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STANFORD, Calif. -
Stanford led the tournament all three rounds clinching the U.S. Intercollegiate title by six strokes at the Stanford Golf Course.
The Cardinal (272-271-274) finished at 23-under-par 817 with four players finishing in the top six of the leaderboard.
Patrick Rodgers finished second at eight-under-par 202 and Andrew Yun, going five under in the final round, was one stroke behind at 203 for third.
Cameron Wilson shot a pair of 68s and a 69 for fifth at 205, and David Boote (68-69-70) was two strokes behind at 207, tying for sixth.
“It was neat to see so many of our guys in contention of the individual title,” said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. “It’s also always fun to win on your home course, but looking at the bigger perspective having depth is huge. Our next two tournaments at the Western Intercollegiate and the Pac-12 Championships are six-man competitions and it’s nice to know we have really competitive players.”
Steve Kearney, who competed as an individual, finished eighth at 208 after shooting a 65 (-5) to match his career-best round. In February at the Amer Ari Invitational, Kearney finished fourth after shooting a final round 67 (-5). In both these low rounds, he made seven birdies.
“After shooting 30 on my first nine holes I knew I had a chance and kept my momentum going,” said Kearney who started on the back nine—making birdies on the 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th—and finished with birdies on the first and seventh. “I putted well today and had so much confidence on the greens. Everything seemed to have a chance at going in.”
Stanford led the tournament all three rounds clinching the U.S. Intercollegiate title by six strokes at the Stanford Golf Course.
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Patrick Rodgers finished second at eight-under-par 202 and Andrew Yun, going five under in the final round, was one stroke behind at 203 for third.
Cameron Wilson shot a pair of 68s and a 69 for fifth at 205, and David Boote (68-69-70) was two strokes behind at 207, tying for sixth.
“It was neat to see so many of our guys in contention of the individual title,” said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. “It’s also always fun to win on your home course, but looking at the bigger perspective having depth is huge. Our next two tournaments at the Western Intercollegiate and the Pac-12 Championships are six-man competitions and it’s nice to know we have really competitive players.”
Steve Kearney, who competed as an individual, finished eighth at 208 after shooting a 65 (-5) to match his career-best round. In February at the Amer Ari Invitational, Kearney finished fourth after shooting a final round 67 (-5). In both these low rounds, he made seven birdies.
“After shooting 30 on my first nine holes I knew I had a chance and kept my momentum going,” said Kearney who started on the back nine—making birdies on the 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th—and finished with birdies on the first and seventh. “I putted well today and had so much confidence on the greens. Everything seemed to have a chance at going in.”
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Yun, who also shot a 65 today, was tied for seventh heading into the final round after shooting 70 on the opening day and going two under for 68 in the second round. The senior sneaked into third with six birdies.
“My iron shots were good and I left myself a lot of great birdie looks,” said Yun who hit seven fairways and had 28 putts. “I hit a lot of three woods off the tee just like the second day and was just a little more aggressive with the irons.”
Rodgers, who tied for first heading into the final day, fell three strokes behind TCU’s Paul Barjon who won the tournament at 11-under-par 199. Barjon had a bogey-free round and made birdies on the first, seventh and 16th holes. Rodgers, a sophomore, remained tied after a birdie on the ninth but bogeys on the 11th and 14th sealed his runner-up finish.
“I was feeling good heading into the back nine,” Rodgers said. “I was fighting hard and hitting some good shots. I just needed some putts to drop. On the back, I just continued to miss putts and hit a few poor shots that cost me strokes to fall out of the individual tournament.”
“I can still take a lot of positives. It was awesome for us to lead the whole event and I personally hit it really well this week and shot some good rounds without making many putts. It’s nice to know I can contend with still a lot of areas to improve.”
Stanford last won the U.S. Intercollegiate team and individual title in 2007. Today’s win becomes the Cardinal’s 13th team victory in this tournament.
Philip Rowe, Stanford’s Enlight Foundation Assistant Coach and co-tournament director, won the U.S. Intercollegiate individual title in 2002. This time he was on the other side of the team chemistry as a coach.
“In 2002 we didn’t have the strength of depth in players that we do now,” Rowe said “So winning that was different. We’ve been working hard on contending as a team.”
“I still feel like I’m a player. I’m supporting in a different way and starting to understand each player, knowing how to push all the right buttons. Each guy has a little different recipe and it’s about creating a positive vibe.”
