[Spiny_Norman]

After a break of nearly 4 months (last match - November 1), the Stanford women are finally back in action. They are competing in Hawaii at the somewhat mis-named P12 Preview. The field does not include ASU or Oregon. But the other P12 schools are there (except Utah which does not have a women's golf team) plus Hawaii, San Diego State and San Jose State.

Stanford's lineup is Sadie Englemann (1), Paula Martin Sampedro (2), Kelly Xu (3), Megha Ganne (4) and Caroline Sturdza (5). Stanford does not have a clear #1 golfer. I think just about all of the top 4 have played #1 at some point this season. They are all strong players who are ranked in the top 50 in the country right now. But the competition for #5 is most interesting. Sturdza is playing rather than Rachel Heck. That might mean that Sturdza beat Heck in qualifying. Sturdza is a capable player (though she has been erratic), but she is not a former All American and NCAA individual champ who made it to the US Amateur semifinals last summer as is Heck. Heck did play poorly in the fall. I do not know if that is related to physical problems which have plagued her for the last 3 years. Or perhaps as a senior who is also an ROTC officer, is it hard to maintain a singular focus on golf with so much else going on. Maybe we will gain some insight if the TreeCast is able to interview Coach Walker, Coach Riley or one of the players.

Stanford's lineup also does not include Brooke Seay, another former All American and a member of the 2022 national championship team. She has not played all year and I am beginning to assume that her Stanford golf career is at an end. She suffered a major concussion over a year ago and has not really been able to compete since then. 

You can follow the scoring here - https://results.golfstat.com/public/lead...&tid=28619

[Spiny_Norman]

After a break of nearly 4 months (last match - November 1), the Stanford women are finally back in action. They are competing in Hawaii at the somewhat mis-named P12 Preview. The field does not include ASU or Oregon. But the other P12 schools are there (except Utah which does not have a women's golf team) plus Hawaii, San Diego State and San Jose State.

Stanford's lineup is Sadie Englemann (1), Paula Martin Sampedro (2), Kelly Xu (3), Megha Ganne (4) and Caroline Sturdza (5). Stanford does not have a clear #1 golfer. I think just about all of the top 4 have played #1 at some point this season. They are all strong players who are ranked in the top 50 in the country right now. But the competition for #5 is most interesting. Sturdza is playing rather than Rachel Heck. That might mean that Sturdza beat Heck in qualifying. Sturdza is a capable player (though she has been erratic), but she is not a former All American and NCAA individual champ who made it to the US Amateur semifinals last summer as is Heck. Heck did play poorly in the fall. I do not know if that is related to physical problems which have plagued her for the last 3 years. Or perhaps as a senior who is also an ROTC officer, is it hard to maintain a singular focus on golf with so much else going on. Maybe we will gain some insight if the TreeCast is able to interview Coach Walker, Coach Riley or one of the players.

Stanford's lineup also does not include Brooke Seay, another former All American and a member of the 2022 national championship team. She has not played all year and I am beginning to assume that her Stanford golf career is at an end. She suffered a major concussion over a year ago and has not really been able to compete since then. 

You can follow the scoring here - https://results.golfstat.com/public/lead...&tid=28619