[Spiny_Norman]

I guess this reminds me of the ... 2014(?) mens team.
Won stroke play portion by 9 shots or so, then lost early in match play.

Match play has always seemed more random to me than stroke play, but maybe just different.

It is strange how they switch from stroke to match. Sort of like playing the hoops tournament the current way until the Final Four, and then switching to 5 games of 1 on 1 to determine who advances. I guess they are trying to be consistent with the USGA amateur championships, where they use stroke play to get down to a manageable number before match play, but those are individual events, not teams. In other team events, such as the Ryder Cup, there is no stroke play.

Having said that, we know the rules, and we came up short.

The change was mainly for tv. The format has been a brobdingnagian success in that respect. You used to have to watch the NCAA tournament streaming over the internet. There was often not much drama on the final day when 4 rounds of stroke play determined the winner. Now there is high drama every year. The Golf Channel broadcasts both the men's AND women's tournaments (the women's tournament used to be an afterthought).

Sometimes the format favors Stanford (e.g., Stanford men in 2019).  Sometimes it does not. I hope that this will be a Jordan Williamson moment for Angelina Ye and she comes back to be the hero next year.

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Congratulations to Rachel Heck who just won the Annika Award as the top women's collegiate golfer this year!! The first ever from Stanford to be so recognized.

http://www.annikaaward.com/

[Spiny_Norman]

I guess this reminds me of the ... 2014(?) mens team.
Won stroke play portion by 9 shots or so, then lost early in match play.

Match play has always seemed more random to me than stroke play, but maybe just different.

It is strange how they switch from stroke to match. Sort of like playing the hoops tournament the current way until the Final Four, and then switching to 5 games of 1 on 1 to determine who advances. I guess they are trying to be consistent with the USGA amateur championships, where they use stroke play to get down to a manageable number before match play, but those are individual events, not teams. In other team events, such as the Ryder Cup, there is no stroke play.

Having said that, we know the rules, and we came up short.

The change was mainly for tv. The format has been a brobdingnagian success in that respect. You used to have to watch the NCAA tournament streaming over the internet. There was often not much drama on the final day when 4 rounds of stroke play determined the winner. Now there is high drama every year. The Golf Channel broadcasts both the men's AND women's tournaments (the women's tournament used to be an afterthought).

Sometimes the format favors Stanford (e.g., Stanford men in 2019).  Sometimes it does not. I hope that this will be a Jordan Williamson moment for Angelina Ye and she comes back to be the hero next year.

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Congratulations to Rachel Heck who just won the Annika Award as the top women's collegiate golfer this year!! The first ever from Stanford to be so recognized.

http://www.annikaaward.com/