Rounding out the official lineup was sophomore Patrick Grimes (74-71-75) who tied for 62nd at 220.
The unofficial Stanford White (287-287-280) lineup finished even at 854 tying for ninth.
Kearney led the individuals, followed by freshman Dominick Francks (71-72-70) who tied for 30th at 213. Junior Shane Lebow (72-76-70) carded a 218 to tie for 53rd, while redshirt senior Wilson Bowen (71-74-75) tied for 62nd at 220. Redshirt junior Andre DeDecker (73-72-77) finished at 222, tying for 76th.
Freshman Keegan English (76-76-74), who competed as an individual, tied for 86th at 226.
The Cardinal competes next at the Western Intercollegiate at Santa Cruz, Calif. on April 13-14.
“We’ve worked hard on our short game and it showed at this tournament,” Yun said. “Stanford golf course didn’t play tough because of its length or the rough; it played tough because of the fast greens and tough pins. We really managed our game well out there.”
“My iron shots were good and I left myself a lot of great birdie looks,” said Yun who hit seven fairways and had 28 putts. “I hit a lot of three woods off the tee just like the second day and was just a little more aggressive with the irons.”
Rodgers, who tied for first heading into the final day, fell three strokes behind TCU’s Paul Barjon who won the tournament at 11-under-par 199. Barjon had a bogey-free round and made birdies on the first, seventh and 16th holes. Rodgers, a sophomore, remained tied after a birdie on the ninth but bogeys on the 11th and 14th sealed his runner-up finish.
“I was feeling good heading into the back nine,” Rodgers said. “I was fighting hard and hitting some good shots. I just needed some putts to drop. On the back, I just continued to miss putts and hit a few poor shots that cost me strokes to fall out of the individual tournament.”
“I can still take a lot of positives. It was awesome for us to lead the whole event and I personally hit it really well this week and shot some good rounds without making many putts. It’s nice to know I can contend with still a lot of areas to improve.”
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Philip Rowe, Stanford’s Enlight Foundation Assistant Coach and co-tournament director, won the U.S. Intercollegiate individual title in 2002. This time he was on the other side of the team chemistry as a coach.
“In 2002 we didn’t have the strength of depth in players that we do now,” Rowe said “So winning that was different. We’ve been working hard on contending as a team.”
“I still feel like I’m a player. I’m supporting in a different way and starting to understand each player, knowing how to push all the right buttons. Each guy has a little different recipe and it’s about creating a positive vibe.”
Rounding out the official lineup was sophomore Patrick Grimes (74-71-75) who tied for 62nd at 220.
The unofficial Stanford White (287-287-280) lineup finished even at 854 tying for ninth.
Kearney led the individuals, followed by freshman Dominick Francks (71-72-70) who tied for 30th at 213. Junior Shane Lebow (72-76-70) carded a 218 to tie for 53rd, while redshirt senior Wilson Bowen (71-74-75) tied for 62nd at 220. Redshirt junior Andre DeDecker (73-72-77) finished at 222, tying for 76th.
Freshman Keegan English (76-76-74), who competed as an individual, tied for 86th at 226.
The Cardinal competes next at the Western Intercollegiate at Santa Cruz, Calif. on April 13-14.
“We’ve worked hard on our short game and it showed at this tournament,” Yun said. “Stanford golf course didn’t play tough because of its length or the rough; it played tough because of the fast greens and tough pins. We really managed our game well out there.”
Day Two Results - story by gostanford.com
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford remains in first at 17-under-par 543, after being the only team to shoot under par in the second round of the U.S. Intercollegiate at Stanford Golf Course.
The Cardinal (272-271) leads the tournament by 11 strokes heading into the final round with four players in the top 10 of the leaderboard.
"The first six holes are the most difficult and we got there even par as a team," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "It was one of the first rounds all year that all five guys played decently well. There was a good vibe on the course and that's what you really need to do to win."
After opening with a 66 bogey-free round Patrick Rodgers kept steady, made six birdies, two
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| Patrick Rodgers Rnd 2 |
Rodgers birdied the third, bogeyed the fifth and had back-to-back birdies on the seventh and eighth holes, but still trailed Barjon by two strokes. With a birdie on the 13th and 15th, he climbed back up to the top of the leaderboard.
A birdie on the 16th looked to break the tie for first but a bogey on the 17th left Rodgers with Barjon.
