Preview: Jim West Challenge
10/19/2019 8:30:00 AM | Women's Golf
Horned Frogs look to repeat as tournament champions
FORT WORTH -- The TCU women's golf team will look to defend its championship at the Jim West Challenge when it begins play Sunday in San Marcos, Texas.
The Event
TCU is playing in the Jim West Challenge for a fourth consecutive fall and won the title at last year's event. The Horned Frogs set a school record with their 54-hole score of 11-under 853, shooting below par in all three rounds. It was the 20th tournament championship in the 26-year era of head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin and marked the first time in her tenure to win back-to-back events. TCU had captured the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio in its previous tournament.
The Jim West Challenge is held at the par 72, 6,033-yard Kissing Tree Golf Club. Thirty-six holes will be played Sunday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Monday's final round will feature 18 holes, also at 8:30 a.m.
The Field
Joining TCU and host Texas State in the 14-team field are Florida State, Houston, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UTSA and UNLV.
How to Follow
Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
Quote of the Day
"We have grown a lot these first three tournaments and are looking forward to focusing on all we have learned and dominating our process," TCU head women's golf coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said. "This team continues to work hard. We are excited to compete in such a high-profile event against some of the best in the country."
The Horned Frogs
TCU's lineup will feature Sabrina Iqbal, Trinity King, Jennie Park, Greta Bruner and Valeria Pacheco.
Iqbal has a team-best 71.6 stroke average with a pair of top-10 finishes this season. The sophomore from San Jose, Calif., has a top-20 result in 11 of her 14 tournaments as a Horned Frog, including six in the top 10. She tied for seventh at last year's Jim West Challenge while recording her first career eagle.
King, a freshman from Arlington, Texas, is second on TCU with a 72.3 stroke average. She has shot par or better in five of nine rounds this season.
Fellow freshman Jennie Park, from Carrollton, Texas, has a 72.7 average with four rounds of par or below.
Bruner, an All-Big 12 recipient last year, is making her season debut. The lone senior in the lineup, she had a 73.5 stroke average last year with four top-10 finishes.
Pacheco has played in 12 of 14 tournaments over her two seasons at TCU.
The Event
TCU is playing in the Jim West Challenge for a fourth consecutive fall and won the title at last year's event. The Horned Frogs set a school record with their 54-hole score of 11-under 853, shooting below par in all three rounds. It was the 20th tournament championship in the 26-year era of head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin and marked the first time in her tenure to win back-to-back events. TCU had captured the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio in its previous tournament.
The Jim West Challenge is held at the par 72, 6,033-yard Kissing Tree Golf Club. Thirty-six holes will be played Sunday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Monday's final round will feature 18 holes, also at 8:30 a.m.
The Field
Joining TCU and host Texas State in the 14-team field are Florida State, Houston, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UTSA and UNLV.
How to Follow
Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
Quote of the Day
"We have grown a lot these first three tournaments and are looking forward to focusing on all we have learned and dominating our process," TCU head women's golf coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said. "This team continues to work hard. We are excited to compete in such a high-profile event against some of the best in the country."
The Horned Frogs
TCU's lineup will feature Sabrina Iqbal, Trinity King, Jennie Park, Greta Bruner and Valeria Pacheco.
Iqbal has a team-best 71.6 stroke average with a pair of top-10 finishes this season. The sophomore from San Jose, Calif., has a top-20 result in 11 of her 14 tournaments as a Horned Frog, including six in the top 10. She tied for seventh at last year's Jim West Challenge while recording her first career eagle.
King, a freshman from Arlington, Texas, is second on TCU with a 72.3 stroke average. She has shot par or better in five of nine rounds this season.
Fellow freshman Jennie Park, from Carrollton, Texas, has a 72.7 average with four rounds of par or below.
Bruner, an All-Big 12 recipient last year, is making her season debut. The lone senior in the lineup, she had a 73.5 stroke average last year with four top-10 finishes.
Pacheco has played in 12 of 14 tournaments over her two seasons at TCU.
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