[Spiny_Norman]

I love love love the NCAA golf championships too. It reminds me of my high school golf experience which I remember with great fondness. I will watch whether or not Stanford is playing. But it's a lot more fun when they are. I am planning now to attend next year when the tournament moves to La Costa in north San Diego County. I've attended twice before at Riviera and Karsten Creek.

The Stanford men have been very successful at advancing to the NCAA championships in the last 10 years. From 2011-12 to 2021-22, the team made the NCAA championship 8 of 10 years (no tournament in 2020). But they have a mediocre record at NCAAs. They have missed the 54 hole cut 6 of 8 times. The only times they made match play were in 2014 at Prairie Dunes where they lost to Oklahoma State in the semis and 2019 where they won it all at The Blessings.

I hope that the team will play up to their potential with resilience and mental toughness. It's going to take a lot of both. This *is* a veteran team with 2 juniors (Thorbjornsen, Vilips), a senior (Brown), a 5th year (Ng) and a 6th year (Menon). Thorbjornsen, Vilips and Brown all have international match play experience (Palmer Cup, Walker Cup, etc.). They should not be fazed by the setting.

[Spiny_Norman]

I love love love the NCAA golf championships too. It reminds me of my high school golf experience which I remember with great fondness. I will watch whether or not Stanford is playing. But it's a lot more fun when they are. I am planning now to attend next year when the tournament moves to La Costa in north San Diego County. I've attended twice before at Riviera and Karsten Creek.

The Stanford men have been very successful at advancing to the NCAA championships in the last 10 years. From 2011-12 to 2021-22, the team made the NCAA championship 8 of 10 years (no tournament in 2020). But they have a mediocre record at NCAAs. They have missed the 54 hole cut 6 of 8 times. The only times they made match play were in 2014 at Prairie Dunes where they lost to Oklahoma State in the semis and 2019 where they won it all at The Blessings.

I hope that the team will play up to their potential with resilience and mental toughness. It's going to take a lot of both. This *is* a veteran team with 2 juniors (Thorbjornsen, Vilips), a senior (Brown), a 5th year (Ng) and a 6th year (Menon). Thorbjornsen, Vilips and Brown all have international match play experience (Palmer Cup, Walker Cup, etc.). They should not be fazed by the setting.