STANFORD, Calif. — Following a historic Big Match win on Thursday evening, Stanford men’s golf is back on the road, heading to the Lone Star State for a return trip to the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational Presented by Charles Schwab from September 29-30.
THE COURSE » The storied Colonial Country Club serves as the track for this season’s Invitational showcasing a par-70, 7,289-yard layout that has held PGA Tour tradition since the 1940s.
Colonial Country Club hosts the tournament for the eighth time in its history and second time since course renovations took place in 2023. With notable stretches such as “The Horrible Horseshoe” (holes 3-5) and the “Unlucky 13,” Colonial Country Club serves as the perfect setting for an early season challenge for some of the nation’s top college programs.
THE FIELD » This season’s 15-team field boasts 13 teams ranked in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Top 25 heading into the weekend.
Those partaking in this year’s event include No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Arizona State, No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Vanderbilt, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 8 Virginia, No. 11 Alabama, No. 14 North Carolina, No. 16 Texas A&M, No. 18 Georgia Tech, No. 19 Texas Tech, No. 20 Pepperdine, No. 21 Georgia, Stanford and hosts TCU.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT » The 54-hole tournament will be played under the play five, keep four format over two days. Monday’s 36-hole shotgun start will begin at 8 a.m. CT, while Tuesday’s final round tee times are also set for as early as 8 a.m CT.
THE CARDINAL LINEUP » Hitting the links for Stanford includes the same lineup the Cardinal ushered out for the season-opener at Olympia Fields. TK Chantananuwat leads the Cardinal at the No. 1 slot, followed by Jay Leng and Nathan Wang. Edan Cui is in the No. 4 slot for the Cardinal while Dean Greyserman heads out at No. 5 following his walk-off win on Friday.
STANFORD AT THE BEN HOGAN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL » Stanford heads back to Colonial having placed in the middle of a loaded, 15-team pack last season. TK Chantananuwat led the way for the Cardinal with a T-19 finish having turned in a 3-over, 213 card. Elsewhere Jay Leng and Ethan Gao both grabbed top-30 finishes, finishing the tournament at 5-over, 215.
BACK TO BACK AT THE BIG MATCH » In a 19-hole thriller at Menlo Country Club, Stanford retained its Big Match title for the first time, earning a 3.5-3.5 tiebreak winner courtesy of the duo of Megha Ganne and Dean Greyserman. With both golfers earning great…
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