Thursday-Saturday, March 29-31
TPC Harding Park • San Francisco, Calif.
The Tournament
• Stanford will play host to The 49th Goodwin (March 29-31) at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
• Originally called the United States Intercollegiate, the event was renamed 'The Goodwin' prior to the 2014 edition in honor of former Cardinal head coach Wally Goodwin. He coached at Stanford from 1987-2000, and his tenure was highlighted by winning the 1994 national title. Goodwin was named national coach of the year in 1992 and 1994.
• Goodwin recruited and coached standouts such as Tiger Woods, Casey Martin, Notah Begay III, Joel Kribel and current Stanford head coach Conrad Ray, among many other stars from Stanford's proud golfing tradition.
• Stanford has claimed 15 team victories and 15 individual titles at the event, the most of any program in each category. The Cardinal captured the first team and individual titles in 1968 during the inaugural year of the tournament.
• Stanford alumni who have won the event include Sandy Adelman (1968), Gary Vanier (1970), Tom Watson (1971), Conrad Nilmeier (1973), Dave Baskins (1974), Mike Peck (1976), Mike Milliken (1990), Casey Martin (1995), Joel Kribel (1996-97), Philip Rowe (2002), Rob Grube (2006-07) and Patrick Rodgers (2014).
• The Cardinal holds the event's longest team winning streak at six (1970-1975).
The Coverage
• Live results will be available throughout the event at GoStanford.com, with updates available on Twitter (@StanfordMgolf), Facebook (StanfordMgolf) and Instagram (@StanfordMgolf).
The Field
• The 26-team field is comprised of Abeline Christian, Arizona State (22), BYU (32), Cal (11), Cal Poly, Colorado (48), Minnesota, Nevada, Northern Colorado, Northwestern (46), Oklahoma (10), Oregon (30), Oregon State, San Francisco (50), San Jose State, SMU, Sonoma State, Stanford (20), Stanford B Team, St. Mary's (45), UC Davis, USC (16), UNLV (24), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
• Stanford scored a wire-to-wire victory in 2017 at Stanford Golf Course by posting rounds of 276-288-273 to finish at 3-under 837, nine strokes ahead of runner-up USC.
• Rhett Rasmussen of BYU claimed medalist honors at 4-under 206, while Franklin Huang of Stanford and Harry Hall of UNLV tied for second at 207.
The Format
• The event will span three days and features 54 holes of stroke play. Team scores will consist of the cumulative total of its four best scores out of five per round. For the purposes of tournament honors and awards, ties will be split per NCAA Championship tie-breaking procedures.
• There will be morning and afternoon sessions each day with starting times off the first and 10th tees. The first session starts at 7:30 a.m. PT and the afternoon at 12:00 p.m. on the first tee and 12:25 p.m. on the 10th tee.
• Pairings remain the same for the first two rounds. Teams will be repaired Saturday according to scores.
• The tournament is open to the public and admission is free.
Cardinal Contingent
• Stanford will compete with two teams. The Cardinal team consists of Franklin Huang, Isaiah Salinda, Jeffrey Swegle, David Snyder and Henry Shimp. They start on Thursday at 12:55 p.m. PT on the first tee.
• The White team includes Bradley Knox, Brandon Wu, Dakota McNealy, Ashwin Arasu and Christopher Meyers. They begin the first round at 1:50 p.m. on the first tee.
The Course
TPC Harding Park
Named after U.S. President Warren G. Harding, Harding Park Golf Course was opened on July18,1925 along the shores of Lake Merced, in San Francisco's southwest corner. The initial 18-hole,163-acre course was designed by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting, who also designed thenearby Olympic Club Lake Course.
Harding Park began hosting major amateur tournaments soon after opening most notably, the USGA National Public Links Championship, and the San Francisco City Championship, the oldest consecutively played competition in the world.
The golf course quickly attracted national attention when it hosted a number of important tournaments, including The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in 1937 and again in 1956. Future PGA Tour members such as George Archer, Ken Venturi, Tony Lema and Johnny Miller frequented the course during their junior years, developing their games in the challenging conditions. In the 1960s, Harding Park became a regular stop for the PGA Tour, and produced many big-name winners, including Venturi, Gary Player and Billy Casper.
In 2002-2003, a $16 million restoration featuring a complete re-design to the course began. The result was a highly acclaimed championship course that maintains the character and integrity o fthe original layout, but incorporates design elements and infrastructure to accommodate today's players. Harding is a picturesque layout adjacent to Lake Merced and is known for its majestic cypress trees that line both sides of almost every fairway.
The 15-month project to expand the par-71 course from 6,743 yards to nearly 7,200 yards in length, enhancing the driving range, clubhouse and restaurant, upgrading the nine-hole layout of Fleming, and later establishing the First Tee of San Francisco in 2004, a unique youth development program that uses golf to teach students life skills and values. Harding Park Golf Course officially reopened August 22, 2003.
Since its recent renovations, TPC Harding Park is championship-worthy once again, hosting many important professional events, including the 2005 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship won by Tiger Woods in a sudden-playoff against John Daly; the 2009 President's Cup; the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in 2010 (John Cook), 2011 (Jay Don Blake) and 2013 (Fred Couples); and the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship won by Rory McIlroy.
In 2020, Harding Park will host the PGA Championship, the last of the year's four major championships. And in 2025, the President's Cup will return.
The Start Times
Round 1 - Hole 1 (All times Pacific)
7:30 a.m. to 8:14 a.m. – Washington, Wyoming and UC Davis
8:25 a.m. to 9 a.m. -- Nevada, Utah and Minnesota
12:00 p.m. to 12:44 p.m. -- USC, Arizona State and UNLV
12:55 p.m. to 1:39 p.m. – Stanford, Cal and Oklahoma
1:50 p.m. to 2:34 p.m. – Sonoma State, Stanford White (B) and individuals from Washington, Cal, Northwestern, USC and St. Mary's
Round 1 – Hole 10
7:30 a.m. to 8:14 a.m. – SMU, Oregon State, San Jose State
8:25 a.m. to 9:09 a.m. – Cal Poly, Northern Colorado, Abilene Christian
12:25 p.m. to 1:09 p.m. – BYU, Oregon and St. Mary's
1:20 p.m. to 2:04 p.m. – Northwestern, Colorado, San Francisco