[GK3]

Coach Rahy likely will try to play Vandy straight up.
Vandy is very strong at the top
but weak at four and five,
Harrison Ott and Reid Davenport.

Daulet can win straight up against either guy.

Vandy's match is looking a lot like ours.  Going down to one match on 17.

Boy those were two great pressure puts by Vandy and A&M

[GK3]

Coach Rahy likely will try to play Vandy straight up.
Vandy is very strong at the top
but weak at four and five,
Harrison Ott and Reid Davenport.

Daulet can win straight up against either guy.

Vandy's match is looking a lot like ours.  Going down to one match on 17.

Boy those were two great pressure puts by Vandy and A&M

[ColoradoTree]

Vanderbilt won the 16th hole to go 1 up with two holes to go, but A&M answered on 17, and it's tied now going into extra holes. 

I'll defer to the golf experts, but it's interesting to see how much more closely A&M matched our stroke play rounds than Vanderbilt did. We were 5 strokes better than A&M in the first round, even in the second round, 2 strokes better in the third round, and 4 strokes worse in the fourth round. We were 16 strokes better than Vanderbilt in the first round, 1 stroke better in the second round, 12 strokes worse in the third round, and 27 strokes worse in the fourth round. 

On the other half of the bracket, forget what I said about SMU hanging in there against Oklahoma State. That was true enough on the easier front 9, but the back 9 is separating the wheat from the chaff, as the Cowboys have booked two wins and lead by 2 strokes in two others. 

Texas-Oklahoma is close, with each team winning (or looking primed to win) two matches, and everything resting on the fourth match, where it's tied through 15.

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It's Vandy in 19 holes, so that's who we'll play.

[ColoradoTree]

Vanderbilt won the 16th hole to go 1 up with two holes to go, but A&M answered on 17, and it's tied now going into extra holes. 

I'll defer to the golf experts, but it's interesting to see how much more closely A&M matched our stroke play rounds than Vanderbilt did. We were 5 strokes better than A&M in the first round, even in the second round, 2 strokes better in the third round, and 4 strokes worse in the fourth round. We were 16 strokes better than Vanderbilt in the first round, 1 stroke better in the second round, 12 strokes worse in the third round, and 27 strokes worse in the fourth round. 

On the other half of the bracket, forget what I said about SMU hanging in there against Oklahoma State. That was true enough on the easier front 9, but the back 9 is separating the wheat from the chaff, as the Cowboys have booked two wins and lead by 2 strokes in two others. 

Texas-Oklahoma is close, with each team winning (or looking primed to win) two matches, and everything resting on the fourth match, where it's tied through 15.

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It's Vandy in 19 holes, so that's who we'll play.

[Spiny_Norman]

Here's an example of why it's tough to predict results in the match play rounds.

Will Gordon for Vandy is a senior All American and the 10th ranked amateur in the world. He was 0-3 in NCAA match play. But thanks to a clutch 15 foot putt on 18 for par and a miracle par on the 19th after driving into the penalty area, he beat his A&M opponent who 3 putted.

Stanford vs. Vanderbilt in the semis. Stay tuned for the announcement of the match ups.

[Spiny_Norman]

Here's an example of why it's tough to predict results in the match play rounds.

Will Gordon for Vandy is a senior All American and the 10th ranked amateur in the world. He was 0-3 in NCAA match play. But thanks to a clutch 15 foot putt on 18 for par and a miracle par on the 19th after driving into the penalty area, he beat his A&M opponent who 3 putted.

Stanford vs. Vanderbilt in the semis. Stay tuned for the announcement of the match ups.

[oldalum]

Snyder won with a par.

yes you're right, sorry.

related mini-rant: I think the graphics by GolfStat are poor. No distinction between the players' scores on each hole and the running score in the match (just separate them with a thicker line). No indication of what is par on each hole (doesn't matter in match play I know, but still of interest in assessing or describing the scores, as my error illustrates). The team score at the top of each team match does not distinguish between completed matches and ongoing ones; I'd rather see just the completed match points up at the top (compare, e.g., to tennis: when we win the doubles point, it would be odd to see a team match score of 5-2 just because we won 4 first sets in singles and our opponents won 2). Completed matches are not visually distinguished from ongoing ones, you have to read the writing to learn if the match is over or not. I also don't like signifying birdies with a red color and bogeys with green: green generally means good in our culture and red not good. OK, end of rant, sorry.

