Stanford University’s women’s golf team finished second at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup after a close match play final against Wake Forest on Wednesday in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The top-ranked Cardinal were edged out 3-2 by No. 12 Wake Forest at Shoreacres, with several matches decided in the closing holes and a playoff.
Andrea Revuelta secured Stanford’s first point, defeating Chloe Kovelesky 4&3. Revuelta won the opening two holes and maintained her lead throughout, clinching victory with a birdie on the 15th hole for her third career match play win.
Megha Ganne earned another point for Stanford in her match against Macy Pate, who was the individual champion of the tournament. Ganne led from the start and held off Pate’s late push to win 2&1, tying the overall score at 2-2.
The deciding match featured Kelly Xu facing Anne-Sterre den Dunnen. After falling behind early, Xu fought back to force a playoff by winning four holes during regulation play, including a key birdie on 17. Both players made par on their first two playoff holes before den Dunnen prevailed when Xu missed an 11-foot par putt on their third extra hole.
Other results included Casey Weidenfeld (Wake Forest) defeating Meja Örtengren (Stanford) by one hole and Morgan Ketchum (Wake Forest) beating Paula Martín Sampedro (Stanford) 4&3.
Match play continues for Stanford as they prepare for their annual Big Match against No. 25 California at Menlo Country Club in Woodside on Thursday, September 25. This event will feature mixed-gender teams from both schools competing in seven best-ball matches starting at noon.
“Despite teeing off last, Andrea Revuelta finished first among Stanford winners, taking her match 4&3 against Chloe Kovelesky. She won the first two holes and dropped only one hole all afternoon, pushing it to 4up through 11. She closed it out with a birdie on 15 to take the match, earning her third career match play victory.”
“Megha Ganne earned the second point for the Cardinal, a crucial one given the state of the overall match and the quality of the opponent. Macy Pate was her opposite for the Demon Deacons, the individual champion of the Stephens Cup. Ganne never trailed after winning the first hole, and pushed the lead to 2up through 10. Pate got one back on 15, creating a lot of drama with three holes remaining. Ganne squashed that drama quickly, winning on 16 and knocking down a par putt on 17 to secure a 2&1 win, tying the overall match at 2-2.”
“The first group that teed off, Kelly Xu and Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, was the group that decided the match. den Dunnen won the first hole, but Xu battled back on three to win, the first of four hole wins for Xu to erase deficits. The last of those came on 17, where she trailed by one hole with two remaining. Xu came up clutch with a birdie, and after both golfers went for par on 18, the match went into a playoff.”
“They reset on the tenth hole, where both Xu and den Dunnen were even at par. On nine, both golfers scored a four again, so they went back to 10 for the 21st hole of the match. Xu got off the fairway on her tee shot, and that put her in a tough spot compared to den Dunnen who was centered. den Dunnen got onto green on her third shot and went for par while Xu was just off an eleven-foot par putt that would have extended their match securing win for Wake Forest.”
“Match play continues for Stanford with annual Big Match against No.25 California taking place Thursday Sept .25 at Menlo Country Club in Woodside .The women will pair up with men in seven-match mixed-gender best-ball format.Tee times begin at noon.”
No further details about individual player statistics or future tournament schedules were provided.
