Stanford hosts the US Intercollegiate as all 11 team members will compete

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Final Results - story by gostanford.com

STANFORD, Calif. -
Stanford led the tournament all three rounds clinching the U.S. Intercollegiate title by six strokes at the Stanford Golf Course.

Top 10 Teams

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.”

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.”

3 round scorecards for Stanford's top 10 finishers

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.”

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

Patrick Rodgers Rnd 2

bogeys and, again, went four under. The freshman (66-66) tied for first at 132 with TCU's Paul Barjon who led the second round through the front nine after six early birdies.

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. 

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).

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.

Live scoring will be available at Golf Game Book. Fans can download the app on their smartphones and follow hole-by-hole scoring, view pictures and leave comments in a newsfeed. 

Stanford finishes 5th in Las Vegas, Patrick Rodgers wins his 3rd

TPC Southern Highlands GC, Las Vegas, NV

Live scoring | TPC Southern Highlands | Golf Week Recap
11 of the nation's top 13 teams compete in Las Vegas
Cal 1, Texas 2, Alabama 3, New Mexico 5, UCLA 6,
USC 7, Duke 8, Florida 10, Geogia 11, Georgia Tech 12, Stanford 13

Final Results

Patrick Rodgers wins his 3rd title

Stanford struggled on its final round with a 12-over 300 team total and ended up 5th in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters played in Las Vegas after standing in 2nd place after rounds 1 & 2.  The Cardinal's three round total (286-290-300 876) was 20 strokes behind the winning Cal team.  Although the final round was a disappointment, the Cardinal still finished in front of 6 teams ranked ahead of them.

The highlight of the tournament for Stanford was Patrick Rodgers winning his 3rd tournament of the year in a 4-man playoff (66-73-73 212). He birdied his final hole to get into a playoff and birdied the first playoff hole to win.   Video of Patrick's final hole pitch | Video of Patrick's final hole birdie putt | Video of Patrick's winning playoff birdie.   

Cal won its 8th team title in by 13 strokes with an 856, 8-under par total that featured steady play by all five players who individually shot between 212 and 218.  For Stanford, Cameron Wilson had an excellent tournament finishing 5th on rounds of 71-71-73 215, 3 shots behind Patrick's winning total.  Andrew Yun tied for 31st with 73-74-76 223, David Boote tied for 48th with 76-72-78  226 and Steven Kearney ended at 237 with 83-75-79.

Stanford's final round scorecards are shown below.  Of note, both Patrick Rodgers and Cameron Wilson started their rounds with double bogies but still finished strongly.  Andrew Yun started with a triple bogie and played 1 over thereafter.

Final round scorecards - click to enlarge

The top 10 team standings can be found below:

Top 10 team scores - click to enlarge

Round 2 Results by gostanford.com

Stanford trails in second at even-par 576 on Saturday in the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters.

Patrick Rodgers

Tournament front-runner Patrick Rodgers shot one-over-par 73 after firing three early birdies over the front nine. With a 66 in the opening round, the sophomore heads into the last day at five under.

"The wind on the front nine made a few of the holes accessible," said Rodgers who has a two-stroke lead. "I tried to fight hard on the back but it was playing tough. I just made a few bogeys with quality shots that ended up in the wrong spots. I feel comfortable with my game, and if I can make good decisions tomorrow hopefully I can lead the comeback."  

California (285-280), the only team to shoot under par today, went eight under for the lead at 565, 11 strokes ahead of the Cardinal.

There was a battle of the Bay at the Southern Highlands Golf Club. Over the front nine, Stanford managed to lead the tournament a stroke ahead of California. Through the back, however, three California players shot under. The Cardinal (286-290) still produced a solid round at two over for the third low round of the day.

"We're up for tomorrow's competition and on this golf course 11 shots is very attainable," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "To play the final pairing with two great teams is a neat opportunity for our guys and they'll rise to the challenge. They handled themselves well today and had a little bit of a slow finish on a course where the last few holes are pivotal."

Cameron Wilson led the team at 71 after making four consecutive birdies over the front nine. The junior is tied for fourth at 142 after a 71 in the opening round.

"I got some comfortable yardages and hit some precise short irons on holes six through nine," said Wilson. "All of my birdie putts were inside 10 feet."

