Preview: NCAA Waco Regional

FORT WORTH – TCU's season is set to come down to 54 holes, as the Horned Frogs head south to tee it up in the NCAA Waco Regional, beginning Monday at Ridgewood Country Club.

Teams will engage in 18 holes of stroke play over three days. The top five teams and highest-placing individual on a non-advancing team qualify for NCAA National Championships, which run from May 16-21 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

TCU is the No. 7 seed in the 12-team affair. The Waco Regional field includes, in order of seeding, Texas A&M, Oregon, Tennessee, SMU, Baylor, LSU, Tulsa, Colorado, Northern Arizona, Tarleton State and Prairie View A&M.

The Horned Frogs will feature a five-player contingent of Camille Min-Gaultier, Kirstin Angosta, Sofia Barroso Sa, Gracie McGovern and Sofie Dimitrova. The quintet has comprised TCU's lineup in three of its six spring events and six times overall. Yvette O'Brien will travel south as an alternate.

TCU is aiming to punch its ticket to Nationals for the third time in the last five seasons. The Horned Frogs have advanced to the final site in nine seasons under head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin and 14 times overall. TCU finished sixth at the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional, missing the cut line by one stroke.

The Horned Frogs are paired with Tulsa and Colorado for round one. TCU will start on the front nine and tee off in 10-minute intervals beginning at 8:50 a.m. on Monday.

NCAA Waco Regional
Date: May 11-13
Location: Waco, Texas
Course: Ridgewood Country Club
Par/Yardage: 70/6,065 yards
Schedule: 18 holes of stroke play each day, beginning at 8 a.m. all three days. Teams will repair for rounds two and three based on tournament results
Scoring format: Five-count-four
Live Scoring: Scoreboard.Clipped.com

The Course – Ridgewood Country Club
Ridgewood Country Club opened for play in the fall of 1947 near what is now Lake Waco. The course was originally designed by native Texas golf course architect, Ralph Plummer. In the early 1960s, the City of Waco and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) finalized plans to expand Lake Waco. A new dam was constructed and the normal lake elevation was increased to 455ft with a maximum flood pool elevation of 503ft. The expansion of Lake Waco necessitated a complete re-design of the course. Mr. Plummer returned to Ridgewood to undertake this task and his new design opened in June of 1963. According to Buster Neal's Waco Tribune-Herald article, the new course was described as "the most scenic in the Southwest" and "100 percent better than the old course". Neal also stated that "The course is not too long, 6542 yards with a par of 35-35—70, but Plummer claims that 'all the shots are there'" – a statement that most golfers would still agree with to this day. There have been multiple renovations and improvements over the years, but the overall layout and routing from 1963 remain intact.

The Field
#4 Texas A&M
#8 Oregon
#16 Tennessee
#21 SMU
#26 Baylor
#36 LSU
#42 TCU
#49 Tulsa
Colorado
Northern Arizona
Tarleton State
Prairie View A&M

NCAA Tournament History

TCU won the 1983 NCAA D1 Women's Golf Championship. The tournament was held at the University of Georgia Golf Course and was the second NCAA-sanctioned event to determine a national champion.
The Horned Frogs finished as the national runner-up in 1982 in the first-ever NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
The 1983 squad was the first TCU women's sports team to win an NCAA Championship. The triumph is one of eight NCAA team championships in TCU Athletics history and one of five women's titles.
The title-winning team was inducted into the TCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023 to commemorate the 40-year anniversary of its championship.
TCU has reached the NCAA Championships in 14 seasons: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022 and 2023.
The Horned Frogs' best finish in Regional play occurred in 2007, when the program placed third at the NCAA Central Regional at University of Michigan Golf Course.
TCU has finished fifth-or-better at Regionals five times, most recently notching back-to-back fourth place finishes in 2022 and 2023.
The Frogs ascended three spots from seventh and into a solo fourth in the final round of the 2023 NCAA Raleigh Regional. TCU fired a two-under 286 in round three - the second-lowest round score of any team in the field - to book its ticket to the final site.
TCU set its low-tournament record in Regional play in 2023, shooting a two-over 866.
Eight individuals have placed inside the top 10 of the final leaderboard at Regionals for TCU. Barroso Sá took fourth at the NCAA Lexington Regional last season, good for the program's second-best individual finish. Lois Lau and Caitlin Macnab tied for sixth and eighth, respectively, in the Frogs' 2023 visit to Raleigh.
Barroso Sá matched TCU All-American Valentine Derrey ('10) for the lowest 54-hole total in program history in NCAA Regionals play in 2025 after finishing six strokes under par (210) in Lexington.
Derrey owns TCU's NCAA Regionals individual records for low-18 (67) and highest finish (third). She produced both marks at the 2008 NCAA Central Regional at UT Golf Club, signing for a three-under 213.

