Patrick Rodgers is a repeat winner at famed Olympia Fields as team finishes tied for 4th

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Patrick Rodgers wins at Olympia Fields - photo by Mike Koon of Univ of Illinois

The first event of the 2012-13 tournament season is being played at the famed North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club outside Chicago, an event Stanford dominated in 2012 with a 16-stroke win. Olympia Fields North hosted the 2003 US Open plus three other majors and the event features a strong field.  Live scoring is provided by Golfstat.

This season's first event features returning 1st team All-American Patrick Rodgers and senior Steven Kearney from last year's win at Olympia Fields, plus 3 new starters, Andre De Decker, Shane Lebow and freshman David Boote.  Cameron Wilson is still recovering from a back injury and Andrew Yun is not in school preparing for the PGA Tour's qualifying school.

FINAL RESULTS:
Super sophomore Patrick Rodgers repeated as individual winner with rounds of 72-68-67 207.  His 3-under total was the only under par score as he won by 5 shots.  Patrick's final round 67 included 4 birdies and only 1 bogey which added to his 2nd round 68 without a bogey blew away the field. Here's an excellent article by Golf Week on the tournament win by Patrick. Read excerpts from the article below.

Patrick's scorecards can be found below (click to enlarge):

Patrick Rodgers' winning 3 round scorecards

Patrick Rodgers is interviewed after his win

Freshman David Boote (73-70-71 214) completed an impressive first collegiate tournament as he tied for 7th individually, only 2 strokes out of 2nd position.  Next came Andre DeDecker (73-74-78 225 T39), followed by Steven Kearney (79-73-77 229 T56) and Shane Lebow (79-78-76 233 T65).

3rd round scorecards for the team - click to enlarge

As a team Stanford finished tied for 4th, 19 strokes behind winning Arkansas.   

Final team results - click above to enlarge

EXCERPTS FROM AN EXCELLENT GOLF WEEK ARTICLE:

“This is as close to home as it gets in college golf,” said Rodgers, who hails from the Indianapolis suburb of Avon, a three-hour drive from Olympia Fields. “It doesn’t get any better than the weather today.”

The final round was played in cool, windy conditions that sent amber leaves blowing past players’ balls. It was a perfect day to tailgate at a Big Ten football game. This tournament was dominated by visitors from the Southeastern Conference, though.

Arkansas shot 14-over 854 (283-278-293) to win by 13 shots over conference rival Florida. Cappelen, the 36-hole leader, struggled to 75 Tuesday, but Cook matched Rodgers’ 67. Illinois’Charlie Danielson also shot 3 under, matching the day’s low score.

Rodgers’ comfort in his native environs is underscored by his play here the past two years.

“I think just being back here, with the seasons changing, the bent grass and fast greens, he felt really comfortable here last year, and it carried over,” Stanford head coach Conrad Ray said. “He got a little bit better every day. That’s a fine round in those conditions.”

The same architect, Tom Bendelow, designed Olympia Fields’ South Course and Rodgers' home course, the Country Club of Indianapolis. Olympia Fields’ South Course, which played 7,080 yards, is slightly shorter than the North, forcing players to make decisions off the tee and defending itself with trickier greens.

Rodgers made just one bogey over the final 36 holes. He hit sand wedge to 15 feet on the second hole for Tuesday’s first birdie. He sank an 8-footer for birdie on No. 6 that he had to play “pretty much sideways,” then wedged close to birdie the par-5 seventh hole. He made bogey on the ninth hole before rolling off eight consecutive pars. His round ended with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th.

“I was struggling a little bit with my swing during the first round, but I struck it great these last two days,” Rodgers said. “I kept myself in it with my short game on the first day, which gave me the opportunity to play well these last two rounds.”

The victory was his third in 13 career collegiate starts. He was a first-team All-American last year after representing the United States at the 2011 Walker Cup. Rodgers returned home from the Walker Cup just two days before the start of last year’s Olympia Fields Intercollegiate, driving from Indianapolis to meet the team for his Cardinal debut in this Chicago suburb. He hadn’t set foot on Stanford’s campus as a student before that victory.

This season starts with high expectations after his freshman success. He considered attending Q-School because of the PGA Tour’s drastic changes to its qualifying structure, but decided to stay in school. He played three professional events this summer, missing the cut at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship (72-73) and John Deere Classic (67-74), as well as the Web.com Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational (76-73).

Things started to turn around later in the summer. He was third in his title defense at the Porter Cup and advanced to the second round of the U.S. Amateur.

He said he struggled at the start of the summer as he tried to make swing changes at Stanford. This was the first time he didn’t have regular access to his coach, Kurt Schier, who lives in Indianapolis.

“I’m getting back to some older positions,” Rodgers said. “I kind of got away from a few things that had me hitting it well.” Those struggles had their benefits, though. They helped him improve his short game and game management. He has implemented a new tee shot – a low cut with the driver – that will help him hit fairways on tighter holes.

“This is testament to the hard work I’ve put in,” Rodgers said, “and I just have to keep going forward.”

His sophomore season is off to the right start.

SECOND ROUND RESULTS:
Stanford advanced to a tie for 7th place after shooting the 3rd best round of the day, a 585 total, but is now 21 strokes behind as it lost ground to leading Arkansas.  The Cardinal is 9 behind the 2nd place team from Auburn.

Patrick Rodgers (72-68 T3) led the way once again, followed closely by freshman David Boote (73-70 T9).  Next is Andre DeDecker (73-74 T29), then Steven Kearney (79-73 T54) followed by Shane Lebow (79-78 T68).  

Patrick's sparkling round, 2nd only to one at 67, was marked by all pars and two birdies on the front.  David Boote is having a fine start to his college career --- his 2nd round included 3 birdies on his final 5 holes.  Scorecards for round 2 are below:

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FIRST ROUND RESULTS:
Stanford is tied for 9th, 14 shots behind after rounds of 72 (Patrick Rodgers), 73 (Andre De Decker and David Boote) and 79 (Steven Kearney and Shane Lebow).  The highest-ranked team in the field, No. 8 Arkansas, lived up to its ranking, shooting a first round 283 (+3). That's five strokes in front of Northwestern (288) and six better than third-place Auburn (289). Northwestern's Nicholas Losole was the only player to break par, firing a two-under par 68 to lead the field individually by two strokes over six players.