Senior Andrew Yun (73-74) tied for 23rd at 147, while freshman David Boote (76-72) was not too far behind at 148, tying for 28th. Steve Kearney (83-75), a senior, finished 77th at 158.

The final round resumes on Sunday at 8 a.m. Stanford, paired with California and Alabama, tees off at 9:39 a.m. with nine minutes apart between groups.

"The weather should be better tomorrow, but hole locations will probably be challenging," said Wilson. "My game plan is to be very patient and accepting of all the breaks, good or bad."

Round 2 scorecards are shown below - click to enlarge:

Round 2 scorecards - click to enlarge

Round 1 Results by gostanford.com

Stanford is in second place at two-under-par 286, just one stroke behind California, on Friday in the first round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters.

Sophomore Patrick Rodgers led the tournament with a six-under-par 66 after opening with two consecutive birdies and firing three more to end the front nine at five under. Two more birdies and a bogey on the back nine left Rodgers with a two-stroke lead.

"On the front nine I just tried to take what the golf course gave me," said Rodgers who hit 12 fairways and had 26 putts. "The wind laid down a bit and the greens were receptive so the course offered a few early birdies. I hit a lot of quality shots, controlled the ball well and converted the putts to get it going early."

Under cold, windy, rainy conditions, where some sleet covered the ground and the tournament had to call a rain delay, only Stanford and California shot under par.

"We had a great team contribution all the way around and I'm confident Steve Kearney will be in there for us in the next few days," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "We know there's a lot of golf left and we're going to continue to control the things we can control, picking good clubs and having good strategy on the course."

Another Cardinal front-runner was Cameron Wilson who shot a 71 to tie for seventh. The junior birdied the second, seventh, 10th and 16th holes for a solid performance.

Senior Andrew Yun tied for 19th at 73 after two early bogeys and a birdie over the front nine. Then he overcame a late bogey by making a birdie on his last hole for one over.

Rounding out the field was freshman David Boote who tied for 51st at 76 and Kearney at 83, tying for 78th. Boote, who was six under, managed to make an eagle on his last hole to finish four under.

The second round resumes on Saturday at 8 a.m. Tee times off the first and 10th holes.

"It is always nice to be in the lead individually but we are one behind in the team event," said Rodgers. "Team golf is nice because it can really clean your slate individually and you can go out and play aggressively in an effort to shoot the best team score possible."

Round 1 scorecards are shown below - click to enlarge:

Rnd 1 scoring - click to enlarge

Tournament Background by gostanford.com

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Stanford, up one spot to No. 13 (Golfweek), competes on Friday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, where all the teams rank in the top 40 and the majority of which are in the top 10.

The Cardinal is joined by top ranked California, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Alabama, No. 5 New Mexico, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 USC, No. 8 Duke and No. 10 Florida.

Rounding out the 15-team field are No. 11 Georgia, No. 12 Georgia Tech, No. 16 Okalahoma State, No. 25 Texas A&M, No. 26 Oklahoma and No. 40 UNLV.

"The course and field at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters are two of the strongest we will see all year," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "You need to have very good ball control on the course and typically even par is a very good score both individually and as a team. The event is a very good litmus test on where we are with things as we begin to prepare for the spring run toward NCAAs."

This 54-hole event consists of three rounds, from March 8-10, on the Southern Highlands Golf Club. Play will begin at 8 a.m. each day with tee times off the first and 10th holes. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com.

"Southern Highlands is a demanding golf course that tests all facets of the game," said sophomore Patrick Rodgers. "The greens are fast and firm, the golf course is long and the rough is difficult. As a team we need to be sharp mentally."

After a fifth-place finish at the Prestige at PGA West and a seventh-place finish at the Amer Ari Invitational, Ray starts the same five players in a shuffled order. The lineup is Rodgers, freshman David Boote, senior Steve Kearney, junior Cameron Wilsonand senior Andrew Yun.

"When we play in events that use the format of tee time starts off the first and tenth holes, there is some advantage to lead off with strength and finish with strength," said Ray. "We believe Andrew is primed to have another great event and we expect him to get out of the gates quickly. Patrick has been very steady and likes being the last guy on the course with a task at hand. Steve has been very steady for us as well the last few events, thus his spot in the middle of the lineup supports this effort."

