COLUMBUS, Ohio – Stanford bounced back to sweep Kent State on Tuesday in the weather-shortened Jack Nicklaus Collegiate Invitational hosted by Ohio State at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
After dropping its opening match Monday morning against South Carolina, 4-2, the Cardinal built back nine leads in all six assignments in the afternoon against Kent State before play was suspended at 6:45 p.m. ET. Stanford prevailed, 6-0, on Tuesday morning.
"Great work yesterday afternoon and today by the guys against a quality Kent State Team," said Conrad Ray, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf. "We had a better feel for the course in our second match and all of the games got off to a fast start. It was a great learning experience to be able to play this format on a world class course with something on the line."
Junior Henry Shimp and sophomore Ashwin Arasu won both matches in the eight-team tournament, which was scheduled to host three matches for each school. However, inclement weather forced the cancelation of the final round.
As a result, Georgia Tech and Clemson were declared co-champions.
On Tuesday, senior Isaiah Salinda defeated Gisli Sveinbergsson, 2 & 1; freshman Ethan Ng defeated Bjarki Petursson, 2-up; junior David Snyder defeated Josh Gilkison, 5-up; Arasu defeated Johnny Travale, 4 & 3; Shimp defeated Chris Doody, 5 & 4; and senior Brandon Wu defeated Julien Paltrinieri, 5 & 4.
Muirfield Village Golf Club was designed by Nicklaus, whose 18 major wins are the most in golf history. He is also host of the Memorial Tournament, an elite PGA Tour event played at Muirfield each year.
"We were thankful for the opportunity," Ray said. "It was also an honor to spend time on a course that honors the legacy of Mr. Jack Nicklaus."
The Cardinal returns to competition on October 19-21 at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational in Alpharetta, Georgia. The 15-team, 54-hole tournament will be contested at The Golf Club of Georgia.
Live scoring will be available at GoStanford.com.