First round scorecards are below:

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Awards for the 2011-12 Season Announced

STANFORD TEAM AWARDS - June 9, 2012 - The Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf, Conrad Ray, announced the team's year-end awards today.  The annual awards honored five separate members of the 2011-12 squad and were voted on by the team and coaching staff.

Freshman Patrick Rodgers received both the Steele Award for the freshman with the lowest stroke average as well as the Team's Most Valuable Player.  Rodgers managed a 70.68 stroke average over 37 rounds and played every event for the Cardinal.  Only two Stanford players have ever achieved a lower stroke average (Joel Kribel in his Senior year and Tiger Woods in his sophomore year) and it is the lowest ever by a Stanford Freshman.  With two wins and three top 5 finishes, Rodgers placed in the top 10 in ten out of his twelve collegiate tournament starts.  His performances earned him Ping First Team All-American as well as Hogan Award Finalist honors.  Rodgers was a member of the US Walker Cup team in 2011, and will represent the US in the 2012 Palmer Cup matches.  He is currently the #2 ranked player on the R & A's World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Freshman Patrick Grimes was awarded the team's Most Improved Player award.  Grimes competed in six tournaments for the Cardinal team this year and played three events as an individual.  His low round of 66 (-6) came at the Amer Ari Invitational in Hawaii.  Since March, Grimes has been able to shave a full stroke from his scoring average and become a solid contributor within the traveling team.

Junior Andrew Yun, who has been selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) to play his second consecutive Palmer Cup at the end of this month, was voted recipient of the team's Stanford Tradition Award.  This award is given to the player exhibiting leadership, strong work ethic, academic excellence, and an overall appreciation of the traditions of the University and Stanford Men's Golf.  The team votes reveal how his enthusiasm to tackle both academic and athletic challenges is widely respected and an example to follow.  

Finally, "The Spooney", which is given to the team member with the most tenacity and never give up attitude, was awarded to Senior David Chung.

"Each player being recognized has had an opportunity to etch their name and unique contribution into Stanford Golf history.  Our program is very proud of these young men who continue to blaze a trail for future years", said Head Coach Conrad Ray.

PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM:

STANFORD, Calif. - Three Stanford golfers - David Chung, Andrew Yun and Cameron Wilson - earned spots on the Pac-12's All-Academic team, as announced by conference commissioner Larry Scott.

Chung, who carries a 3.40 grade point average as a communications major, and Yun, a sociology majors with a 3.40 GPA, both earned second team all-academic honors.

Wilson (3.30; undeclared) was an honorable mention selection.

To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average and be either a starter or significant contributor on their team. 

PAC-12 ANNUAL GOLF AWARDS:

Patrick Rodgers and Andrew Yun earned first team All Pac-12 honors for the 2011-12 season.  Patrick was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year recipient.   Cameron Wilson earned 2nd team All Pac-12 recognition for his outstanding season.

STANFORD ANNUAL AWARDS ACROSS ALL SPORTS:


CONFERENCE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (given to 5 athletes)
Andrew Yun - Golf
All-Pac-12 First Team selection ... Pac-12 Championships titlist ... ranked second on the team in stroke average (71.5) ... tallied six top-10 finishes in 11 events this season, including four top-five efforts ... currently ranked 12th among top individuals by Golfstat.com.

BLOCK "S" OUTSTANDING MALE FRESHMAN AWARD (given to 4 athletes)

Patrick Rodgers - Golf
PING First Team All-American ... All-Pac-12 First Team honoree ... Pac-12 Freshman of the Year ... one of three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award ... sensational rookie campaign netted 10 top-10 finishes in 12 events, including wins at the Fighting Illini Invitational and Western Intercollegiate ... shot par or better in 26 of his 37 rounds this season, including a season-low seven-under round of 65 in the third round of the Pac-12 Championships ... became the first Stanford freshman to win his first event since Tiger Woods, when he captured the Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields with a score of 206 (-4) on rounds of 68-70-68 ... Stanford's top finisher in 10 of the team's 12 tournaments this season ... finished with a stroke average of 70.7, representing the second-best single-season mark in school history along with Tiger Woods (1995-96) and Andrew Yun (2010-11).

Cameron Wilson and Casey Martin qualify for US Open at Olympic Club

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STANFORD, Calif. -- - Stanford sophomore Cameron Wilson earned a spot in the field for next week's U.S. Open at the Olympic Club by winning the sectional qualifier held today at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, New Jersey.

Wilson, a native of Rowayton, Conn., carded rounds of 71 and 65 to top the field which was trying to secure one of the four spots available from this qualifier.

Wilson shot a one over-par 71 on Canoe Brook Country Club's South Course but closed with a blistering 65 on the North Course in the afternoon.

"I'm so pumped right now," said Wilson. "My morning round was pretty mediocre. I made a bunch of birdies but I seemed to give one away after each one," Wilson said. "And I had four or five vicious lip-outs. When they started to fall early on in the second round, it just got the ball rolling.

"I just stayed in a good mindset the whole time. I didn't get too excited or caught up in how I was playing, I just kept telling myself `you gotta make more birdies, you gotta make more birdies.'"

Wilson recorded a total of 13 birdies on the day, including nine on his second round.

Patrick Rodgers and David Chung, both playing in the Daly City sectional at TPC Harding Park and Lake Merced Country club, fell short in their attempts to land a spot in the U.S. Open field. Rodgers finished 16th after rounds of 71 and 70 while Chung tied for 74th after carding rounds of 74 and 73.

Dodge Kemmer '09 finished 34th at 143 after rounds of 73 and 70.

Joel Kribel '99 had a share of the first round lead at the Daly City sectional after shooting a 66 in his morning round at TPC Harding Park but turned in a 79 at Lake Merced in the afternoon and finished 52nd. 

Casey Martin '95, a member of Stanford's 1994 NCAA championship team who now serves as the men's golf coach at the University of Oregon, earned a return visit to Olympic by winning the sectional qualifier at the Emerald Valley Country Club in Creswell, Ore.

Martin, 40, holed a five-foot par putt in the dark to claim medalist honors in the Creswell qualifier, nipping Oregon golfer Daniel Miernicki by one stroke.

Martin has not played the U.S. Open since 1998, when he tied for 23rd at The Olympic Club.

Zach Miller '07 will have to wait until tomorrow to try to secure a spot in the U.S. Open field as the sectional qualifier at the Germantown Country Club in Memphis, Tenn. was postponed due to inclement weather.

