[Spiny_Norman]

Xu needs to steady herself. She has bogeyed 3 of the last 4 holes. Her match is all square.

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Englemann is all square through 15
Xu is all square through 13
Seay is all square through 13

[Spiny_Norman]

Xu needs to steady herself. She has bogeyed 3 of the last 4 holes. Her match is all square.

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Englemann is all square through 15
Xu is all square through 13
Seay is all square through 13

[oldalum]

all even now. Whoever wins 2 of the 3 tied matches will win. Time for us to come thru in the clutch.

[oldalum]

all even now. Whoever wins 2 of the 3 tied matches will win. Time for us to come thru in the clutch.

[Spiny_Norman]

Englemann looked to be in a tough spot on 15. The match was all square. She was in a front bunker with her opponent within birdie distance. But Englemann hit a fantastic shot out of the bunker that was one roll short of going in. Pepperdine missed the birdie. Then Englemann hit it stiff on the par 3 16th for a birdie to take a 1 up lead.

17 is a driveable par 4 but Englemann laid up. She pushed her tee shot onto hard pack desert sand. From there, she hit another clutch shot to 5 feet for a birdie and the win!

Stanford leads 2-1. Xu or Seay needs to win for Stanford to advance. Both matches are all square.

[Spiny_Norman]

Englemann looked to be in a tough spot on 15. The match was all square. She was in a front bunker with her opponent within birdie distance. But Englemann hit a fantastic shot out of the bunker that was one roll short of going in. Pepperdine missed the birdie. Then Englemann hit it stiff on the par 3 16th for a birdie to take a 1 up lead.

17 is a driveable par 4 but Englemann laid up. She pushed her tee shot onto hard pack desert sand. From there, she hit another clutch shot to 5 feet for a birdie and the win!

Stanford leads 2-1. Xu or Seay needs to win for Stanford to advance. Both matches are all square.

[cardcrimson]

#2 Texas goes down to A&M. . . .
USC is down to U$C 4-1

[cardcrimson]

#2 Texas goes down to A&M. . . .
USC is down to U$C 4-1

[oldalum]

Xu birdied 14 to take a 1-hole lead!
Then lost 15, ugh

[oldalum]

Xu birdied 14 to take a 1-hole lead!
Then lost 15, ugh

[Langdude]

So impressed with Englemann…

-m.

[Langdude]

So impressed with Englemann…

-m.

[oldalum]

Seay wins 15 to go 1-up, her first lead in the match!!

[oldalum]

Seay wins 15 to go 1-up, her first lead in the match!!

[BobK]

Pepperdine with a super bad lie swings and misses

[BobK]

Pepperdine with a super bad lie swings and misses

[Spiny_Norman]

Xu and Higo all square going to 18. Higo drove into the native desert area near a bush and a tree root and whiffed (missed completely) her 2nd shot. She was able to get her 3rd shot out into the fairway. Big advantage Stanford. But Higo hits a fantastic fairway wood onto the green about 20 feet for par.

Seay on the 18th tee with a 1 up lead.

[Spiny_Norman]

Xu and Higo all square going to 18. Higo drove into the native desert area near a bush and a tree root and whiffed (missed completely) her 2nd shot. She was able to get her 3rd shot out into the fairway. Big advantage Stanford. But Higo hits a fantastic fairway wood onto the green about 20 feet for par.

Seay on the 18th tee with a 1 up lead.

[BobK]

Xu about 20 feet for a birdie

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3-1. On to the semis for the Card

[BobK]

Xu about 20 feet for a birdie

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3-1. On to the semis for the Card

[Langdude]

All right now!

-m.

[Langdude]

All right now!

-m.

[Spiny_Norman]

Higo missed her par putt. Xu eased her birdie putt close to the hole where it was conceded. Stanford wins!!

Stanford advances to the semis vs. P12 foe USC. Matches to be decided within the next hour or so. 

Golf Channel coverage begins at 2 pm.

[Spiny_Norman]

Higo missed her par putt. Xu eased her birdie putt close to the hole where it was conceded. Stanford wins!!

Stanford advances to the semis vs. P12 foe USC. Matches to be decided within the next hour or so. 

Golf Channel coverage begins at 2 pm.

