Preview: Mercedez Benz Intercollegiate

FORT WORTH – No. 24 TCU's second-to-last fall invitational sends the Horned Frogs to the Smokey Mountains for the Mercedez Benz Intercollegiate, held from Sunday-Tuesday at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn.

Teams will engage in 18 holes of stroke play each day. The Horned Frogs are trumped only by No. 23 and tournament host Tennessee in the national rankings among participating teams.

TCU's five-player lineup is headlined by Gracie McGovern and Camille Min-Gaultier.

McGovern co-medaled at the Schooner Fall Classic on Sept. 21 in her most recent start. She shot a nine-under 201, good for the second-best low-54 total in program history. McGovern is playing the No. 1 in the Frogs' lineup for the second time in her career.

Min-Gaultier, tabbed No. 59 in the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings, was the only player in the Big 12 to post three top-10's across the months of August and September. From southern France, Min-Gaultier leads the Big 12 in scoring average (71.1) among qualified players. Min-Gaultier joined McGovern in the top-10 of the final leaderboard at the Schooner Fall Classic, tying for ninth at four-under 206.

TCU finished as the vice champion at the Schooner behind the sophomore duo. The Horned Frogs carded an 11-under 829 and broke their program record for low-54 total. TCU posted consecutive 18-hole scorecards of 274 (-6) in rounds two and three. No team in the field shot lower than the Frogs over the final 36 holes.

Rounding out TCU's lineup are Kirstin Angosta, Sofia Barroso Sá, and Sofie Dimitrova.

Dating back to 2024, TCU has placed inside the top-five of the final leaderboard in 12 of its last 15 tournaments.

Mercedez Benz Intercollegiate
Date: Oct. 5-7
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Course: Cherokee Country Club
Par/Yardage: 70/6,164 yards
Schedule: 18 holes of stroke play each day, beginning with an 8 a.m. shotgun start on holes 1 and 10 all three days
Scoring format: Five-count-four
Live Scoring: Scoreboard.Clipped.com

The Course – Cherokee Country Club
Nestled on a bend in the Tennessee River, with sweeping views of the Smoky Mountains, Cherokee CC features a breathtaking 18-hole links style course. The club was founded in 1907 and underwent a restoration at the turn of the century in 2000. The current course has no resemblance to traditional links golf but with a total yardage under 6,400 and limited par-5 scoring opportunities, its compact size provides a challenging test. Cherokee CC has played host to final qualifying for the men's U.S. Open and Tennessee State Amateur Championship.

The Field (Golfweek/WGCA Coaches Poll ranking)
#23 Tennessee
#24 TCU
Campbell
Charlotte
Chattanooga
East Tennessee State
FIU
Jacksonville State
Memphis
Mercer
Middle Tennessee
Oregon State
Penn State
South Alabama
Western Kentucky

Head Coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin

TCU has won 21 of its 55 all-time team titles under the leadership of Ravaioli-Larkin, including three in 2024-25.
Ravaioli-Larkin is entering her 32^nd season as the head coach of TCU women's golf. A lifelong Texan, she assumed the program helm in the fall of 1994 and is the longest-tenured head coach at TCU and across all Big 12 women's sport programs.
Ravaioli-Larkin is a fixture within the TCU community and its athletics department. She has worked with six different athletic directors and coached in five conferences.
Ravaioli-Larkin-led teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 28 of 31 seasons.
TCU has reached the NCAA National Championships nine times under Ravaioli-Larkin, most recently earning back-to-back berths in 2022 and 2023.
The Horned Frogs have achieved postseason representation as a team or individually in 23 consecutive seasons under Ravaioli-Larkin.
TCU has won five conference championships spanning three different leagues under its longtime head coach.
Last spring, Min-Gaultier became the ninth All-American and 38^th all-conference player Ravaioli-Larkin has coached.
Ravaioli-Larkin's teams have produced the top-10 team season scoring averages in program history over the last decade, highlighted by a school record 289 in 2024-25.

Team Notes

The Horned Frogs were the third highest-ranked Big 12 team in the Golfweek preseason rankings, behind only No. 5 Arizona State and No. 20 Oklahoma State.
TCU returns six letter winners and four members of its starting five from 2024-25, including three players who cracked the top-100 of the final Scoreboard rankings Min-Gaultier (No. 51), Barroso Sá (No. 75) and Angosta (No. 100).
TCU is home to two players featuring in the top-150 of the latest World Amateur Golf rankings in Min-Gaultier (No. 59) and Barroso Sá (No. 149).
The Horned Frogs pride themselves on culture and continuity, and those values are reflected in the team's recent roster construction. No players have transferred in or out of the program in each of the past two seasons.
TCU's roster has combined for three medals, 23 top-10's and 40 top-20's ahead of its visit to Tennessee
TCU has recorded its low round score in the final round in more than two-thirds of its events (17-of-25) dating back to the 2023-24 campaign. TCU has finished even or under par in 13 of its final rounds in that span.
TCU broke 17 team or individual program records in 2024-25, including scoring average (289), birdies (533), par-or-better rounds (15), top-five finishes (nine), low-36 (557, -19), low-54 (830, -34) and year-end national ranking (No. 15).
TCU averaged 44.4 birdies per tournament last season.

