STANFORD, Calif. — Ringing in the new year, Stanford men’s golf is back in action for the first time in three months, heading down to Indian Wells, Calif. for a match-play bout against Texas A&M on Sunday, January 25.
THE COURSE » The Vintage Club serves as the setting for this season’s match play bout as the Cardinal and Aggies will play on one of two of the best courses that Indian Wells has to offer. The club’s par-72, 7,138 yard Mountain Course hosts a “superb layout” that “strategically balances playability and challenge with its distinct ‘Fazio’ bunkering, bent grass greens, lush fairways and tees” that display the beauty of the Coachella Valley.
Meanwhile, the club’s Desert Course plays as a 6,515-yard, par-72 track that ranks as one of the three greatest courses built in the last 20 years according to the American Society of Golf Course Architects. The Desert Course boasts a plethora of “verdant Palo Verde trees, desert cacti and wildflowers,” and other features that make it the perfect setting for any January golfing excursion.
THE FIELD » This year’s matchup consists of a Top-40 battle as the No. 35 Cardinal take on the No. 31 Aggies for the second time. Texas A&M boasts two golfers ranked inside the top-100 with No. 29 Aaron Pounds and No. 89 Wheaton Ennis while Stanford’s TK Chantananuwat and Jay Leng enter the Sunday shootout ranked at No. 90 and No. 109, respectively.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT » The one day, 18-hole tournament will be played in the match play style format with eight total points up for grabs.
LIVE SCORING » Live scoring for the Vintage Club Shootout will be available on Scoreboard by Clippd with live coverage of the event on X and Instagram at @StanfordMGolf.
THE CARDINAL LINEUP » Stanford rolls out all eight of its golfers this weekend including the season debut of junior Kush Arora. Nathan Wang, Jay Leng, Edan Ciu, Dean Greyserman, Ethan Gao and Cooper Stearns return to the links following taking part in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate before the winter break. TK Chantananuwat returns to the Cardinal lineup after taking part in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship where he placed tied for 11th overall.
STANFORD AGAINST TEXAS A&M » The Cardinal and the Aggies battled it out last season in the Hideaway Shootout with the Aggies taking a narrow win, 5-4. Stanford picked up wins with Dean Greyserman (-3, 7&5), Sean-Karl Dobson (E, 1 Up), Logan Kim (-1, 1 Up) and TK Chantananuwat…
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