A New Tournament - The Cardinal Cup

Come play in the 2018 Stanford Men's Golf Club Events - and earn points toward the Cardinal Cup!

Our New End-of-Year Event: The Cardinal Cup

Don't miss your first chance at points: The Red, White, and Blue tournament on February 24th.

Greetings all, and welcome to the 2018 Stanford Men's Club season.

Beginning with our first tournament (the Red, White, Blue - still time to sign up!), Stanford Men's Club members will gain both participation and results points toward our year-end Ryder Cup style tournament. Thanks much to Tucker S. for proposing the format. We hope this both encourages tournament play and builds excitement toward the end of year competition.

Highlights are:

1. Two teams of 12 Club members ( Woods team vs. Watson team) will face off in an exciting Ryder Cup format. There will be alternate shot, better ball, and singles matches.

2. Each member of the Men's Club that plays in a tournament throughout the year will be (randomly, but balanced by index) assigned to either the Woods Team or the Watson Team. For each of these two pools of players there will be 8 handicap brackets - you will only be competing for a spot with members of very similar handicaps. Handicap brackets will be established based on your June index. There will also be 4 "at large" members on each team for those with the strongest records who don't finish first in their bracket.

3. All tournaments that all members are able to participate in will count toward your Cardinal Cup ranking. Every tournament player gets points for participation, and there are points for event performance. All men's club events that all members are eligible for will count toward their ranking.

4. Prizes, glory, and trash-talking rights for qualifiers and the winning team!

5. So, play early and often in our tournaments and earn your spot on the Cardinal Cup squad!

Full rules and details will be posted on the board in the Men's Locker room and distributed during the Red White and Blue tournament on February 24th.

If you haven't signed up yet for the RWB, go to Golf Fusion and do it now!.

The Big Easy Comes to Stanford

Ernie Els Foundation Event

Last Monday Stanford got a visit from Ernie Els, and a fundraiser for the Ernie Els Foundation. As many of you know, Ernie and his wife have been very active raising millions of dollars for autism research and care.

Here Els is conducting a clinic on hole number 1 before the the event. He still has a beautiful swing. In answer to a question, and demonstrated from the tee, his 7 iron goes a smooth 182 yards with just a hint of a draw.

This fundraiser may be an annual event right after the Pebble Beach Pro-Am for at least the next few years. Ernie and his wife have a daughter who is a freshman at Stanford, and what a good reason to visit.

Your 2018 Men's Club Board

President: Ward Hanson

Vice President: David O'Brien

Secretary/Treasurer: Ash Sangoram

Senior Events: Richard Fikes, Jay Jefferies

Directors:

Steve Fitzpatrick (3rd year)

Ken Sigel (3rd year)

Jon Sockell (2nd year)

Jim Cowie (2nd year)

Suk Lee (2nd year)

Pat Phillips (1st year)

Mike Sherwood (1st year)

Todd Elliott (1st year)

Past President: Jim Nippes

Let us know if there is anything we can do to make the events more fun and spread the word about Stanford golf.