Men's Golf Heads to Desert Intercollegiate
2/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
PALM DESERT, Calif. - The TCU men's golf team resumes its spring slate at the 2015 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate beginning on Friday at The Classic Club.
The Horned Frogs have claimed three top-five finishes in the season's opening five tournaments, including their last action at the Amer Ari Invitational where they placed higher than five top-25 squads. TCU climbed four spots in the final day for its fifth-place showing, as all five Frogs in the lineup carded rounds under par.
Filling out the lineup card for the Frogs this weekend at the par-72, 7,305-yard course is senior Julien Brun, junior Paul Barjon, sophomores Chelso Barrett and Giulio Castagnara and senior Andrew Presley.
Brun returns to the site of two of his school-record nine tournament victories, as the Antibes, France, native has won the event in each of his two appearances. Brun, who matched his career low with a 64 in the final round in Hawaii, has a 68.17 stroke average at the Desert Intercollegiate with four of six rounds in the 60's.
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TCU Lineup
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).
• Matched his career low with an 8-under 64 in the final round in Hawaii; the round ties for the second lowest at TCU since at least 1994.
• 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.
• Holds a program record with three first-team All-America selections.
Paul Barjon
• Posted fifth-place showing at Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque with 5-over 214.
• Posted three rounds under par in last action in Hawaii to place in top 15.
• 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.
• 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.
Chelso Barrett
• Has finished in top 20 in four of five tournaments this season, including seventh-place showing at Quail Valley.
• Ranks second on the squad with 71.93 stroke average this season.
• Earned Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team honors for ninth-place finish as a freshman.
• Ranked second on the squad as a freshman with 73.76 stroke average.
• Competed in 10 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.
Giulio Castagnara
• Carded career-low 67 in final round in Hawaii.
• Has competed in all five tournaments, posting a 73.40 stroke average.
• Recorded back-to-back top-30 showings in Albuquerque and Fort Worth during the fall.
• Posted first-career top-10 finish (8th) at Wofford Invitational in April 2014.
• Recorded career-best 54-hole total of 210, including second-career sub-70 round of 68.
Andrew Presley
• Finished fourth overall in his TCU debut at the Carmel Cup with a 5-under 211.
• Fired back-to-back rounds of 68 and 69 to close play in Pebble Beach.
• Carded a final-round 69 at Nike Invitational at Colonial, marking second-lowest round of the day.
• Played in 36 tournaments in three seasons at LSU with seven top-five finishes and two titles.
• Named a Second-Team All-SEC and PING All-Southeast Region selection in 2012 and 2013.
