Tuesday, October 2
Fort Worth, Texas (Colonial Country Club)
8 AM
TCU
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Nike Collegiate Invitational
Mazzoli Finishes Fifth at NCI
10/2/2018 3:28:00 PM | Men's Golf
The senior has TCU's best individual finish ever at the NCI
FORT WORTH, Texas. – Senior Stefano Mazzoli finished tied for fifth Tuesday at the Nike Collegiate Invitational held at Colonial Country Club.
Mazzoli shot 1-over 71 in the final round and 2-under 208 for the tournament. The tie for fifth place was the best a TCU golfer has ever done in the five-year history of the NCI. Chelso Barrett finished tied for 14th at the 2016 NCI at Colonial.
"I'm really happy with how I finished and how I played on the back nine," said Mazzoli. "I missed a few greens so I had to save a few pars in a row."
Duke's Chandler Eaton won the tournament at 6-under 204 after posting consecutive rounds of 3-under 67.
Senior Triston Fisher was TCU's second finisher, placing tied for 38th at 9-over 219. Freshman Alejandro Aguilera had his best round of the tournament, shooting 1-over 71. He finished tied for 55th, one spot behind senior Pierre Mazier who tied for 52nd.
As a team, TCU finished tied with Oregon for 12th place. In a field with half of the nation's top 10, according to GolfWeek, No. 7 Duke won the tournament at 2-under 838.
"The truth of the matter is we've played here so many times, that I really expected us to play better than we did," said head coach Bill Montigel. "I'm disappointed, but I am proud of Stefano. He played great. We've just got to get other guys to perform at that level."
The Horned Frogs will return to competition in a couple of weeks when they play at the first-ever Big 12 Match Play Championship, Oct. 12-14 in Hockley, Texas.
TCU RESULTS
T12. TCU: 288, 286, 296 = 870 (+30)
T5. Stefano Mazzoli: 70, 67, 71 = 208 (-2)
T38. Triston Fisher: 71, 71, 77 = 219 (+9)
T52. Pierre Mazier: 73, 72, 77 = 222 (+12)
T55. Alejandro Aguilera: 74, 78, 71 = 223 (+13)
T74. Turner MacLean: 81, 76, 77 = 234 (+24)
TEAM RESULTS (rankings via GolfWeek)
1. #7 Duke: 285, 274, 279 = 838 (-2)
2. Vanderbilt: 281, 288, 275 = 844 (+4)
3. #25 Wake Forest: 282, 282, 282 = 846 (+6)
4. #21 Clemson: 282, 279, 286 = 847 (+7)
5. #9 Texas: 283, 281, 286 = 850 (+10)
T6. #4 Oklahoma: 289, 286, 281 = 856 (+16)
T6. Florida: 286, 285, 285 = 856 (+16)
8. #23 Stanford: 288, 283, 289 = 860 (+20)
9. #3 USC: 286, 284, 291 = 861 (+21)
T10. #2 Georgia: 292, 278, 293 = 863 (+23)
T10. Ohio State: 293, 288, 282 = 863 (+23)
T12. Oregon: 285, 291, 294 = 870 (+30)
T12. #20 TCU: 288, 286, 296 = 870 (+30)
14. Washington: 296, 289, 290 = 875 (+35)
15. Arizona: 308, 290, 288 = 886 (+46)
Mazzoli shot 1-over 71 in the final round and 2-under 208 for the tournament. The tie for fifth place was the best a TCU golfer has ever done in the five-year history of the NCI. Chelso Barrett finished tied for 14th at the 2016 NCI at Colonial.
"I'm really happy with how I finished and how I played on the back nine," said Mazzoli. "I missed a few greens so I had to save a few pars in a row."
Duke's Chandler Eaton won the tournament at 6-under 204 after posting consecutive rounds of 3-under 67.
Senior Triston Fisher was TCU's second finisher, placing tied for 38th at 9-over 219. Freshman Alejandro Aguilera had his best round of the tournament, shooting 1-over 71. He finished tied for 55th, one spot behind senior Pierre Mazier who tied for 52nd.
As a team, TCU finished tied with Oregon for 12th place. In a field with half of the nation's top 10, according to GolfWeek, No. 7 Duke won the tournament at 2-under 838.
"The truth of the matter is we've played here so many times, that I really expected us to play better than we did," said head coach Bill Montigel. "I'm disappointed, but I am proud of Stefano. He played great. We've just got to get other guys to perform at that level."
The Horned Frogs will return to competition in a couple of weeks when they play at the first-ever Big 12 Match Play Championship, Oct. 12-14 in Hockley, Texas.
TCU RESULTS
T12. TCU: 288, 286, 296 = 870 (+30)
T5. Stefano Mazzoli: 70, 67, 71 = 208 (-2)
T38. Triston Fisher: 71, 71, 77 = 219 (+9)
T52. Pierre Mazier: 73, 72, 77 = 222 (+12)
T55. Alejandro Aguilera: 74, 78, 71 = 223 (+13)
T74. Turner MacLean: 81, 76, 77 = 234 (+24)
TEAM RESULTS (rankings via GolfWeek)
1. #7 Duke: 285, 274, 279 = 838 (-2)
2. Vanderbilt: 281, 288, 275 = 844 (+4)
3. #25 Wake Forest: 282, 282, 282 = 846 (+6)
4. #21 Clemson: 282, 279, 286 = 847 (+7)
5. #9 Texas: 283, 281, 286 = 850 (+10)
T6. #4 Oklahoma: 289, 286, 281 = 856 (+16)
T6. Florida: 286, 285, 285 = 856 (+16)
8. #23 Stanford: 288, 283, 289 = 860 (+20)
9. #3 USC: 286, 284, 291 = 861 (+21)
T10. #2 Georgia: 292, 278, 293 = 863 (+23)
T10. Ohio State: 293, 288, 282 = 863 (+23)
T12. Oregon: 285, 291, 294 = 870 (+30)
T12. #20 TCU: 288, 286, 296 = 870 (+30)
14. Washington: 296, 289, 290 = 875 (+35)
15. Arizona: 308, 290, 288 = 886 (+46)
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