Thursday, February 7
Waikoloa, Hawaii
11:30 AM
TCU
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Amer Ari Invitational
Preview: Amer Ari Invitational
2/6/2019 12:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
Frogs begin play on Thursday
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU will open its men's golf spring season on Thursday with the 28th annual Amer Ari Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawai'i.
The Horned Frogs currently boast the nation's toughest schedule, according to Golfweek.com, and will face more challenging competition on the big island. Five of the 18 teams competing are ranked in the top 16 including No. 1 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Georgia Tech.
TCU will go with the lineup of Alejandro Aguilera, Pierre Mazier, Stefano Mazzoli, David Ravetto and Hayden Springer. Freshman Justin Gums will make his collegiate debut and compete as an individual.
The 54-hole tournament will begin Thursday and run through Saturday with an 11:30 a.m. CT shotgun start each day.
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 | 7,074 yards
The Kings' Course at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Island of Hawai'i is a Scottish links-style layout.
THE FIELD – Rankings via GolfStat (Top 25 shown below)
No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 8 USC, No. 14 Texas, No. 16 Auburn, Colorado, Hawai'i, Hawai'i-Hilo, Oregon, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuin, Pacific, San Jose State, Stanford, TCU, UC Davis, Utah.
LAST TIME OUT
TCU finished in 13th at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate to finish the fall season on Oct. 21.
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.
Justin Gums (Freshman – Lodi, Calif.) – Making collegiate debut… finished tied for 16th at the California Sate Golf Championship last spring… Won three-time winner of the junior tour of Northern California.
Pierre Mazier (Senior – Saint-Raphael, France) – Coming off a season-best 6-over-222 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate… Finished with a scoring average of 73.24 last season.
Stefano Mazzoli (Senior – Montorfano, Italy) – Played in two of the four meets in the fall… Finished tied for fifth at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at 2-under 208… Represented his home country at the World Amateur in Ireland in early September… Was a PING Honorable Mention All-American last season, the 21st in TCU men's golf history… Earned All-Big 12 Honors last year… Scoring average of -0.68 (70.82) last season ranked as the fifth-best in school history.
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.
Hayden Springer (Senior – Trophy Club, Texas) – Competed in two of the four meets in the fall… Finished 37th at The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach at 3-over 219… TCU's top finisher at last season's NCAA Regional in Stockton, Calif. with a career-best 4-under 212… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar… Finished with a scoring average of 73.22 last season.
The Horned Frogs currently boast the nation's toughest schedule, according to Golfweek.com, and will face more challenging competition on the big island. Five of the 18 teams competing are ranked in the top 16 including No. 1 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Georgia Tech.
TCU will go with the lineup of Alejandro Aguilera, Pierre Mazier, Stefano Mazzoli, David Ravetto and Hayden Springer. Freshman Justin Gums will make his collegiate debut and compete as an individual.
The 54-hole tournament will begin Thursday and run through Saturday with an 11:30 a.m. CT shotgun start each day.
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 | 7,074 yards
The Kings' Course at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Island of Hawai'i is a Scottish links-style layout.
THE FIELD – Rankings via GolfStat (Top 25 shown below)
No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 8 USC, No. 14 Texas, No. 16 Auburn, Colorado, Hawai'i, Hawai'i-Hilo, Oregon, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuin, Pacific, San Jose State, Stanford, TCU, UC Davis, Utah.
LAST TIME OUT
TCU finished in 13th at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate to finish the fall season on Oct. 21.
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.
Justin Gums (Freshman – Lodi, Calif.) – Making collegiate debut… finished tied for 16th at the California Sate Golf Championship last spring… Won three-time winner of the junior tour of Northern California.
Pierre Mazier (Senior – Saint-Raphael, France) – Coming off a season-best 6-over-222 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate… Finished with a scoring average of 73.24 last season.
Stefano Mazzoli (Senior – Montorfano, Italy) – Played in two of the four meets in the fall… Finished tied for fifth at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at 2-under 208… Represented his home country at the World Amateur in Ireland in early September… Was a PING Honorable Mention All-American last season, the 21st in TCU men's golf history… Earned All-Big 12 Honors last year… Scoring average of -0.68 (70.82) last season ranked as the fifth-best in school history.
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.
Hayden Springer (Senior – Trophy Club, Texas) – Competed in two of the four meets in the fall… Finished 37th at The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach at 3-over 219… TCU's top finisher at last season's NCAA Regional in Stockton, Calif. with a career-best 4-under 212… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar… Finished with a scoring average of 73.22 last season.
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