05-27-2023, 06:39 AM
(05-26-2023, 05:47 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: Stanford faded on the back 9, going +8 on the final 4 holes. They posted a score of 290 (+10) tied for 19th place for now. As in past years, the team will be playing from behind to try to work its way back up the leaderboard into the top 8.
The Cardinal was led by Barclay Brown who shot a strong 68 (-2). He got no help from All American teammate Michael Thorbjornsen who did not play like an All American. He shot 77 (+7) including a double bogey on 18. Nate Menon also had a 77. Karl Vilips bogeyed 2 of the last 3 holes for 72 (+2). Ethan Ng shot 73 (+3).
Among the top 10 teams, only ASU shot a worse score than Stanford.
Stanford plays early tomorrow starting at 6:32 am when scoring conditions may be a bit better. Still, it's going to be tough for Stanford to recover from this round.
As poorly as they played down the stretch, they're only 10 shots behind first place. The leaderboard is very crowded and tight. Should be more separation today. Fingers crossed our boys play better.
Stunned to see Thor's score being dropped, especially his +5 on the back nine. Didn't see that coming. However, I still think that Ng & Menon's play will determine whether we make the cut to the top 15 and whether we finish in the top 8 and qualify for match play. +2 and +7 isn't going to get it done. Those two need to play better
