[winflop]

Stanford's first day is complete, and so far so good. They sit at the top, mainly due to great play from Rose Zhang and Sadie Englemann (!). The rest of the team struggled a little bit, but clearly the course played really tough today when you look at the scores across the field. Keep in mind pretty much every top team and top player is here, and yet the low team score is OVER par.
1. Stanford +1
2. Texas A&M +4
T3. UCLA & Florida St +7
T5. ASU, Auburn, LSU +8

Rose Zhang is right where you'd expect her to be (first place), but HELLO SADIE ENGLEMANN!!! She made a turkey on her back nine (three birdies in a row) and was one of only FIVE players to finish under par. The other three struggled a bit. Heck with a very uncharacteristic pair of double bogeys, while Seay & Krauter were both +4 on their back nine (team started on #10).
1. Zhang -4
T3. Englemann -1
T49. Seay & Krauter +3
T63. Heck +4

Given the heat, good first round, and wanting to make sure Heck stays rested for this marathon tournament, I expect to see Sturdza in her spot tomorrow. Heck is listed in the second round pairings but I don't expect that to remain the case. Coach Walker can wait until tomorrow morning to decide, but my guess is that she makes a decision today so that Sturdza can be mentally ready. We are first off the #1 tee tomorrow, starting at 6:30am (GULP). GO CARD!

[winflop]

Stanford's first day is complete, and so far so good. They sit at the top, mainly due to great play from Rose Zhang and Sadie Englemann (!). The rest of the team struggled a little bit, but clearly the course played really tough today when you look at the scores across the field. Keep in mind pretty much every top team and top player is here, and yet the low team score is OVER par.
1. Stanford +1
2. Texas A&M +4
T3. UCLA & Florida St +7
T5. ASU, Auburn, LSU +8

Rose Zhang is right where you'd expect her to be (first place), but HELLO SADIE ENGLEMANN!!! She made a turkey on her back nine (three birdies in a row) and was one of only FIVE players to finish under par. The other three struggled a bit. Heck with a very uncharacteristic pair of double bogeys, while Seay & Krauter were both +4 on their back nine (team started on #10).
1. Zhang -4
T3. Englemann -1
T49. Seay & Krauter +3
T63. Heck +4

Given the heat, good first round, and wanting to make sure Heck stays rested for this marathon tournament, I expect to see Sturdza in her spot tomorrow. Heck is listed in the second round pairings but I don't expect that to remain the case. Coach Walker can wait until tomorrow morning to decide, but my guess is that she makes a decision today so that Sturdza can be mentally ready. We are first off the #1 tee tomorrow, starting at 6:30am (GULP). GO CARD!