TCU
Big 12 Championships
Frogs Finish Eighth at Big 12 Championship
4/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- After four rounds of competing against cool temperatures and high winds in addition to a loaded field, the TCU men's golf team finished eighth Wednesday at the Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club.
It was 42 degrees under cloudy skies when the Horned Frogs teed off, with winds blowing consistently at 20 MPH. The weather warmed up to 50 degrees at the conclusion of the round, but with the wind, low scores were hard to come by. There wasn't one player in the 50-person field that shot under par on Thursday.
"The conditions were brutal this week," said head coach Bill Montigel. "Despite the weather, I feel like our guys had a really good attitude out there on the course. I think we've put ourselves in good enough position to be selected for an NCAA Regional. I don't think we hurt ourselves this week."
Senior Chelso Barrett, who began the day in a tie for third place and one-stroke back of the leader, had his highest round of the tournament, 11-over 80. The Keene, N.H. native finished 15th and shot 17-over 297 over the four rounds. Barrett was 10 shots back from the conference champion, Chase Hanna of Kansas (7-over 287).
Sophomore Pierre Mazier (France) shot 7-over 77 in the final round and 21-over 301 for the tournament to finish tied for 25th.
Sophomore Triston Fisher (Southlake, Texas) had his second-best round of the tournament after shooting 7-over 77. He moved up four spots from Tuesday and finished 39th after shooting 33-over-313. Sophomore Stefano Mazzoli (Italy) also had his second-best round on Wednesday. He shot 8-over 78 on the day and 34-over 314 for the tournament to finish tied for 40th.
Sophomore Turner MacLean (Fort Worth) had his best round of the tournament at 6-over 76 to finish in 47th place after shooting 38-over 318.
In a tournament with five teams ranked nationally in the top 25, according to GolfStat.com, it was No. 18 ranked Texas that won the championship at 48-over 1168. TCU was 95-over 1215 and finished ahead of No. 48 Iowa State who finished ninth and West Virginia who was 10th.
TCU Notables
- Weather Report -- Round 1 Monday: winds 30 MPH and gusting at 50 MPH... Round 2 Tuesday: sunny and 70 degrees with a light breeze... Round 3 Tuesday: Cloudy with temperatures in the 50s, windy and a light sprinkle. - Mazier's eagle in the third round on Tuesday was one of eight for the entire tournament. - Fisher ranked third in par 3 average at 3.19 (+3). - Barrett ranked sixth in par 4 average at 4.17 (+8).
TCU Lineup
15. Chelso Barrett 77-68-71-81=297 (+17); T25. Pierre Mazier 78-73-73-77=301 (+21); 39. Triston Fisher 85-80-71-77=313 (+33); T40. Stefano Mazzoli 80-80-76-78=314 (+34); 47. Turner MacLean 83-77-82-76=318 (+38)
Team Scores
1. Texas: 313-274-283-298=1168 (+48); 2. Oklahoma State: 302-286-282-299=1169 (+49); 3. Kansas: 306-288-290-288=1172 (+52); 4. Texas Tech: 309-287-291-296=1183 (+63); 5. Oklahoma: 308-284-289-304=1185 (+65); 6. Baylor: 307-292-287-304=1190 (+70); 7. Kansas State: 314-291302-300=1207; 8. TCU: 318-298-291-308=1215 (+87); 9. Iowa State: 328-285-293-315=1221 (+101); 10. West Virginia: 329-294-313-315=1251 (+131)
Up Next
TCU will wait until May 4 to see if it will play in its 28th consecutive NCAA Regional. The announcement will take place at 11 a.m. on Golf Channel.
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