[winflop]

I’m at work so can’t watch but I’m guessing Seay’s match will be conceded to her making it a 4-1 victory

Way to go Kelly & Sadie!!

On to the semis and the Toejams!

[winflop]

I’m at work so can’t watch but I’m guessing Seay’s match will be conceded to her making it a 4-1 victory

Way to go Kelly & Sadie!!

On to the semis and the Toejams!

[Softball Fan]

Pepperdine with a super bad lie swings and misses

Some dirt flew into the ball and moved it so definitely a stroke.  If she would have missed and not disturbed the ball, could she claim it was a practice swing and not a countable stroke.?

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Englemann looked to be in a tough spot on 15. The match was all square. She was in a front bunker with her opponent within birdie distance. But Englemann hit a fantastic shot out of the bunker that was one roll short of going in. 

That was an incredible shot; I believe it was 75 yards from the hole.  That's when I became a little more optimistic about Stanford's chances.

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Higo missed her par putt. Xu eased her birdie putt close to the hole where it was conceded. Stanford wins!!

IMO excellent coaching strategy for match play by Stanford.

[Softball Fan]

Pepperdine with a super bad lie swings and misses

Some dirt flew into the ball and moved it so definitely a stroke.  If she would have missed and not disturbed the ball, could she claim it was a practice swing and not a countable stroke.?

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Englemann looked to be in a tough spot on 15. The match was all square. She was in a front bunker with her opponent within birdie distance. But Englemann hit a fantastic shot out of the bunker that was one roll short of going in. 

That was an incredible shot; I believe it was 75 yards from the hole.  That's when I became a little more optimistic about Stanford's chances.

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Higo missed her par putt. Xu eased her birdie putt close to the hole where it was conceded. Stanford wins!!

IMO excellent coaching strategy for match play by Stanford.

[martyup]

All Right Now!!  Now they can take down the Toejams.

[martyup]

All Right Now!!  Now they can take down the Toejams.

[M T]

#2 Texas goes down to A&M. . . .
USC is down to U$C 4-1

Good for the Director's Cup.

[M T]

#2 Texas goes down to A&M. . . .
USC is down to U$C 4-1

Good for the Director's Cup.

[winflop]

Pepperdine with a super bad lie swings and misses

Some dirt flew into the ball and moved it so definitely a stroke.  If she would have missed and not disturbed the ball, could she claim it was a practice swing and not a countable stroke.?

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Englemann looked to be in a tough spot on 15. The match was all square. She was in a front bunker with her opponent within birdie distance. But Englemann hit a fantastic shot out of the bunker that was one roll short of going in. 

That was an incredible shot; I believe it was 75 yards from the hole.  That's when I became a little more optimistic about Stanford's chances.

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Higo missed her par putt. Xu eased her birdie putt close to the hole where it was conceded. Stanford wins!!

IMO excellent coaching strategy for match play by Stanford.

You could not claim that it was a practice stroke. If you have “addressed the ball” (by putting your club down behind the ball), any swing counts as a stroke whether you make contact or not

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Very different order for the semis and some interesting matchups

Coach is giving Kelly Xu a big vote of confidence putting her out first. She takes on Caroline Park whose missed 3 footer on 18 yesterday opened the door for Rose’s win. Tough matchup for Stanford

Sadie Englemann will also have a very tough match with Amari Avery who is U$Cs best player

Stanford will be heavily favored in the other 3 matches. I expect at least a 3-2 win with the potential to be 4-1

[winflop]

Pepperdine with a super bad lie swings and misses

Some dirt flew into the ball and moved it so definitely a stroke.  If she would have missed and not disturbed the ball, could she claim it was a practice swing and not a countable stroke.?

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Englemann looked to be in a tough spot on 15. The match was all square. She was in a front bunker with her opponent within birdie distance. But Englemann hit a fantastic shot out of the bunker that was one roll short of going in. 

That was an incredible shot; I believe it was 75 yards from the hole.  That's when I became a little more optimistic about Stanford's chances.

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Higo missed her par putt. Xu eased her birdie putt close to the hole where it was conceded. Stanford wins!!

IMO excellent coaching strategy for match play by Stanford.

