Preview: Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate

FORT WORTH – TCU women's golf is finally coming home.

The Horned Frogs are hosting the inaugural Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate from Monday-Tuesday at Ridglea Country Club North in their final tournament of 2024.

The 54-hole affair is free and open to the public. The 11-team field includes a trio of conference colleagues in Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, regional rival SMU and perennial NCAA Championship contenders Texas A&M and Wake Forest.

Nearly 20 years have elapsed since TCU last sponsored a stroke play event. TCU was the host school for the Conference USA Championship on April 19-21, 2004, at Shady Oaks Country Club.

TCU's most recent home tournaments took place in April 2021 in a pair of match play events vs. Baylor and North Texas at Shady Oaks and Hawks Creek Golf Course.

All seven players on the Horned Frogs' roster are teeing it up. TCU is rolling with a lineup of Kirstin Angosta, Camille Min-Gaultier, Sofie Dimitrova, Sofia Barroso Sá and Meagan Winans. Gracie McGovern and Charlotte Cattaneo are entered as individuals.

The Horned Frogs are looking to put a bow on a remarkable fall season in front of the home faithful. TCU soared to No. 23 in the latest Scoreboard team rankings on the strength of a pair of tournament titles. The Horned Frogs won the Jim West Invitational on Oct. 21 in San Marcos and claimed the crown at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational in September in Nicholasville, Ky. TCU has finished no worse than sixth in each of its four fall invitationals.

Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate
Dates: Oct. 28-29
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Course: Ridglea Country Club North
Par/Yardage: 72/6,298
Schedule: 54 holes of stroke play (Two rounds on Monday, followed by a final 18 holes on Tuesday)
Scoring format: Five-count-four

Tournament Structure
Both days begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Final round pairings and tee box assignments will be determined by team scores.

The Field
#15 Wake Forest
#19 Texas A&M
#21 Oklahoma State
#23 TCU
#24 Baylor
#33 Kentucky
#39 Oklahoma
#45 Texas Tech
#64 SMU
#100 Tulsa
#112 Rutgers

Team Notes

TCU has held the No. 23 Scoreboard team ranking for two consecutive weeks.
The Horned Frogs' triumph at the Jim West Challenge marked the first time since 2018-19 the program has won two team championships in the same season.
TCU claimed its 54^th all-time tournament title and 20^th under head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin with its Jim West Challenge triumph.
The Horned Frogs finished a season-best 22-under (842) to win the Jim West Challenge by one stroke over No. 26 Houston. TCU shot a 281 (-7) in rounds one and two and was tied for first entering the final 18 holes.
TCU won its first tournament title in six years with its triumph at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational on Sept. 11 at the PGA Tour Keene Trace Golf Club. The Horned Frogs finished seven-over (871) and won by a 12-stroke margin. TCU played even-par golf over its final 36 holes.
TCU's birdie game has blossomed through three tournaments in 2024-25. Six players have tallied a combined 173 birdies. The Horned Frogs birdied 53 holes in its Jim West Challenge championship. TCU bagged a tournament-leading 39 birdies on their way to the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational championship. At the Carmel Cup, TCU carded 29 of its 42 birdies over the final two rounds.
The Horned Frogs have notched a combined six top-10's and 12 top-20's over four tournaments.
TCU notched a season-high four top-20's at the Schooner Fall Classic on Sept. 21-23. All four players finished even or under par.
The Horned Frogs have recorded their low round score in the final round in 11 of their last 14 events dating back to the 2023-24 campaign.
TCU has finished even or under par in 10 of its last 14 final rounds.
Ravaioli-Larkin is in her 31^st season as the head coach of TCU women's golf. A lifelong Texan, Ravaioli-Larkin is the longest tenured head coach at TCU.
Since assuming the program helm 1994, Ravaioli-Larkin has qualified TCU for NCAA Regionals in 27 of her 30 completed seasons.
TCU has reached the NCAA Championships nine times under Ravaioli-Larkin, including consecutive appearances in 2022 and 2023.
TCU is enjoying a streak of 22 consecutive seasons with NCAA postseason representation.
The Horned Frogs have won 20 tournaments in the Ravaioli-Larkin era.
TCU has claimed five conference championships spanning three different leagues under Ravaioli-Larkin.
The Horned Frogs notched six top-10 team finishes in 2023-24.

TCU Lineup

Kirstin Angosta

Angosta won the Jim West Challenge with a 10-under 206. She became TCU's first medalist in two seasons. The sophomore birdied three of her four final holes to win the tournament by one stroke and ahead of six players who finished nine-under.
She ascended from 77^th to a career-best 55^th in the Scoreboard individual rankings following her performance in San Marcos.
Angosta is making her 11^th straight start as a Horned Frog. She teed it up in all six of TCU's spring tournaments in 2023-24.
From nearby Coppell High School, Angosta is riding three straight top-20 finishes into Ridglea Hills.
She leads TCU in scoring average (71.6).
Angosta shot two-under 70 in the first and third rounds on her way to an outright runner-up finish at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational. The performance signified her second career top-10.
Angosta holds TCU's season records for low round (66, -4) and low-54
Angosta parred Pebble Beach in round three of the Carmel Cup. She was TCU's biggest riser in the tournament in the final round. She jumped from 35^th and into a tie for 26^th (+14, 230).
She tallied a team-leading 55 birdies during the spring portion of the 2023-24 season.
Angosta tied for sixth at The Chevron Collegiate in February, shooting a nine-under 207.
Angosta has posted seven top-30 finishes in 10 career starts.

