Friday, May 24
Fayetteville, Ark.
8:07 a.m.
TCU
vs
NCAA Championships
Preview: NCAA Championships
5/23/2019 1:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
Frogs begin at 8:07 a.m. on Friday
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU will begin its quest for a national championship on Friday when the NCAA Men's Golf Championships begin at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Horned Frogs will begin on the No. 1 hole at 8:07 a.m. on Friday for the first round of stroke play. All 30 teams in the tournament will play three rounds of stroke play with the top 15 teams advancing to the fourth round on Monday. An individual champion will be crowned on Monday and the top eight teams will then move on to match play beginning on Tuesday. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played on Tuesday with the finals taking place on Wednesday.
TCU earned the No. 26 seed and will be paired up with No. 25-seeded North Carolina and No. 27-seeded UNLV. The same three teams will be paired up for the second round on Saturday at 1:27 p.m. on the 10th tee.
TCU will go with the lineup of seniors Triston Fisher, Turner MacLean, Stefano Mazzoli, David Ravetto and Hayden Springer. It's the same group that finished second at the NCAA Regional earlier this month in Austin.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com. GoFrogs.com will have full recaps after each day of competition. Follow the Frogs all tournament long on Twitter and Instagram. Golf Channel will have coverage during the quarterfinals and the match play semifinals and team national championship.
THE COURSE – Par 72 | 7,550 yards
Blessings Golf Club was developed with the vision of being a club of comfort to its members and their guests by providing a superior golfing experience designed to test championship golfers on every shot. The Club is located in Johnson, Arkansas, and is the home to the University of Arkansas Men's and Women's Golf Teams. The private course opened in June 2004.
THE FIELD (listed alphabetically)
Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, California, Clemson, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Liberty, Louisville, LSU, North Carolina, North Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, SMU, South Carolina, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest.
LAST TIME OUT
The Horned Frogs shot 5-under 847 to finish second at the NCAA Regional at the University of Texas Golf Club on May 15. Stefano Mazzoli was regional co-champion after shooting 9-under 204. He joined Julien Brun in 2014 as the only Horned Frog to win an NCAA Regional. Mazzoli's final round score of 7-under 64 was a career low score for 18 holes.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Once again, TCU has played one of the toughest schedules in the nation. According to GolfWeek, TCU's strength of schedule ranks No. 15 in the country. GolfWeek.com's Lance Ringler recently posted its list of the 75 best tournaments of the season of which TCU has played in four of the top five.
TOP 25 RANKING
With its strong regional showing, TCU has earned its first top 25 ranking of the season. The Frogs are ranked No. 24 by GolfWeek and No. 28 by GolfStat.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
It will be TCU's 21st appearance at the NCAA Championships, its 20th in the last 39 seasons and seventh in the last 11. The Frogs, who last made the championship was in 2016 (T-16th), have an all-time best finish of fourth in 1980. Individually, TCU's best finish is tied for second, which occurred three times, J.J. Henry in 1998, Adam Rubinson in 2002 and Julien Brun in 2012.
TCU LINEUP
Triston Fisher (Senior – Southlake, Texas) – Has a scoring average of 73.85… Finished 58th at the NCAA Regional… Led TCU at The Carmel Cup in the opener after shooting a career-best 7-under 209 at Pebble Beach… Played at the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach on Aug. 14, 2018… Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Turner MacLean (Senior – Fort Worth, Texas) – Has a scoring average of 72.93… Finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Regional with a score of 1-under 211… Shot a season-best 4-under 212 and finished tied for 19th in the opening tournament at the Carmel Cup… Two-time Academic All-Big 12.
Stefano Mazzoli (Senior – Montorfano, Italy) – Ranked No. 21 in the nation by GolfWeek and 34th by GolfStat… Has a team-leading scoring average of 70.37 and -1.07 vs. par… Co-regional champion with a score of 9-under 204… Five top 10 finishes this season… 20 of his 27 rounds have been at par or better… Shot a career-best 17-under 199 to win the Tiger Invitational this season… Four career wins ranks second all-time at TCU… 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) – Has a scoring average of 70.93… Ranked No. 59 in the nation by GolfWeek, 82 by GolfStat… Finished tied for third at the Big 12 Championship, two shots out of first… Finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Regional… Has finished in the top 20 in the last five tournaments… Tied with Paul Barjon for the most eagles in a season with nine… Has shot at or under par in 12 of his last 15 rounds… Won the Lake Charles Invitational with a school-record 19-under 197, his second career win… Shot 8-under 64 in the first round of the Lake Charles Invitational which tied the school record for low round… Finished tied for third at 10-under 206 at the Tiger Invitational… Won the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular last season… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar.
Hayden Springer (Senior – Trophy Club, Texas) – Has a scoring average of 71.41… Won the Big 12 Championship after shooting 8-under 202… Big 12 Men's Golfer of the Month for April… Ranked No. 102 in the nation by GolfWeek, 99 by GolfStat… With seven eagles this season, trails Paul Barjon (9) and David Ravetto (9) for most in a season at TCU… Has been at or under par in 18 of his last 22 rounds… Shot a career-best 13-under 203 which included a career-best round of 6-under 66, at the Lake Charles Invitational… Finished in the top 20 four times this season… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar.
