Men's Golf Opens Season at Pebble Beach
8/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
2014-15 Schedule | Program Information
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU men's golf team opens the 2014-15 season on Friday at one of the world's most recognizable golf courses, competing at the fourth annual Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterey, Calif.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Friday morning with six golfers counting five scores. TCU is joined by some of the nation's top programs, including Texas Tech, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
The Horned Frogs made their only other appearance at the Carmel Cup in 2012 when they claimed the team title and Julien Brun earned the fourth of his nine career tournament crowns with a 10-under 206.
Brun, one of six Frogs that will compete this weekend, returns for his senior season at TCU as the school's all-time record holder in nine categories, including tournament wins (nine) and career stroke average (70.48). The six-time First-Team All-American ended last season on a tear with back-to-back titles at the Big 12 Championship and NCAA San Antonio Regional.
Joining Brun in Pebble Beach are returners Paul Barjon, Giulio Castagnara and Chelso Barrett and newcomers Andrew Presley and James du Preez. Presley provides a talent infusion to the TCU lineup after spending his first three collegiate seasons at LSU, where he was a two-time Second-Team All-SEC performer, while du Preez is a freshman that enjoyed a stellar prep career in South Africa.
The Frogs are led by head coach Bill Montigel, who enters his 28th year at the helm. Montigel has guided TCU to 25-straight NCAA Regional appearances, joining only two other schools nationally to achieve the feat under the same head coach. TCU was just two strokes shy of advancing to the NCAA Championship last season despite a lineup featuring just two returning starters.
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TCU Lineup
Andrew Presley
• Debuts for TCU after spending the last three seasons at LSU.
• Named a Second-Team All-SEC and PING All-Southeast Region selection in 2012 and 2013.
• Played in 36 tournaments with seven top-five finishes and 12 top-10 showings, including two titles.
• Earned a career scoring average of 73.33 in 105 rounds played.
• Ranked as a top-20 recruit nationally prior to signing with LSU.
Julien Brun
• Holds the top three single-season scoring averages in school history (2012-13: 70.31; 2011-12: 70.51; 2013-14: 70.63).
• Posted three tournament titles last season to increase his school record to nine career victories.
• Closed the 2013-14 season with back-to-back titles at the Big 12 Championship and NCAA San Antonio Regional.
• Competed at the PGA Tour's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club last May.
• Currently ranked as high as No. 10 nationally by Golfweek.
• Has earned six First-Team All-America selections.
Paul Barjon
• Has earned a 73.20 career stroke average in two seasons at TCU.
• Set TCU single-season record with nine eagles last season.
• Earned second top-10 finish of 2013-14 season with a ninth-place showing at NCAA San Antonio Regional.
• Was second only to Julien Brun for final round stroke average of 72.58 last season.
• Recorded 13 rounds of par or better during the 2013-14 season.
• Posted back-to-back rounds of 66 to claim first tournament win at Stanford as a freshman while setting school record with 54-hole total of 199.
Giulio Castagnara
• Played in 11 of the 12 tournaments as a freshman last season.
• Ranked fourth on the squad with a 75.32 stroke average in 34 rounds.
• Posted first-career top-10 finish (8th) at Wofford Invitational in April.
• Recorded career-best 54-hole total of 210, including second-career sub-70 round of 68.
• Carded a then-season low 69 at Tucson National Invitational in March.
Chelso Barrett
• Earned Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team honors for ninth-place finish.
• Ranked second on the squad as a freshman with 73.76 stroke average.
• Carded second-lowest round of the season for the Frogs with a 66 in the opening round in Hawaii.
• Earned first-career top-10 finishes in back-to-back tournaments in February 2014.
• Carded 12 rounds of par or better for the season.
• Competed in nine USGA events prior to beginning his collegiate career, including a runner-up finish to PGA standout Jordan Spieth at the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur.
James du Preez
• Comes to TCU after a stellar prep career in South Africa.
• Begins his collegiate career ranked No. 451 in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
• Tabbed as the top under-19 player in South Africa before an injury sidelined him for a portion of 2013.
• Served as captain of the South African Junior team at the All-Africa Junior Team Golf Championship in 2013.
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