Season in Review

The Horned Frogs finished as the outright runner up at the Schooner Fall Classic for the third time in the last six years in September.
A balanced performance is ultimately what carried TCU to the top of the leaderboard and its historical archives at the Schooner. The Horned Frogs tallied a tournament-leading 190 pars and notched the second-fewest bogeys (32) of any team. TCU ascended two spots up the leaderboard in round three.
TCU carded 11 birdies and shot a two-under 142 on the back nine in the final round of the Inverness Intercollegiate on its way to a fifth place finish. All five Frogs recorded their low-18 for the tournament in round three.
The Horned Frogs sat one stroke back of second place after 36 holes at the Carmel Cup in its season-opener. TCU carded a five-over 365, which was the second-lowest score of any team on day two of play at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

TCU Lineup
Gracie McGovern

Became the 24^th medalist in program history with her victory at the Schooner Fall Classic.
Shot a four-under 66 and set a collegiate personal record for low-18 vs. par in the final round of her win in Norman.
Improved her collegiate low-54 record by 13 strokes and shaved a half-stroke off her career scoring average with her performance at the Schooner.
Signed with TCU in November of 2023 as the world No. 9 junior amateur golfer and was ranked as high as seventh in the Rolex Junior Rankings that same year.
Notched a top-20 in four of her first six events to begin her freshman year in 2024-25.
Started 11-of-12 tournaments for TCU last season.

Camille Min-Gaultier

Named a WGCA All-American in 2024-25, becoming one of three freshmen in program history to receive All-American accolades.
2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year; one of six players to receive a conference freshman of the year accolade for TCU.
Only TCU player to turn in a counter in every round thus far in 2025-26.
Has finished no worse than 25^th in any tournament for TCU.
Led TCU in scoring average (72.2), and counters (32) in 2024-25.
Already owns the fifth-most sub-70 rounds in program history (12)
Has scored par-or-better in m 52 percent (22-43) of her career rounds played.
Has finished as the individual runner-up in three tournaments.
Placed T10-or-better in six of her last nine starts.
Was one of eight amateur player selected to compete for the 2025 Continent of Europe Vagliano Trophy Team by the European Golf Association.
Reached the third round of match play at the British Women's Amateur Championship in June.

Kirstin Angosta

Was tied for fifth after 36 holes at the Carmel Cup in TCU's season-opener; shot one-under 143 over the first two rounds.
Was one of only four players in the Carmel Cup field to score par or better in rounds one and two.
Won the 2024 Jim West Challenge with a 54-holee score a 10-under 206
Averaged a team-leading 8.3 birdies per tournament during the 2024-25 regular season.
Has five career top-10's to her name, including four in 2024-25.
Scored par-or-better in nearly half of her rounds played (16-of-35) last year.
Capped her sophomore year with a 72.9 season scoring average.

Sofia Barroso Sá

Two-time NCAA National Championships individual qualifier (2023, 2025).
Has twice been named to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team (2023, 2025).
Achieved a career-high Scoreboard ranking of No. 68 in April.
Ranks second in program history in career scoring average (72.6).
Has tallied the third-most career birdies (322) of any TCU player and is 66 shy of becoming the program record holder.
Will make her 40^th career start as a Frog at Belmar; has made TCU's lineup in every tournament throughout her collegiate tenure.
Tallied a team-leading 118 birdies in 2024-25, which are the second-most ever recorded in a season by a Horned Frog.
Has cracked the top-20 in nearly half of her career events played (19-of-39).
Won the Barbara Nicklaus Cup individual title as a freshman in 2022-23. She is the only first-year Frog to win a tournament in the last seven seasons dating back to 2018.

Sofie Dimitrova

Is teeing it up for the 15^th time as a Horned Frog and 12^th as a member of the starting lineup.
Has shot even par in the final round of TCU's last two tournaments.
Was the largest riser on the individual leaderboard in round three at the Inverness Intercollegiate on Sept. 16; ascended 17 spots into a tie for 24^th.
Notched her first career top-10 at the 2024 Jim West Invitational, shooting a six-under 210.
Was TCU's top performer at the 2024 Big 12 Championship her freshman year. Collected a team-leading 10 birdies and tied for 26^th.
Won the Czech International Mid-Amateur Championship in July.

Up Next
TCU will look to defend its team and individual titles at the Jim West Challenge on Oct. 19-20 at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, in its fall season finale. The Horned Frogs finished 22-under (842) and earned a one-stroke victory in 2024. Angosta claimed the individual crown at 10-under 206. She birdied three of her final four holes, including 18, to help lift TCU to the team championship. The Horned Frogs are competing at the event for the 10^th straight season. TCU first won the Jim West Challenge in 2018 and set a program record for low round vs. par (-17, 271) in 2023.

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