If ever there were a statement win in women’s college golf, then San Jose State’s victory over top-ranked and undefeated Stanford at the Lamkin Invitational qualifies. In cool and windy conditions for the final round at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, the Spartans outscored every other team in the field by at least six shots and ultimately overtook Stanford for a meaningful victory to start the spring.
Up to that point, Stanford had won four of four starts. San Jose State rose to No. 7 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings after the victory.
San José State entered the final round tied for second place with Arizona State, three shots behind Stanford. The Spartans finished their second round on Tuesday morning before playing the final 18 holes that afternoon. A 9-over team total for 54 holes left them three ahead of Stanford with Arizona State another eight shots behind that.
Hear from winning head coach @DanaDormann
(I don’t think we can wipe that smile off her face!)#SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/ehHDefLS5Q— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) February 15, 2022
As a team, San Jose State notched three runner-up finishes in the fall. But before the Lamkin title, the Spartans hadn’t won a team title since the 2018-19 season when they won two tournaments – the Minnesota Invitational and The Gold Rush. That season ended with San Jose State advancing to the NCAA Women’s Championship in Arkansas.
In a particularly fun twist, San Jose State and Stanford will meet again in a head-to-head match-up on Feb. 24 at CordeValle, which hosted the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open.
Golf world, we've got a fun one in store for you! Coming off yesterday's win, we're excited to announce a newly-scheduled match.
𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐘!
#10 @SanJoseStWGOLF vs #1 @StanfordWGolf
Thursday, Feb. 24th@cordevalleCA
Head-to-Head Match Play event#SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/d8jcutUfmT— San Jose State Spartans (@SJSUAthletics) February 16, 2022
Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings: Women’s team | Women’s individual
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