ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Stanford men's golf, after firing an 8-under 280 on Friday, sits tied for fourth at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. The Cardinal is four strokes back of co-leaders Georgia Tech and Clemson, who are both 12-under after one round.
Junior Michael Thorbjornsen fired a 4-under 68 and is also tied for fourth. He is just three shots back of co-leaders Nick Dunlap (Alabama) and Hiroshi Tai (Georgia Tech). Thorbjornsen played both the Par 4s and Par 5s at 2-under on the day, while playing the Par 3s at even. He tallied five birdies, one bogey and 12 pars on the day.
Stanford had three players fire 2-under 70s on Friday: Nate Menon, Ethan Ng and Dean Greyserman, who is competing as an individual. Barclay Brown and Alex Yang (individual) both fired even-par 72s, while Karl Vilips was 3-over for the day.
Stanford will tee off Saturday morning at 9:20 a.m. ET/6:20 a.m. PT off the 10th tee, while the individuals will go off the first tee at 8:01 a.m. PT and 8:34 a.m. PT.
Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Lakeside Course, par 72)
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4. Stanford | 280 (-8) | -- | -- | 280 (-8) |
| T4. Michael Thorbjornsen | 68 (-4) | -- | -- | 68 (-4) |
| T19. Nate Menon | 70 (-2) | -- | -- | 70 (-2) |
| T19. Ethan Ng | 70 (-2) | -- | -- | 70 (-2) |
| T34. Barclay Brown | 72 (E) | -- | -- | 72 (E) |
| T58. Karl Vilips | 75 (+3) | -- | -- | 75 (+3) |
| T19. Dean Greyserman (ind.) | 70 (-2) | -- | -- | 70 (-2) |
| T34. Alex Yang | 72 (E) | -- | -- | 72 (E) |