STANFORD, Calif. - Top-seeded Stanford rallied to earn a share of the NCAA Men's Golf Stanford Regional Championships crown with Baylor, as the 54-hole event concluded Wednesday at Stanford Golf Course.
With the win, the Cardinal advances to the NCAA Championships (May 26-31) in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Stanford (271-278-274) has won two consecutive regional crowns.
"It was good to defend our home turf and pick up another win," said Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf Conrad Ray, who now had led his team to a 10th appearance in the NCAA Championships in 13 years at the helm. "Our goal was to win the day, and we did it by posting the low team score. We had a lot of solid contributions across the board, and Maverick (McNealy) played solid for us. We've all got some added motivation heading into the NCAA Championships."
The Cardinal trailed Baylor by seven strokes heading into the final round of the three-day event, and went 6-under to match the Bears' final 17-under total.
Pepperdine (-5), Oklahoma (-3) and North Carolina (+3) also advanced to the NCAA Championships. Individual Travis Trace (-2) of North Florida also earned bid to the national finale.
Oklahoma's Brad Dalke (-12) took home medalist honors, with Baylor's Cooper Dossey (-9) claiming second. Maverick McNealy (-8) was third in his final home appearance.
Franklin Huang (67-71-68) and Brandon Wu (70-71-65) tied for fourth at 4-under. Wu's 65, which included only one bogey, was the best score on the day by any player.
Viraat Badhwar (70-69-71) tied for 12th at even-par and Isaiah Salinda (69-71-72) was 2-over for 20th.
Stanford has won eight national titles and twice been the NCAA runner-up. The Cardinal will be playing for a chance at its first title since 2007.