Monday, September 13
Carrollton, Texas
8 a.m.
TCU
vs
Maridoe Collegiate Invitational
Preview: Maridoe Collegiate Invitational
9/11/2021 1:26:00 PM | Men's Golf
Horned Frogs stay in the area for their second tournament of the season
FORT WORTH – TCU continues its men's golf season with the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational beginning Monday at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.
TCU will go with the lineup junior Jacob Olesen, senior Jan Schneider, junior Chris Berzina, senior Justin Gums and junior Brent Hamm.
The field, which includes five of the nation's top 10 teams, will play three rounds beginning Monday and end on Wednesday. Tee times will start as early as 7:30 a.m. and as late as 1 p.m. each day.
Advertised as the kick-off to college golf on television, Golf Channel has partnered with Maridoe Golf Club to broadcast the event 3-6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Spectators are welcome and admission is free.
TEAMS (15, sorted by Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll ranking)
3. Arizona State, 5. Texas, 7. Oklahoma, 8. Wake Forest, 9. Texas Tech, 16. Texas A&M, 21. SMU, 25. Liberty, Baylor, FGCU, Howard, North Texas, Ohio State, TCU, USC
TCU received votes in the coaches poll, but is ranked No. 23 in the GolfChannel.com preseason poll.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring will be provided by GolfStat.com.
THE COURSE – Par 72 | 7,518 yards
Located 15 miles northwest of downtown Dallas is Maridoe Golf Club. Surrounding a beautiful lake, the course was remodeled in 2017 and is a true representation of the landscape native to Texas. Measuring at 7,518 yards the course is over 700 yards longer than Pebble Beach Golf Links, where the Frogs competed in their opening tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
TCU finished eighth at the Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sept. 5. Chris Berzina led the Horned Frogs with a career-best score of 2-under 214 and finished tied for 14th.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
- The 2021 Maridoe Collegiate Invitational individual champion will receive an exemption into the 2021 Houston Open which will be held Nov. 11-14.
- TCU played at Maridoe for the first time last season and finished ninth.
TEAM/PROGRAM NOTES
- TCU lost three from last year's team and welcome newcomers Ethan Dial, Brent Hamm (Troy) and Jan Schneider (Washington).
- Among the 10 returners are four that played in TCU's postseason run last spring. Jacob Skov Olesen led TCU a team-high four times and was on the PING All-Central Region Team. Gustav Frimodt was Academic All-Big 12 and had 10 rounds of par or better. Aymeric Laussot had eight rounds of par or better. TCU's top finisher at the Big 12 Championship was Filippo Celli who led the Frogs with an average score of 71.77 last season. He won't be available in the fall, but will join the team in the spring.
- TCU has qualified for four of the last six and eight of the last 12 NCAA Championships. TCU has advanced to 18 of the past 31 NCAA Championships since 1991.
- TCU is one of nine programs to finish in the top 20 of the NCAA Championships in five of the last eight seasons. Those programs are Arizona State, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU and Vanderbilt.
- TCU is one of 15 schools to play in the last two NCAA Championships.
- TCU and Clemson are the only two programs to make the last 31 NCAA Regionals with the same head coach. Last season was Clemson head coach Larry Penley's 38th and final season at the school.
- Bill Montigel is in his 42nd season at TCU and his 35th season as the head coach of TCU men's golf. Associate Head Coach Adrien Mork is in his fifth season at TCU.
TCU will go with the lineup junior Jacob Olesen, senior Jan Schneider, junior Chris Berzina, senior Justin Gums and junior Brent Hamm.
The field, which includes five of the nation's top 10 teams, will play three rounds beginning Monday and end on Wednesday. Tee times will start as early as 7:30 a.m. and as late as 1 p.m. each day.
Advertised as the kick-off to college golf on television, Golf Channel has partnered with Maridoe Golf Club to broadcast the event 3-6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Spectators are welcome and admission is free.
TEAMS (15, sorted by Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll ranking)
3. Arizona State, 5. Texas, 7. Oklahoma, 8. Wake Forest, 9. Texas Tech, 16. Texas A&M, 21. SMU, 25. Liberty, Baylor, FGCU, Howard, North Texas, Ohio State, TCU, USC
TCU received votes in the coaches poll, but is ranked No. 23 in the GolfChannel.com preseason poll.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring will be provided by GolfStat.com.
THE COURSE – Par 72 | 7,518 yards
Located 15 miles northwest of downtown Dallas is Maridoe Golf Club. Surrounding a beautiful lake, the course was remodeled in 2017 and is a true representation of the landscape native to Texas. Measuring at 7,518 yards the course is over 700 yards longer than Pebble Beach Golf Links, where the Frogs competed in their opening tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
TCU finished eighth at the Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sept. 5. Chris Berzina led the Horned Frogs with a career-best score of 2-under 214 and finished tied for 14th.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
- The 2021 Maridoe Collegiate Invitational individual champion will receive an exemption into the 2021 Houston Open which will be held Nov. 11-14.
- TCU played at Maridoe for the first time last season and finished ninth.
TEAM/PROGRAM NOTES
- TCU lost three from last year's team and welcome newcomers Ethan Dial, Brent Hamm (Troy) and Jan Schneider (Washington).
- Among the 10 returners are four that played in TCU's postseason run last spring. Jacob Skov Olesen led TCU a team-high four times and was on the PING All-Central Region Team. Gustav Frimodt was Academic All-Big 12 and had 10 rounds of par or better. Aymeric Laussot had eight rounds of par or better. TCU's top finisher at the Big 12 Championship was Filippo Celli who led the Frogs with an average score of 71.77 last season. He won't be available in the fall, but will join the team in the spring.
- TCU has qualified for four of the last six and eight of the last 12 NCAA Championships. TCU has advanced to 18 of the past 31 NCAA Championships since 1991.
- TCU is one of nine programs to finish in the top 20 of the NCAA Championships in five of the last eight seasons. Those programs are Arizona State, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU and Vanderbilt.
- TCU is one of 15 schools to play in the last two NCAA Championships.
- TCU and Clemson are the only two programs to make the last 31 NCAA Regionals with the same head coach. Last season was Clemson head coach Larry Penley's 38th and final season at the school.
- Bill Montigel is in his 42nd season at TCU and his 35th season as the head coach of TCU men's golf. Associate Head Coach Adrien Mork is in his fifth season at TCU.
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