STANFORD, Calif. -- The No. 3 Stanford women's golf team concludes regular season play next week in the Pac-12 Championships at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona. Eleven teams will participate in the 54-hole event, Monday through Wednesday.
Stanford is a two-time winner, claiming titles in 2014 and 1999.
The Cardinal is coming off an impressive nine-stroke victory two weeks ago at the Silverado Showdown at Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa, California. The squad produced a program-record best 12-under performance in the second round in which all five players broke par for the first time in school history. The 16-under final total of 848 was the lowest 54-hole score ever recorded on a par-72 course by Stanford.
Four players finished in the top 20 individually, led by freshman Andrea Lee (third) and senior Casey Danielson (tied for fourth).
It marked the fourth full-field triumph on the season, matching a program record established in 2015, and was the fifth overall counting the four-team East Lake Cup last November.
Pac-12 Championships
Sewailo Golf Club
Tucson, Ariz.
Par 72 • 6,283 yards
Monday-Wednesday, April 24-26
Live results • GoStanford.com
TV: The Championship will be aired in a tape delayed, one-hour special on Pac-12 Networks on May 2 at 4:30 p.m. PT.
Lineup • Andrea Lee, Casey Danielson, Albane Valenzuela, Madie Chou, Shannon Aubert
The Scoop
• Hosted by Arizona, the Cardinal will attempt to win its second Pac-12 title in the last four years and third overall.
Last Year
• No. 6 Stanford placed seventh at Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton, Calif., finishing at 7-over 871. USC captured the team crown with a tournament-record score of 18-under 846.
Senior Lauren Kim paced the Cardinal by tying for 20th at 1-over 217, 12 strokes behind medalist Linnea Strom of Arizona. Senior Mariah Stackhouse (4-over 220) tied for 27th, while sophomore Shannon Aubert and freshman Sierra Kersten (5-over 221) tied for 32nd.
The Course
• Located at the Casino Del Sol Resort and owned by the Pascua-Yaqui Tribe, Sewailo was designed by former Stanford men's All-American golfer Notah Begay III and means "the land where flowers grow." The course features rolling terrain, spacious fairways and large greens, including a massive double-green shared by the first and eighth holes, a tribute to the Old Course at St. Andrews, one of Begay's favorite layouts. Water hazards and nearly 70 bunkers are strategically placed throughout in the floral and desert setting.
The Field
• The 11-team field includes No. 2 ASU, No. 3 Stanford, No. 5 UCLA, No. 10 USC, No. 13 Arizona, No. 22 Cal, No. 26 Colorado, No. 41 Oregon, No. 53 Washington, No. 57 Oregon State, No. 62 Washington State.
The Format
• The 54-hole tournament features 18 holes all three days. The top four-out-of-five scores each day will be used to determine team totals. Tee times begin at 8 a.m. PT each day on the first and 10th holes. Stanford will play with Arizona on Monday with times running from 8:40 a.m. to 9:12 a.m. off the first tee.
Spring Cleaning
• The Cardinal have competed in five events during the spring season, winning four.
Wire-to-Wire
• Stanford opened with a 10-stroke victory on its home course in the Peg Barnard Invitational. Freshman Andrea Lee led the way with rounds of 67-67 to finish at 8-under and earned medalist honors by six strokes for her third win of the season in the 12-team tournament.
Also finishing in the top 10 were senior Casey Danielson (t-4) and freshmen Madie Chou (t-8) and Albane Valenzuela (t-8).
Sugar Bowl Sensation
• The team extended its winning streak to two by capturing the 17-team Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic at English Turn Golf & Country Club in New Orleans by 11 shots. The Cardinal recorded a second round score of 8-under 278, the second-lowest in program history. Stanford completed the 54-hole event hosted by Tulane with a score of 1-under 863.
Danielson fired a career-best 67 in the second round, while Lee posted 68 and Valenzuela 69. Danielson tied for third individually at 3-under 213, and Valenzuela tied for 10th.
Riding the Wave
• The Cardinal made it three-in-a-row at the Bruin Wave Invitational at San Luis Obispo Country Club in San Luis Obispo, California. Playing in tough, windy conditions, Stanford led from start from finish, holding on for a one-stroke victory over co-host UCLA.
Danielson and Valenzuela sparked the triumph by tying for third at 4-over 223.
Golf in Paradise
• Stanford returned to competition after finals and a one-month respite by finishing fifth at the 15-team Anuenue Spring Break at Kapalua Bay Resort in Maui, Hawaii. Danielson garnered her seventh consecutive top 10 showing by tying for 10th at 2-over 218, while Chou earned a share of 12th at 219.
The Cardinal competed without Lee and Valenzuela. Lee received an amateur exemption to play in the ANA Inspiration, the first LPGA Tour major championship of 2017, while Valenzuela was sidelined by injury.
Crushing it in Wine Country
• The Cardinal combined for a record-setting score of 16-under 848 to successfully defend its title at the 18-team Silverado Showdown at Silverado Resort and Spa. Andrea Lee finished third at 7-under 209, one stroke off the lead, while Casey Danielson tied for fourth at 5-under 211. Shannon Aubert and Sierra Kersten tied for 13th at even par 216, while Madie Chou earned a share of 21st at 2-over 218. It was the sixth top three finish in eight college starts for Lee, who also has three victories. Danielson posted her eighth-straight top 10 in nine starts this season and has six top fives.
