Monday, October 17
Hockley, Texas
8:30 a.m.
TCU
vs
Big 12 Match Play Tournament
Preview: Big 12 Match Play Tournament
10/15/2022 3:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
Horned Frogs begin against No. 1 ranked Texas Tech
FORT WORTH – TCU will complete its fall season at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament starting Monday at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas.
Seeded eighth, TCU will play top seed and the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Texas Tech at 8 a.m. on Monday. The Red Raiders are coached by TCU graduate Greg Sands. Sands played for current head coach Bill Montigel and graduated in 1997.
At 1:30 on Monday, TCU will play No. 4 seed Texas. The Frogs will then play No. 9 Iowa State on Tuesday at 8 a.m. before playing No. 5 Kansas State at 1:30 p.m.
At the conclusion of pool play, each team will be ranked 1-5 within their pool based on the amount of points accrued.
The championship match will feature the team with the highest point total from Pool A with the team and the highest point total from Pool B. The third-place match will be between the teams with the second highest point totals from their respective pools. Each team will participate during the championship afternoon.
Each team will play with six in each match. TCU's lineup will consist of the following players, senior Gustav Frimodt, senior Jacob Skov Olesen, senior Aymeric Laussot, senior Chris Berzina, sophomore Ethan Dial, junior Brandon Massey and senior Brent Hamm.
TEAMS (10, listed by seed)
POOL A: 1. Texas Tech, 4. Texas, 5. Kansas State, 8. TCU, 9. Iowa State
POOL B: 2. Oklahoma, 3. Oklahoma State, 6. Baylor, 7. Kansas, 10. West Virginia
Five of the Big 12 teams are currently ranked in the top five nationally; No. 1 Texas Tech, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Kansas State, No. 21 Texas.
Texas won the event last season.
TCU SCHEDULE
Monday at 8 a.m. vs. No. 1 Texas Tech
Monday at 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Texas
Tuesday at 8 a.m. vs. No. 9 Iowa State
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Kansas State
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. vs. TBD
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring will be provided by GolfStat.com.
THE COURSE – Par 71 | 7,107 yards
The Clubs at Houston Oaks opened in 2017. The name comes from an abundance of large oak trees that the course winds among, many of which are over 200 years old.
LAST TIME OUT
Gustav Frimodt earned medalist honors at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 4 at Colonial Country Club. The senior finished with career-bests vs. par for a round, 5-under 65, and for a tournament, 8-under 202. The Horned Frogs defeated four top 24 teams to finish tied for ninth place.
TEAM/PROGRAM NOTES
- The match play tournament began during the 2018-19 season to give Big 12 teams experience with the format that decides the NCAA National Champion.
- Last season, TCU finished fifth at the match play tournament, matching its best finish from 2018. Overall, TCU's record is 7-11-1.
- TCU has finished in the top five of the Big 12 Conference in each of the last three seasons.
- TCU has advanced to the NCAA Championship eight times in the past 13 seasons.
- Bill Montigel is in his 45th season at TCU and his 36th season as the head coach of TCU men's golf. Associate Head Coach Adrien Mork is in his sixth season at TCU.
- Under Montigel, TCU has finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship 13 times, qualified for 31 out of the last 32 NCAA Regionals and won eight conference titles. Montigel has been named conference coach of the year seven times.
Seeded eighth, TCU will play top seed and the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Texas Tech at 8 a.m. on Monday. The Red Raiders are coached by TCU graduate Greg Sands. Sands played for current head coach Bill Montigel and graduated in 1997.
At 1:30 on Monday, TCU will play No. 4 seed Texas. The Frogs will then play No. 9 Iowa State on Tuesday at 8 a.m. before playing No. 5 Kansas State at 1:30 p.m.
At the conclusion of pool play, each team will be ranked 1-5 within their pool based on the amount of points accrued.
The championship match will feature the team with the highest point total from Pool A with the team and the highest point total from Pool B. The third-place match will be between the teams with the second highest point totals from their respective pools. Each team will participate during the championship afternoon.
Each team will play with six in each match. TCU's lineup will consist of the following players, senior Gustav Frimodt, senior Jacob Skov Olesen, senior Aymeric Laussot, senior Chris Berzina, sophomore Ethan Dial, junior Brandon Massey and senior Brent Hamm.
TEAMS (10, listed by seed)
POOL A: 1. Texas Tech, 4. Texas, 5. Kansas State, 8. TCU, 9. Iowa State
POOL B: 2. Oklahoma, 3. Oklahoma State, 6. Baylor, 7. Kansas, 10. West Virginia
Five of the Big 12 teams are currently ranked in the top five nationally; No. 1 Texas Tech, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Kansas State, No. 21 Texas.
Texas won the event last season.
TCU SCHEDULE
Monday at 8 a.m. vs. No. 1 Texas Tech
Monday at 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Texas
Tuesday at 8 a.m. vs. No. 9 Iowa State
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Kansas State
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. vs. TBD
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring will be provided by GolfStat.com.
THE COURSE – Par 71 | 7,107 yards
The Clubs at Houston Oaks opened in 2017. The name comes from an abundance of large oak trees that the course winds among, many of which are over 200 years old.
LAST TIME OUT
Gustav Frimodt earned medalist honors at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 4 at Colonial Country Club. The senior finished with career-bests vs. par for a round, 5-under 65, and for a tournament, 8-under 202. The Horned Frogs defeated four top 24 teams to finish tied for ninth place.
TEAM/PROGRAM NOTES
- The match play tournament began during the 2018-19 season to give Big 12 teams experience with the format that decides the NCAA National Champion.
- Last season, TCU finished fifth at the match play tournament, matching its best finish from 2018. Overall, TCU's record is 7-11-1.
- TCU has finished in the top five of the Big 12 Conference in each of the last three seasons.
- TCU has advanced to the NCAA Championship eight times in the past 13 seasons.
- Bill Montigel is in his 45th season at TCU and his 36th season as the head coach of TCU men's golf. Associate Head Coach Adrien Mork is in his sixth season at TCU.
- Under Montigel, TCU has finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship 13 times, qualified for 31 out of the last 32 NCAA Regionals and won eight conference titles. Montigel has been named conference coach of the year seven times.
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