Horned Frogs in NCAA Regionals
Sofia Barroso Sá
2025 – NCAA Lexington Regional – Keene Trace Golf Club

4^th, (-6, 70-69-71 = 210)

2024 – NCAA Bryan Regional – The Traditions Club

2023 – NCAA Raleigh Regional – Lonnie Poole Golf Course

T24, (+3, 75-73-71 = 219)

Camille Min-Gaultier
2025 – NCAA Lexington Regional – Keene Trace Golf Club

T13, (-1, 74-72-69 = 215)

Gracie McGovern
2025 – NCAA Lexington Regional – Keene Trace Golf Club

T30, (+4, 75-71-74 = 220)

Kirstin Angosta
2025 – NCAA Lexington Regional – Keene Trace Golf Club

T38, (+7, 73-78-72 = 223)

Individual NCAA Tournament Notables

Barroso Sá, the lone senior on TCU's roster, has competed in NCAA Regionals all four years and has twice played at the NCAA National Championships.
Barroso Sá qualified for Nationals in 2025 as the highest-placing individual on a non-advancing team at the NCAA Lexington Regional, finishing fourth outright at six-under 210. She led the field with 16 birdies.
Barroso Sá first teed it up at Nationals in 2023, the year of TCU's most recent team qualification. She was the only Horned Frog to advance to individual play and tied for 37^th (+2, 290).
Barroso Sá was one of four TCU players to finish inside the top 25 at the NCAA Raleigh Regional in 2023. She tied for 24th after carding a three-over 219.
Min-Gaultier matched Barroso Sá for TCU's low round at the NCAA Lexington Regional after posting a three-under 69 in the final round. She ascended nine spots up the leaderboard to finish T13. Then a freshman, Min-Gaultier led the 66-player field in pars (42).
Angosta notched her first career par or better round in NCAA Tournament play in the final round of the NCAA Lexington Regional, shooting an even 72.

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 in 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 29 of 32 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 24 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 are one of 11 Big 12 programs featured in the top-50 of the latest Scoreboard rankings.
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).
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, 27 top-10's and 51 top-20's.
TCU has recorded its low round score in the final round in two-thirds of its events (22-of-33) over the last three seasons. TCU has finished even or under par in 16 of its final rounds since 2023-24.
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.

TCU Lineup

Camille Min-Gaultier

Competed at the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
2025 WGCA All-American.
2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
Two-time All-Big 12 first team honoree.
Tabbed No. 62 in the latest Scoreboard individual rankings
Owns four vice championships as a Horned Frog.
Has notched a top-10 in 10 of her 23 collegiate starts, including six-of-11 in 2025-26.
Placed T17 or better in eight straight events from September-March and in nine of her 11 starts this season.
Has notched a top-20 finish in 12 of her last 14 starts dating back to the 2025 Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational.
Has scored par-or-better in 49 percent (33-67) of her career rounds played.
Ranks second in program history for career scoring average (72.01 and fifth in both career par-or-better rounds and sub-70 rounds (14).
Leads TCU in 2025-26 in scoring average (72.0), birdies (89), countable rounds (30), top-20's (nine) and top-10's (six).

Kirstin Angosta

Earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors after tying for 10^th – her best finish of the 2025-26 season – at one-over 217 at Dallas Athletic Club.
Has placed inside the top-25 of the leaderboard in five of her six spring starts and six times overall this season.
Notched her sixth career top-10 with her performance at the Big 12 Championship.
Is playing the No. 2 in TCU's lineup for the fifth straight event.
Leads TCU in scoring average over its last three events (72.1).
Won the 2024 Jim West Challenge behind a personal record low-54 score of 10-under 206.
Has turned in a counting score in 87 percent of her career rounds played.
Ranks second on the squad this season in birdies (76) and counters (26).
Sports the second-lowest spring season scoring average on the team (73.9).
Concluded her sophomore year with a 72.9 scoring average.
Tied for sixth at the Chevron Collegiate in 2024 in her second collegiate start; carded a nine-under 207.
Played the No. 1 in TCU's lineup in three events during the fall portion of the 2024-25 season.

Sofia Barroso Sá

Two -time NCAA National Championships individual qualifier (2023, 2025).
Was twice named to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team (2023, 2025).
Achieved a career-high Scoreboard ranking of No. 68 in April of 2025.
Ranks fourth in program history in career scoring average (73.0).
Has tallied the second-most career birdies (369) of any TCU player and is 21 shy of becoming the program record holder.
Is making her 46^th career start as a Frog; has made TCU's lineup in all but two tournaments throughout her four years in Fort Worth.
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-45).
Over her four-year run in Fort Worth, has notched seven top-10's and 19 top-20's.
Won the 2022 Barbara Nicklaus Cup in just her second collegiate start.

Gracie McGovern

Won the Schooner Fall Classic in September; shot a nine-under 201 to co-medal.
Ranks second on the team in scoring average (73.8).
Posted a 71.2 scoring average during the fall portion of the season.
Has delivered eight rounds of par or better in 2025-26, including seven in the fall.
Finished as TCU's top performer in consecutive events this fall; tied for 15^th in the Mercedez Benz Intercollegiate at even par (213) following her championship performance in Norman.
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.

Sofie Dimitrova

Is teeing it up for the 23^rd time as a Horned Frog.
Posted an aggregate score of three-under 145 over her final 36 holes at the Jim West Challenge in October.
Has scored par or better in the final round of play in four of her starts this season.
Was TCU's top performer at the 2024 Big 12 Championship her freshman year. Collected a team-leading 10 birdies and tied for 26th.
Won the 2025 Czech National Mid-Amateur Championship in July.

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