2006-07 WOMEN’ S G OLF G UIDE Table of Contents Quick Facts .................................................................. 2006-07 Roster............................................................. 2006-07 Season outlook.............................................. Head Coach Caroline O’Connor................................ Player Profiles .............................................................. 2005-06 Season Results............................................... Championship Results ................................................ Golf History/Letterwinners ........................................ Golf Honors................................................................. Stanford University ..................................................... NACDA Directors’ Cup .............................................. Notable Alumni........................................................... 2006-07 Women’s Golf Quick Facts General Information Location .................................... Stanford, CA 94305 Founded ............................................................. 1891 Enrollment ................................. 6,556 (undergrads) Nickname .....................................................Cardinal Colors ........................................ Cardinal and White Conference .................................................Pacific-10 President ..................................... John L.Hennessey Athletic Director .................................. Bob Bowlsby Front Row (L to R): Lauren Todd, Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, Ki-Shui Liao and Catherina Wang. Back Row: Head Coach Caroline Home Course ........................ Stanford Golf Course O'Connor, Angela King, Saana Rapakko, Mari Chun, Jenna Seki and Operations Associate/Tournament Director Mike Lofberg. (6,168 yards, par 72) 2006-07 Team Information 2006-07 Stanford Women’s Golf Roster Women’s Head Coach .............. Caroline O’Connor Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Office Phone .................................... (650) 323-0938 Mari Chun 5-6 SO Pearl City, HI (Kamehameha School) Golf Operations .................................. Mike Lofberg Angela King 5-6 FR Rancho Santa Fe, CA (Torrey Pines) Office Phone .................................... (650) 323-9342 Ki-Shui Liao 5-4 SO Alameda, CA (Alameda) Golf Fax Number ............................. (650) 725-8642 Saana Rapakko 5-10 SR Portola Valley, CA (Menlo Atherton) 2006 Pac-10 Champ. Finish ................................ 7th Jenna Seki 5-5 SR Honolulu, HI (Punahou) 2006 West Regional Finish .................................. 4th Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana 5-4 SR Long Beach, CA (Woodrow Wilson) 2006 NCAA Champ. Finish ............................ T13th Lauren Todd 5-3 SR Phoenix, AZ (Xavier College Preparatory) Media Relations Office Catherina Wang 5-4 FR Renton, WA (Lake Highland Preparatory) Main Phone ..................................... (650) 723-4418 Head Coach: Caroline O’Connor Fax .................................................... (650) 725-2957 Operations Associate/Tournament Director: Mike Lofberg Asst. Athletic Director ......................... Gary Midgol Media Relations Director .................... Bob Vasquez Women’s Golf Contact ...................................... TBA SID Phone ........................................ (650) 723-4418 Assistant Director .................................. Kyle McRae 2006-07 Stanford Women’s Golf Schedule Assistant Director ....................... Aimee Dombroski Date Tournament Time/Result Location Assistant Director ................................... Brian Risso Assistant ......................................... Kendall Johnson Sept. 5-7 The Topy Cup All Day Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Mailing Address Sept. 15-17 Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship All Day Franklin, TN Stanford Media Relations Oct. 9-11 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational All Day Sammamish, WA Stanford University Oct. 20-22 Stanford Intercollegiate All Day Stanford, CA Arrillaga Family Sports Center Feb. 12-14 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge All Day Palos Verdes Estates, CA Stanford, CA 94305-6150 Feb. 26-27 Arizona Wildcat Invitational All Day Tucson, AZ Credits March 30-April1 PING/ASU Invitational All Day Tempe, AZ The 2006-07 Stanford Women’s Golf Guide was April 6-7 Peg Barnard California Collegiate All Day Stanford, CA written and edited by Jeane Goff. Photography by David Gonzales. Layout and covers by MB Design. April 23-25 Pac-10 Golf Championships All Day Seattle, WA Printing by Walsworth Publishing Company. May 9-11 NCAA Regional Championships All Day TBD May 22-25 NCAA Golf Championships All Day Orlando, FL 2006-07 STANFORD WOMEN’S GOLF 1 2006-07 WOMEN’ S G OLF O UTLOOK Cardinal Women Seek 19th those goals through hard work and