STANFORD, Calif. – The 12th-ranked Stanford men's golf team looks to close out the regular season on a strong note in the 59th Annual Pac-12 Championships next week at Rolling Hills Country Club in Rolling Estates, California.
Hosted by USC, all 12 conference teams participating in the 72-hole event.
"We are eager to get down to Rolling Hills and pursue a Pac-12 Championship," said Conrad Ray, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf. "The guys have been working hard and competing at a high level amongst themselves on campus which will hopefully lead to rounded contributions from everyone and is the key to winning the tournament."
Rolling Hills has been redesigned and reopened in early January. A links-style layout, it figures to be a challenge for all participants.
"We expect the conditions to be hard and fast and have tried to think about that in our preparation as well," Ray said.
The Cardinal comes into the championship after posting a strong third-place showing at The Goodwin and placed sixth at the Western Intercollegiate. Senior Jeff Swegle has sparked Stanford in both events, earning a career-best runner-up finish at The Goodwin and tied for 16th at the Western.
Stanford has collected four top five showings in nine starts this season. Juniors Brandon Wu (70.42) and Isaiah Salinda (71.50) lead the squad in scoring and have posted three top 10s, while senior Franklin Huang (71.52) has earned five top 25 finishes.
Monday-Wednesday, April 23-25
Rolling Hills Country Club • Rolling Estates, Calif.
The Tournament
• 59th Annual Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships
• Live Results • GoStanford.com
• Pac-12 Networks will air coverage of the championship on May 6 at 10 a.m. PT.
The Field
• The 12-team field includes Cal (5), Stanford (12), Arizona State (15), USC (22), UCLA (24), Arizona, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oregon State and Washington State.
The Format
• The event will span three days and features 72 holes of stroke play. Team scores will consist of the cumulative total of its five best scores out of six per round. A team and individual champion will be crowned. Teams will be repaired by scores for the third (Tuesday) and fourth (Wednesday) rounds.
• There will be morning and afternoon sessions on Monday. Stanford tees off for Round 1 from 8:21 a.m. to 9:16 a.m. PT on the first tee with Washington State and UCLA. The Cardinal tees for Round 2 from 1:36 p.m. to 2:31 p.m. PT on the first tee with the same schools.
• Pairings remain the same for the first two rounds. Teams will be repaired Tuesday and Wednesday according to scores.
Cardinal Contingent
• Stanford will be represented by Jeffrey Swegle, Isaiah Salinda, Franklin Huang, Brandon Wu, David Snyder and Bradley Knox.
The Lowdown
• Stanford has won 10 Pac-12 titles: 1960, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
• The Cardinal has produced 14 individual champions: Rod Choate (1960, 1962); Sandy Adelman (1969); Mike Peck (1977, 1978); Jack Skilling (1980); Don Walsworth (1986); Christian Cevaer (1989, 1992); Tiger Woods (1996); Jim Seki (2002); Andrew Yun (2012); Patrick Rodgers (2014); and Maverick McNealy (2015).
• In 2017, Stanford finished second to Oregon by three strokes in Boulder, Colorado. The tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather (snow). Huang led the way with a tie for second at 1-under 209. Salinda and Wu tied for ninth, while Knox tied for 31st.
The Course
Rolling Hills Country Club
The original course was closed in 2015 and has been redesigned by Scottish architect David McLay Kidd, whose most notable course is Bandon Dunes in Oregon. More than six million cubic yards of dirt were moved to create a links-style experience that is situated near the Pacific Ocean and offers panoramic views of Los Angeles. The private course reopened in January of 2018 and boasts a 75,000-square-foot clubhouse. The course will play 7,155 yards and plays to a par-71. The unconventional layout has no trees and features eight par-4s and one par-3 (No. 9) on the front, and five par-4s, two par-5s and two par-3s on the back. One hole of note is the 465-yard par-4 18th, which has a large bunker in the middle of the large green.
The Coverage • Live results will be available throughout the event at GoStanford.com, with updates available on Twitter (@StanfordMgolf), Facebook (StanfordMgolf) and Instagram (@StanfordMgolf).