you!
Mean Purple
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Kristin looked strong the whole way. On the 3 putt, she just processed and moved on. Look forward to seeing her in the LPGA!
Interested to see how the match play goes for the teams this evening. Eastern Michigan is really hanging in there. I think the Pepperdine/Stanford match up could be really good. They know each other pretty well.
Mean Purple
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Okie State’s Preston Stout just won the men’s individual National Championship.
Pokes are in the match play. Don’t know who they are playing yet.
Pokes are in the match play. Don’t know who they are playing yet.
JogginFrog
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Stout is as dominant a college player as we've seen in a while. During that two-week run when Sam Udovich finished 3rd in West Virginia, 1st in the Open qualifier and 4th at the Big 12 Championship, he was something like 250-5. Stout was 2 of the 5, beating him in both college events.
By the way, Udovich received all-region honors this week. Congrats to him!
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Congrats to Lois Lau, who shot 69-73 at Buckinghamshire to finish T2 in a field of 49 and punch her ticket to the U.S. Women's Open. She followed that up with a T5 at her national open in France--her first top 10 finish on the Ladies European Tour.
Also, a shoutout to current Frog Gracie McGovern, who finished solo 4th in a field of 75 at the qualifier in Galveston in April to earn the second alternate spot.
Also, a shoutout to current Frog Gracie McGovern, who finished solo 4th in a field of 75 at the qualifier in Galveston in April to earn the second alternate spot.
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Congrats to J.J. Henry, who shot a 69 in Pearland yesterday to finish T2 in a field of around 50 to earn a spot in the U.S. Senior Open at Scioto in early July.
gohornedfrogs
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I'm not predicting anything, but the Stanford / Auburn first round match might not be a blowout. Stanford made the most double-bogeys of any team during stroke play. They were also near the top in birdies. That makes for some exciting match play.
gohornedfrogs
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Good news is that the $EC only has one team in the final four, despite having the 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 & 12th ranked teams.
B12 has two in the final four, Okie State and Arizona. B1G has one, UCLA.
B12 has two in the final four, Okie State and Arizona. B1G has one, UCLA.
Mean Purple
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I was impressed with the sophmore from Bama. William Jennings. Kid has had a heck of a turn around over the past year.
Okie State has reached that GOAT level as far as programs go. They've been up there for so long. Dare I say, even more impressive than the high level progam that this guy came from:
and just this one because of few of us dedicated to our argument to keep trees on a golf course.
Mean Purple
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UCLA will have to bring it big. Auburn looks liked solid today.
JogginFrog
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And we can all look forward to commentary on Andrew Green's restoration of Donald Ross' 1916 design, in which “every green has been lowered back closer to its original grade," the better to spotlight the pros' ground game. The ones pushing 70 may need to bounce up a few approaches.
gohornedfrogs
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I don't think I could finish a round with Preston Stout. I'd eventually yell "hit the damn ball" during his routine. Fans are going to roast him when he gets on the tour.
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gohornedfrogs
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Okie State has far surpassed UH in terms of legacy. UH had a run of about 15 years, maybe 20. Okie State has been doing it for 40 years now.
Speaking of UH, during the broadcast last night, they showed all-time collegiate wins. Keith Fergus won 19 tournaments in college!
Tiger would have broken that record, most likely, but he left after two years with 11 wins. That's still an amazing record, and is unlikely to be broken. Koivun would have to win 8 times next season to tie it.Mean Purple
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Auburn wins the men’s National Championship.
That Koivun kid is really good.
That Koivun kid is really good.
