TCU Golf 2026-2027

[JogginFrog]

Women released their schedule last week; men's has been out a while. So, it's time for a new thread for 2026-2027.

With the Carmel Cup event no longer being contested, TCU men and women both kick off their seasons in Japan at the Pan Pacific Super League event at Grand Fields Country Club in Shizuoka. Two Japanese schools, Nihon and Tohoku Fukushi, dominated last year's men's event, finishing 21 and 23 shots ahead of the field. The three U.S. schools--Long Island, Kent, and George Washington--finished 4th, 5th and 7th. The previous year, Nihon trucked Hawaii by 60 shots. TCU is a step up from all of those, so maybe Nihon is hoping for better competition.

The men bring back a strong core and add Cameron Kuchar and Blake Brown, who won the World Teen Championship over the summer in a playoff at Pinehurst #8. Could be a strong team. The interesting bit about the men's schedule is that they only play once in Texas each semester--last week of September when they host the Ben Hogan Invitational at Colonial, and the last week of April at the Big 12 Championship at Big Easy Ranch in Columbus. They will also play in Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, and Hawaii in the fall, and in Puerto Rico, Panama City FL, southern Utah, NorCal (Stanford), and West Virgnia in the spring.

The women have been posting some of the "tournament bag" qualifying scores, including 68-66 from first-year player Ella Forss--so expect her to start out of the gate. They will also play Medinah in the fall, as well as in Norman, West Point MS, and San Marcos. In the spring they will host the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational at Colonial on March 22-23, and will make trips to Guadalajara, Tucson, Dallas, Houston, and Vegas.

Lots of optimism for Frog golf this season.

And for those who couldn't make the trip to Dublin, Ireland, this week, consider a drive to Dublin, Texas, to visit the Ben Hogan Museum. Hogan lived in Dublin until his family moved to Fort Worth in 1921.

 

[JogginFrog]

Mike Buddie awards Bill Allcorn a three-year contract extension, which takes his contract through 2031. It was announced alongside similar extensions for Lee Taylor Walker (women's tennis) and Jenny Garrison (triathlon).

It was a tough start for Allcorn, but his recent recruiting classes have been strong, and the improvement in WAGR rankings across the board has shown that this staff develops talent. But perhaps the biggest sign of the program's trajectory is the lack of transfers out, especially given the improvement in player ratings. I expected programs to take a run at Sam Udovich after his strong play last spring. The fact that he's back speaks well for what the staff is building.

 

[JogginFrog]

TCU men and women are through Round 1 in Japan, where it's closing in on midnight.

The men had a good first round at -13, which is good for second place, 3 shots back of Nihon University and 5 shots up on third-place New Mexico and Tohoku Fukushi. The other U.S. schools (Florida Gulf Coast and Seattle) are 5th and 6th in the 14-team field.

Charlie Wylie is T1 with a 6-under 65 to lead the Frogs. Toby Wilt is T8 at -4, Nate Miller is T14 at -2 and Sam Udovich is T19 at -1. Cameron Kuchar got the other starting slot. Nice first day for the Frogs.

The placing on the individual leaderboard includes both men and women.

The women did okay--they are in third place in the 12-team women's field at +4 but are 17 shots back of Nihon, whose top three shot 65-66-68. Claire Swathwood is the only American player in red figures at -1 (T19 overall, solo 4th among the women). Yvette O'Brien is Even, Gracie McGovern is +1. The other starters are Camille Min-Gaultier and Ella Forss.

They'll all be back on the course in 7 hours or so. Follow scoring here: gofrogs.co/3SDbIoM

 

[JogginFrog]

Seeing that the San Jose State women were playing in Japan alongside TCU made me think to check in on TCU golf power couple Chelso Barrett and Kortnie Maxoutopoulous Barrett -- Kortnie was associate head coach for the SJSU women. She's no longer listed on the coaching roster, so she's probably not in Japan, but Chelso is Director of Instruction at CordeValle in San Martin, won two tournaments last year to become the Northern California PGA Section’s Player of the Year, and was recently named coach of the NorCal team in the U.S. National Development Program.

 

[gohornedfrogs]

Seeing that the San Jose State women were playing in Japan alongside TCU made me think to check in on TCU golf power couple Chelso Barrett and Kortnie Maxoutopoulous Barrett -- Kortnie was associate head coach for the SJSU women. She's no longer listed on the coaching roster, so she's probably not in Japan, but Chelso is Director of Instruction at CordeValle in San Martin, won two tournaments last year to become the Northern California PGA Section’s Player of the Year, and was recently named coach of the NorCal team in the U.S. National Development Program.

Chelso and Kortnie are gonna be a tough draw in the Sunday hit n’ giggle at the local club.

 

[JogginFrog]

TCU men dropped to third in Japan after New Mexico shot -20 on day 2. That's a tough pace to match (Frogs shot -5). Midway through the final round, overall scores are:
-35 Nihon
-29 New Mexico
-25 TCU
-17 Tohoku Fukushi
8 other teams are all over par

Individually for the men, Nate Miller is 6th at -8; T Wilt and Wylie are T8 at -6. Leader is -12.

On the women's side, TCU posted a higher score on day 2 but moved up to second place. On the home nine they are 10 shots back of Nihon and 21 shots up on third-place Saint Andrews.

Individually, Gracie McGovern is T2 among the women at Even, with Claire Swathwood at +1 and Camille Min-Gaultier at +2. Leader is -8.

Scoring is on a GoogleSheet at
https://gofrogs.co/46JtzNW

Update:
TCU men drop some strokes late but still finish 3rd at -20; they were 16 shots back of Nihon and 8 back of New Mexico, which had the individual medalist. Nate Miller was the Frogs' top finisher at -8 (T5); Toby Wilt and Charlie Wylie finished T11, but they may get credit for a top-10 if men's scores are split out from the women's.

TCU women also dropped strokes late but also held their position in 2nd--they finished 18 back of Nihon. Camille Min-Gaultier had TCU's best finish at +3 (T8 among the women). Ella Forss and Gracie McGovern were a shot back; like the men, they will get top-10s if women's scores are split out.