Yun returns to competition after leading the team, along with Wilson, at a tied seventh-place finish at the Prestige.

"I feel like my game is really solid and I `m capable of contending for the title," said Yun. "To get to that next level, I will need to be more consistent. I have been making enough birdies, but the bogeys need to be reduced. I have been making small but significant errors that cost me one to two shots a round, which equates to three to six shots a tournament. So if I can just marginalize the errors, maybe I can head into the back nine Sunday in contention for the win."

"The course tempts you to take on risk many times throughout the round," said Rodgers. "We need to establish a game plan for the golf course and stay committed to it throughout the event."

Stanford finishes 5th at the Prestige at PGA West in La Quinta, CA

gostanford.com - Final Round Results:

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Stanford shot one over par in the final round on Wednesday of the Prestige at PGA West on the Greg Norman Course.

The Cardinal (285-290-285) finished fifth at eight-over 860 (9 shots behind Washington and USC who tied for 1st).

Stanford frontrunners Cameron Wilson (67-72-74) and Andrew Yun (72-68-73) tied for seventh at an even-par 213, 8 behind Pedro Figueiredo of UCLA.

Wilson opened the tournament with a solid 67 after making four birdies and no bogeys. Despite the windy conditions, he shot one over in the second round to stay in contention for the title. The junior, however, fell a few spots n the third round after a three-over finish.

As for Yun, his best round in the tournament came with the winds. The senior shot a 68 in the second round after carding five birdies. His one-over and two-over finishes in the second and third rounds kept him on par.

Sophomore Patrick Rodgers (70, 76, 69) came in two strokes behind his teammates at 215, tying for 15th. He had three birdies and an eagle in the final round.

Rounding out the lineup senior Steve Kearney (76-79-69) finished tied for 51st at 224 while freshman David Boote (76-74-78) tied for 65th at 228.

Freshman Dominick Francks (77-73-74) led the Cardinal individuals for the final two rounds, tying for 51st at 224. Andre DeDecker (73-80-76), a redshirt junior, finished tied for 69th at 229. At 78th was sophomore Patrick Grimes (71-87-76) at 234 and tied for 81st was Shane Lebow (76-91-73) at 240.

gostanford.com - Round Two Results:

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Stanford stands in fifth place at six-over-par 290, after the second round Wednesday morning at the Prestige at PGA West on the Greg Norman Course.
Due to darkness, Tuesday's second round finished Wednesday morning after eight groups teed off at 7 a.m.
Under very windy conditions, Washington and UCLA were the only two teams to shoot under par, sharing a first-place lead at 565. The Cardinal trails by 10 strokes.
Senior Andrew Yun led Stanford in the second round after recording a three-under-par 68. Yun birdied the second, eighth, 10th, 11th, and 14th holes.
"The conditions were tough," said Yun (72-68), who currently ties for sixth at 140. "I practiced hitting some low shots, keeping it underneath the wind and trying to manage my game as best as I can. Luckily I executed all of the shots I wanted to hit and kept it in play, which was really key."
Cardinal frontrunner Cameron Wilson (67-72) shot one over to tie for fourth at 139. An early double bogey derailed the start of his front nine but the junior made a birdie on the eighth, 11th, and 12th to keep his lead.
Shooting five over, sophomore Patrick Rodgers (70-76) finished the second round tied for 26th.
Freshman David Boote (76-74) tied for 52nd while senior Steve Kearney (76-79) finished in 73rd.
The Cardinal individuals were led by freshman Dominick Francks (77-73) who shot two over to tie for 52nd. Redshirt juniorAndre DeDecker (73-80) finished tied for 63rd. Tying for 77th was sophomore Patrick Grimes (71-87). Junior Shane Lebow (76-91) finished at 87th in the second round.
More winds greet the 15-team field on Wednesday.
"You just have to keep the ball down and take the spin off of it," said Yun. "For the most part, the hardest thing to do is keeping the ball in play off the tee because the driver goes the farthest so it's the most likely to get off line especially in the wind."