The Metropolitan Golf Association contributed to this report

Stanford competes in the NCAA Championship at Riviera CC

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Final Stroke Play Results by gostanford.com

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. -- - Stanford's men's golf season came to an end today at the NCAA Championships after the Cardinal tied for 19th place with Central Florida, failing to crack the top eight to advance to the match play portion of event.

The Cardinal posted its best team score of the tournament today, shooting a six-over 290 at Riviera Country Club. However, Stanford finished at 885 (+33) for the 54-hole stroke play competition, which was 26 strokes behind first place Alabama (859; +7) and 10 strokes out of the eighth spot.

The Crimson Tide, along with UCLA, Texas, San Diego State, California, Washington, Oregon and either Kent State or Florida State advance to match play to decide the NCAA champion.

The Golden Flashes and Seminoles tied for eighth at 875 (+23) and will play-off for the eighth and final spot in the match play field tomorrow morning.

Freshman Patrick Rodgers capped off a sensational season with a ninth place showing in his first NCAA Championship event. Rodgers shot a 73 today and finished at 214 (+1) for the tournament, marking his 10th top-10 finish in 12 events this season.

Rodgers finished six strokes behind medalist Thomas Pieters of Illinois, who closed with a even-par round of 71 on Thursday to earn a three stroke victory over Julien Brun of TCU and Tyler McCumber of Florida, who both finished at 211 (-2).

Rodgers was even par through 14 holes on his round today but bogeys on 15 and 18 left him at two-over for the day.

Stanford's low round of the day was turned in by junior Andrew Yun, who shot a one-under round of 70. Starting on No. 10, Yun was five-under on his round through 11 holes after birdies on 10, 12, 16, 17 and 1. He then made three straight bogeys to move back to minus-two on the day.

Yun birdied the par-4 fifth hole, his 14th of the day, but bogeyed his 16 and 18 for a 70 and a 54-hole score of 223 (+10) to tie for 69th place.

Steven Kearney tied for 77th place at 224 (+11) after closing with a 73. The junior was two-under through 11 holes but made four straight bogeys on his second nine en route to a 73.

Patrick Grimes shot a 77 today to tie for 120th at 229 (+16) while Cameron Wilson tied for 123rd at 230 after a final round 74.  Final round scorecards can be found below.

Cardinal Chips: Patrick Rodgers, David Chung and Cameron Wilson will attempt to earn a spot in the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club on Monday through sectional qualifying...Rodgers and Chung will take part in the 36-hole sectional qualifier at TPC Harding Park and Lake Merced Country Club, while Wilson will travel east to the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, New Jersey to try to earn a trip to Olympic...Rodgers will tee off at 7:36 a.m. at Lake Merced and at 1:06 at Harding Park...Chung will play his first 18 holes at TPC Harding Park beginning at 7:45 a.m. followed by a 1:15 starting time at Lake Merced...Stanford alums Joel Kribel (8:03 Harding/1:33 Lake Merced) and Dodge Kemmer (8:12 Lake Merced/1:42 Harding Park) are also in the Daly City qualifier, while Casey Martin will go through sectional qualifying at the Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell, Ore. 

Final round scorecards - click to enlarge

Second Round Results by gostanford.com

Team leaderboard - Rnd 2

Stanford has its work cut out for itself tomorrow during the final round of the NCAA Championships being held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.

The Cardinal currently sits in 22nd place at 595 (+27) after shooting a second round 302 (+18) on Wednesday, 11 strokes out of the coveted eighth position. The top eight teams advance to the match play portion of the event used to determine the NCAA champion.

At 572 (+4), Alabama continues to lead the stroke play portion of the tournament, four strokes clear of UCLA at 576 (+8). Florida is in third place at 580 (+12) followed by Oklahoma and North Florida at 581.

Washington and Liberty are tied for sixth at 582 (+14).

Five teams are tied for eighth place at +16, while nine teams are within 10 strokes of the final spot.

Riviera took a bite out of the Cardinal today, as no player managed to shoot par on the 7,292-yard layout known as Hogan's Alley.

Patrick Rodgers made a bogey on the challenging par-4 18th hole to finish with a one-over 72. At 141 for 36-holes, Rodgers is just four strokes off the lead held by Illinois' Thomas Pieters, who fired a three-under 68 to move to the top of the leader board.

A 137 (-5), Pieters enjoys a two stroke lead over Anton Arboleda of UCLA and Tyler McCumber of Florida.

Rodgers opened his second round with a birdie and then after nine straight pars, picked up his second birdie oorf the day on No. 11 to move to two-under on his round. However, a double bogey on the par-3 16th hole and a bogey on the last left him at 72 for his round.

Stanford's next best round of the day was turned in by freshman Patrick Grimes, who shot a 76. He was even at the turn but six bogeys and just one birdie on the backside resulted in a five-over 76. Grimes is currently tied for 104th place at 152 (+10) with one round remaining.

Steve Kearney, who is tied for 92nd at 151, got off to a fast start with birdies on his first two holes but gave the strokes back with a double bogey on the fifth. He made bogeys on each of his last three holes on the front side enroute to a 77.

Andrew Yun, who has hurt by three double bogeys, shot a second round 79 and is tied for 117th place at 153 (+11).

Cameron Wilson is tied for 138th after a second round 77 left him at 156 (+14) for 36 holes. 

Round 2 scorecards - click to enlarge

Round 1 Recap

Stanford ended the first day 3 strokes off the cut line with two rounds of medal play remaining to determine the 8 teams advancing to match play.  As expected, the famed Riviera course played tough with no teams breaking par as Alabama finished 1 over in first.  Stanford tied for 13th but is only 8 strokes out of the lead in a tightly bunched field.

The Cardinal was led by Patrick Rodgers' 2-under 69 (T4), two strokes off the individual lead, followed by Andrew Yun and Steven Kearney with 74s (T62), Patrick Grimes at 76 (T98) and Cameron Wilson at 79 (T137).

 Stanford scorecards are shown below:

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Background Info - gostanford.com, May 28, 2012

STANFORD, Calif. -- - Stanford will continue its quest for its ninth NCAA Men's Golf Championship beginning on Tuesday at the venerable Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

The 30-team field will play 54-holes of stroke play over three days, with the top eight teams advancing to the single-elimination, match play format that will be used to determine the national championship.

