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Everybody knows The Thunderbirds run the WM Phoenix Open, but most don’t know that this civic-minded organization also supports amateur golf in the Valley of the Sun, too. Let’s start with college golf. The NCAA Golf Men’s and Women’s Division I Championships teed off last week. Hosted by ASU, The...

Photo by Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos Through 18 holes and triple-digit temps, Vanderbilt leads the 30-team field at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. The Commodores, who teed off late Friday morning, teamed up for a 2-over 282, three strokes ahead of second-place Oregon and Auburn. Gordon Sargent, Cole Sherwood and...

Planning to watch the 2022 NCAA DI Men’s Golf Championship in person? Keep cool at the beverage cart and shaded viewing areas sprinkled throughout the golf course. On the front nine, a hydration station – with full beverage-cart-style service – is posted at the crossover between holes 3-4 and 6-7....

Turns out, the Pac-12 already won before the first putt dropped:  Stanford’s win marked the Pac-12’s 200th women’s NCAA title. Of course the same would have been true if the Ducks had won, but the No. 1 seed, Stanford prevailed over No. 2 seed Oregon to win the 2022 NCAA...

First, Stanford inched by Georgia in the quarterfinals, then they found themselves in another close match with Auburn. Thankfully for the Cardinal, individual champion Rose Zhang, Aline Krauter senior from Germany and recently crowned Elite 90 Award recipient, Brooke Seay, took care of business. Seay had the pleasure of finalizing...

Entering the final round with a seven-stroke lead, Rose Zhang held on to win the 2022 NCAA Women’s Golf Individual Championship. The Cardinal freshman shot a final round 75 (68-70-69-75) to cruise to victory at -6, three strokes ahead of second place finisher Natasha Andrea Oon (-3) of San Jose...

San Jose State’s Natasha Andrea Oon. Photos by Morgan Engel, NCAA Photos Individual stroke play leader Stanford’s Rose Zhang teed off early under excellent conditions. She bogeyed the first hole, however, but got it back nine holes later at the 10th. Cruising along at even par on the backside, Zhang...

Brooke with her parents, Robin and Gordon Seay (Photos courtesy of Stanford Athletics) Stanford junior Brooke Seay received the Elite 90 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating across each of the NCAA’s 90 championship sites. Founded by the NCAA 13 years ago, the Elite...

In individual play, first round leader Rose Zhang, -4, of Stanford entered the second round with a one-shot lead and finished the day four ahead. She made the turn at 2-over par, before pulling back to even with consecutive birdies at 10 and 11. Zhang then picked up two more...

A calm morning gave way to a flat-out windy day as the 2022 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship got underway. Texas A&M’s Zoe Slaughter made the best of early conditions to hold the first round lead for much of the day. She shot 3-under 69, with birdies on all three par...