gostanford.com - Round One Results
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Stanford is tied for seventh place at one-over-par 285, after the opening round on Tuesday morning at the Prestige at PGA West on the Greg Norman Course.
Monday's first round was halted due to darkness and play resumed Tuesday morning. The remaining 10 groups teed off at 8 a.m. and finished soon after the first group in the second round began at 10 a.m.
Junior Cameron Wilson led Stanford with a four-under-par 67 after four birdies and no bogeys, tying for first.
"I got off to a good start and made a bunch of putts on the front nine," said Wilson who birdied the second, fifth, eighth, and 13th holes. "In the back nine, I hit the ball much better but I couldn't make any birdie putts. I made a lot of good decisions and I didn't put myself in too much trouble."
Under ideal conditions, five teams shot under par in the first round with TCU in first with a 278, seven strokes ahead of the Cardinal.
"All in all it was a decent start," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "I think the tournament will get a little interesting based on the weather forecast. It's supposed to get a little windy in the next couple of days and the course changes a lot with the wind. We'll just wake up tomorrow and see what it brings, and keep working hard."
Sophomore Patrick Rodgers carded two consecutive birdies on the eighth and ninth holes to head one over into the back nine where he made two more birdies on the 16th and 18th. Rodgers finished the round with a 70, tying for 11th.
Andrew Yun, the senior from Chandler, Ariz., recorded a 72 for a tie in 28th. Rounding out the field are freshman David Booteand senior Steve Kearney, tied for 64th at 76.
"The course is fairly simple in many terms until the wind gets up so the guys should try to keep it in the fairway and plan to play two under par," said Philip Rowe, Stanford Enlight Foundation Assistant Coach, about a good team score on the Greg Norman Course. "That adds up to eight or 10 under par as a team. When the wind gets up, though, that's when the scores start separating."
For the individuals competing for the Cardinal, sophomore Patrick Grimes leads with 71, tying for 21st. Redshirt junior Andre DeDecker finished at 73 for 47th. Junior Shane Lebow tied for 64th at 76 and freshman Dominick Francks tied for 72nd at 77.
With the second round comes another test.
"I think today one key for me was being very patient," said Wilson. "There's so many birdie holes that if you leave a couple out there, you can get frustrated so just trying to stay as patient as I can be."






gostanford.com Stories: Pre-Tournament

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Stanford, up one spot to No. 14 (Golfweek), takes on a 15-team field on Monday at the 13th annual Prestige at PGA West, a tournament co-hosted by the Cardinal and UC Davis on the Greg Norman Course.

This 54-hole event is the 13th annual Prestige at PGA West. There will be three rounds from February 18-20. Live scoring will be available on GameBook.

Eleven teams return from the Amer Ari Invitational, including No. 4 Washington and No. 6 UCLA, who tied for first at 22-under-par 842. No. 13 Texas Christian took third at 849, while No. 8 USC carded an 850 tying for fourth. Stanford placed seventh at 852.

"We talked a lot about dialing in our wedge games and proximity to the hole with scoring clubs," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray about the practice week leading up to the Prestige. "[We] talked about treating each day as a mini tournament in itself."

Ray starts a lineup featuring sophomore Patrick Rodgers, senior Andrew Yun, senior Steve Kearney, junior Cameron Wilson, and freshman David Boote.

Junior Shane Lebow, freshman Dominick Francks, redshirt junior Andre DeDecker, and sophomore Patrick Grimes compete as individuals for the Cardinal.

"For this week I'm trying to hit a fade (left to right) on almost every shot," said Rodgers. "This course sets up for that shot especially off the tee, and ball control around here is critical for success."

Stanford won the team event in 2006 and has produced two individual champions, Zach Miller (2006) and James Lee (2000).

"My goal this week is to have great balance and a positive attitude," said Yun. "My key words are "slow flow.'"

Cardinal returns to action on the Big Island in Hawaii

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Round 3 Results (quotes from gostanford.com)
The Cardinal shot the lowest final round of the day, an 8-under par 280 to move up to a 7th place finish only 3 strokes out of third place.  The team finished the tournament 10 strokes behind UCLA and Washington who tied for first place overall, picking up 7 strokes on the lead in the final round.  Stanford shot progressively better each round scoring 287-285-280 team totals.  Only a couple of late bogies and a double bogey kept the Cardinal from finishing in 3rd place.