The Cardinal, which earned a spot in the field by virtue of its fourth place finish at the Stanford Regional, will be joined by Alabama, Alabama-Birmingham, Auburn, California, Central Florida, East Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, Lamar, Liberty, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Kent State, Memphis, North Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, San Diego State, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Tulsa, UCLA, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington.

Alabama (Athens), Liberty (Greensboro), Washington (Norman), UT-Chattanooga (Bowling Green), USC (Ann Arbor) and California (Stanford) each finished first in their respective regionals to earn a trip to Pacific Palisades.

Stanford, seeded ninth in the field, will be paired with Oregon and Washington for the first 36 holes of the event. The Cardinal, Ducks and Huskies will tee off at 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday and 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday.

Teams will be repaired according to the standings for the final 18 holes on Thursday. Seedings for the match play portion of the event will be determined by order of finish in the stroke play competition.

Stanford has won eight NCAA team crowns, most recently in 2007, when the Cardinal posted an 11-stroke victory over Georgia at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va. The Cardinal narrowly missed out on repeating as national championships the following year, finishing one stroke behind UCLA in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Cardinal failed to qualify for the match play portion of the 2009 NCAA Championships held at the Inverness Country Club in Toledo, Ohio and were defeated by Oklahoma State, 4-1 in the first round of match play in 2010 at the Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn. 

Stanford did not qualify for the NCAA Championships last season after finishing sixth at the Central Regional.

Stanford's seven other NCAA crowns came in 1938, '39, '41, '42, '46, '53 and '94.

Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray is expected to enter a lineup consisting of (in order) Patrick Rodgers, Andrew Yun, Cameron Wilson, Patrick Grimes and Steven Kearney.

Rodgers who was one of three finalists for the Hogan Award won by Patrick Cantlay of UCLA, has nine top 10 finishes in his 11 events this season, including a pair of wins. His current stroke average of 70.6 is tied with Tiger Woods (1995-96) for second on Stanford's all-time single-season list, slightly behind Joel Kribel's school-record mark of 70.1 set in 1998-99.

The Pac-12's Freshman of the Year has shot par or better in 25 of his 34 competitive rounds this season.

Yun is coming off a tie for 15th at the Stanford Regional, where he shot rounds of 72-69-68 to finish at three-under 207. A two-time first team all-conference selection, Yun has six top-10's this season, including a win at the Pac-12 Championships.

Wilson has been steady at the No. 3 position and is coming off a 22nd place showing at the Stanford Regional after rounds of 70-70-69 on the Cardinal's home course.

Grimes, a freshman from Palo Alto, has been a fixture in the lineup for the last three tournaments while Kearney returns to the lineup for the first time since the Stanford Intercollegiate in late March.

"We made a little bit of a lineup change in the fifth spot, with Kearney joining us," said Ray. "It's tough not having David (Chung) there, but his game is in a bit of a funk right now and I felt we needed to shuffle the deck a little bit."

Ray feels the unique format of the NCAA Championships, where the eight low teams from the 54-hole stroke play competition advance to match play, can open the door for a lot of teams to claim the crown.

"The match play format certainly brings a lot of teams into the picture. You have to get there first, obviously. But match play will take a team with five guys who can really go low and turn them into just one point. It's a unique way to crown a champion and Riviera is a great match play course."

Ray says resiliency, a hot putter and a short-term memory are the keys to success in match play.

"All of our guys have played a lot of match play on different levels throughout their careers. At the end of the day, you still have to hit quality shots."

Riviera Country Club, with its tricky, bent grass greens and kikuya fairways, will present a formidable test for the field.

"It's a championship course, not doubt about it," said Ray. "Our guys are very excited about playing a course that has produced so many great champions over the years."

About the Riviera Country Club
Opened in 1927, the Riviera Country Club's George Thomas-designed golf course has, since its inception, served as the venue for championship golf in Southern California. From MacDonald Smith's second title in 1929 to Ernie Els' first title 70 years later, the PGA Tour's Los Angeles Open has been a regular event at the club. The classic Riviera layout has also produced many other champions, such as Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Nick Faldo, Fred Couples, Craig Stadler, Hale Irwin and, of course, Ben Hogan.

Indeed, Riviera has long been known within golfing circles as "Hogan's Alley", a nickname bestowed upon it by three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret after Hogan won the 1947 and 1948 Los Angeles Opens and the 1948 U.S. Open at the Club within a span of 18 months. That U.S. Open, the first event to be played West of the Mississippi, would be followed in turn by the 1983 PGA Championship (won by Hal Sutton by one shot over Jack Nicklaus), the 1995 PGA Championship (won by Steve Elkington over Colin Montgomerie in a playoff), and the 1998 U.S. Senior Open (won by Hale Irwin), providing Riviera with a championship legacy matched by few others.

Notable holes include number ten, a driveable par four that yields birdies and double bogeys with equal swiftness, and a massive par four at number fifteen that plays directly into the ocean breezes. The monumental par five 17th hole measures 578 yards, all uphill.

The finishing hole is a world-famous 454-yard par four that plays to an elevated fairway, then requires a long second shot to a narrow green. The green is surrounded by a natural amphitheater, providing a commanding view of the Clubhouse. Today, Riviera remains one of golf's few genuine classics, with a course layout that is virtually unaltered, yet every bit as great and testing as the day it was opened. Listed prominently in every recognized domestic and international course rating, its combination of layout, history and proven excellence as a major tournament venue makes Riviera one of the world's great tournament sites. (Courtesy of Riviera Country Club).

Photo at venue from the Stanford team - click to enlarge

Stanford advances to NCAA Finals with 4th place finish in West Regional

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Final Results - Mission Accomplished for Stanford as it advances to the NCAA Finals at Riviera CC after a 4th place finish in the West Regional - five team qualified.  Leading team and player results are shown below - click to enlarge:

After two rounds there were 8 teams still within 10 shots of the lead so the final round was pressurized throughout.  With three teams jumping out ahead early (Cal, San Diego State and UAB), Stanford was one of 5 teams battling for the final 2 spots to move on.  Several late birdies by Patrick Rodgers on 15 & 16, Andrew Yun on 15 & 18, Cameron Wilson on 16 secured a comfortable margin as Stanford ended up 5 shots ahead of 6th place finisher Tennessee.

