Cardinal Second in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas – Led by the in-form Maverick McNealy, Stanford shot a 3-over 283 in the final round of the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational to take second place behind Oregon at the storied par-70 Colonial Country Club.

On a day which yielded few scoring opportunities, Stanford tied for the lowest total on the day with first-place Oregon. 

Oregon’s Thomas Lim (-10) took home medalist honors, closing with a 1-over 71 for a 202, four shots ahead of McNealy.  

Unable to win his third tournament in a row to start the fall season, McNealy (71-66-69) overcame a stretch of four bogeys in five holes to finish with a 1-under 69, good for third place individually at 4-under for the 54-hole event.

David Boote (72-71-72) continued his steady play with a closing 72, enough for a top-10 finish in a tie for ninth. 

Viraat Badhwar (74-72-71) fired a 71 of his own, vaulting the Australian into a tie for 11th at 7-over.  

Bradley Knox finished the event in satisfying fashion, carding a 1-over 71, jumping him 15 spots into a tie for 34th. 

Jim Liu (77-72-73) rounded out the day for the Cardinal, closing with a 73 after a difficult front nine.  Liu finished the event in a tie for 29th at 12-over.

The Cardinal gets back in action when it competes in the United States Collegiate Championship (Oct. 17-19) at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga. Co-hosted by Georgia and Georgia Tech, the United States Collegiate Championship is annually one of the premier college golf tournaments in the nation.