Let It Fly

STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford women's golf team will make its third appearance in the ANNIKA Intercollegiate Presented by 3M, Sunday through Tuesday at Olympic Hills Golf Club in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
 
It will be the second event of the fall season for the Cardinal, who began the season by tying for third at the Dick McGuire/Branch Law Firm Invitational in New Mexico. Sophomore Andrea Lee shared medalist honors, earning the fourth title of her collegiate career, tied for third in program history.
 
Twelve teams will compete at Olympic Hills, located just outside of Minneapolis. Six are ranked in top 20 in the latest Sagarin/Golfweek poll, and UCLA, which has yet to play this season, is ranked No. 1 in one preseason poll.
 
The field: No. 1 Arkansas; No. 5 USC (two-time defending champion); No. 11 South Carolina; No. 13 Furman; No. 16 Stanford; No. 18 Florida State; No. 26 Texas; No. 53 Miami; No. 66 Baylor; No. 91 Georgia; UCLA; and host Minnesota.
 
Cardinal lineup: Lee, sophomore Albane Valenzuela, freshman Mika Liu, senior Shannon Aubert and senior Calli Ringsby.
 
Format: 54 holes of stroke play, which teams counting the best four of five scores each day.
 
Course: Par 72.
 
Forecast: Partly cloudy Sunday, with high of 67 degrees; scattered thundershowers Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures in mid-60s.
 
Live scoring: #GoStanford.com