Camille Min-Gaultier

One of two TCU freshman, Min-Gaultier tied for second at the Jim West Challenge with a nine-under 207.
She topped TCU's individual leaderboard at the Schooner Fall Classic, tying for 11^th (-2, 138).
Min-Gaultier ascended from No. 194 to No. 122 in the Scoreboard rankings on the heels of her runner-up finish in San Marcos.
Min-Gaultier notched a collegiate low round record of 67 (-3) over the final 18 holes in Norman. She bagged a team-leading five birdies in round three.
Min-Gaultier has placed in the top-25 in all four of her starts this season.
Min-Gaultier has scored under par in six of her last seven rounds.
From La Londe-les Maures, France, Min-Gaultier achieved a career-high world junior amateur golf ranking of No. 82 in 2024.
Min-Gaultier won the 2024 Italian International Ladies Championship and was crowned Vice Champion of France Ladies earlier this spring.
She also qualified for the 2024 Women's Amateur Championship.

Sofie Dimitrova

Dimitrova notched her first career top-10 at the Jim West Challenge, tying for 10^th at six-under 210. She set a collegiate records for low-36 (-4, 140) low-54.
The sophomore competed as an individual at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational and tied Min-Gaultier for 23^rd with a score of nine-over 225.
Dimitrova recorded career-best low-18 scores at the Sam Golden Invitational on Sept. 11-12, 2023, in her first collegiate start. She fired off a five-under 67 and behind a career-high seven birdies in the final round.
She led TCU with 10 birdies at the 2024 Big 12 Championship to tie for 26th (+7, 220).
Dimitrova ascended 204 spots in the Scoreboard individual rankings over her final two tournaments in 2023-24.
The Czech Republic native tallied 41 birdies and 15 countable rounds over her first year in Fort Worth.

Sofia Barroso Sá

Barroso Sá leads TCU in counters (11-11) and is tied for the team-high in birdies (38), par-or-better rounds (seven) and top-20's (three)
The junior is TCU's active career leader in every major statistical category, including birdies (222), par-or-better rounds (32), sub-70 rounds (10), top-20's (11) and top-10's (four). She ranks fourth in school history in sub-70 rounds.
Barroso Sá sports a present Scoreboard ranking of No. 108.
Barroso Sá has placed inside top-20 in three of her four starts this season. She tied for third at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational at even-par (216) to register her fourth career top-10 finish.
Barroso Sá has scored par or better in seven of her 11 rounds played this season.
She has turned in a countable score in 74-of-75 (.986) of her career rounds played.
Barroso Sá bagged four birdies and shot an even-par 72 on the final day of the Carmel Cup to tie for 16^th. She ascended seven spots on the leaderboard in round three.
Barroso Sá was an individual qualifier for NCAA Regionals last season. She has twice competed in the NCAA Tournament. Barroso Sá was the only TCU player to advance to individual play at the NCAA Championships in 2022-23.
Barroso Sá won the Barbara Nicklaus Cup individual title as a freshman in 2022-23. She is the only Horned Frog freshman to win a tournament in the last six seasons dating back to 2018.
The Portugal native will make her 28^th straight start at Ridglea. She has teed it up in every tournament in her TCU tenure.
Last season, Barroso Sá scored par-or-better on 81 percent of her holes (438-540) and was even or under par in 14 of her 30 rounds.

Meagan Winans

TCU's lone senior, Winans is tied for the team-lead in birdies (38) through four events.
Winans is slotted 135^th in the latest Scoreboard individual rankings.
Winans will make her 15^h consecutive start for TCU at Ridglea Country Club. She has competed in every tournament since transferring to Fort Worth from Oklahoma in 2023.
The Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate marks the 30^th event she has competed in collegiately.
Winans notched the first collegiate top-10 finish of her career at the Carmel Cup, placing ninth outright (+3, 219).
She collected five birdies in round one of the Carmel Cup on her way to a three-under 69. Winans was tied for fifth following the first 18 holes.
Winans was the second-highest finisher of 18 Big 12 competitors at the Carmel Cup.
She shot a one-under 71 in the final round of the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational to force a tie for 14^th and earn her second career top-20.
Winans notched a career-best low-18 and low-54 hole scores at the 2023 Jim West Invitational. She shot a five-under 67 in the final round and finished minus-2 (216) overall.
Last season, Winans led TCU in pars (348) and was third on the squad in birdies (72).
Winans has tallied 10 par-or-better rounds as a Horned Frog.

Gracie McGovern

The freshman notched her second top-20 finish in four collegiate starts at the Schooner Fall Classic, tying for 19^that even-par (140).
McGovern produced TCU's best score over rounds two and three in the Carmel Cup. She shot a four-over 148 over the final 36 holes on her way to a tie for 20^th at Pebble Beach.
She has delivered a countable score in 7-of-8 rounds this season.
McGovern was the world No. 9 junior amateur golfer in 2023 and was ranked as high as seventh in the Rolex Junior Rankings that same year.
Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, McGovern became the first female to win the AIA D-III State Championship in 16 years in 2023.
McGovern competed at the LPGA Liberty National Tournament in 2023 and was paired with world No. 10 Charley Hull in her final round.
The 2023 season also saw McGovern selected to compete for Team USA in the Jr. Solheim Cup.

Charlotte Cattaneo

The junior has played 12 rounds spanning four tournaments in her collegiate career.
Cattaneo was a member of a Horned Frog lineup that took second place at 2022 Battle at the Beach.
She finished third at the 2021 Under 18 Match Play National Championship after winning the event in 2019.
The Milan, Italy native was also victorious at the 2020 and 2019 U16 National Championships in high school career.

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