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The East Lake Cup is a prestigious event that features the 4 semifinalists from last season's NCAA championship. The format is 18 holes of stroke play to establish seedings and determine a medalist (individual champion), followed by 2 rounds of match play.

This is Stanford's 3rd event of the fall and the 1st one in which both Albane Valenzuela and Andrea Lee have played. Valenzuela missed the first event while playing in Europe. Lee missed the second while trying to qualify for the pro tour. She missed advancing to the final stage by one shot.

One of the best reasons to pay attention to the East Lake Cup is that the Golf Channel televises it. During the broadcast today, one of announcers said that Coach Walker had reported that Valenzuela was healthy for the first time in her Stanford career which was great news. With Lee and Valenzuela at the top of the order, Stanford can compete with any other school's 1 and 2 players.

Stanford's has had a solid #3 player the past few years - Casey Danielson followed by Shannon Aubert. With Aubert graduating, the question for the fall is who will step up. It might be frosh Aline Krauter who was -4 today for 17 holes plus one awful snowman on a par 4. She finished birdie-birdie-birdie for an even par 72. 

Now Stanford advances to play Alabama in match play tomorrow. Stanford beat Alabama by 26 strokes today but that means nothing in match play. Alabama is playing without its top 2 players Lauren Stephenson and reigning US Amateur champ Kristen Gillman. They are the #3 and 4 amateurs in the world. Stephenson and Gillman are playing in the final qualifying for the LPGA tour. It would be a major blow to Alabama's competitiveness in the NCAAs to lose both players at this point in the season.

Stanford starts at 11:15 am eastern tomorrow and you can follow the scores here - http://results.golfstat.com/public/leade...&tid=17412

Thanks for filling in the details regarding Valenzuela, Lee and Alabama.  What I find impressive is that they didn't have to count a big plus score. 4 and 5 were only +3 and probably can do better than that.  I don't think you can win in college golf if you have to count a score too far above par.  Krauter's play was impressive, not everyone can start eagle, birdie, then go quadruple, bogie, bogie, then finish birdie, birdie, birde.  Very impressive for a Frosh.

[GK3]

The East Lake Cup is a prestigious event that features the 4 semifinalists from last season's NCAA championship. The format is 18 holes of stroke play to establish seedings and determine a medalist (individual champion), followed by 2 rounds of match play.

This is Stanford's 3rd event of the fall and the 1st one in which both Albane Valenzuela and Andrea Lee have played. Valenzuela missed the first event while playing in Europe. Lee missed the second while trying to qualify for the pro tour. She missed advancing to the final stage by one shot.

One of the best reasons to pay attention to the East Lake Cup is that the Golf Channel televises it. During the broadcast today, one of announcers said that Coach Walker had reported that Valenzuela was healthy for the first time in her Stanford career which was great news. With Lee and Valenzuela at the top of the order, Stanford can compete with any other school's 1 and 2 players.

Stanford's has had a solid #3 player the past few years - Casey Danielson followed by Shannon Aubert. With Aubert graduating, the question for the fall is who will step up. It might be frosh Aline Krauter who was -4 today for 17 holes plus one awful snowman on a par 4. She finished birdie-birdie-birdie for an even par 72. 

Now Stanford advances to play Alabama in match play tomorrow. Stanford beat Alabama by 26 strokes today but that means nothing in match play. Alabama is playing without its top 2 players Lauren Stephenson and reigning US Amateur champ Kristen Gillman. They are the #3 and 4 amateurs in the world. Stephenson and Gillman are playing in the final qualifying for the LPGA tour. It would be a major blow to Alabama's competitiveness in the NCAAs to lose both players at this point in the season.

Stanford starts at 11:15 am eastern tomorrow and you can follow the scores here - http://results.golfstat.com/public/leade...&tid=17412

Thanks for filling in the details regarding Valenzuela, Lee and Alabama.  What I find impressive is that they didn't have to count a big plus score. 4 and 5 were only +3 and probably can do better than that.  I don't think you can win in college golf if you have to count a score too far above par.  Krauter's play was impressive, not everyone can start eagle, birdie, then go quadruple, bogie, bogie, then finish birdie, birdie, birde.  Very impressive for a Frosh.