Preview: Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
10/18/2018 8:51:00 AM | Men's Golf
Frogs begin play at 8:30 Friday
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU will continue it's tough schedule Friday when it begins play at the 13th annual Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga.
The 14-team field includes four of the current top 10, seven of the top 25 and 11 of the top 50 teams in the country, according to Golfstat rankings.
Those competing for TCU are Alejandro Aguilera, Triston Fisher, Turner MacLean, Pierre Mazier and David Ravetto. Fisher led the Frogs at last season's tournament, finishing tied for seventh with a season-best score of 6-under 210.
Competition begins at 8:30 a.m., Friday-Sunday.
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 72 | 7,017 yards
The teams will be playing the Lakeside Course at The Golf Club of Georgia. The course was ranked Best New Private Course by Golf Digest when it was built in 1991. It was ranked 12th in the state of Georgia for 2013-14. It's signature hole is a 607-yard par 5. Some PGA Tour players practice on their "lightning fast" greens in preparation of Masters week at Augusta National.
THE FIELD – Rankings via Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 5 Alabama, No. 9 Wake Forest, No. 11 USC, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 15 Clemson, RV: East Tennessee State, Florida State, New Mexico, Stanford, TCU, UCLA, Virginia.
LAST TIME OUT
TCU finished in fifth place at the inaugural Big 12 Match Play Tournament, Oct. 12-14 in Hockley, Texas. The Frogs went 3-1-1 with wins over Kansas State, Texas Tech and West Virginia and a tie against defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Oklahoma State.
TOUGHEST SCHEDULE
After playing in the two of the toughest tournaments of the 2018-19 season, the Carmel Cup and the Nike Collegiate Invitational, 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.
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.
The 14-team field includes four of the current top 10, seven of the top 25 and 11 of the top 50 teams in the country, according to Golfstat rankings.
Those competing for TCU are Alejandro Aguilera, Triston Fisher, Turner MacLean, Pierre Mazier and David Ravetto. Fisher led the Frogs at last season's tournament, finishing tied for seventh with a season-best score of 6-under 210.
Competition begins at 8:30 a.m., Friday-Sunday.
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 72 | 7,017 yards
The teams will be playing the Lakeside Course at The Golf Club of Georgia. The course was ranked Best New Private Course by Golf Digest when it was built in 1991. It was ranked 12th in the state of Georgia for 2013-14. It's signature hole is a 607-yard par 5. Some PGA Tour players practice on their "lightning fast" greens in preparation of Masters week at Augusta National.
THE FIELD – Rankings via Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 5 Alabama, No. 9 Wake Forest, No. 11 USC, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 15 Clemson, RV: East Tennessee State, Florida State, New Mexico, Stanford, TCU, UCLA, Virginia.
LAST TIME OUT
TCU finished in fifth place at the inaugural Big 12 Match Play Tournament, Oct. 12-14 in Hockley, Texas. The Frogs went 3-1-1 with wins over Kansas State, Texas Tech and West Virginia and a tie against defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Oklahoma State.
TOUGHEST SCHEDULE
After playing in the two of the toughest tournaments of the 2018-19 season, the Carmel Cup and the Nike Collegiate Invitational, 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.
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.
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