Preview: Big 12 Match Play Tournament
10/11/2018 9:45:00 AM | Men's Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas – After a weekend away from competition, the TCU men's golf team will play in the inaugural Big 12 Match Play Tournament starting Friday at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas.
The Big 12 is the first conference to host its own match play tournament, utilizing the format that determines the NCAA men's golf national champion.
Teams are ranked and seeded 1-10 based on the squads' combined Golfweek/Sagarin and Golfstat rankings entering the tournament. TCU is seeded fifth and will play fourth-seeded Kansas on Friday beginning at 8 a.m. The second sessions begin at 1:30 p.m.
The event will be played over three days consisting of pool play for five sessions followed by a championship round Sunday afternoon. Match play will be conducted during all rounds.
During the pool play portion, each team will play four matches. Teams will get three points for a win and one point for a draw. At the conclusion of pool play, each team will be ranked 1-5 within their pool based on the amount of points accrued. Pool play will be broken up into two sessions.
The championship match will feature the team with the highest point total from Pool A and the team with the highest point total from Pool B.
TCU is taking seven individuals to Hockley with only six competing in each session. Those individuals are Alejandro Aguilera, Triston Fisher, Turner MacLean, Pierre Mazier and Stefano Mazzoli, David Ravetto and Hayden Springer.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com. GoFrogs.com will have full recaps after each day of competition.
THE COURSE – Par 71 | 7,007 yards
The Clubs at Houston Oaks opened in 2017.
THE FIELD – Rankings via Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 10 Texas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
| Pool A | Pool B |
| No. 1 Oklahoma State | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| No. 4 Kansas | No. 3 Texas |
| No. 5 TCU | No. 6 Baylor |
| No. 8 Texas Tech | No. 7 Iowa State |
| No. 9 West Virginia | No. 10 Kansas State |
LAST TIME OUT
Mazzoli tied for fifth at the Nike Collegiate Invitational, the best a Horned Frog had ever finished at the prestigious event. The senior shot 2-under 208 for the tournament. In a field that featured nine of the nation's top 25 teams, TCU finished tied for 12th.
TOUGHEST SCHEDULE
After playing in the two of the toughest tournaments of the 2018-19 season, the Horned Frogs have proof that they have played against the best. According to the latest Buschnell/Golfweek rankings, TCU's strength of schedule ranks No. 1 in the nation.
TCU LINEUP
Alejandro Aguilera (Freshman – Madrid, Spain) – Shot back-to-back rounds of 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach to finish tied for 13th (6-under 210) at the Carmel Cup in his collegiate debut… Finished runner-up at the 2016 Boys Amateur Championship… Won the 2016 Inter Autonomico de Espana… Was the runner-up at Scotland's 2016 Boys Amateur Championship.
Triston Fisher (Senior – Southlake, Texas) – Led TCU at The Carmel Cup in the opener after shooting a career-best 7-under 209 at Pebble Beach… Played at the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach on Aug. 14… Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Posted a career-best scoring average of 73.82 last season.
Turner MacLean (Senior – Fort Worth) – Finished tied for 19th at The Carmel Cup in the opener at 4-under 212 at Pebble Beach… Two-time Academic All-Big 12… Posted a career-best season average of 72.62 last season.
Pierre Mazier (Senior – Saint-Raphael, France) – Tied for 52nd at the Nike Golf Collegiate this season… Finished with a scoring average of 73.24 last season.
Stefano Mazzoli (Senior – Montorfano, Italy) – Finished tied for fifth at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at 2-under 208… Represented his home country at the World Amateur in Ireland in early September… Was a PING Honorable Mention All-American last season, the 21st in TCU men's golf history… Earned All-Big 12 Honors last year… Scoring average of -0.68 (70.82) last season ranked as the fifth-best in school history.
David Ravetto (Senior – Paris, France) – Finished tied for 22nd at The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach at 3-under 213… Won the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular last season… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar… Finished with a scoring average of 73.16 last season.
Hayden Springer (Senior – Trophy Club, Texas) – Finished 37th at The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach at 3-over 219… TCU's top finisher at last season's NCAA Regional in Stockton, Calif. with a career-best 4-under 212… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar… Finished with a scoring average of 73.22 last season.
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