[oldalum]

Snyder won with a par.

yes you're right, sorry.

related mini-rant: I think the graphics by GolfStat are poor. No distinction between the players' scores on each hole and the running score in the match (just separate them with a thicker line). No indication of what is par on each hole (doesn't matter in match play I know, but still of interest in assessing or describing the scores, as my error illustrates). The team score at the top of each team match does not distinguish between completed matches and ongoing ones; I'd rather see just the completed match points up at the top (compare, e.g., to tennis: when we win the doubles point, it would be odd to see a team match score of 5-2 just because we won 4 first sets in singles and our opponents won 2). Completed matches are not visually distinguished from ongoing ones, you have to read the writing to learn if the match is over or not. I also don't like signifying birdies with a red color and bogeys with green: green generally means good in our culture and red not good. OK, end of rant, sorry.

[GK3]

Here's an example of why it's tough to predict results in the match play rounds.

Will Gordon for Vandy is a senior All American and the 10th ranked amateur in the world. He was 0-3 in NCAA match play. But thanks to a clutch 15 foot putt on 18 for par and a miracle par on the 19th after driving into the penalty area, he beat his A&M opponent who 3 putted.

Stanford vs. Vanderbilt in the semis. Stay tuned for the announcement of the match ups.

I thought he was cooked after that drive, but it goes to show that Yogi Berra had it right, It ain't over 'til its over.

Pairings are now out. Gordon paired with Snyder at 5. Our order is Salinda, Shimp, Wu, Daulet, and Snyder. Vandy order is Martin, Augenstein, Davenport, Ott, and Gordon.

[GK3]

Here's an example of why it's tough to predict results in the match play rounds.

Will Gordon for Vandy is a senior All American and the 10th ranked amateur in the world. He was 0-3 in NCAA match play. But thanks to a clutch 15 foot putt on 18 for par and a miracle par on the 19th after driving into the penalty area, he beat his A&M opponent who 3 putted.

Stanford vs. Vanderbilt in the semis. Stay tuned for the announcement of the match ups.

I thought he was cooked after that drive, but it goes to show that Yogi Berra had it right, It ain't over 'til its over.

Pairings are now out. Gordon paired with Snyder at 5. Our order is Salinda, Shimp, Wu, Daulet, and Snyder. Vandy order is Martin, Augenstein, Davenport, Ott, and Gordon.

[Spiny_Norman]

Semifinals to begin at 1:30 pm central/11:30 am pacific. Match ups:

1 - Martin vs. Salinda
2 - Augenstein vs. Shimp
3 - Davenport vs. Wu
4 - Ott vs. Tuleubayev
5 - Gordon vs. Snyder

You can follow online here - http://results.golfstat.com/public/leade...7521&rid=2

Golf Channel starts their coverage at 3 pm central/1 pm pacific, though pre-game will begin about an hour earlier.

[Spiny_Norman]

Semifinals to begin at 1:30 pm central/11:30 am pacific. Match ups:

1 - Martin vs. Salinda
2 - Augenstein vs. Shimp
3 - Davenport vs. Wu
4 - Ott vs. Tuleubayev
5 - Gordon vs. Snyder

You can follow online here - http://results.golfstat.com/public/leade...7521&rid=2

Golf Channel starts their coverage at 3 pm central/1 pm pacific, though pre-game will begin about an hour earlier.

[Hulk01]

Need a win from Daulet this afternoon, me thinks.
His opponent, Ott, is ranked 1054 in the world;
Daulet is 495th

WAGR favorites:
Wu (12th world) v. Davenport (608)
Augensten (29) over Shimp (285)
Gordon (10) over Snyder (280)
Salinda (25) vs Martin (133)

[Hulk01]

Need a win from Daulet this afternoon, me thinks.
His opponent, Ott, is ranked 1054 in the world;
Daulet is 495th

WAGR favorites:
Wu (12th world) v. Davenport (608)
Augensten (29) over Shimp (285)
Gordon (10) over Snyder (280)
Salinda (25) vs Martin (133)

[GK3]

Snyder won with a par.

yes you're right, sorry.

related mini-rant: I think the graphics by GolfStat are poor. No distinction between the players' scores on each hole and the running score in the match (just separate them with a thicker line). No indication of what is par on each hole (doesn't matter in match play I know, but still of interest in assessing or describing the scores, as my error illustrates). The team score at the top of each team match does not distinguish between completed matches and ongoing ones; I'd rather see just the completed match points up at the top (compare, e.g., to tennis: when we win the doubles point, it would be odd to see a team match score of 5-2 just because we won 4 first sets in singles and our opponents won 2). Completed matches are not visually distinguished from ongoing ones, you have to read the writing to learn if the match is over or not. I also don't like signifying birdies with a red color and bogeys with green: green generally means good in our culture and red not good. OK, end of rant, sorry.

