[GK3]

Any championship where Stanford is involved is interesting to me.  

But I hate the switch to match play in the middle of the championship. It's just a way to introduce randomness at the very end of the tournament.  It would be like baseball, after playing the entire season with cumulative scoring, suddenly switching to inning match play halfway through the playoffs.  The Giants could lose game seven for the National League pennant with a total score of 20-5 by outscoring the hated Doyers 5-0 in four innings and being outscored 1-0 in five innings, thus losing the match-play game and pennant because we want randomness at the crucial portion of the playoffs.  Ridiculous.  

I will be watching or following the scoreboard at work as long as Stanford is in it though.  

Cheers,
Pete F.

Personally, I think the format makes for the most challenging NCAA Championship possible.  Golf is a very tough mental game at this level.  The match play portion puts a little more mano a mano element into the mix.  You can give you opponent a two footer on one hole, then later when things may be tighter, you make him put the two footer.  There is a lot to like about match play.  I have no idea how the players feel about it.  It is also part of Country vs Country matches etc.  I think TV likes match play also.

[GK3]

Any championship where Stanford is involved is interesting to me.  

But I hate the switch to match play in the middle of the championship. It's just a way to introduce randomness at the very end of the tournament.  It would be like baseball, after playing the entire season with cumulative scoring, suddenly switching to inning match play halfway through the playoffs.  The Giants could lose game seven for the National League pennant with a total score of 20-5 by outscoring the hated Doyers 5-0 in four innings and being outscored 1-0 in five innings, thus losing the match-play game and pennant because we want randomness at the crucial portion of the playoffs.  Ridiculous.  

I will be watching or following the scoreboard at work as long as Stanford is in it though.  

Cheers,
Pete F.

Personally, I think the format makes for the most challenging NCAA Championship possible.  Golf is a very tough mental game at this level.  The match play portion puts a little more mano a mano element into the mix.  You can give you opponent a two footer on one hole, then later when things may be tighter, you make him put the two footer.  There is a lot to like about match play.  I have no idea how the players feel about it.  It is also part of Country vs Country matches etc.  I think TV likes match play also.