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I'll add that Mayacama is an odd course, a shortish par 72 (6785 yards) with 5 par 3s and 5 par 5s. Stanford as a team is -8 on the par 5s and +9 on the par 3s. It is not a course for bomb-and-gouge.

As a point of comparison, Stanford is 6.742 yards but is only par 70

Stanford's pretty flat, 136 slope rating.  Mayacama has lots of terrain changes and a 150 slope rating, it's a good cardio workout.  Also lots of ravines and gulches.

I think the vast majority of college players who have played Stanford this year would beg to differ with your assessment of its difficulty.

Men (The Goodwin): 145 players entered, 19 finished under par (13%)
Women (Pac-12): 53 players entered, 8 finished under par (15%)

At this moment, 22 of 72 players at Mayacama are under par (31%)

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I'll add that Mayacama is an odd course, a shortish par 72 (6785 yards) with 5 par 3s and 5 par 5s. Stanford as a team is -8 on the par 5s and +9 on the par 3s. It is not a course for bomb-and-gouge.

As a point of comparison, Stanford is 6.742 yards but is only par 70

Stanford's pretty flat, 136 slope rating.  Mayacama has lots of terrain changes and a 150 slope rating, it's a good cardio workout.  Also lots of ravines and gulches.

I think the vast majority of college players who have played Stanford this year would beg to differ with your assessment of its difficulty.

Men (The Goodwin): 145 players entered, 19 finished under par (13%)
Women (Pac-12): 53 players entered, 8 finished under par (15%)

At this moment, 22 of 72 players at Mayacama are under par (31%)