March 11, 2005

FORT WORTH, Texas - In their first tournament in exactly a month, the ninth-rated TCU Horned Frogs opened the Southern Highlands Collegiate with a 12-over-par 300, which has the men's golf team in a tie for 12th place among 15 teams through 18 of 54 holes. The tournament, which features 12 teams in the top 15 according to the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll, is being held at the Southern Highlands Golf course in Las Vegas, Nev.

Arizona State leads the way with an even-par 288, followed by South Carolina (290) and UCLA (290). However, all 15 teams are within 15 strokes of one another. A pair of golfers, South Carolina's Mark Anderson and UCLA's Daniel Im, recorded six-under 66s to top the individual race.

A pair of Horned Frogs, senior J.J. Killeen and junior Colby Beckstrom, are tied for 19th place after one-over rounds of 73. Killeen registered a team-best four birdies, while Beckstrom's consistent play kept him between even par and plus-two all day. Senior David Schultz (T-31st, 74) finished one stroke and 12 places behind his teammates.

True freshman Franklin Corpening completed round one with an 80 (+8). He played the first nine at just one-over, but opened with a pair of double bogeys en route to a 43 on the back side. Junior Jeff Marcinowski, playing in his first event of the 2004-05 season, carded a nine-over 81 and is tied for 75th place.

Among the teams competing in the event include: No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 New Mexico, No. 5 Auburn, No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 9 TCU, No. 10 Florida, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 13 UCLA, No. 15 UNLV, No. 18 Clemson, No. 23 Washington and unranked South Carolina.

TCU begins round two at 8:27 a.m. (PT) on Saturday. The final 18 holes are set for Sunday morning. Live scoring of the event is available throughout the tournament on www.golfstat.com.

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Team Standings
1. Arizona State 288 (E); T-2. South Carolina 290 (+2); T-2. UCLA 290 (+2); 4. Oklahoma State 292 (+4); 5. Washington 293 (+5); 6. UNLV 294 (+6); T-7. Georgia 296 (+8); T-7. Florida 296 (+8); T-9. Wake Forest 297 (+9); T-9. Georgia Tech 297 (+9); 11. Auburn 299 (+11); T-12. TCU 300 (+12); T-12. Clemson 300 (+12); 14. Texas 302 (+14); 15. New Mexico 303 (+15).

TCU Individuals
T-19. Colby Beckstrom 73 (+1); T-19. J.J. Killeen 73 (+1); T-31. David Schultz 74 (+2); T-72. Franklin Corpening 80 (+8); T-75. Jeff Marcinowski 81 (+9).