You could not claim that it was a practice stroke. If you have “addressed the ball” (by putting your club down behind the ball), any swing counts as a stroke whether you make contact or not

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Very different order for the semis and some interesting matchups

Coach is giving Kelly Xu a big vote of confidence putting her out first. She takes on Caroline Park whose missed 3 footer on 18 yesterday opened the door for Rose’s win. Tough matchup for Stanford

Sadie Englemann will also have a very tough match with Amari Avery who is U$Cs best player

Stanford will be heavily favored in the other 3 matches. I expect at least a 3-2 win with the potential to be 4-1

[Spiny_Norman]

Coach Walker is making changes for the afternoon match.

1. Xu vs. Catherine Park
2. Ganne vs. Cindy Kou
3. Seay vs. Christine Wang
4. Englemann vs. Amari Avery
5. Zhang vs. Brianna Navarrosa

Xu gets the leadoff spot, indicating the brobdingnagian confidence Coach Walker has in her. Stanford won the lead match in the quarters, semis and finals last year and won the lead match earlier today. Xu will play USC's super frosh Park who nearly won the individual championship.

Ganne has not been as reliable as Xu lately. She shot a higher score each day of stroke play and lost earlier today. I get the sense that she is a momentum player. If she can make some putts early, it will help.

Seay gets the USC wildcard. The Trojans have rotated 3 players into 2 spots during the P12 championships, regionals and nationals so far. Wang did not play this morning. Malia Nam did and she lost badly. Wang will be rested.

Englemann vs. Avery is a marquee match. Avery was a 1st team All American last year.

Zhang vs. Navarrosa. Advantage Stanford.

1st tee time is 1:35 pacific.

[Spiny_Norman]

Coach Walker is making changes for the afternoon match.

1. Xu vs. Catherine Park
2. Ganne vs. Cindy Kou
3. Seay vs. Christine Wang
4. Englemann vs. Amari Avery
5. Zhang vs. Brianna Navarrosa

Xu gets the leadoff spot, indicating the brobdingnagian confidence Coach Walker has in her. Stanford won the lead match in the quarters, semis and finals last year and won the lead match earlier today. Xu will play USC's super frosh Park who nearly won the individual championship.

Ganne has not been as reliable as Xu lately. She shot a higher score each day of stroke play and lost earlier today. I get the sense that she is a momentum player. If she can make some putts early, it will help.

Seay gets the USC wildcard. The Trojans have rotated 3 players into 2 spots during the P12 championships, regionals and nationals so far. Wang did not play this morning. Malia Nam did and she lost badly. Wang will be rested.

Englemann vs. Avery is a marquee match. Avery was a 1st team All American last year.

Zhang vs. Navarrosa. Advantage Stanford.

1st tee time is 1:35 pacific.

[bl82]

Xu off to a strong start, up 2 thru 2 after a nice birdie putt at the 2nd
Ganne all square thru 1.

*****

Wow. Xu now +3 after three
Ganne still AS, now thru 2
Both Seay and Englemann won #1
So...3-0-1 as Rose tees off. Nice setup.

[bl82]

Xu off to a strong start, up 2 thru 2 after a nice birdie putt at the 2nd
Ganne all square thru 1.

*****

Wow. Xu now +3 after three
Ganne still AS, now thru 2
Both Seay and Englemann won #1
So...3-0-1 as Rose tees off. Nice setup.

[cardcrimson]

Xu off to a strong start, up 2 thru 2 after a nice birdie putt at the 2nd
Ganne all square thru 1.

*****

Wow.  Xu now +3 after three
Ganne still AS, now thru 2
Both Seay and Englemann won #1
So...3-0-1 as Rose tees off.  Nice setup.

Don't jinx anything. . . .

Edit, and Rose starts with a double and is down one. . ..

[cardcrimson]

Xu off to a strong start, up 2 thru 2 after a nice birdie putt at the 2nd
Ganne all square thru 1.

*****

Wow.  Xu now +3 after three
Ganne still AS, now thru 2
Both Seay and Englemann won #1
So...3-0-1 as Rose tees off.  Nice setup.

Don't jinx anything. . . .

Edit, and Rose starts with a double and is down one. . ..