[Spiny_Norman]

I cannot remember seeing it posted elsewhere, but any Stanford sports fan should read this nice piece by Mark Soltau on Mariah Stackhouse and Lauren Kim.  They are special Stanford athletes and I am going to miss seeing them in cardinal and white.

http://gostanford.com/fls/30600/Feature/ForeverLinked/

I want some of the magic pixie dust that UW sprinkled on their wedges and putters.  Their play around the green was superb.  It placed relentless pressure on the Stanford players who made some clutch shots of their own.  After a terrible three putt from 8 feet to turn what looked like a won hole into a lost hole, Lauren Kim finished regulation birdie-birdie-birdie-par to tie Alvarez.  And Stackhouse who struggled with her putter all day just kept grinding and made clutch putts when she needed to do so down the stretch.  That's just fantastic golf and fantastic drama.  Kudos and congratulations to both teams.

Guess what?  We get to start again tomorrow with the men's tournament.  72 holes of qualifying stroke play from Friday to next Monday.  Stanford is the overall #1 seed in the tournament.

[Spiny_Norman]

I cannot remember seeing it posted elsewhere, but any Stanford sports fan should read this nice piece by Mark Soltau on Mariah Stackhouse and Lauren Kim.  They are special Stanford athletes and I am going to miss seeing them in cardinal and white.

http://gostanford.com/fls/30600/Feature/ForeverLinked/

I want some of the magic pixie dust that UW sprinkled on their wedges and putters.  Their play around the green was superb.  It placed relentless pressure on the Stanford players who made some clutch shots of their own.  After a terrible three putt from 8 feet to turn what looked like a won hole into a lost hole, Lauren Kim finished regulation birdie-birdie-birdie-par to tie Alvarez.  And Stackhouse who struggled with her putter all day just kept grinding and made clutch putts when she needed to do so down the stretch.  That's just fantastic golf and fantastic drama.  Kudos and congratulations to both teams.

Guess what?  We get to start again tomorrow with the men's tournament.  72 holes of qualifying stroke play from Friday to next Monday.  Stanford is the overall #1 seed in the tournament.