[Spiny_Norman]

I'd consider a top 3 finish a success. National rankings are relatively meaningless for Pac-12 teams because unlike most of the other major conference teams they had no fall season which created a small sample size.

Also, this is a 72-hole tournament with 36 holes today and 18 holes on Tuesday & Wednesday. Most college tournaments are 54 holes, so there is a TON of extra golf to be played

Top 3 may be the best Stanford can do with Arizona and ASU 10 shots ahead of the field as teams are finishing round 1.

I'll add that Mayacama is an odd course, a shortish par 72 (6785 yards) with 5 par 3s and 5 par 5s. Stanford as a team is -8 on the par 5s and +9 on the par 3s. It is not a course for bomb-and-gouge.

[Spiny_Norman]

I'd consider a top 3 finish a success. National rankings are relatively meaningless for Pac-12 teams because unlike most of the other major conference teams they had no fall season which created a small sample size.

Also, this is a 72-hole tournament with 36 holes today and 18 holes on Tuesday & Wednesday. Most college tournaments are 54 holes, so there is a TON of extra golf to be played

Top 3 may be the best Stanford can do with Arizona and ASU 10 shots ahead of the field as teams are finishing round 1.

I'll add that Mayacama is an odd course, a shortish par 72 (6785 yards) with 5 par 3s and 5 par 5s. Stanford as a team is -8 on the par 5s and +9 on the par 3s. It is not a course for bomb-and-gouge.