Stanford's consistent top 3 players played well again in the final round as Andrew Yun's 66 lead the way, followed by Cameron Wilson's 69 and Patrick Rodgers' 70.  Patrick Grimes battled his way around to a final round 75 while David Chung struggled to an 80.

Overall finishes were Patrick Rodgers tied for 10th at 4-under 206 (70-66-70), Andrew Yun tied for 15th at 207 (72-69-66), Cameron Wilson tied for 22nd at 209 (70-70-69), Patrick Grimes tied for 39th at 213 (68-70-75) and David Chung tied for 66th at 222 (69-73-80).

Andrew's final round 66 included 4 birdies and no bogies so he was a model of consistency.  Cameron's 69 included a 33 on the front nine, plus two more birdies on the back nine marred by his double bogey on the par 4 15th after driving it out of bounds.  Patrick Rodgers struggled to a frustrating bogie on the par 5 first and despite only hitting 2 fairways and lacking his typical sharpness in his short game posted his even par 70.

So now it's on to famed Riviera CC for a chance at a 9th national championship.  You really couldn't ask for anything more.  Final round scorecards are show below:

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Round 2 Recap - Stanford is tied for 3rd, 6 strokes behind the leading Cal team.

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As the scoring summary on the left shows, Stanford sits tied for 3rd 6 strokes behind the leading Cal team.  With five teams advancing, there are at least 8 teams with a very good chance to advance as they are only 10 shots behind the leading team.

Scoring conditions were excellent and the scores were very low as the field found many shooting in the 60s including a low round of 63.  A total of 29 players in round 2 shot round in the 60s out of the field of 75 players.  Two teams had the 4 posting scores all in the 60s, while three others posted 3 rounds in the 60s.  No doubt low scoring will come on day 3 as well as conditions are forecast to be ideal and the course setup has lighter rough than has been offered in the past.  All but two teams in round 2 had even par 280 scores or better, with two below 10-under 270.

Stanford had a solid day led by Patrick Rodgers' 66 that included 7 birdies, 5 on the back side where he shot a 32 despite a bogey on 18 - Patrick is tied for 8th overall at 4-under 136, 5 strokes behind Michael Kim of Cal.

Patrick Grimes (68-70 T17) found him out in 33 with an eagle and two birdies and with a back nine 37 including 3 bogies and 1 birdie.  Cameron Wilson (70-70 T30) again was even par offsetting a front nine 37 with a back nine 33 that included 3 birdies and 1 bogey on 18.

Andrew Yun (72-69 T33) was steady in round 2 with 4 birdies and 3 bogies while David Chung (69-73 T41) couldn't make enough birdies to offset 4 bogies on the day.

Below are the scorecards for each of Stanford's players in round 2.  Click to enlarge.

Round 1 Recap - by gostanford.com: Stanford in 3rd place - see scorecards below:

STANFORD, Calif. -- - Stanford's men's golf team shot an opening round 277 (-3) and is in third place after the first day of the Stanford Regional on its home course.
The Cardinal is four shots behind first round leader San Francisco, which shot a seven-under 273 today, and one shot back of California, which opened with a 276 (-4).
Seven teams and 39 golfers managed to post scores of even par or better in favorable scoring conditions on the par-70 Stanford Golf Course.
UAB, Central Florida and Wichita State are tied for fourth at 278 (-2) while Tennessee is at even par 280.
The top five teams from the Stanford Regional advance to the NCAA Championships to be held later this month at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.

Freshman Patrick Grimes

Freshman Patrick Grimes paced the Cardinal on day one, shooting a two-under 68. He is part of a large pack of golfers who are tied for seventh, two strokes behind co-leaders Sang Yi of LSU and Zachary Blair of BYU, who is playing as an individual.
Grimes, a Palo Alto native who attended The Menlo School, got off to a fast start this morning, collecting birdies on three of his first four holes. After making bogeys on holes 5 and 6, Grimes came back with a birdie on No. 9 to make the turn at 34.
After four straight pars and a bogey on the par-3 14th, Grimes birdied holes 15 and 16 to close with a 68.
Senior David Chung is tied for 17th after shooting a one-under 69. He was three-under on his round after making birdies on 1, 5 and 16 but closed with bogeys on 17 and 18 for an opening round 69.
Freshman Patrick Rodgers overcame two double bogeys on his card to shoot an opening round 70 and is tied for 27th place. He played the first nine holes at one-over but got back to even with a birdie on the par-4 11th. After making a double bogey on the par-3 14th, Rodgers answered with birdies on 15 and 16 and made a clutch par save from behind the green on 18 for his round of 70.
Cameron Wilson is also part of the large group who sit at even par. Wilson was one-over after his first 14 holes before going to one-under after making birdies on 15 and 16. He bogeyed the par-3 17th for an opening round score of 70.
Andrew Yun made a double bogey on his final hole and finished with a two-over score of 72. Yun made the turn at two-under, only to double the par-4 12th hole and bogey the par-4 13th. He got one stroke back with a birdie on the par-3 14th, only to finish with a double bogey.

Rnd 1 scorecards - click to enlarge

Stanford will be grouped with San Francisco and California in the second round and will tee off from the first hole beginning at 9:15 a.m.

May 15, 2012 - Background Info by gostanford.com

STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford opens its drive for a ninth national championship at the NCAA Regionals, which will be held at Stanford Golf Course beginning on Thursday.

The field will tee off at 8 a.m. from holes No. 1 and 10 on Thursday and Friday and at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Admission is free.

The low five teams from this 13-team Stanford Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, to be held at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, May 29-June 3.

California, which won its first-ever Pac-12 championship earlier this month, is seeded first in the regional, followed by Stanford, San Diego State, Central Florida and LSU. Rounding out the field are (in order of seeding) UAB, Wichita State, Tennessee, Oregon State, Southeastern Louisiana, San Francisco, San Jose State and UC Davis.

Cal (No. 2), Stanford (No. 8), San Diego State (No. 14), Central Florida (No. 22), LSU (No. 25), UAB (No. 37) and Wichita State (No. 38) are ranked among the top-40 nationally in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin ratings.

In addition to Cal, San Diego State (Mountain West), Wichita State (Missouri Valley), San Jose State (Western Athletic) and UC Davis (Big West) won its respective conference championships this spring.

