LOS CABOS, Mexico - Led by another top-10 finish from Michael Thorbjornsen, No. 4 Stanford tied for eighth overall at the Cabo Collegiate as play concluded Tuesday afternoon.
The Cardinal opened at 12th overall through day one before posting the third-best second-round score on Monday to move up to seventh. After shooting 9-over on Tuesday, Stanford joined Arkansas in eighth place at 21-over.
Thorbjornsen, who has finished no lower than eighth this season, delivered his 12th career top-10 performance, producing an even final round to close out the tournament at 2-under. The reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week moved into contention on Monday, carding a 6-under 65 for the best score of the day and fueling a 10-stroke improvement from Sunday.
Karl Vilips tied for 23rd overall, finishing 2-over on Tuesday after a tournament-best 2-under 69 on Monday.
Barclay Brown was 9-over for the three-day event.
Stanford was making its seventh appearance at the Cabo Collegiate. The Cardinal's best finish at the event was a fifth-place effort back in 2015 (2-over, 854), with 2020 (6th place, 1-over, 853) representing its only other top-10 finish.
The Cardinal returns to action on March 30-April 1, hosting The Goodwin at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
Cabo Collegiate (Twin Dolphin Club, par 71)
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T8. Stanford | 300 (+16) | 280 (-4) | 293 (+9) | 873 (+21) |
| T8. Michael Thorbjornsen | 75 (+4) | 65 (-6) | 71 (-2) | 211 (-2) |
| T23. Karl Vilips | 75 (+4) | 69 (-2) | 73 (+2) | 217 (+4) |
| T44. Barclay Brown | 78 (+7) | 70 (-1) | 74 (+3) | 222 (+9) |
| T54. Ethan Ng | 72 (+1) | 76 (+5) | 78 (+7) | 226 (+13) |
| T67. Alex Yang | 81 (+10) | 77 (+6) | 75 (+4) | 233 (+20) |