Final Team Standings - click to enlarge

Senior, Steven Kearney

Certainly the week's highlight for Stanford was the breakout tournament performance by senior Steven Kearney who finished with a 5-under 67 to tie for 4th overall, his best career finish in a college tournament.  Steven's final round included 7 birdies and only 2 bogies.  Steven had rounds of 69-72-67 for a 8-under 208 total.  Well done!  The rest of the season looks bright with all five starters capable of competing for an individual title in any event.

 "My short game was pretty good in this tournament," said Kearney who shot seven birdies today for a five-under, his best round of the tournament. "My driving accuracy was definitely one of my strong points. I only missed a few fairways these last three days and that really set me up to play well."  "I'd like to keep going with the momentum I had right now," said Kearney. "If I keep working on that putting, I feel like I could really shoot well next week in Palm Springs and help out the team again."

Three Stanford players shot 1-under 71s in the final round, Cameron Wilson (74-71-71 216 T33), David Boote (73-72-71 216 T33) and Patrick Rodgers (77-79-71 281 T49).  Andrew Yun had a final round 72 to finish tied for 26th overall (71-72-72 215).  Playing as an individual Shane Lebow finished tied for 70th with rounds of 74-76-72-222.  "Overall I thought my game and my mental game was pretty good," said Yun. "I know there are some aspects of my game that I need to work on like iron shots and putting in general."

"We had some solid scores," said Philip Rowe, Stanford Enlight Foundation Assistant Coach. "Those one under pars were challenging in the breeze. Each player probably felt like they left a few shots out there, so there's plenty to work on."  "We had it going actually with a few holes left, but we gave a couple back in the end when we turned back into the wind on this course," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "We're happy with the way the guys battled today. We wish we were a few slots up in the leaderboard but that's golf and it is awful close."

Next up is a short turnaround in at the PGA West courses at La Quinta, in the Palm Springs area, in the Prestige co-hosted by Stanford and played Feb 18-20.

Third round scorecards can be found below --- click to enlarge.

3rd round scorecards - click to enlarge

Round 2 Results
Stanford improved on its first round results by two shots, with a 285 3-under par team total but found itself moving backwards and not forwards in this strong field.  Washington now leads the 9th place Cardinal by 17 strokes after it shot a team total of 275.

Steady play by all five golfers resulted in a 70 by Patrick Rodgers, a 71 by David Boote and three 72's by Steven Kearney, Cameron Wilson and Andrew Yun.  It will take a top notch final round to move the Cardinal up in the highly ranked field.

After two rounds Kearney is tied for 16th at 141, Yun is tied for 30th at 143, Wilson and Boote are tied for 45th at 145 and Rodgers is tied for 65th at 147.  Shane Lebow is tied for 89th at 150.

Quotes below are from gostanford.com stories:

Two early birdies and an eagle pushed Rodgers to a two-under-par 70 leading the team on the second day. Rodgers, who was overcome by bogeys at the start of the tournament, came back strong after an initial five-over-par finish.  "I was comfortable with my game [in the first round] but things just didn't go my way," said Rodgers who is tied for 65th at three under par. "So in the second round, I just tried to continue feeling comfortable, hitting good shots, and capitalizing on the opportunities. I got off to a pretty shaky start, missed a few putts, but didn't hit the ball quite as well as I did yesterday, [although] I did a much better job at managing my round and scoring better."

Wilson, who was facing a two-over-par deficit, finished one-under with four birdies on the front nine to tie him for 45th. "My goal was to be very patient with myself," said Wilson. "The rounds were long and with the green grass around the green there's potential to get a few weird bounces. My goal was to be patient, accepting of the bounces good or bad, and take advantage of the par-5s."

"The guys battled hard and made a lot of nice pars," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "We needed a little bit more offense today. I think they felt like they could have made a little bit more birdies while some other teams went lower than we did. I think it all evens out in the end."  "I think they managed their mental games in fashion today and hopefully they'll come out aggressive tomorrow with a lot of confidence," said Ray. "We haven't played our best round of the tournament yet and we're waiting for that tomorrow."

