Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent didn’t make a birdie all day – until the first hole of the sudden-death playoff to settle the individual title for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. He stuffed his approach to five feet to capture medalist honors only minutes after making his 14th par to end...
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Oklahoma’s Patrick Welch carded the lowest round of the championship, 7-under 63, on Sunday to help the Sooners maintain the top spot on the leaderboard. Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent holds a one-stroke lead at -4, heading into Monday’s individual championship round over Chris Gotterup (-3) of Oklahoma and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (-2)...
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Image courtesy of Brandon Genson, Arizona Golf Association Adrian Vagberg, a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University, is the recipient of the Elite 90 Award for the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA 13 years ago, recognizes the true essence of...
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Photos by Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos. One of only two under-par teams on the day, the Oklahoma Sooners jumped out to the lead in Saturday’s second round. They set the pace early by shooting 5-under par to stand at +2 overall, two strokes ahead of first round leaders, Vanderbilt, entering...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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