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Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
TCU Finishes Play in Georgia
10/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
ALPHARETTA, Georgia – The TCU men's golf team matched its first-round score with a final-round 300 on Sunday to finish in 15th place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. The Frogs finished the strong tournament behind 14 teams that are ranked in the nation's top 35.
The tournament was the final of the fall for the Frogs who played a very tough schedule. In fact, it was the nation's 14th toughest entering this weekend's tournament at the Golf Club of Georgia.
On Sunday at the Lakeside Course, Giulio Castagnara posted the Frogs' best round of the day with a 2-over 74. Jeong Weon Ko, TCU's top performer in each of the first two rounds, shot a 78 on Sunday and fell back to 55th place, but was still the Frogs' top finisher.
Round of the Day
Castagnara and the Frogs began their day on the 10th tee box, and the senior posted a 3-over-par score on the back nine. However, he rebounded with eight straight pars on the front nine before a birdie on the par-5 ninth moved him to 2-over for a 74.
Other Notables
- The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate field is one of the nation's toughest with 12 top-25 teams.
- Stefano Mazzoli and Daniel Gurtner carded TCU's second best rounds of the day as each shot a 3-ver 75.
- Ko eagled the par-5 18th hole for his second eagle of the tournament.
TCU Lineup
T54. Jeong Weon Ko 71-74-78—223 (+7); T70. Daniel Gurtner 76-76-75—227 (+11); T76. Stefano Mazzoli 78-77-75—230 (+14); 78. Chelso Barrett 75-80-76—231 (+15); 85. Giulio Castagnara 83-78-74—235 (+19)
Team Standings
T1. Virginia 289-287-280—856 (-8); T1. Texas 291-288-277—856 (-8); T3. USC 299-279-279—857 (-7); T3. Stanford 293-286-278—857 (-7); T5. Oklahoma 283-291-285—859 (-5); T5. Texas A&M 291-285-283—859 (-5); 7. Duke 285-293-282—860 (-4); 8. Oklahoma State 293-287-281—861 (-3); 9. Wake Forest 299-279-285—863 (-1); 10. Auburn 293-290-285—868 (+4); 11. LSU 296-295-280—871 (+7); 12. Georgia Tech 297-286-294—877 (+13); 13. Clemson 292-301-286—879 (+15); 14. UCLA 295-301-293—889 (+25); 15. TCU 300-305-300—905 (+41); 16. ETSU 300-305-309—914 (+50); 17. Villanova 316-307-306—929 (+65)
Individual Standings
T1. Jimmy Stanger (Virginia) 67-68-72—207 (-9); T1. Max McGreevy (Oklahoma) 68-69-70—207 (-9), 3. Doug Ghim (Texas) 71-67-71—209 (-7); T4. Gavin Hall (Texas) 75-72-63—210 (-6); T4. Five players 210 (-6)
Up Next
The Frogs will return to the course in February when they open their spring schedule in Hawaii at the Amer Ari Invitational at Waikoloa Kings' Course.
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