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| Patrick Rodgers' Rnd 1 & 2 scorecards - click to enlarge |
With a pair of 68s, Cameron Wilson is tied for third at 136. He started the second round with a birdie on the first hole and closely followed that with a bogey on the third. The junior managed to go two under with a birdie on the ninth and the 16th.
David Boote, who opened the tournament at 68 along with Wilson, carded a 69 to tie for fifth. He managed to balance out a double bogey on the fourth with consecutive birdies on the fifth and sixth holes. The freshman then bogeyed the ninth but came back with three consecutive birdies on the 14th, 15th and 16th, closing the round with a bogey on the 17th to still remain under par.
Close behind was Andrew Yun (70-68) who is tied for seventh at 138. The senior birdied the seventh and the 16th. He pared the rest.
"I hit a lot of three woods out there," said Yun about his bogey-free round. "I had a much more conservative game plan because my driver put me in a couple of bad spots during the first day, so I decided to leave it in the bag for most of the round."
"Coach Ray and I worked on my swing after the first round. I inputted some of the tips he gave me on the range yesterday and I told myself to make confident swings."
Closing in on the top five of the team leaderboard is TCU (274-280-554) in second, followed by St Mary's (273-286) and San Francisco (275-284) who are tied for third, while Oregon (282-283) checks in at fifth.
Despite the lead, before the final round, Ray will tell his team to "not worry about the scores so much. Focus on the course, not the results, and control the things you have control over."
Rounding out Stanford's official lineup was sophomore Patrick Grimes (74-71) who tied for 58th at 145.
The unofficial Stanford White lineup made up of individual competitors remained at 13th at 574 after shooting a pair of 287s. Leading the individuals were freshman Dominick Francks (71-72) and senior Steve Kearney (74-69) who both tied for 33rd at 143.
Kearney made four birdies to finish an under-par round.
Redshirt senior Wilson Bowen (71-74) and redshirt junior Andre DeDecker (73-72) tied for 58th at 145, while junior Shane Lebow (72-76) recorded a 148 to tie for 71st.
With a pair of 76s freshman Keegan English, who competed as an individual, tied for 87th at 152.
The final round resumes on Saturday at 8 a.m. (PT). Tee times off the first and 10th holes. Live scoring is on Golf GameBook.
"You can get a lot of momentum if you make some putts out here," Yun said. "So the putts are going to have to drop tomorrow."
Day One Results: report by gostanford.com
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford is in first at eight-under-par 272, leading the tournament by a
stroke on Thursday in the opening round of the U.S. Intercollegiate at Stanford Golf Course.
Patrick Rodgers, who is tied at first with six other players, led the Cardinal at four-under-par 66. The freshman made four birdies on the second, seventh, 10th and 16th holes and finished with no bogies --- see his scorecard below (click to enlarge).
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| Patrick Rodgers' round 1 scorecard - click to enlarge |
"Getting off to a good start was big," said Rodgers who used 31 putts and hit 16 greens and eight fairways. "To hit it to a tap in on 10 was great. It's always nice to have the comfort of being under par and letting the round come to you as opposed to trying to force it."
"I stayed patient and composed all day, making good decisions to stay bogey-free."
Under sunny ideal conditions and a light breeze, six teams shot under par, all of whom are a stroke from each other. Stanford was even through the front nine and crept up to the top of the leaderboard heading into the round.
St. Mary's shot a 273 for second, while TCU checked in at third with 274. Close behind was San Francisco at 275 for fourth. San Jose State, who led the tournament through the first nine holes, scored 276 for fifth, as USC took sixth at 277.
"When it's that tight, that means you have to do all the easy stuff well," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "Avoid three putts. Hit the ball in the fairway. Stay away from the big numbers."
"There isn't a lot of rough. There might be a little separation in the next two days with wind tomorrow and rain on Saturday."
Both Cameron Wilson and David Boote opened with a 68, finding momentum in the back nine and tying for 13th.
Boote--who teed off on the 10th hole with all the Cardinal players--headed into the round at one over. The freshman turned that around with a birdie on the first hole. He pared his next three holes and made birdie on the fifth. A bogey and par quickly followed, but Boote managed to birdie his final two holes.
"This is the first event my family has watched me play in college," said Boote who hails from Surrey, England. "The plan for tomorrow is to keep playing well, staying in control of my ball and managing my mind."
For Wilson, he was at par going into the last nine holes.