The Horned Frogs will begin on the No. 1 hole at 8:07 a.m. on Friday for the first round of stroke play. All 30 teams in the tournament will play three rounds of stroke play with the top 15 teams advancing to the fourth round on Monday. An individual champion will be crowned on Monday and the top eight teams will then move on to match play beginning on Tuesday. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played on Tuesday with the finals taking place on Wednesday.
TCU earned the No. 26 seed and will be paired up with No. 25-seeded North Carolina and No. 27-seeded UNLV. The same three teams will be paired up for the second round on Saturday at 1:27 p.m. on the 10th tee.
TCU will go with the lineup of seniors Triston Fisher, Turner MacLean, Stefano Mazzoli, David Ravetto and Hayden Springer. It's the same group that finished second at the NCAA Regional earlier this month in Austin.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com. GoFrogs.com will have full recaps after each day of competition. Follow the Frogs all tournament long on Twitter and Instagram. Golf Channel will have coverage during the quarterfinals and the match play semifinals and team national championship.
THE COURSE – Par 72 | 7,550 yards
Blessings Golf Club was developed with the vision of being a club of comfort to its members and their guests by providing a superior golfing experience designed to test championship golfers on every shot. The Club is located in Johnson, Arkansas, and is the home to the University of Arkansas Men's and Women's Golf Teams. The private course opened in June 2004.
THE FIELD (listed alphabetically)
Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, California, Clemson, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Liberty, Louisville, LSU, North Carolina, North Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, SMU, South Carolina, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest.
LAST TIME OUT
The Horned Frogs shot 5-under 847 to finish second at the NCAA Regional at the University of Texas Golf Club on May 15. Stefano Mazzoli was regional co-champion after shooting 9-under 204. He joined Julien Brun in 2014 as the only Horned Frog to win an NCAA Regional. Mazzoli's final round score of 7-under 64 was a career low score for 18 holes.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Once again, TCU has played one of the toughest schedules in the nation. According to GolfWeek, TCU's strength of schedule ranks No. 15 in the country. GolfWeek.com's Lance Ringler recently posted its list of the 75 best tournaments of the season of which TCU has played in four of the top five.
TOP 25 RANKING
With its strong regional showing, TCU has earned its first top 25 ranking of the season. The Frogs are ranked No. 24 by GolfWeek and No. 28 by GolfStat.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
It will be TCU's 21st appearance at the NCAA Championships, its 20th in the last 39 seasons and seventh in the last 11. The Frogs, who last made the championship was in 2016 (T-16th), have an all-time best finish of fourth in 1980. Individually, TCU's best finish is tied for second, which occurred three times, J.J. Henry in 1998, Adam Rubinson in 2002 and Julien Brun in 2012.
TCU LINEUP
Triston Fisher (Senior – Southlake, Texas) – Has a scoring average of 73.85… Finished 58th at the NCAA Regional… Led TCU at The Carmel Cup in the opener after shooting a career-best 7-under 209 at Pebble Beach… Played at the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach on Aug. 14, 2018… Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Turner MacLean (Senior – Fort Worth, Texas) – Has a scoring average of 72.93… Finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Regional with a score of 1-under 211… Shot a season-best 4-under 212 and finished tied for 19th in the opening tournament at the Carmel Cup… Two-time Academic All-Big 12.
Stefano Mazzoli (Senior – Montorfano, Italy) – Ranked No. 21 in the nation by GolfWeek and 34th by GolfStat… Has a team-leading scoring average of 70.37 and -1.07 vs. par… Co-regional champion with a score of 9-under 204… Five top 10 finishes this season… 20 of his 27 rounds have been at par or better… Shot a career-best 17-under 199 to win the Tiger Invitational this season… Four career wins ranks second all-time at TCU… 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) – Has a scoring average of 70.93… Ranked No. 59 in the nation by GolfWeek, 82 by GolfStat… Finished tied for third at the Big 12 Championship, two shots out of first… Finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Regional… Has finished in the top 20 in the last five tournaments… Tied with Paul Barjon for the most eagles in a season with nine… Has shot at or under par in 12 of his last 15 rounds… Won the Lake Charles Invitational with a school-record 19-under 197, his second career win… Shot 8-under 64 in the first round of the Lake Charles Invitational which tied the school record for low round… Finished tied for third at 10-under 206 at the Tiger Invitational… Won the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular last season… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar.
Hayden Springer (Senior – Trophy Club, Texas) – Has a scoring average of 71.41… Won the Big 12 Championship after shooting 8-under 202… Big 12 Men's Golfer of the Month for April… Ranked No. 102 in the nation by GolfWeek, 99 by GolfStat… With seven eagles this season, trails Paul Barjon (9) and David Ravetto (9) for most in a season at TCU… Has been at or under par in 18 of his last 22 rounds… Shot a career-best 13-under 203 which included a career-best round of 6-under 66, at the Lake Charles Invitational… Finished in the top 20 four times this season… 2018 Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar.
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