Men’s golf team jumps to No. 1 ranking

After an impressive showing at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Ridges, the TCU Horned Frog men’s golf team is now rated first in the nation according to the Golfweek/Sagarin computer rankings system. The Horned Frogs also have impressed the NCAA coaches, leaping from 14th to seventh in the latest Precept Coaches Poll.

At the Ridges, the Frogs, who ranked 12th in the Golfweek preseason poll, were competing against 14 other schools who were rated among the nation’s top 30. TCU finished five strokes behind tournament champion Florida, currently the second-rated team in the country. With a three-round score of 859, TCU easily outdistanced No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Southern California by 12 strokes for second place.

At the moment, four Frogs are rated among the nation’s top 75 in the Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings system. Sophomore Colby Beckstrom, the 2003 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, is seventh. Junior David Schultz, a 2003 honorable mention All-American, is 26th. Senior Adam Meyer, a 2002 honorable mention All-American, is 49th, and junior J.J. Killeen, who advanced to the round of 16 at the 2003 U.S. Amateur, is 68th.

— courtesy of (www.gofrogs.com)