Frogs Continue Solid Play at Nike Invite
10/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 5, 2015
PORTLAND, OREGON -- TCU is tied for sixth after two rounds against a loaded field at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invite at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. The Frogs have posted their two best rounds of the fall to open the event, their third tournament of the fall.
The Horned Frogs shot a team score of 281 in the second round, bested only by their opening day 279 this year. Yesterday's opening round score was the best team score for the Horned Frogs since shooting 264 on opening day of The Goodwin at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., on March 26, 2015.
Senior Paul Barjon and junior Chelso Barrett are tied for 23rd on the individual leaderboard, currently standing at three-under par for the tournament. Barrett climbed the leaderboard after shooting a 69 on the second day. Barjon shot 72.
Junior Giulio Castagnara is in a tie for 35th place after shooting 73 on Monday while Triston Fisher shot his second round of 71 of the tournament.
Rookie Turner MacLean, a Fort Worth native, shot his best round of his young TCU career -- posting a 69 in his second round of the week, besting his previous career low by three strokes.
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Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is rich in history and tradition, playing host to six USGA championships including Tiger Woods' dramatic victory in the 1996 US Amateur, his unprecedented third consecutive US Amateur championship. Pumpkin Ridge has also hosted two US Women's Opens, and numerous Web.Com Tour and LPGA Tour events.
Last year at the Nike Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TCU finished 9th of 12 teams with Andrew Presley leading the team with a nine-over par finish in 19th place. The Horned Frogs shot 43-over for the event (299-294-290).
The three-day event continues Tueday with the final 18 holes of play.
Second Round Individual Results for TCU
T23. Chelso Barrett 71-69-140
T23. Paul Barjon 68-72-140
T35. Giulio Castagnara 69-73-142
T35. Triston Fisher 71-71-142 T
60. Turner MacLean 79-69-148
Team Leaderboard After Two Rounds
1. Wake Forest 269 277 546 -26
2. Southern California 272 276 548 -24
3. Duke 279 271 550 -22
4. Stanford 272 280 552 -20
5 Texas 281 278 559 -13
T6. Georgia 276 284 560 -12
T6. TCU 279 281 560 -12
8. Oklahoma 280 282 562 -10
9. Clemson 280 283 563 -9
10. Vanderbilt 283 283 566 -6
11. Oregon 281 290 571 -1
12. Washington 280 292 572 E
13. Ohio State 292 281 573 +1
14. Oregon State 288 290 578 +6
15. Arizona 294 293 587 +15
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