Preview: NCAA Regional
5/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
STOCKTON, Calif. -- TCU will begin its 29th-straight NCAA Regional Monday at 10 a.m. CT at The Reserve at Spanos Park Golf Course in Stockton, Calif.
The Horned Frogs are seeded sixth and are paired with No. 4 seed USC and No. 5 seed Oregon. They will play 18 holes on Monday and follow with 18 on Tuesday and Wednesday. The event is free and open to the public.
The 13-team field features four of the nation's top 25 teams. The top five teams in the regional and the low individual not on those teams advances to the NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., May 25-30.
The Horned Frogs will go with the following lineup: Stefano Mazzoli, Turner MacLean, David Ravetto, Pierre Mazier and Hayden Springer. Mazzoli ranks No. 30 in the nation, which is the sixth-best in TCU's regional.
How to Follow
Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com. GoFrogs.com will have full recaps after each day of competition. Follow the rounds via social media by following @TCUMensGolf on Twitter and TCUMensGolf on Instagram.
The Course -- Par 72 | 7,239 yards
The Reserve at Spanos Park Golf Course is a renowned links-style golf course built in 1999.
The Field (in order of seed, rankings according to GolfStat)
1. (6) LSU, 2. (7) Alabama, 3. (18) Stanford, 4. (19) USC, 5. (30) Oregon, 6. (31) TCU, 7. (42) Colorado, 8. (43) Kansas, 9. Kennesaw State, 10. Iowa State, 11. UNC Greensboro, 12. UC Irvine, 13. North Dakota State
Last Time Out
TCU finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships on April 25 in Tulsa, Okla. MacLean led the Horned Frogs at 9-over 289 and finished tied for 14th.
TCU's NCAA History
The NCAA began regional play in 1989 and TCU has qualified for a regional in every season since 1990. This is the first time the Horned Frogs will compete in California in postseason play. It will be the third time TCU has played in California this season. The Frogs played at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Classic Club (Palm Desert) and El Macero Country Club (El Macero).
Bill Montigel has served as the head coach for all 29 regional appearances. TCU, Clemson and UNLV are the only NCAA Division I teams to earn a regional bid each of the last 29 years under the same head coach. Only 15 programs have amassed the same streak with multiple head coaches.
TCU has advanced to the NCAA Championship 19 times, the last coming in 2016. In 2016, TCU finished second at the regional and tied for 14th at the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore. The Frogs' best finish at nationals was fourth in 1980.
TCU Lineup
Turner MacLean (Junior -- Fort Worth, Texas) -- Shot 2-under 70 all three rounds at The Carmel Cup, which stands as his season best... Has 18 rounds of par or better, up from six all of last season... Finished a TCU-best tied for 14th at the Big 12 Championship... Stroke average: 72.47... 0.97 vs. Par... Two-time Academic All-Big 12.
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 six times... Has 14 rounds of par or better... Score average: 73.07.
Stefano Mazzoli (Junior -- Moforfano, Italy) -- Named to the All-Big 12 Team... Semifinalists for the Jack Nicklaus Award... Will compete for the international team of the Arnold Palmer Cup... Ranked No. 30 according to GolfStat... Finished under par in all, but one tournament this season (Big 12)... Five top-10 finishes including winning the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate... Has 10 sub-70 rounds this 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: 70.52 (team best)... Team-best 24 rounds of par or better.
David Ravetto (Junior -- Paris, France) -- Shot a season-best 7-under 209 to win the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular... Tied a career-best 5-under 67 twice this season... Scoring average: 73.18... 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... Finished fourth at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular... Scoring average: 73.54... Transfer from Texas Tech.
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