Ten individual competitors -- Zac Blair and Justin Keiley of BYU, Justin Shinn and Zachary Fullerton of New Mexico State, Josh Anderson and Johnny MacArthur of Pepperdine, Alex Edfort of Pacific, Allan Jun of UC Irvine, Mason Carper of Utah Valley State and Jarred Bossio of Idaho -- are also included in the field, with the low individual earning a spot in the NCAA Championship field.

Stanford will look to regain some momentum following a sixth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, which were held earlier this month in Corvallis, Ore.

Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray is not taking anything for granted this week, even though Stanford Golf Course provides a certain degree of comfort for his team.

"Playing on your home course is both good and bad," said Ray. "It's good in the sense that the guys are very familiar with the course and can manage expectations. But you don't want to fall into the trap of thinking you have to shoot a certain score rather than taking each hole one at a time."
Stanford is expected to start a lineup consisting of (in order) freshman Patrick Rodgers, junior Andrew Yun, sophomore Cameron Wilson, freshman Patrick Grimes and senior David Chung.
Rodgers and Yun are at the top of their games, as both have notched top-10 finishes in each of their last three outings.
Yun is coming off a win at the Pac-12 Championships, where he posted scores of 68-70-69-68 at the Trysting Tree Golf Club to become Stanford's first conference individual champion since Jim Seki in 2002.
The two-time first-team All-Pac-12 performer also tied for fourth at the Western Intercollegiate and tied for 10th at the U.S. Intercollegiate event held at Stanford in late March.
A model of consistency, Yun has six top-10 finishes in 10 events this season and 13 top-10's in his last 21 starts dating back to last season. He is currently ranked 10th in the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings and 12th in Golfweek's/Sagarin ratings.
Rodgers, one of three finalists for the Hogan Award given annually to the nation's top collegiate golfer, has recorded top-10's in all but two of his 10 starts this season, including a pair of wins at the Fighting Illini Invitational and the Western Intercollegiate.
He is ranked third in both the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings and Golfweek/Sagarin ratings and has shot par or better in 22 of his 31 rounds this year.
While Rodgers and Yun have been rocks at the top of the lineup, the Cardinal hopes its depth will pass the test this week.
Wilson, a sophomore, has three top-10's this season, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Fighting Illini Invitational in September, when he strung together rounds of 69, 67 and 76 on a very challenging course at Olympia Fields.
He also turned in a solid performance at the Western Intercollegiate, where he fired rounds of 69-72-70 to tie for 10th. Wilson followed an opening round 76 at the Pac-12 Championships with a six-under 66 in round two, only to be disqualified in round three for signing an incorrect scorecard. He managed to shoot an even par 72 in the final round.
Grimes, a product of The Menlo School, will get his first taste of NCAA tournament competition, while Chung's playing pedigree make him a threat in every tournament.

Cardinal Chips
This year marks the third time Stanford Golf Course has hosted an NCAA men's golf regional (1997 and 2005)...in 2005, the 16th-seeded Cardinal shot a final round 283 to finish eighth in the field, earning a spot in the NCAA Championships...freshman Rob Grube earned medalist honors, firing a final round 65...Stanford did not advance to the NCAA Championships last season, finishing sixth at the Central Regional in South Bend, Ind....Stanford has six top-five finishes this season but just one win at the Fighting Illini Invitational....top-seeded Cal has won a school-record five tournaments this season and has finished in the top five in all 12 of its tournaments...other regional sites are Athens, Ga., (University of Georgia Golf Course), Greensboro, N.C., (Grandover Resort-East Course), Ann Arbor, Mich., (University of Michigan Golf Course), Norman, Okla., (Jimmie Auston OU Golf Club) and Bowling Green, Ky. (The Club at Olde Stone).

Stanford competes in the Pac-12 Championships hosted by Oregon State

Stanford Daily Article |  Trysting Tree Golf Club | Pac-12 Tournament Website | Live Scoring by GolfStat | OSU host Website

FINAL RESULTS: gostanford.com article below includes some editing
Andrew Yun Wins Pac-12 Championship; Stanford Finishes Sixth.  Andrew closes with a 68 to earn a two-shot victory over Daniel Miernicki of Oregon. Andrew had 22 birdies and an eagle over 72 holes at the Pac-12 Championships.  Final round scorecards and prior round results are shown below.

Andrew Yun shot a final round 68 to claim medalist honors at the Pac-12 Championships at the Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. on Sunday.

The Cardinal finished sixth in the team event at 1467 (+8), 20 strokes behind California, which claimed the team title with a playoff victory over Oregon.

Andrew w/ champion's medal-click to enlarge

Yun's 72 hole total of 68-70-67-68 275 (-13) was good for a two stroke victory over Daniel Miernicki of Oregon, who shot a final round 71. Sam Smith of USC and Eugene Wong of Oregon tied for third at 279 (-9).

Yun set the tone for his round with birdies on his first two holes. However, after collecting a par on the par-4 third hole, Yun bogeyed three of his next four holes to slip back to +1 on the day.

An eagle on the par-4 eighth followed by a birdie on the par-5 ninth allowed Yun to make the turn at two-under. He picked up three more birdies on the backside on holes, 11, 15 and 16 before dropping a stroke with a bogey on No. 17 to close with a 68.

Yun had 22 birdies and an eagle for the 72 hole event to become the first Stanford golfer to claim conference medalist honors since Jim Seki in 2002 on the same Trysting Tree layout.  Andrew is interviewed below after his final round.

Patrick Rodgers (73-74-65-70), who started his final round tied for sixth place after a brilliant 65 on Saturday, settled for an eighth place finish after closing with a 70 on Sunday.

Rodgers had five birdies and three bogeys on his Sunday card to finish at 282 (-6) for the event.  Cameron Wilson had a final round even par 72 and a solid 3 rounds of 2-under par play (76-66-DQ-72 214) marred by his failure to sign a correct scorecard in round 3.

Senior David Chung tied for 47th at (79-75-72-75) 301 (+13) after shooting a final round 75.

Marcel Puyat (77-76-74-78) and Patrick Grimes (82-75-73-77), playing in their first Pac-12 Championship event, tied for 59th and 62nd place, respectively.

Puyat shot a final round 78 to finish at 305 (+17) while Grimes' final round 7 left him at 307 (+19) for the tournament.

Final round scorecards - click to enlarge

Stanford will host the NCAA West Regional, May 17-19 at Stanford Golf Course. The top five teams from the event will advance to the NCAA Championships at the Riveria Country Club in Pacific Palisades.