"I had a couple of birdies early on and unfortunately could not finish it off in the end with a couple of silly bogies," said Boote. "But it was an improvement by one shot from yesterday so I'm fairly happy."

Day two scorecards can be viewed below - click to enlarge.

Round Two scorecards - click to enlarge

Round 1 Results

Steven Kearney

Stanford finds itself tied for 8th against a very strong field, 10 strokes behind leading TCU after a 1-under team total of 287 in the first round.  The Cardinal was led by Steven Kearney's 3-under par 69 (T10) whose solid round included an eagle on 18, two birdies and only one bogey.  "I hit a really good drive down the middle," said Kearney about the eagle at the par-five 18th. "The short side was left there so we decided to hit a 6-iron because the downwind would hit it to about 20 feet. Then I finally made a good putt, put a good stroke on it, made it on the right edge and it fell in there."  "My goal today was just fairways and greens," said Kearney. "If the putts fall, then the putts fall."

Andrew Yun finished at 1-under par 71 after posting 5 birdies and 4 bogies.  "I birdied two of the par-5s by hitting on two and two putting," said Yun who finished with five birdies for one under par, putting him 23rd overall. "For the other ones I hit, my second shot was within 10 feet and I just made the putt."

David Boote was 4 under par in his round at one point but ended with a double bogey, bogey-bogey finish for a 73.  Cameron Wilson's 74 included four birdies but also 4 bogies and a double bogey on #13.  Patrick Rodgers' 77 included an uncharacteristic 5 bogies and a double to offset his two birdies.  Playing as an individual, Shane Lebow had a 2-over 74 total.

"We had a lot of few easy opportunities get away from us on the course but we're still within striking distance with a couple of rounds left," said The Knowles Family Director of Golf Conrad Ray. "[Holes] 10 through 13 is a big stretch and we start around that area tomorrow. If we play those holes well and the guys manage their mental games well, we'll be in good shape for the last two days."

Individual scorecards from round 1 are included below:

Round 1 scorecards - click to enlarge

Tournament Background
The Cardinal returns to action on the beautiful Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii at the Waikoloa Beach King's Course as they send their strongest squad of the season to compete against a top field featuring 5 of the top 10 teams in the country. Top 20 teams with rankings include Texas (#2), Washington (#6), UCLA (#7), USC (#8), Georgia Tech (#10), Oklahoma St. (#14), Stanford (#15) and TCU (#16).

Andrew Yun, 2-time senior All-American, returns to the squad after taking the fall quarter off to try to qualify for the PGA Tour.  Having just missed qualifying, Andrew brings a wealth of talent and experience to the young team.  First team All-American sophomore Patrick Rodgers, ranked as one of the world's top amateurs, looks to continue his outstanding fall play which included two individual wins.

Rounding out the team are junior Cameron Wilson, looking to follow up his course record breaking 61 and second place finish at CordeValle in November, freshman David Boote from England who had three top 10 finishes in the fall, and senior Steven Kearney coming off strong play in qualifying for this event.  Junior Shane Lebow will be competing as a junior.

David Boote makes the grade & team service project

Some recent news on the break about the team:

1.  DAVID BOOTE MAKES THE GRADE --- Golf Week recently graded out the top freshman across the country and David earned top marks with his fine fall season. Here's what they had to say about David ... we hope his school marks are nearly this good.

David Boote, Stanford

Golfweek/Sagarin rank: 18

Prerequisites: The Surrey, England, native won the Welsh Boys National U-18 Championship and was captain of the 2011 Great Britain and Ireland team at the Jaques Leglise Trophy.

First semester report: Boote racked up three top 10s in four tournaments this fall. He was T-7 at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, T-3 at the Pac-12 Preview and T-9 at the Gifford Collegiate. His fourth start wasn’t too bad, either, as he finished T-13 at the U.S. Collegiate. His 71.3 stroke average is second on the team behind Patrick Rodgers (70.4).

Final grade: A

2.  SERVICE PROJECT - The team participates in a service project at a Boy's/Girl's Club in East Palo Alto.  Here's a photo of team members with the women's water polo team and a December 5th response to each team member from the organizer after their work was done.  Well done team!

