Monday, January 27, 2014

2014 Race to Hawaii - Qualifying Round Results and Team Announcement

The Cardinal squad traveling to Hawaii for the Amer Ari Invitational at Waikoloa, February 6-8, 2014 has been announced as follows:

Team: David Boote (DB), Patrick Rodgers (PR), Cameron Wilson (CW), Maverick McNealy (MM), Viraat Badhwar (VB)
Individuals: Jim Liu (JL), Patrick Grimes (PG)
Home: Dominic Francks (DF), Keegan English (KE), Shane Lebow (SL)

The traveling squad will depart campus on Monday February 3rd.

Here are the rounds and scores documented from qualifying team practice rounds since Winter Quarter began...

Cumulative totals:

DB -12
CW -10
PR -10
MM -5
VB -3
PG +6
JL +8
KE +18
DF +24
SL +29

And here below you can read the scores and reports from each outing...

1/15/14 - Front 9 @ Stanford Golf Course

Cameron Wilson set the pace with a fine 4 under par front nine score. Both Patrick Rodgers and Maverick McNealy had chances to tie him, but their putts hung on the lip.

Scores:

CW 31 (-4)
PR 32 (-3)
MM 32 (-3)
JL 33 (-2)
PG 33 (-2)
DB 33 (-2)
DF 36 (+1)
SL 36 (+1)
VB 36 (+1)
KE 37 (+2)

1/17/14 - Front 9 Crystal Springs

Patrick Grimes continued his solid play by maneuvering his ball well around the firm fairways and elevation changes on the tricky Crystal Springs course.

Scores:

PG 33 (-3)
MM 36 (0)
VB 36 (0)
DB 37 (+1)
DF 37 (+1)
SL 38 (+2)
KE 38 (+2)
CW 39 (+3)
PR 40 (+4)
JL 42 (+6)

1/19/14 - Stanford Golf Course (black tees)

The top players took full advantage of this opportunity to play one tee forward than their usual "Cardinal Plates" teeing ground...

Scores:

PR 62 (-8)
CW 63 (-7)
MM 65 (-5)
DB 65 (-5)
PG 67 (-3)
VB 67 (-3)
KE 73 (+3)
DF 73 (+3)
JL 73 (+3)
SL 77 (+7)

1/22/14 - Front 9 @ Peninsula Golf & Country Club 

An opportunity to warm up at the Siebel Varsity Golf Training Complex prior to departure for the Peninsula Club...



David Boote was low man on the day but the limelight was stolen by Keegan English who made a hole-in-one from 170 yards on hole 7!

Scores:

DB 32 (-3)
JL 34 (-1)
VB 34 (-1)
PR 36 (+1)
MM 36 (+1)
KE 36 (+1)
CW 37 (+2)
SL 38 (+3)
PG 39 (+4)
DF 40 (+5)

On Friday 1/24 the team headed south for a weekend of golf in the Monterey/Pebble Beach area. The first port of call was to practice wedges and play the Peter Hay Par 3 course. Here is a picture of the team all together:


And a couple of pics of the course:

Highlights of two 9 hole loops:
Viraat Badhwar made 9 twos!
Bavid Boote made 8 twos and a hole-in-one!

1/25/14 - Fort Ord - Black Horse

An early (7am tee time) start:

The Par 3 practice translated well into the first round of scoring as David Boote and Viraat Badhwar tied for low round honors on the challenging and fast Black Horse greens.

Scores:

DB 70 (-2)
VB 70 (-2)
CW 73 (+1)
KE 75 (+3)
JL 75 (+3)
PG 75 (+3)
DF 75 (+3)
PR 77 (+5)
SL 77 (+5)
MM 79 (+7)

An Albatross for Viraat...



The afternoon round began at 12.30pm. With an eagle on the last hole, Patrick Rodgers claimed the low round of the day...

Scores:

PR 68 (-4)
CW 69 (-3)
JL 70 (-2)
DB 71 (-1)
MM 73 (+1)
KE 74 (+2)
VB 75 (+3)
PG 75 (+3)
DF 75 (+3)
SL 80 (+8)

A phenomenal flop shot from Jim Liu on hole 10...



1/26/14 - The Preserve

Another beautiful day on a terrific course with the most immaculate greens imaginable...

Maverick McNealy shone through with a magnificent round of six under par, 66. He clipped Patrick Rodgers to the low round by just one stroke...

Scores: 

MM 66 (-6)
PR 67 (-5)
CW 70 (-2)
VB 71 (-1)
DB 72 (E)
JL 73 (+1)
SL 75 (+3)
PG 76 (+4)
KE 77 (+5)
DF 78 (+6)

Once again the Cumulative totals:

DB -12
CW -10
PR -10
MM -5
VB -3
PG +6
JL +8
KE +18
DF +24
SL +29


Go Cardinal!
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