Freshman First to Finish the Race to Hawaii

After four rounds on four different courses throughout the peninsula, freshman Jeffrey Swegle came out victorious in the annual Race to Hawaii.  Swegs carded a three-over par 74 at Menlo CC to hold off hard charging sophomores Maverick McNealy and Viraat Badwhar who both finished one shot behind after rounds of 72 and 69 today respectively. Scores for today were as follows:

V: 69
Mav: 72
Boote: 73
Grimes: 74
Swegs: 74
Tank and Dom: 75
Knox: 82

Total scores for all 4 rounds:

Swegs: 280 (4 under par)
Mav and V: 281 (3 under)
Dom: 284 (even par)
Boote: 285 (1 over par)
Grimes: 290 (6 over par)
Tank: 292 (8 over par)
Knox: 303 (19 over par)

Overall, Coach and I are pleased with the play of the team and we are looking forward to more great play on the Big Island when we tee it up in the first round on February 5th. Aloha. 

Be sure to follow our progress in the tournament on Twitter:

@StanfordMGolf
@CardCoachRay
@gbrock13 

Race to Hawaii Round 3

The third round of the Race to Hawaii was played at the Ocean Course at the Olympic Club and we were blessed with perfect weather despite being in the middle of January.  The course was in excellent shape and some steady wind made the course a tough test, yielding only two under par rounds. Scores were as follows:

V: 68
Grimes: 70
Swegs: 72
Mav: 72
Dom: 72
Tank: 72
Boote: 73
Knox: 77

After three rounds freshman Jeffrey Swegle continues to lead, with Mav and Dom within striking distance. Total scores for the qualifier are:

Swegs: 206
Mav and Dom: 209
Boote and V: 212
Grimes: 216
Tank: 217
Knox: 221


The Race to Hawaii wraps up tomorrow with the final round at Menlo CC just a stone's throw from campus. 

Round 2 of the Race to Hawaii

It was a beautiful day at Lake Merced today for the second round of the Race to Hawaii.  There were some nice scores out on a difficult track!

Swegs 67
Dom 69
Boote 69
Mav 72
Grimes 74
Tank 75
Knox 75
V 76

While one freshman, Jeff Swegle, led the team today, the other two freshmen, Tank and Knox (above left and above right) could not match the salty veteran, junior David Boote (above center).  The team resumes qualifying on Sunday at the Ocean Course at the Olympic Club.  

Race to Hawaii 2015

The spring season officially began for the Stanford Men's Varsity Golf team today as the team completed its first of four qualifying rounds in the annual Race to Hawaii Challenge.  The team will be playing for two open spots and four coaches' picks.  The first round was played at Stanford Golf Course today from the back tees.  Scores were as follows:

Mav 65
Swegle 67
Dom 68
V 68
Knox 69
Boote 70
Tank 70
Grimes 72

The top five scores combined for 13 under par. Not bad for shaking off the holiday rust!  Play will continue tomorrow with the second round of the Race to Hawaii at Lake Merced Golf Course.