"My front nine was sort of a struggle," Wilson said. "I stayed pretty patient though and didn't get too up or down. I didn't start too well on the back nine, got a bogey on three but, again, stayed patient and had a long putt on four for birdie and an eagle on seven."
Andrew Yun carded a 70 to tie for 26th, after five birdies--three of which were in the back nine. The senior was two under going into the final hole but he double bogeyed the ninth to settle for par.
Rounding out the five was sophomore Patrick Grimes who tied for 66th at 74.
"We played solid on the front," Ray said. "The west wind made some of the holes, such as the second and seventh, shorter than normal. The guys had a nice finish, other than Andrew, but there is a lot of golf left."
The rest of the six players on the Stanford men's team played as individuals. Five were unofficially grouped as the Stanford White team (as opposed to the official lineup which was dubbed Stanford Cardinal).
On the Stanford White lineup was senior Steve Kearney, junior Shane Lebow, redshirt junior Andre DeDecker, freshmanDominick Francks and redshirt senior Wilson Bowen.
Stanford White scored 287 for 13th, ahead of five other schools.
Francks and Bowen led Stanford White with a pair of 71s, tying for 31st. Tied at 49th was Lebow with 72. DeDecker recorded a 73 to tie for 61st, while Kearney shot a 74 to tie for 66th.
Freshman Keegan English, who also competed as an individual, carded a 76 to tie for 83rd.
The second round resumes on Friday at 8 a.m. (PT). Tee times off the first and 10th holes. Live scoring is on Golf GameBook.
"Our guys traditionally have been better front-runners than coming from behind," Ray said. "They're good about managing their game and playing in confidence. We have been in the middle of the pack in most of the tournaments so this is good for us."
Pre-Tournament Background by gostanford.com --- All 11 members of the Stanford golf team will be competing in the US Intercollegiate.
STANFORD, Calif. - No. 10 Stanford, up three spots in the Golfweek rankings, hosts the 45th annual U.S. Intercollegiate on Thursday at the Stanford Golf Course.
The Cardinal is joined by No. 7 USC and No. 8 TCU, headlining a field that also includes Pac-12 rivals Oregon and Colorado.
Rounding out the 17-team field are Saint Mary's, Northwestern, San Diego State, Iowa, San Francisco, UC Davis, Lamar, San Jose State, Pepperdine, Minnesota, Hawaii-Hilo and Nevada.
"We're excited about the field," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "USC and TCU are here and both are really good teams that have played well on our home course. I think it'll be a good test for our guys."
This 54-hole event consists of three rounds, from March 28-30. Play will begin at 8 a.m. (PT) each day with tee times off the first and 10th holes.
Ray will start a lineup featuring sophomore Patrick Rodgers, junior Cameron Wilson, senior Andrew Yun, sophomore Patrick Grimes and freshman David Boote.
Boote qualified the lowest and takes the fifth spot according to Ray's strategy: "Lead off with strength and finish with strength."
Grimes, who has not been in the starting lineup since the Pac-12 Preview in the fall, replaces senior Steve Kearney.
"Grimes kind of had that spot for us all last spring and he's been working hard to get that spot back," Ray said. "He knows the course well and he's grown up around the area. In qualifying, he ended up shooting one stroke better than Kearney."
Kearney, who started in three tournaments this spring, will compete as an individual, along with junior Shane Lebow, redshirt junior Andre DeDecker, freshman Dominick Francks, redshirt senior Wilson Bowen and freshman Keegan English.
"Each guy does a good job of knowing what they need to do to prepare for a tournament," Ray said. "A number of the players were able to get home and see their swing coaches, spend some time with their families and recharge their batteries after a busy finals week."
Stanford has had 12 team victories and 13 individual titles at the U.S. Intercollegiate, the most of any other school in both categories. The Cardinal captured the first team and individual titles in 1968 during the inaugural year of the tournament.
Stanford alumni who have won the U.S. Intercollegiate have been Sandy Adelman (1968), Gary Vanier (1970), Tom Watson (1971), Conrad Nilmeier (1973), Dave Baskins (1974), Mike Peck (1976), Mike Milliken (1990), Casey Martin (1995), Joel Kriebel (1996 & 1997), Philip Rowe (2002) and Rob Grube (2006 & 2007).
The Cardinal holds the longest U.S. Intercollegiate team winning streak at six years from 1970-1975.
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