perseverance. It is going to be an exciting year for Stanford Golf.” Consecutive NCAA Trip The Cardinal set an NCAA record last season as it advanced to an 18th-consecutive NCAA Championship. Stanford tied for 13th in the team competition with the Stanford will rely on veteran help of Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana’s 16th-place perform- experience in 2006-07. ance. Just days earlier, the Cardinal rallied to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional, Stanford’s best finish since 2001. The team collected two other top-three per- formances in 2005-06, finishing second at the Kent Youel After an NCAA record-setting 18 consecutive appear- Invitational and third at the Peg Barnard California ances at the NCAA Championships, the Stanford Women’s Collegiate. Tangtiphaiboontana and senior Kelly Husted Golf Team looks to raise the garnered All-Pac-10 bar this season with a squad Honorable Mention honors. that returns six experienced Tangtiphaiboontana, Husted players, including four seniors. and senior Stephanie Lue were Add two talented newcomers also named to the Pac-10 All- and the guidance of 12th-year Academic team. head coach Caroline As one of the biggest senior O’Connor, and the Cardinal classes in recent years, Jennifer has the ingredients of a hall- Tangtiphaiboontana, Lauren mark season. Todd, Jenna Seki and Saana Stanford boasts four seniors Rapakko will be looked on for in 2006-07, including Saana leadership and guidance. Rapakko (Portola Valley), Sophomore returners Mari Jenna Seki (Honolulu, HI), Chun and Ki-Shui Liao gained Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana valuable experience in their (Long Beach) and Lauren first seasons for the Cardinal Todd (Phoenix, AZ). and will strengthen this year’s Sophomores Mari Chun talented squad. (Pearl City, HI) and Ki- Senior Jennifer Shui Liao (Alameda) Tangtiphaiboontana competed round out the in all 11 events last season, Cardinal’s experienced amassing a 75.3 stroke average. returners. Highly- She tallied three top-10 and touted newcomers Senior Lauren Todd three top-25 finishes through- Angela King (Rancho Santa Fe) and Catherina out the season, including a Wang (Renton, WA) are expected to make seventh-place finish at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in immediate contributions to the squad. October. Tangtiphaiboontana was the Cardinal’s top fin- “One of our major assets this year will be the isher at the NCAA Championships, finishing 16th, and also depth of our roster,” said head coach Caroline logged top-20 finishes at the Pac-10 and West Regional O’Connor. “Qualifying rounds for tournament Championships. She has competed in 33 events during her roster spots will be very competitive. I think three years on The Farm, earning eight top-10 finishes and competition is healthy and fosters the notion 11 top-25 performances. that a spot in the starting line-up was hard “We’ll once again rely on Jenni for her consistency and earned.You truly need five scores to win in col- leadership. Jenni’s scoring average led the team last year legiate golf and I believe that we have the tal- and her score counted in 32 of 33 rounds played. She has ent to provide both consistency and sub-par a very well-rounded game – hits a lot of fairways, great scores that are needed to win tournaments. short game and manages her game as well as anyone out “We had a rather exciting postseason last there. She certainly has the capability to finish in the top year in the NCAA Championships. But at the five at every tournament. Jenni is the type of player and end of the day, we were all a bit disappointed leader who ‘walks softly and carries a big stick’, and that with our 13th place finish. This mind-set will approach positively impacts others around her. She has the serve as the catalyst for our success this year. innate ability to get the job done; that’s about all you can We know we have ability, we’ve set lofty goals ask for in a player.” and the entire team is committed to achieving Senior Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana 2 2006-07 STANFORD WOMEN’S GOLF 2006-07 WOMEN’ S G OLF O UTLOOK Fellow senior Lauren Todd has also been a solid contrib- utor during her time with the Cardinal. She competed in nine events last season, tallying a 75.1 stroke average. Todd notched three top-25 performances in 2005-06, earning her best finish of 17th at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational in February. “Lauren is going to be one of our key players this year. She is a skilled ball striker – good length off the tee and great distance control – and has renewed confidence in her short game. Lauren is blessed with athleticism and has a good head on her shoulders, two elements essential for suc- cess on the course. She has high expectations for herself and the drive to achieve her lofty goals. I anticipate that she’ll be one of our top contributors,