Preview: Mission Inn Spring Spectacular
3/16/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU will try to defend its title at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular when play begins Saturday at 7:30 a.m. in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
The No. 33 ranked Horned Frogs will play 36 holes on Saturday and finish with 18 on Sunday.
TCU will go with the lineup of Triston Fisher, Turner MacLean, Pierre Mazier, Stefano Mazzoli and Hayden Springer. David Ravetto will compete as an individual.
Last season the Frogs defeated 15 teams and finished 11 shots ahead of second-place Marquette. Fisher placed second at the tournament at even-par 216.
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 | 6,834 yards
The Mission Inn Golf Resort is located north of Orlando, Fla. The El Campeon course is one of the oldest in Florida and is known for its steep hills. El Campeon was rated No. 9 in GolfAdvisor's list of top 25 U.S. courses.
The Field
Bethune-Cookman, Florida Atlantic, Florida A&M, Hofstra, Indiana, Murray State, Presbyterian, Princeton, Toledo, TCU, USC Upstate
Last Time Out
TCU finished fifth at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, Nev., on March 7. TCU finished ahead of many highly-ranked teams such as No. 4 Alabama, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 14 Illinois, No. 21 UCLA and No. 28 Pepperdine. Mazzoli finished tied for third at 5-under 211 and Mazier shot 3-over 219 to finish tied for 28th.
TCU Lineup
Triston Fisher (Junior – Southlake, Texas) – Shot a career-best 6-under 210 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate… Has eight rounds of par or better… Stroke average: 73.29… Member of the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Turner MacLean (Junior – Fort Worth, Texas) – Shot 2-under 70 all three rounds at The Carmel Cup… Has 15 rounds of par or better… Stroke average: 71.71… Member of the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Pierre Mazier (Junior – Saint-Raphael, France) – Had a second-round score of 5-under 67 at The Carmel Cup to follow his first round of 68 and finished tied for 18th overall with a score of 5-under 211… Had season-best 7-under 209 at the Amer Ari Invitational… Has shot sub-70 five times… Score average: 72.46.
Stefano Mazzoli (Junior – Moforfano, Italy) – Named to the international team of the Arnold Palmer Cup… Finished under par in every tournament this season… Has shot under par in each of the last six rounds… Four top-10 finishes including winning the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate… Has nine sub-70 rounds this season, already better than the seven shot last season… Shot a career-low 10-under 206 twice, at the Amer Ari Invitational and the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate… One of two golfers in TCU history to have three or more rounds of 7-under par in their career… Scoring average: 69.96 (team best)… Team-best 21 rounds of par or better.
David Ravetto (Junior – Paris, France) – Shot a season-best 4-over 212 at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate… Tied a career-best 5-under 67 twice this season… Scoring average: 73.50… Transfer from Texas Wesleyan… Won the NAIA National Championship as a freshman in 2016.
Hayden Springer (Junior – Trophy Club, Texas) – Tied for 23rd at The Carmel Cup after shooting 3-under 213, his best as a Horned Frog… Scoring average: 73.33… Transfer from Texas Tech.
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