Texas Tech's men's golf team, the No. 2 seed, opens the Big 12 Match Play tournament against No. 15 Houston at 8 a.m.
The Red Raiders landed in Pool B with Houston, No. 10 Kansas State and No. 7 Colorado. All 16 Big 12 programs are in the field, divided into four pools of four teams. Oklahoma State is the No. 1 seed in Pool A.
Pool play runs a day and a half over three sessions. Texas Tech plays Kansas State at 1:30 p.m. Monday, then Colorado in the third session at 8 a.m. The bracket starts Tuesday afternoon. The final round tees off Wednesday morning.
Here's the twist for the roster. Texas Tech travels with six players, and the coaches can pick any of the six for each session. Lineups are due at least 30 minutes before every shotgun start, so the Red Raiders can reshuffle between rounds.
For fans watching the scoreboard, this is a sprint. Texas Tech could play five team matches in three days, and each one is made of five individual matches. That adds up to as many as 25 individual matches, shared among just six players.
Common questions
When does Texas Tech play in the Big 12 Match Play?
- Texas Tech opens against Houston at 8 a.m. Mountain Time on Monday, Oct. 12, at Salt Lake Country Club in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Red Raiders then play Kansas State at 1:30 p.m. Monday and Colorado at 8 a.m. in the third session.
Who is Texas Tech playing in Big 12 Match Play pool play?
- Texas Tech is in Pool B with Houston, No. 10 Kansas State and No. 7 Colorado. All 16 Big 12 programs are in the field, split into four pools of four teams. Texas Tech is the No. 2 seed, and Oklahoma State is the No. 1 seed in Pool A.
How does the Big 12 Match Play tournament work?
- Pool play runs a day and a half over three sessions. The bracket starts Tuesday afternoon, and the final round tees off Wednesday morning. Texas Tech travels with six players, and the coaches can pick any of the six for each session.
