[Spiny_Norman]

Yeah, not good news for the program. I hope Andrea goes out and kicks butt on tour.

I'm wondering what the LPGA could do to mitigate this. Such a tough decision to put on a college player that also puts programs in a very tough position as well. I'm not sure there's a better way but I'm all ears for ideas because this has to be brutal for Coach Walker and her remaining players.

This certainly should not be a surprise to Coach Walker or the other players. In fact, I think Coach Walker was planning for this possibility. In an era when many teams may only have 6 or 7 players on the roster, Stanford had 10. Even with Valenzuela and Lee leaving, Stanford will be able to field a competitive team, unlike Alabama and USC that had to scramble in recent years to get JC players or early enrollees to fill out a team after players left following the fall semester.

Stanford seems to have a strong replacement at the top with frosh Angelina Ye. Aline Krauter who was solid last year at #3 as a frosh will move up to #2. The remaining 3 spots will be up for grabs among Mika Liu, Ziyi Wang, Calista Reyes and Brooke Seay. It really is an abrupt changing of the guard, from a team with seniors at the top who had played in 3 consecutive NCAA tournaments to a team where 4 of the top 6 are frosh and sophomores.

[Spiny_Norman]

Yeah, not good news for the program. I hope Andrea goes out and kicks butt on tour.

I'm wondering what the LPGA could do to mitigate this. Such a tough decision to put on a college player that also puts programs in a very tough position as well. I'm not sure there's a better way but I'm all ears for ideas because this has to be brutal for Coach Walker and her remaining players.

This certainly should not be a surprise to Coach Walker or the other players. In fact, I think Coach Walker was planning for this possibility. In an era when many teams may only have 6 or 7 players on the roster, Stanford had 10. Even with Valenzuela and Lee leaving, Stanford will be able to field a competitive team, unlike Alabama and USC that had to scramble in recent years to get JC players or early enrollees to fill out a team after players left following the fall semester.

Stanford seems to have a strong replacement at the top with frosh Angelina Ye. Aline Krauter who was solid last year at #3 as a frosh will move up to #2. The remaining 3 spots will be up for grabs among Mika Liu, Ziyi Wang, Calista Reyes and Brooke Seay. It really is an abrupt changing of the guard, from a team with seniors at the top who had played in 3 consecutive NCAA tournaments to a team where 4 of the top 6 are frosh and sophomores.