CARLSBAD, Calif. — With Dean Greyserman’s bogey-free third round, No. 15 Stanford men’s golf continues its season as the Cardinal made the cut following the third round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships on Sunday. Stanford’s 1-over round on Sunday pushed the Cardinal to 2-over for the tournament and tied for 12th place as the Cardinal advanced to the fourth round for the second time in four years.
Heading into the Sunday’s third round action inside the top 15, Stanford’s poise throughout its lineup kept the Cardinal in contention for an NCAA title as the Cardinal’s combined 2-under back nine was enough to make the cut by two strokes. Stanford, seeking its first title since 22019, currency sits three strokes shy of the final match play slot.
Leading the way for the Cardinal, Dean Greyserman earned his first bogey-free round of the tournament to solidify Monday golf for Stanford. The senior, who earned five birdies on Saturday, went clean through the front nine before tallying two birdies on the back nine that proved important for the Cardinal.
Greyserman’s saved stroke on hole 15 brought the momentum into the final few holes as Stanford’s No. 1 earned his third-straight birdie on hole 18 to end the round. Greyserman’s 2-under, 70 card is his 17th round at par or better this season as he sits tied for 11th place at 5-under overall.
Bouncing back from an early double-bogey, Stanford freshman Edan Cui grabbed six birdies on the afternoon to keep Stanford in contention. Cui, who entered the round at even-par through 36 holes, fired back two birdies on the front nine before avenging a bogey on hole 10 with three more saved strokes as the freshman tied his best score of the tournament. Cui sits tied for 32nd place at 1-under overall.
Battling through an even-par outing on Sunday, Jay Leng’s birdie on 18 proved monumental in the team scoring. Leng hit the turn at 1-over with two birdies aiding him before snatching two more on the back-nine - including one on hole 18 - that put the sophomore at even for the round and in 72nd overall.
Nathan Wang also shot well for Stanford on Sunday, earning three birdies along the front nine. Heading into Sunday at even-par, Wang ran into slight trouble along the back nine as the senior turned in a 4-over card as the final scoring golfer for the Cardinal.
Ethan Gao also slotted back into the five-man rotation for the Cardinal on Sunday, rifling two birdies on the round as he finished the day at 5-over.
Stanford is back in action for the final round of stroke play on Monday, June 1, with Ethan Gao teeing off from hole one at 10:30 a.m. PT.