[Spiny_Norman]

Fall golf season is for giving new players a chance to show what they can do and seeing if a top 5 lineup emerges. Stanford did not need any of that. The top 5 lineup is set (assuming that no one leaves or gets injured between now and February). Stanford does have 2 freshmen but they are not expected to contribute this year. They did get a chance to play as individuals in a couple of tournaments to get some collegiate experience.

Coach Walker and the team go into the break feeling like they are on track but there is still work to do. Golf is so mentally draining that it's good to have a few months without competitions to recharge. Work on your short game. Work on putting under the pressure of match play. Work on physical and mental conditioning. 

It's hard to know exactly where the biggest challengers will come from in the spring. Some teams might pick up mid-year freshman enrollees who become contributors right away. Some players might opt to try for an LPGA card and give up their collegiate eligibility. But Stanford knows that even though Northwestern is the defending national champ everyone will be gunning for the Cardinal. 

In Anne Walker We Trust. She is the best golf coach in the country and even her peers agree.
https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/spor...600451007/

[Spiny_Norman]

Fall golf season is for giving new players a chance to show what they can do and seeing if a top 5 lineup emerges. Stanford did not need any of that. The top 5 lineup is set (assuming that no one leaves or gets injured between now and February). Stanford does have 2 freshmen but they are not expected to contribute this year. They did get a chance to play as individuals in a couple of tournaments to get some collegiate experience.

Coach Walker and the team go into the break feeling like they are on track but there is still work to do. Golf is so mentally draining that it's good to have a few months without competitions to recharge. Work on your short game. Work on putting under the pressure of match play. Work on physical and mental conditioning. 

It's hard to know exactly where the biggest challengers will come from in the spring. Some teams might pick up mid-year freshman enrollees who become contributors right away. Some players might opt to try for an LPGA card and give up their collegiate eligibility. But Stanford knows that even though Northwestern is the defending national champ everyone will be gunning for the Cardinal. 

In Anne Walker We Trust. She is the best golf coach in the country and even her peers agree.
https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/spor...600451007/