 ROUND 3 RESULTS:  gostanford.com article below
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Stanford is in sixth place after three rounds of the Pac-12 Championships being held at the Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. while junior Andrew Yun is just one stroke off the individual lead heading into Sunday's final round.

The Cardinal shot a 353 on Saturday and at 1086 (+6), is 20 strokes off the pace being set by Oregon, which enjoys a four-stroke lead over UCLA after three rounds.

California is in third place at 1072 (-8) followed by Oregon State and USC at even par 1080.

Yun birdied his last five holes on Saturday en route to a third round 69, leaving him at 207 (-9) for the first 54 holes.

He is one stroke behind co-leaders Daniel Mierniecki and Eugene Wong of Oregon while Patrick Cantlay of UCLA is lurking at 210 (-6).

Yun was two-over on his round after 13 holes before closing with five straight birdies for a third round 69.

However, the team's low round of the day belonged to freshman Patrick Rodgers, who fashioned a brilliant third round 65 to move into a tie for sixth place at 212 (-4).

Starting on hole 10, Rodgers birdied four of his first six holes and picked up another birdie on the par-4 first hole to start his second nine. After giving a stroke back with a bogey on his 13th hole, Rodgers made consecutive birdies on his 14th and 15th holes and closed with a birdie on 18.

David Chung is tied for 48th at 226 (+10) after battling to an even par 72, which included a triple bogey 7 on his ninth hole of the day. However, Chung birdied three of his last four holes to finish at even for the day.

Freshman Marcel Puyat is tied for 53rd at 227 (+11) after a third round 74 while fellow frosh Patrick Grimes is in 63rd place at 230 (+14) after shooting a 76 on Saturday.

Cameron Wilson, who was tied for seventh place after two rounds, was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard.

The Pac-12 Championships will conclude on Sunday at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis.


ROUND 1 & 2 RESULTS - gostanford.com story below. Stanford Tied for Sixth After Two Rounds of Pac-12 Championships.  Cardinal 14 strokes behind UCLA; Yun one stroke off the lead.

 Stanford's men's golf team is tied for sixth place after two rounds of the Pac-12 Championships being held at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis after the Cardinal turned in scores of 373 and 360 on Friday.

At 733 (+13), the Cardinal and Washington State are 14 strokes behind UCLA after the Bruins turned in rounds of 367 and 352 to build a three stroke lead over Oregon (722). California (724) and USC are tied for third, followed by Oregon State at 727.

Andrew Yun is in second place after 36 holes after the junior posted rounds of 68 and 70 at Trysting Tree. He is one stroke off the pace being set by Eugene Wong of Oregon, who shot rounds of 69 and 68 on Friday. Yun was even par after 10 holes on his morning round before running off four straight birdies. He picked up another birdie on the par-3 17th hole only to bogey the 18th to finish with a 68.

He began his second round with a double bogey on the first hole but then picked up birdies on 5, 9, 10 and 12 to move to three-under on his round. After a bogey on 13, Yun birdied the par-5 14th, bogeyed 16 but closed with a birdie on 18.

After an opening round 76, sophomore Cameron Wilson blistered Trysting Tree to shoot a 66 over his second 18. He had five birdies on the front side and moved to minus-6 on his round after a birdie on 15.  Wilson made his only bogey on 17 but closed with a birdie on 18 for a brilliant 66.

Freshman Patrick Rodgers had a hard time getting anything going on Friday and had to settle for rounds of 73 and 74. At 147, the nation's third-ranked player is tied for 28th. Rodgers was one-under on his afternoon round through 10 holes but suffered a triple bogey on the par-4 11th hole.

Freshman Marcel Puyat shot rounds of 77 and 76 and is tied for 57th at 153. Senior David Chung is tied for 61st at 154 after rounds of 79 and 75, while freshman Patrick Grimes is tied for 67 at 157 (82-75).

Six players account for five scores and the event is contested over 72 holes. Round 2 scorecards are shown below:

Round 2 scorecards - click to enlarge

BACKGROUND STORY -  gostanford.com. April 25, 2012
Cardinal searches for first conference title since 1994. Patrick Rodgers is coming off a first place finish at the Western Intercollegiate, his second win of the season.  The six man Stanford squad will include Rodgers, Andrew Yun, Cameron Wilson, David Chung, Patrick Grimes & Marcel Puyat.

STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford's men's golf team heads to the Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. this weekend in search of a title that has eluded the Cardinal since 1994 - the Pac-12 Championship.

Technically, this is the inaugural Pac-12 Conference Championship, but history shows winning a conference title has proven to be more difficult for the Cardinal than winning a NCAA Championship.

The Cardinal will begin its quest for the elusive conference title on Friday at Trysting Tree Golf Club, where the championship will be decided over 72-holes of stroke play. Teams will play 36 holes on Friday and 18 on Saturday and Sunday.

Six golfers from each team will account for five scores.

USC is the defending champion, winning last year's title at Stanford Golf Course. USC's Matt Trainer won medalist honors in a seven-hole playoff over Oregon State's Alex Moore.

Six of the 12 teams in the field are currently ranked among the nation's top-12 according to the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings, including No. 3 UCLA, No. 5 USC, No. 6 Stanford, No. 7 California, No. 10 Oregon and No. 12 Washington.

A total of 15 players are listed among the nation's Top 50 players, including Stanford's Patrick Rodgers, who is ranked third nationally in the latest individual listing released by Golfweek.

Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray is expected to start a lineup consisting of Rodgers, Andrew Yun, David Chung, Cameron Wilson, Marcel Puyat and Patrick Grimes.

Rodgers is coming off his second win of the season at the Western Intercollegiate, where he claimed a two-stroke victory over two golfers, including UCLA's Patrick Cantlay.

Rodgers, a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award, has seven top-10 finishes this season, including two wins. In addition winning the Blue Jacket at Pasatiempo, Rodgers claimed medalist honors in his first collegiate event at the Fighting Illini Invitational in September.

With a stroke average of 70.8, he is challenging Joel Kribel's single-season school record of 70.1, set in 1999. Tiger Woods is the only other Stanford golfer to post a stroke average under 71.0, as he finished with a mark of 70.6 for the 1995-96 season.