I hear you, but there are no across all sports standards that I know of at this point.  I believe if you watch any PGA tournament scores posted in red are good, generally signifying birdies. So I think Golfstat is just going along with PGA convention, but then I may be wrong about the entire thing.  Here is what GolfWeek has to say about it: https://golftips.golfweek.com/red-black-...20644.html

[GK3]

Snyder won with a par.

yes you're right, sorry.

related mini-rant: I think the graphics by GolfStat are poor. No distinction between the players' scores on each hole and the running score in the match (just separate them with a thicker line). No indication of what is par on each hole (doesn't matter in match play I know, but still of interest in assessing or describing the scores, as my error illustrates). The team score at the top of each team match does not distinguish between completed matches and ongoing ones; I'd rather see just the completed match points up at the top (compare, e.g., to tennis: when we win the doubles point, it would be odd to see a team match score of 5-2 just because we won 4 first sets in singles and our opponents won 2). Completed matches are not visually distinguished from ongoing ones, you have to read the writing to learn if the match is over or not. I also don't like signifying birdies with a red color and bogeys with green: green generally means good in our culture and red not good. OK, end of rant, sorry.

I hear you, but there are no across all sports standards that I know of at this point.  I believe if you watch any PGA tournament scores posted in red are good, generally signifying birdies. So I think Golfstat is just going along with PGA convention, but then I may be wrong about the entire thing.  Here is what GolfWeek has to say about it: https://golftips.golfweek.com/red-black-...20644.html

[Spiny_Norman]

Report on the quarterfinal win with some detail on how Stanford has become a mentally tougher team.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/stanfor...semifinals

Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

[Spiny_Norman]

Report on the quarterfinal win with some detail on how Stanford has become a mentally tougher team.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/stanfor...semifinals

Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

[oldalum]

Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

This is important because of the additional experience with match play it provides. Unfortunately the women will not be joining them this year.

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I think Golfstat is just going along with PGA convention, 

Thanks for the info, you're probably right and I can respect tradition in the sport. But in the other respects I mentioned I think the graphics could be improved.

[oldalum]

Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

This is important because of the additional experience with match play it provides. Unfortunately the women will not be joining them this year.

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I think Golfstat is just going along with PGA convention, 

Thanks for the info, you're probably right and I can respect tradition in the sport. But in the other respects I mentioned I think the graphics could be improved.

[GK3]

Report on the quarterfinal win with some detail on how Stanford has become a mentally tougher team.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/stanfor...semifinals

Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

I wondered if Stanford was in good enough shape to handle all the walking and golf.  Don't worry about that any more.  If they can handle a workout routine put together by a former Marine, my guess they are in better shape than all the other guys.

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Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

This is important because of the additional experience with match play it provides. Unfortunately the women will not be joining them this year.

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I think Golfstat is just going along with PGA convention, 

Thanks for the info, you're probably right and I can respect tradition in the sport. But in the other respects I mentioned I think the graphics could be improved.

No question about that !

[GK3]

Report on the quarterfinal win with some detail on how Stanford has become a mentally tougher team.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/stanfor...semifinals

Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

I wondered if Stanford was in good enough shape to handle all the walking and golf.  Don't worry about that any more.  If they can handle a workout routine put together by a former Marine, my guess they are in better shape than all the other guys.

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Also by making the semifinals, Stanford earns an invitation to the exclusive East Lake Cup next fall to compete against OSU, Texas and Vanderbilt.

This is important because of the additional experience with match play it provides. Unfortunately the women will not be joining them this year.

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I think Golfstat is just going along with PGA convention, 

Thanks for the info, you're probably right and I can respect tradition in the sport. But in the other respects I mentioned I think the graphics could be improved.

No question about that !

[ColoradoTree]

With the caveat that it is extremely early in this semifinal vs. Vanderbilt, things seem to be going reasonably well so far:

Salinda up 2 through 7
Shimp down 1 through 6
Wu up 2 through 5
Tuleubayev up 3 through 4
Snyder up 2 through 4

Match play is a funny animal; Wu double-bogeyed #4 but won the hole because his opponent triple-bogeyed it.

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Still leading 4-1-0, but Shimp drops another hole and the leads for Wu and Snyder are both down to 1:

Salinda up 3 through 8
Shimp down 2 through 7
Wu up 1 through 6
Tuleubayev up 3 through 5
Snyder up 1 through 5

But Tuleubayev is trying to make you look good, Hulk!

[ColoradoTree]

With the caveat that it is extremely early in this semifinal vs. Vanderbilt, things seem to be going reasonably well so far:

Salinda up 2 through 7
Shimp down 1 through 6
Wu up 2 through 5
Tuleubayev up 3 through 4
Snyder up 2 through 4

Match play is a funny animal; Wu double-bogeyed #4 but won the hole because his opponent triple-bogeyed it.

