[Spiny_Norman]

Last year Stanford became the first team to finish first in stroke play and then win it all as the top seed in match play.

to give credit where due, we did it in 2022 as well! Here's hoping for the trifecta!  :)

Indeed yes! Stanford has been so dominant lately that I forgot that they were the #1 seed going into match play in 2022. It turns out that if the Cardinal finish tomorrow in 1st it would be the 5th year in a row with Stanford winning the stroke play competition at NCAAs.

But there will be drama tomorrow for the tv audience to follow. First will be the competition for the individual title. Then there will be the scrum for the final spot or spots to qualify for match play.

The cream has risen to the top of the leaderboard. 10 of the top 12 teams in the Clippd rankings are currently in the top 12. Only missing is #7 Wake Forest and #12 LSU.

I am excited that 3 Stanford golfers are currently in the top 10. They are very competitive people, but I hope that they don't expend all of their energy vying for the individual title. You need plenty of gas in the tank to get through match play, especially Tuesday which could include 36 holes. I think that fatigue caught up with Rose Zhang in 2023 when she hit some uncharacteristic loose shots on the way to losing the afternoon semifinal match to Brianna Navarrosa of USC.

Is Anne Walker the best coach currently at Stanford? Thom Glielmi and John Tanner have more NCs. But they compete in sports which have a limited number of NCAA teams. What Coach Walker has done and continues to do is very, very impressive.

[Spiny_Norman]

Last year Stanford became the first team to finish first in stroke play and then win it all as the top seed in match play.

to give credit where due, we did it in 2022 as well! Here's hoping for the trifecta!  :)

Indeed yes! Stanford has been so dominant lately that I forgot that they were the #1 seed going into match play in 2022. It turns out that if the Cardinal finish tomorrow in 1st it would be the 5th year in a row with Stanford winning the stroke play competition at NCAAs.

But there will be drama tomorrow for the tv audience to follow. First will be the competition for the individual title. Then there will be the scrum for the final spot or spots to qualify for match play.

The cream has risen to the top of the leaderboard. 10 of the top 12 teams in the Clippd rankings are currently in the top 12. Only missing is #7 Wake Forest and #12 LSU.

I am excited that 3 Stanford golfers are currently in the top 10. They are very competitive people, but I hope that they don't expend all of their energy vying for the individual title. You need plenty of gas in the tank to get through match play, especially Tuesday which could include 36 holes. I think that fatigue caught up with Rose Zhang in 2023 when she hit some uncharacteristic loose shots on the way to losing the afternoon semifinal match to Brianna Navarrosa of USC.

Is Anne Walker the best coach currently at Stanford? Thom Glielmi and John Tanner have more NCs. But they compete in sports which have a limited number of NCAA teams. What Coach Walker has done and continues to do is very, very impressive.