March 26, 2008
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - The ninth-ranked Stanford men's golf team finished in 11th place today after the third and final round of a tough United States Collegiate Championship tournament at The Golf Club of Georgia. The Cardinal finished with 897 strokes total, putting them 33-over-par collectively.
Cold and windy conditions prevailed over the mornings of the three day tournament, and each morning's start was delayed by at least 30 minutes in order to let the frost clear from the course. Eventually, by the third day, afternoon conditions warmed into the 70-degree range. Stanford struggled early in the tournament, holding 13th place after each of the first two rounds, but got better each day of the tournament, shaving nine strokes off their first round score of 310 in the second round, and an additional 15 strokes in the third round. Even with today's two-under par 286 performance, Stanford's best of the tournament, it wouldn't be enough to break the Cardinal into a top-ten finish at the tournament, as fourth-ranked Charlotte grabbed the tenth spot with a 25-over-par 889.
Freshman Steve Ziegler posted the best finish for Stanford, and his best finish overall as a Cardinal golfer, tying for tenth place overall with UCLA's No. 11 Kevin Chappell and Brigham Young's Esteban Calisto, shooting a two-over-par three day total of 218. Ziegler shot his best round of the tournament on the third day, recording a four-under 68. Fellow freshmen Sihwan Kim, ranked tenth in the nation, finished in the top-25, drawing for 25th with Charlotte's second-ranked Jonas Enander Hedin and East Tennessee State's No. 33 Gareth Shaw, shooting a five-over-par 221.
Fifth-ranked Southern California, after gaining the top spot on the leaderboard after the second round, went on to retain their lead and capture the tournament crown witha five-under-par 864. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma State took second, while top-ranked Alabama placed third. Oklahoma State's No. 57 Trent Leon captured the individual tournament crown, with a eight-under-par three day total of 208.
The Cardinal will next take to the course on April 19 and 20, when they will host the U.S. Intercollegiate at the Stanford Golf Course on campus.
11 Stanford University
+33 310 301 286 897
T10 Steve Ziegler
+2 76 74 68 218
T25 Sihwan Kim
+5 78 70 73 221
T33 Rob Grube
+7 76 76 71 223
T75 Daniel Lim
+25 84 83 74 241
T75 Dodge Kemmer
+25 80 81 80 241
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March 25, 2008
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Despite improving upon yesterday's combined score by nine strokes, the Stanford men's golf team still resides in 13th place after two rounds of play at the United States Collegiate Championship at the Golf Club of Georgia.
After a one and a half hour late start due to frost covering the ground, the Cardinal collectively shot a 13-over-par 301 today to put the two-day total at 611.
Freshman Sihwan Kim had an outstanding round today for the Cardinal, shooting a two-under 70 that boosted him to a tie for 19th place overall. Fellow first-year Steve Ziegler also moved up in the ranks to a tie for 29th, cutting two strokes off of yesterday's performance. He is four-over par after two rounds of play.
The top five were also jostled as the Trojans of Southern California now top the leaderboard with a five-over par total of 581. Alabama moved into second place, followed by Oklahoma State who retained their third place spot from yesterday. Georgia Tech sits in fourth, while UCLA slipped to fifth.
The third and final round of play will begin tomorrow morning.
13 Stanford University
+35 310 301 -- 611
T19 Sihwan Kim
+4 78 70 -- 148
T29 Steve Ziegler
+6 76 74 -- 150
T35 Rob Grube
+8 76 76 -- 152
72 Dodge Kemmer
+17 80 81 -- 161
78 Daniel Lim
+23 84 83 -- 167
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March 24, 2008
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - The Stanford men's golf team finds themselves in 13th place after the first round of three at the United State Collegiate Championship at the The Golf Club of Georgia. The par-72 Lakeside course was affected by temperatures in the low 40's and gusty winds that made it seem like it was in the 30's.
Stanford shot a 22-over-par 310 and will look to improve upon that mark in the second round tomorrow. Currently, No. 3 UCLA is in first, No. 12 Florida State is in second, and No. 6 Oklahoma State is in third.
Individually, Stanford's best performers Steve Ziegler and Rob Grube are currently four-over par, shooting 76 and share 38th place with four other golfers.
13 Stanford University
+22 310 -- -- 310
T38 Steve Ziegler
+4 76 -- -- 76
T38 Rob Grube
+4 76 -- -- 76
T51 Sihwan Kim
+6 78 -- -- 78
T64 Dodge Kemmer
+8 80 -- -- 80
T74 Daniel Lim
+12 84 -- -- 84