TCU
USF Olympic Invitational
Mazzoli Wins at The Olympic Club
9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- TCU men's golf sophomore Stefano Mazzoli maintained his 36-hole lead and picked up his first career win as he took individual honors at the USF Olympic Invitational at The Olympic Club.
Mazzoli shot an even-par 71 while TCU shot a 1-over 285 as a team to jump to a third place finish in the team standings. TCU's round was tied for the best of the day while sophomore Triston Fisher's 2-under 69 was his career-low and also tied for the best round of the day.
After 36 holes on Monday, Mazzoli sat at 3-under-par and led four golfers by one stroke. His even-par 71 on Tuesday kept the Italian at 3-under-par, which was good enough to edge out Loyola Marymount's Riley Elmes by one shot.
Round of the Day
Fisher carded a career-low 2-under 69 on Tuesday. Fisher was playing in his sixth career tournament, and his first this season.
The Southlake, Texas, native started his day with a birdie on the par-5 first, then proceeded to post three more birdies. Fisher's 69 was tied for the best round of the day in the 75-golfer field.
His previous career-low round was a 71, which he carded twice at last season's Nike Collegiate Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge Country Club in Oregon.
Other Notables
- Mazzoli birdied three of his first seven holes, but played 3-over-par from that point to finish with an even-par 71. At the time he finished his round, Mazzoli was even Elmes who had five holes remaining. Elmes bogeyed his final hole, the par-3 eighth, to slip to 2-under=par and give Mazzoli the outright win.
- Senior Chelso Barrett shot a 1-over 72 to finish tied for 12th at 4-over-par. It was his third straight top-20 finish after finishing eighth at Pebble Beach last week and 13th at the NCAA Championships last season.
- TCU's 1-over 285 was the best round of the day. The Frogs improved in every round, as they were ninth after a first-round 295 and seventh after a second-round 288.
- TCU's 285 was its best score in a five-golfer event since the Frogs' 282 at last year's NCAA Championships gave them a first-round lead.
TCU Lineup
1. Stefano Mazzoli 73-66-71--210 (-3), T12. Chelso Barrett 75-70-72--217 (+4), T29. Turner MacLean 72-76-73--221 (+8), T42. Daniel Gurtner 75-76-75--226 (+13), T57. Triston Fisher 85-76-69--230 (+17)
Team Standings
1. BYU 286-282-291--859 (+7), 2. St. Mary's 291-284-292--867 (+15), 3. TCU 295-288-285--868 (+16), 4. Loyola Marymount 301-288-286--875 (+23), T5. UC Davis 289-292-295--876 (+24), T5. Notre Dame 286-292-298--876 (+24), T7. San Francisco 298-283-298--879 (+27), T7. Fresno State 290-293-296--879 (+27), 9. UAB 293-289-299--881 (+29), 10. Santa Clara 293-295-301--889 (+17), 11. Cal Poly 291-297-302--890 (+38), 12. San Diego 304-290-305--899 (+47), 13. Dominican 306-301-313--920 (+68), 14. Hawaii 309-308-306--923 (+71)
Individual Standings
1. Stefano Mazzoli (TCU) 73-66-71--210 (-3), 2. Riley Elmes (LMU) 74-66-71--211 (-2), 3. Rhett Rasmussen (BYU) 73-69-70--212 (-1), 4. Eduardo Carrete (St. Mary's) 73-69-71--213 (E), T5. Three players 214 (+1)
Up Next
The Frogs will host the Nike Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, beginning on Sunday, Oct. 2. GoFrogs.com will have more info as the tournament nears.
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