Junior Andrew Yun, currently ranked 19th by Golfweek, is coming off back-to-back top-10's at the U.S. Intercollegiate (t-10) and the Western Intercollegiate (t-4), two of five top-10's this season.

While Rodgers and Yun have been mainstays at the top of the lineup all season, Stanford's depth will be put to the test in this 72-hole, six count five tournament.

Wilson is coming off a 10th place finish at the Western Intercollegiate, where he finished one-over par after rounds of 69, 72 and 70.

Chung has finished inside the top-20 just twice this year but has three years of conference championship experience in his bag, along with titles at the 2010 North & South and Western Amateurs.

Grimes and Puyat have been playing some of their best golf of the season as of late. Grimes tied for 17th at the U.S. Intercollegiate after shooting rounds of 72, 72 and 71. He also opened with a 66 to tie for the first round lead at the Amer Ari Invitational, held on the Big Island in February.

Puyat has appeared in five tournaments this season, but carded a five-under 211 to tie for 17th at The Prestige at PGA West in his collegiate debut. He also tied for 19th at the U.S. Intercollegiate and tied for 25th at the Western Intercollegiate.

Patrick Rodgers wins Western Intercollegiate - Stanford finishes 2nd

FINAL RESULTS:
 April 15, 2012 - article below by gostanford.com |  Facebook Photos/Videos | Excellent Stanford Daily article |  Good article by local paper, Santa Cruz Sentinel | Golf Week Summary & Rankings |  Tournament Website | Pasatiempo Golf Club Website | Scoring by GolfStat.  Final round scorecards and round 1 & 2 results are below. Patrick Rodgers was the individual winner, Andrew Yun finished 4th and Cameron Wilson finished tied for 7th.

 Pasatiempo GC, designed by Alistair MacKenzie, is one of the top-rated courses in the world and features fast, undulating greens and tight driving holes.  The course is about an hour from the Stanford campus.

Patrick in winner's blue jacket with trophy - click to enlarge

Cardinal accepts 2nd place crystal

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- - Patrick Rodgers shot a final round 68 to capture the 66th Annual Western Intercollegiate at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz. Patrick had a bogey free final round closing with a 33 on the tough back nine after birdies at 13 and 18.

Rodgers' 54-hole total of 206 (-4) earned the freshman a two-stroke victory over UCLA's Patrick Cantlay and New Mexico State's Justin Shinn, who finished at 208 (-2).

Stanford finished second in the team standings at 1064 (+14), four strokes off the pace of top-ranked Texas (1060).  UCLA (1067), USC (1089), California (1100) and Oregon (1103) rounded out the top five.

The title is Rodgers' second of the year after following his win at the Fighting Illini Invitational in September, his first collegiate event. He has also finished in the top-10 in eight of his nine tournaments in his rookie year.  Patrick's final birdie putt on 18 to seal the win is below.

The Avon, Ind. native had 16 pars on his Sunday's card to go along with two birdies on he par-5 13th hole and the par-3 18th.

“Obviously, I know there is a lot of history behind this tournament and Pasatiempo is a great golf course," said Rodgers. "To be able to come through this week with such a great field that includes the top three amateurs in the world, it feels really great.

“I knew Justin Shin was 5-under par with three holes to play and I didn’t know how he finished. So I thought I needed 1-2 birdies on the last three holes. I made two really great par putts on 16 and 17. He had some tough holes play. He might have made a bogey. I was just concentrating on us as a team. I was trying to make birdie (on 18) to see if we could pull this out as a team. After I made the putt (on 18 for birdie), it was a good feeling.”

Junior Andrew Yun fired a closing round 69 to secure a fourth place finish at 209 (-1. He was even par on his round after seven holes but double bogeyed the par-3 8th hole before picking up clutch birdies on holes 9, 13 and 18.

Sophomore Cameron   notched a top-10 finish, tying for seventh at 211 (+1). He shot an even par 70 on Sunday with three birdies and three bogeys. David Chung and Patrick Grimes tied for 42nd at 224 (+14). Chung shot a final round 71 while Grimes carded a 73. Freshman Marcel Puyat's final round 78 left him tied for 45th at 225.

Wilson Bowen, playing as an individual, tied for 56th (+19) after turning in a 75 on Sunday.

 Final round scorecards are below - click to enlarge:

Final Round Scorecards - click to enlarge

ROUND 1 AND 2:
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- - Stanford's men's golf team finds itself in second place after two rounds of the 66th Annual Western Intercollegiate being held at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz after the Cardinal shot rounds of 353 and 360 on Saturday.

At 713 (+10), Stanford trails first place and top-ranked Texas by eight strokes after the Longhorns posted rounds of 355 and 350 for an even par total of 705.

UCLA is in third place at 715, followed by USC (722) and California (735).

Six players account for five scores in this 54-hole event which will wrap up on Sunday.

Second round play was suspended a little after 8:00 p.m. with a handful of players still on the course.

Freshman Patrick Rodgers carded rounds of 67 and 71 on the Alister MacKenzie-designed course and sits in second place at 138, one stroke off the pace being set by New Mexico State's Justin Shin, who is at 137 after rounds of 68 and 69.  After his superb 67 in round 1, Patrick's solid 2nd round of 71 was only marred by one over par hole, the par 5 9th hole where he had a double bogey 7.

Longhorn top guns Jordan Spieth (139) and Dylan Fritelli (140) are also in the title hunt, as is UCLA's Patrick Cantlay, who is part of a group at at even par.

Rodgers' morning card featured four birdies and one bogey. He got to -5 early in his second round, picking up birdies on holes 4 and 6, but made a double bogey on the par-4 ninth hole.

Rodgers then rattled off nine straight pars before making a bogey on No. 1, his 17th hole of the round after starting on No. 3.

Andrew Yun, who narrowly missed winning the Blue Jacket last year, shot two rounds of even par 70 and is tied for fourth place at 140.

Cameron Wilson followed a -1 69 with a 72 in the afternoon and is tied for ninth at 141.

Freshman Marcel Puyat is tied for 25th at 147 after rounds of 72 and 75, while fellow frosh Patrick Grimes is tied for 50th at 151 after rounds of 79 and 72.

Senior David Chung is tied for 58th at 153 (75-78) while Wilson Bowen, playing as an individual, is tied for 61st at 164 (81-73).

Second round scorecards are included below - click to enlarge:

Click to enlarge 2nd round scorecards