No. 27 TCU begins its women’s golf season in Japan, sending a battle-tested lineup after an international title and a coveted pro exemption.
TCU women’s golf isn’t bothering with a quiet tuneup. The No. 27 Horned Frogs are opening the 2026-27 season in Japan, trading familiar college courses for a global test ... and a potentially career-changing prize.
TCU will compete Sept. 2-4 in the Pan Pacific University Golf Super League at Grand Fields Country Club in Shizuoka. It’ll be the program’s first tournament outside North America or the Caribbean, making the trip more than another date on the schedule.
The nine-team field includes four American programs, four Japanese universities and National Taiwan Sport University. Florida Gulf Coast, Long Beach State and San Jose State join TCU as the other U.S. representatives.
The format is 54 holes of stroke play on the par-71, 6,164-yard course, with five golfers competing and the best four scores counting each round. TCU’s men will compete simultaneously, making the Horned Frogs the only American school represented in both divisions.
There’s also real incentive beyond a team trophy. The women’s individual champion receives an exemption into October’s Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies, an LPGA Tour of Japan event. That’s a serious reward for three strong days of college golf.
TCU’s lineup has enough firepower to chase it.
Camille Min-Gaultier headlines the group after leading the Horned Frogs with a 72.09 scoring average, 16 rounds of par or better and six top-10 finishes last season. The two-time All-Big 12 first-team selection also competed in the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Kirstin Angosta arrives after producing TCU’s best NCAA Championship finish in 41 years. She tied for eighth at five-under 283 and earned All-Tournament recognition. Gracie McGovern brings winning experience after capturing the 2025 Schooner Fall Classic with a nine-under 201.
Freshman Ella Forss and Memphis transfer Claire Swathwood complete the lineup. Forss, the first Swedish player in program history, was the No. 2-ranked Swedish amateur in the 2026 recruiting class. Swathwood led Memphis in scoring average last season.
The trip begins Angie Ravaioli-Larkin’s 33rd season leading TCU. She’s taken the program to 29 NCAA Tournaments and produced 21 team championships during a tenure built on uncommon stability.
TCU has reached the NCAA postseason as a team or through individual qualifiers in 24 consecutive seasons. Japan offers an immediate chance to show that streak isn’t living on history.
This opener is ambitious, unfamiliar and loaded with pressure. That’s exactly what makes it compelling.