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Still leading 4-1-0, but Shimp drops another hole and the leads for Wu and Snyder are both down to 1:

Salinda up 3 through 8
Shimp down 2 through 7
Wu up 1 through 6
Tuleubayev up 3 through 5
Snyder up 1 through 5

But Tuleubayev is trying to make you look good, Hulk!

[oldalum]

I wondered if Stanford was in good enough shape to handle all the walking and golf.  Don't worry about that any more.  If they can handle a workout routine put together by a former Marine, my guess they are in better shape than all the other guys.

I remember when the women won it a few years ago, the coach had put them through some very tough conditioning in the fall, telling them they'd need it in the heat and humidity of the NCAAs. They didn't like it but it obviously worked!

[oldalum]

I wondered if Stanford was in good enough shape to handle all the walking and golf.  Don't worry about that any more.  If they can handle a workout routine put together by a former Marine, my guess they are in better shape than all the other guys.

I remember when the women won it a few years ago, the coach had put them through some very tough conditioning in the fall, telling them they'd need it in the heat and humidity of the NCAAs. They didn't like it but it obviously worked!

[ColoradoTree]

Still leading 4-1-0, but a turn in our favor, as Shimp cuts his deficit to 1 hole and Wu grows his lead to 3:

Salinda up 3 through 10
Shimp down 1 through 9
Wu up 3 through 9
Tuleubayev up 3 through 8
Snyder up 1 through 7

Is there video of the coaches picking the pairings? With the caveat that there is a great deal of golf left to play and it's the brutal back 9, too, Coach Ray has to be feeling good about the choices he made so far.

[ColoradoTree]

Still leading 4-1-0, but a turn in our favor, as Shimp cuts his deficit to 1 hole and Wu grows his lead to 3:

Salinda up 3 through 10
Shimp down 1 through 9
Wu up 3 through 9
Tuleubayev up 3 through 8
Snyder up 1 through 7

Is there video of the coaches picking the pairings? With the caveat that there is a great deal of golf left to play and it's the brutal back 9, too, Coach Ray has to be feeling good about the choices he made so far.

[BostonCard]

We are up 4-1 with three of our players up by three holes, so looking good.

Also, Texas is leading OK State 3-1-1 though it is early and all but one match are within a hole of each other.

BC

[BostonCard]

We are up 4-1 with three of our players up by three holes, so looking good.

Also, Texas is leading OK State 3-1-1 though it is early and all but one match are within a hole of each other.

BC

[qwerty49]

We are up 4-1 with three of our players up by three holes, so looking good.

Also, Texas is leading OK State 3-1-1 though it is early and all but one match are within a hole of each other.

BC

Hook 'em 'Horns!

[qwerty49]

We are up 4-1 with three of our players up by three holes, so looking good.

Also, Texas is leading OK State 3-1-1 though it is early and all but one match are within a hole of each other.

BC

Hook 'em 'Horns!

[martyup]

It would be a travesty to sport if OKST lost to TX.  They just smoked everyone in stroke play.  With that being said, GO TEXAS!!

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Shimp now tied.  Smiles.

[martyup]

It would be a travesty to sport if OKST lost to TX.  They just smoked everyone in stroke play.  With that being said, GO TEXAS!!

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Shimp now tied.  Smiles.

[Spiny_Norman]

Is there video of the coaches picking the pairings? With the caveat that there is a great deal of golf left to play and it's the brutal back 9, too, Coach Ray has to be feeling good about the choices he made so far.

Yep.

[twitter]https://twitter.com/GolfweekRingler/status/1133433480782712832[/twitter]

[Spiny_Norman]

Is there video of the coaches picking the pairings? With the caveat that there is a great deal of golf left to play and it's the brutal back 9, too, Coach Ray has to be feeling good about the choices he made so far.

Yep.

[twitter]https://twitter.com/GolfweekRingler/status/1133433480782712832[/twitter]

[ColoradoTree]

Is there video of the coaches picking the pairings? With the caveat that there is a great deal of golf left to play and it's the brutal back 9, too, Coach Ray has to be feeling good about the choices he made so far.

Yep.

Thanks! What was that look Coach Ray gave to the Vanderbilt coach before putting Snyder against Gordon? Was he surprised at the ordering of Ott and Gordon?

[ColoradoTree]

Is there video of the coaches picking the pairings? With the caveat that there is a great deal of golf left to play and it's the brutal back 9, too, Coach Ray has to be feeling good about the choices he made so far.

Yep.

Thanks! What was that look Coach Ray gave to the Vanderbilt coach before putting Snyder against Gordon? Was he surprised at the ordering of Ott and Gordon?

[martyup]

The Cowboys are coming back.  Now 2-2-1.

[martyup]

The Cowboys are coming back.  Now 2-2-1.