Freshman's experience leading Stanford

It seems Stanford's Sihwan Kim is a freshman in name only. Kim, who joined the Cardinal with a superior junior golf résumé, already leads the team in scoring and collected his first win at last week's CordeValle Collegiate in San Martin.
Kim, a four-time junior All-American, is averaging nearly a half-stroke under par in 15 rounds this year and he tied for first at the CordeValle by blistering the course with a second-round 68 and a final-round 69. (More...)

Matt Tight Joins Men's Golf Program as Assistant Coach

Stanford, Calif. - Matt Tight, a Pepperdine alum, has been named an Assistant Coach for the Stanford men's golf team announced Head Coach Conrad Ray today.
Prior to joining the program, Tight served various roles in the investment banking industry both in New York City and Chicago.
"Matt brings a skill set that is highly valued to our program," said Ray. (More...)

Zack Miller Qualifies for 2nd Stage Q-School

Zack Miller, recent Stanford grad, fired a 68-66 in his last two rounds to finish 3rd at the PGA Qualifying school tournament held at San Juan Oaks. Zack now moves on to the 2nd stage where he will have a chance to earn his playing card for either the Nationwide Tour or the PGA Tour.



Posted by Bob Stevens

Stanford alums all business about joining pro tours

Ted Boscia, SF Chronicle, August 29, 2007





Like many of their classmates, Lauren Todd and Zack Miller graduated from Stanford in June with dreams of starting their own businesses.

Only these two wouldn't at all mind being in the red.
That's because the two economics majors soon will embark upon careers as professional golfers. But unlike collegiate stars in more prominent sports like baseball and football, the classmates will have to forgo guaranteed money until they prove they can survive on their respective tours.
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Stanford Men's Golf Visits the White House as National Champs

CSTV, a CBS Company, June 18, 2007

Cardinal is honored at the spring NCAA Champions Day.

Washington, DC - The 2007 national championship Stanford men's golf team was honored today at the White House in a championship reception on the South Lawn with President George W. Bush. The team was part of a ceremony that included more than 20 national championship teams as part of White House NCAA Champions Day.

The team enjoyed a tour of historic White House rooms before hearing remarks from the President on the White House South Lawn. The full speech by President Bush is available here. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070618-2.html


The Cardinal squad won seven team titles in 2007 and captured its first national title since 1994 at the NCAA Championships in Williamsburg, Va. on June 2. The team led wire-to-wire at the championships, and claimed the program's eighth overall title. The Cardinal finished at 11 under 1,109 (275-278-275-281), at the par 70, 6,803 yard Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, to stake a 12-stroke victory. All five Cardinal golfers earned All-America honors, the most of any season in program history.

Stanford Wins National Championship

gostanford.com, CSTV, June 2, 2007

Williamsburg, Va. - The national ranked Stanford men's golf team led wire-to-wire at the 2007 NCAA Championships, capturing their first NCAA title since 1994 and eighth overall. The Cardinal finished at 11 under 1,109 (275-278-275-281), at the par 70, 6,803 yard Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, to stake a 12 stroke victory.

Stanford's last NCAA title came in 1994 in McKinney, Texas where the Cardinal squad of William Yanagisawa, Notah Begay III, Casey Martin, Steve Burdick and Brad Lanning recorded a team score of 1,129 to take top honors.
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