Preview: Jim West Challenge
10/16/2021 10:31:00 AM | Women's Golf
Horned Frogs set for their third tournament of the fall
FORT WORTH -- The No. 22 TCU women's golf team returns to action Sunday when it begins play at the Jim West Challenge in San Marcos, Texas.
The Event
The 15-team Jim West Challenge will be held at the par 72, 6,287-yard Kissing Tree Golf Club. There will be 36 holes Sunday and 18 Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start each day.
TCU won the 2018 Jim West Challenge. The Horned Frogs shot below par in all three rounds and set a then school record with their 54-hole score of 11-under 853. TCU edged No. 20 Florida State by one stroke for the title. Sabrina Iqbal, as a freshman, led the Horned Frogs as she tied for seventh while also recording her first career eagle.
The Field
Joining TCU and host Texas State in the 15-team field will be Florida State, Houston, Kent State, Miami, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulsa and UNLV.
How to Follow
Live scoring is available HERE. ESPN+ will provide coverage both days with Sunday's stream beginning at 11 a.m. Monday's entire final round will be shown.
Jim West Challenge Magic
TCU's second-lowest tournament scores in program history have come at the Jim West Challenge with an 11-under 853 at both the 2018 and 2019 events. It was tied for the school record until the Horned Frogs opened this season at the Sam Golden Invitational and carded a new program record 21-under 843.
The Lineup
TCU's lineup will feature Sabrina Iqbal, Caitlyn Macnab, Caroline Jordaan, Valeria Pacheco and Lois Lau.
A senior from San Jose, Calif., Iqbal has shot four sub-70 scores in six rounds this season for a 69.0 stroke average. She tied for third at the Sam Golden Invitational and fifth at the Schooner Fall Classic, giving her 13 top-10 results in 31 career tournaments. Ranked 14th nationally by Golfweek, Iqbal is No. 1 in TCU history with a 73.1 career stroke average.
Macnab's 70.8 mark places second on TCU. She is ranked 99th by Golfweek. The freshman from Johannesburg was the top-ranked player in South Africa before coming to TCU. She has shot par or better in four of six rounds and posted a 5-under 211 to tie for 18th at the Sam Golden Invitational in her collegiate debut.
Jordaan is in her first season after transferring from Denver. She has a 73.5 stroke average in two tournaments this fall.
Pacheco is having a career-best season as a senior with a 72.2 mark, 2.5 strokes better than her previous-best average of 74.7 last season. The Hallandale Beach, Fla., native carded a career best 6-under 210 at the Sam Golden Invitational to tie for 15th.
Lau is a sophomore from Noisy-sur-Ecole, France. She has played in all but one tournament over her two seasons. She posted a team-best 74.4 stroke average last year while being the only Horned Frog to play in all 10 tournaments.
The Event
The 15-team Jim West Challenge will be held at the par 72, 6,287-yard Kissing Tree Golf Club. There will be 36 holes Sunday and 18 Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start each day.
TCU won the 2018 Jim West Challenge. The Horned Frogs shot below par in all three rounds and set a then school record with their 54-hole score of 11-under 853. TCU edged No. 20 Florida State by one stroke for the title. Sabrina Iqbal, as a freshman, led the Horned Frogs as she tied for seventh while also recording her first career eagle.
The Field
Joining TCU and host Texas State in the 15-team field will be Florida State, Houston, Kent State, Miami, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulsa and UNLV.
How to Follow
Live scoring is available HERE. ESPN+ will provide coverage both days with Sunday's stream beginning at 11 a.m. Monday's entire final round will be shown.
Jim West Challenge Magic
TCU's second-lowest tournament scores in program history have come at the Jim West Challenge with an 11-under 853 at both the 2018 and 2019 events. It was tied for the school record until the Horned Frogs opened this season at the Sam Golden Invitational and carded a new program record 21-under 843.
The Lineup
TCU's lineup will feature Sabrina Iqbal, Caitlyn Macnab, Caroline Jordaan, Valeria Pacheco and Lois Lau.
A senior from San Jose, Calif., Iqbal has shot four sub-70 scores in six rounds this season for a 69.0 stroke average. She tied for third at the Sam Golden Invitational and fifth at the Schooner Fall Classic, giving her 13 top-10 results in 31 career tournaments. Ranked 14th nationally by Golfweek, Iqbal is No. 1 in TCU history with a 73.1 career stroke average.
Macnab's 70.8 mark places second on TCU. She is ranked 99th by Golfweek. The freshman from Johannesburg was the top-ranked player in South Africa before coming to TCU. She has shot par or better in four of six rounds and posted a 5-under 211 to tie for 18th at the Sam Golden Invitational in her collegiate debut.
Jordaan is in her first season after transferring from Denver. She has a 73.5 stroke average in two tournaments this fall.
Pacheco is having a career-best season as a senior with a 72.2 mark, 2.5 strokes better than her previous-best average of 74.7 last season. The Hallandale Beach, Fla., native carded a career best 6-under 210 at the Sam Golden Invitational to tie for 15th.
Lau is a sophomore from Noisy-sur-Ecole, France. She has played in all but one tournament over her two seasons. She posted a team-best 74.4 stroke average last year while being the only Horned Frog to play in all 10 tournaments.
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