- Top-ranked Stanford women’s golf teams up with the men’s team to take on California in the annual Big Match, pitting both Bay Area rivals head-to-head.
- The 2025 Big Match takes place on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Menlo Country Club in Woodside. Matches begin at 12:00 pm, with tee times taking place every ten minutes on the first tee box. This event features a seven-match, mixed-gender, best-ball match play format.
- 2025 marks the sixth year of the event, with Stanford winning in 2024 by a final of 4-3. Stanford’s only other win in the Big Match came in 2022.
- The season began for the women’s team on Sept. 15-17 at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. Stanford finished second in stroke play, earning a spot in the championship match against No. 12 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons won 3-2 to claim the title, with Stanford finishing second.
- Megha Ganne was one of the best last week for Stanford, finishing fourth in stroke play with a 3-under 207. She also won in match play against the Stephens Cup individual champion, Macy Pate, 2&1.
- Andrea Revuelta finished seventh in stroke play and closed out her Stephens Cup run with a dominant 4&3 win over Chloe Kovelesky.
- Despite the loss to Wake Forest, Stanford remains the top-ranked team in the country. Updated rankings begin in October.
- Four of the top-six golfers in the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings are Cardinal: Paula Martín Sampedro (No. 2), Andrea Revuelta (No. 3), Meja Örtengren (No. 5), Megha Ganne (No. 6).
- Stanford will not have any match play competitions again until the 2026 Battle of the Bay against San Jose State on March 2.
- Pairings for the 2025 Big Match are below:
- Kelly Xu/TK Chantananuwat (STAN) vs. Andora Liu/Sihao Cong (Cal) - 12:00 pm
- Meja Örtengren/Jay Leng (STAN) vs. Michelle Woo/Ziqin Zhou (Cal) - 12:12 pm
- Andrea Revuelta/Nathan Wang (STAN) vs. Anna Molloy/Xihuan Chang (Cal) - 12:24 pm
- Leigh Chien/Edan Cui (STAN) vs. Claudia Lara Miravitlles/Charlie Bundy (Cal) - 12:36 pm
- Nora Sundberg/Cooper Stearns (STAN) vs. Camila Zignaigo-Saldarriaga/Trevor Cox (Cal) - 12:48 pm
- Paula Martín Sampedro/Ethan Gao (STAN) vs. Jasmine Kahler/Daniel Heo (Cal) - 1:00 pm
- Megha Ganne/Dean Greyserman (STAN) vs. Marie-Agnes Fischer/Charlie Berridge (Cal) - 1:12 pm
Big Match Returns on Thursday
The annual mixed-gender, best-ball match against California tees off at 12:00 pm.
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