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"We hope you all had a great experience at the GOALS/Boys & Girls Club program last night.  I've already gotten some really positive feedback from the organizations about how much of an impact you spending the afternoon with the kids had!  They are all talking about how they want to be student-athletes at Stanford, which is helping their coaches teach them goal-setting skills."

Stanford Announces Three National Letter of Intent Signings

STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford University men's golf program has signed Jim Liu, Maverick McNealy, and Viraat Badhwar to NCAA letters of intent in the 2013 incoming freshman class, announced The Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf Conrad Ray.  This diverse class includes two players nationally ranked #1 in their respective countries and a home grown phenom who first won the Stanford men's club championship at age 13.

Maverick McNealy is the tenth-ranked player in California according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard and will be graduating from The Harker School in San Jose, Calif. in the spring. A three-time Stanford University Golf Club Men's Champion, McNealy placed third at the 2012 NCGA Junior Amateur at Spyglass Hill. Maverick won the 2012 Stanford club championship with his last three rounds of 69-69-67.  He was also a quarterfinalist at the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and 2012 NCGA Amateur Match Play tournament at Spyglass Hill. He is the current course record holder at Sharon Heights Country Club in Menlo Park, CA after carding a 65 (-7).

Viraat Badhwar will join the Cardinal from Queensland, Australia, where he is the No. 1-ranked junior golfer in Australia and a student at Kelvin Grove State College. A member of the Australian Junior Golf Squad in 2012, Badhwar has a USGA handicap of +4. He won the 2012 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan leading Australia to the World Cup title with a 12-under par 72-68-65-67 performance.  Viraat was the runner-up at the 2012 Australian Boys Amateur Championship. Badhwar was ranked as the #1 junior golfer in India from 2005 to 2007 before moving to Australia. Badhwar also recently was awarded the Platinum Award from Kelvin Grove State College for excellence in golf and academics.

Jim Liu, from Smithtown, NY is the No. 1 ranked high school golfer by Golfweek and the Junior Golf Scoreboard. Liu will graduate from The Knox School in Nissequogue, N.Y. in the spring. Liu is a four-time consecutive AJGA Rolex All-American, and was a member of two victorious junior Ryder Cup teams in 2010 and 2012. Liu advanced through the first stage of qualifying school for the 2012 European Tour, and has collected every USGA Junior Amateur Championship medal (gold, silver, stroke-play, medalist and sectional qualifying medalist). He surpassed Tiger Woods' record at the U.S. Junior Amateur, becoming the youngest champion in the tournaments' history in 2010. Liu also was the runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and is a four-time U.S. Kids World champion. 
"The 2013 Stanford Men's Golf recruiting class may go down as the strongest in our programs history," said Ray. "When we are able to sign a single No. 1-ranked player in a given year it is a big deal, but to have two is very rare. The rigorous nature of the Stanford admissions process is well known and it is a credit to these student-athletes that they have been admitted and are making a great choice in Stanford University. We are very excited to add Maverick, Jim, and Viraat to the Cardinal roster in 2013 to continue our pursuit of the programs ninth national championship."

Stanford finishes 2nd led by Cameron Wilson's record breaking 61

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Final Results
Stanford ended the tournament in 2nd, 8 strokes behind UCLA, following a steady 3rd round played under tougher conditions than the first two days.  The Cardinal was led by Cameron Wilson (61-74-74 209 2nd) who finished in 2nd place individually, only 2 shots behind the winner, Rick Lamb of Tennessee.  As indicated below, Cameron's remarkable 61 in round 1 was a course record and ties for the best round ever shot by a Stanford player in collegiate competition -  Tiger Woods was the other player with a 61 shot in 1996.

Patrick Rodgers (72-70-72 214 T9) and  David Boote (72-71-71 214 T9) both tied for 9th in the event, the 3rd time in 4 tournaments this season that both have had top 10 finishes.  Dominic Francks finished tied for 20th (74-69-75 218 T20), while Steven Kearney (74-77-72 223 T41) and Shane Lebow (79-71-73 223 T41) both tied for 41st.

