Results
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Stanford men's golf posted the best round of the day - 13-under 275 - to move up the leaderboard three spots on Saturday at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. The Cardinal now sits at 15-under 561, 11 strokes off Pepperdine's lead, and in fifth place.
Junior Barclay Brown totaled nine birdies en route to a 6-under 66 on the Lakeside Course. In his 40th career round, Saturday was Brown's 14th round in the 60s. For the second straight day, sophomore Karl Vilips tallied a 5-under 67. Vilips, at 10-under 134, sits in third place.
Sophomore Michael Thorbjornsen and sixth year Henry Shimp posted 1-under 71s on Saturday to get the Cardinal to their 13-under number, Stanford's best round-to-par so far this season. It is tied for the 16th-best round (in relation to par) in school history.
Stanford will play Sunday's final round with Wake Forest and East Tennessee State.
Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Lakeside Course, par 72)
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Stanford | 286 (-2) | 275 (-13) | -- | 561 (-15) |
| 3. Karl Vilips | 67 (-5) | 67 (-5) | -- | 134 (-10) |
| T25. Barclay Brown | 77 (+5) | 66 (-6) | -- | 143 (-1) |
| T25. Michael Thorbjornsen | 72 (E) | 71 (-1) | -- | 143 (-1) |
| T42. Alex Yang | 70 (-2) | 75 (+3) | -- | 145 (+1) |
| T57. Henry Shimp | 77 (+5) | 71 (-1) | -- | 148 (+4) |