TCU Begins Quest for Title on Friday
5/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BRADENTON, Fla. - The TCU men's golf team will begin action in its 18th overall appearance at the NCAA Championship on Friday at The Concession Golf Club hosted by the University of South Florida. Coverage of the event will be aired by Golf Channel, including live coverage on June 1-3.
The 30 programs to advance to the NCAA Championship will compete in stroke play Friday through Sunday (54 holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. A final day of 18 holes of stroke play will take place on Monday to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday.
Joining No. 23 seed TCU at the par-72, 7,483-yard course are Arizona State, Auburn, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, San Diego State, SMU, South Carolina, South Florida, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UAB, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Washington.
Filling out the lineup card this weekend is TCU's veteran lineup of Julien Brun, Paul Barjon, Giulio Castagnara, Andrew Presley and Chelso Barrett.
The Horned Frogs advanced to the NCAA Championship after a fourth-place showing at the NCAA Washington Regional, carding a 10-under 54-hole total of 854 for their fourth-straight top-five finish and eighth overall this season.
TCU was led by a pair of sophomores, as Castagnara and Barrett both earned top-10 individual finishes in Bremerton. Castagnara paced the Frogs with a breakout performance, posting a career-best fifth-place showing at 7-under (70-68-71), while Barrett also carded three sub-par rounds to finish 10th at 4-under.
Brun is in the midst of his fourth postseason with the Frogs, including his third trip to a NCAA Championship. The Antibes, France, native has claimed four top-10 individual finishes in six NCAA events with 13 rounds of par or better in 18 total rounds.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 28
Practice round
Friday, May 29
First day of stroke play competition (18 holes). Tee time: 6 a.m., CDT
Saturday, May 30
Second day of stroke play competition (18 holes). Tee time: 6 a.m., CDT
Sunday, May 31
Third day of stroke play competition (18 holes); to determine the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team for final 18 holes of stroke-play competition. Tee time: 6 a.m., CDT
Monday, June 1
Final round of stroke-play competition to determine the top eight teams determined for match-play competition and 72-hole individual champion crowned. Tee times begin for final round: 10:30 a.m., CDT approximately.
Tuesday, June 2
Quarterfinals and semifinals of team match play
7 a.m., CDT - Match #1 and #2 begin (1st and 10th tees)
7:50 a.m., CDT - Match #3 and #4 begin (1st and 10th tees)
1:30 p.m., CDT - Match #5 begins (winners of match #1 and #2)
2:20 p.m., CDT - Match #6 begins (winners of match #3 and #4)
Wednesday, June 3
Championship match to determine team champion. Tee time: 1:10 p.m., CDT approximately.
GOLF CHANNEL LIVE COVERAGE SCHEDULE
Monday, June 1
Final round, pregame coverage from 2-3 p.m., CDT; individual stroke play from 3-6 p.m., CDT; post-game coverage from 6-7 p.m., CDT.
Tuesday, June 2
Pregame coverage from 8:30-9:30 a.m., CDT; coverage of quarterfinal matches from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., CDT; pre-game coverage from 2-2:30 p.m., CDT; coverage of semifinal matches from 2:30-6 p.m., CDT.
Wednesday, June 3
Pregame coverage from noon-2 p.m., CDT; championship match coverage from 2 to 6 p.m., CDT.
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