Patrick Grimes, playing as an individual, had a solid tournament as he tied for 16th (76-66-75 217 T16) highlighted by his fine 66, the tournament's second lowest round, shot in round two.  Freshman Keegan English finished in 67th place (80-78-75 233 67th) in his first event for the Cardinal.  The fall season is over --- next up is the Hawaii tourney in February.  3rd round scorecards are included below:

3rd round scorecards - click to enlarge

Second Round Results
Stanford remained in 2nd place, but fell 11 shots behind UCLA, after a steady even par round led by a solid 2-under 69 by freshman Dominick Francks (74-69 T14).  Dominick's round was unusual in that he had no bogies to go along with 2 birdies.  Cameron Wilson followed up his course record 61 with a 3 over 74, but remains in first place individually at 7 under par (61-74 135 1st).  It's a very common pattern to see an outstanding round followed by a mediocre one so hopefully Cameron can return to form for the final round.

All-American Patrick Rodgers had a 70 highlighted by birdies on his last 4 holes (72-70 142 T9).  Solid even par 71s were shot by freshman David Boote (72-71 143 T14) and Shane Lebow (79-71 150 T50) while Steven Kearney settled for a 77 (74-77 151 T54).  The team scorecards are shown below:

2nd round scorecards - click to enlarge

Competing individually, sophomore Patrick Grimes had a very strong 2nd round firing a 5-under 66 and he stands tied for 9th individually (76-66 142).  Patrick's round included 4 birdies, 1 eagle and only one bogey.  Freshman Keegan English is in 71st place after his 2nd round 78 (80-78 158).  Patrick fine round is included below:

Patrick Grimes shoots 66 - click to enlarge

First Round Results

Stanford is in 2nd place as a team, led by an historic, 10-under 61 recorded by junior Cameron Wilson.  The 61 is a new course record at CordeValle, beating PGA Tour pros Nick O'Hern and John Malinger who both shot 62  at this year's Frys.com Open.  Cameron ties Tiger Woods, who also shot a 61 in 1996, for the lowest round ever shot by a Cardinal player in a collegiate tournament.

"Cameron's round today was one of the best in Stanford's golf program history," The Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf Conrad Ray told reporters. "Cameron seemed very comfortable from the first tee shot today. This is his third year competing in the Gifford Intercollegiate Golf Championship, and he likes the CordeValle course."  "Cameron carried us today," said Ray. "We know what he's capable of, and he really showed that out there."

Cameron's round included 11 birdies, 7 on the front nine and a lone bogey leading to a 30, and 4 more on the back nine leading to a 31.  Cameron leads the field on the tough CordeValle links by a full 7 strokes.  Cameron's record scorecard is shown below - click to enlarge:

Cameron Wilson's record tying 61 at CordeValle Nov 2012

Patrick Rodgers and David Boote shot 1-over 72s with Patrick's round marred by a double on 15 and bogies on 16 and 17.  Dominick Francks and Steven Kearney each had 74 and Shane Lebow had a 79.  Patrick Grimes shot 76 and Keegan English an 80 playing as individuals.  The team trails UCLA by 3 strokes.

First round scorecards for the team can be found below:

First round scorecards

Backround

STANFORD, Calif. - The # 17 (Golfstat) Stanford men's golf team wraps up its fall schedule next week as the team travels to CordeValle to compete in the Gifford Collegiate Championship hosted by UCLA. The Cardinal is part of a 10-team field that includes the # 5 Bruins, # 8 USC, # 12 Arkansas, #13 SMU, # 24 Northwestern, Oregon State, Tennessee, Coastal Carolina and Lamar. 

The event begins Monday, November 5 and concludes on Wednesday, November 7.

This is the eighth annual event, which honors longtime sponsor and UCLA golf supporter Jack Gifford. Six-man teams will compete in the 54-hole stroke play event, with the five best individual scores in each round counting. The Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed course will play to 7,282 yards with a par-72 layout.

The Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf Conrad Ray will field a lineup of Patrick Rodgers, winner of two events this season, Cameron Wilson, Dominick Francks, Shane Lebow, Steve Kearney and David Boote.  Patrick Grimes and Keegan English will participate as individuals.  Keegan English, a freshman from Milwaukee and son of former Cardinal golfer Pat English '83, is making his first appearance in a tournament for the Cardinal.

Stanford finished sixth at last year's event, with Rodgers tying for tenth. USC won the team competition, and Trojan Steve Lim captured the individual title.