2007-08 STANFORD MEN ’ S GOLF Table of Contents Stanford Quick Facts Media Relations Office 2007-08 Men’s Golf Schedule Quick Facts / 2006-07 Roster .................... 1 Name ........................... Stanford University Main Phone ....................... (650) 723-4418 Fall 2007 2005-06 Season Outlook ....................... 2-3 Location ................................. Stanford, CA Fax ...................................... (650) 725-2957 Date Tournament (Course, Location) Head Coach Conrad Ray .......................... 4 Founded ............................................... 1891 Assistant Director 9/4-6 The Topy Cup (Tanagura CC, Tanagura, Japan) 9/30-10/1 The Fighting Illini Invitational Camps/Golf Ops Assoc. Mike Lofberg ..... 5 Enrollment 14,890 (6,689 undergraduates) (MGolf Contact) .......... Kendall Johnson (Olympia Fields GC, Chicago, IL) Player Profiles ...................................... 6-13 Nickname ..................................... Cardinal Johnson’s Phone ................ (650) 723-0996 10/15-16 The Prestige at PGA West 2005-06 Season Results ..................... 14-15 Colors .......................... Cardinal and White Johnson’s E-mail ... [email protected] (The Norman Course at PGA West, La Quinta, CA) Steele Award / Records ............................ 16 Conference .................................. Pacific-10 Mailing Address 10/21-23 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational Stanford at the NCAA ............................. 17 President ............................. John Hennessy Stanford Media Relations (Isleworth CC, Windermere, FL) Pac-10 Conference Honors ..................... 18 Athletic Director ................... Bob Bowlsby Stanford University 11/5-7 The CordeValle Classic (CordeValle GC, San Martin, CA) Pac-10 Championship History ............... 19 Home Course: ......... Stanford Golf Course Arrillaga Family Sports Center Spring 2008 Stanford’s NCAA Champions .......... 20-23 ....................................(par 70 - 6,835 yards) Stanford, CA 94305-6150 2/6-8 Taylor Made Waikoloa (Waikoloa Village GC, Kona, HI) Cardinal All-Americans .......................... 24 3/3-4 Ashworth Collegiate Invitational Stanford Golf Directory All-Time Letterwinners .......................... 25 Credits (North Ranch CC, West Lake Village, CA) Stanford on the PGA Tour ................ 26-31 Head Coach ............................. Conrad Ray The 2007-08 men’s golf guide was written 3/24-26 United States Collegiate Championship Stanford Golf Course ........................ 32-33 Office Phone ...................... (650) 323-0939 and edited by Kendall Johnson. Photos by (The Golf Club of Georgia, Alpharetta, GA) E-mail: [email protected] 4/19-20 The U.S. Intercollegiate Stanford University ........................... 34-35 David Gonzales, Rod Searcey, Wire Image, (Stanford University Golf Course, Stanford, CA) San Francisco Bay Area ..................... 36-37 Operations Assistant ............. Mike Lofberg Pete Fontaine and Robert Beck. Layout, de- Office Phone ...................... (650) 323-9342 4/28-30 Pac-10 Championships NACDA Director’s Cup .................... 38-39 sign and production by MB Design. Printed (The Meadow Club, San Rafael, CA) Fax ...................................... (650) 323-6207 by Walsworth Publishing. 5/15-17 NCAA Regional (Location TBD) 2007 Pac-10 Championships Finish ..... 4th 5/30-6/2 NCAA National Championships 2007 NCAA West Regional Finish ........ 7th (Purdue Golf Club, Lafayette, IN) 2007 NCAA Championship Finish .........1st 2007-08 Stanford Men’s Golf Roster Name Yr. Hometown Joseph Bramlett So. Saratoga, CA (St. Francis) Graham Brockington Fr. Laguna Niguel, CA (Dana Hills) Jordan Cox So. Redwood Shores, CA (Junipero Serra) Rob Grube Sr. Hinsdale, IL (Stevenson School (CA)) Dodge Kemmer Jr. Wichita, KS (The Independent School) Matt Kennerknecht Fr. Vienna, VA (Flint Hill School) Sihwan Kim Fr. Buena Park, CA (Sunny Hills) Daniel Lim Jr. Cupertino, CA (Bellarmine College Prep) Steve Ziegler Fr. Broomfield, CO (Legacy) Head Coach: Conrad Ray 2007-08 STANFORD MEN ’ S GOLF 1 2007-08 MEN ’ S GOLF OUTLOOK has a chance to become Stanford’s second four-time All- L OOKIN G TO REPEAT American, a feat only PGA professional Joel Kribel has accomplished. Stanford will use a mix of veterans and talented “Rob Grube is the hardest worker I have ever met,” newcomers to defend its NCAA Title in 2007-08. says Ray. “He will be a leader for us this year on and off the course and I know he still has many things he wants to accomplish in the game and for his team. I look for big The Stanford men’s golf team begins 2007-08 in the best things from Rob this season.” possible position. Not only is the Cardinal coming off of a Stanford’s other two returning All-Americans, junior decisive 12-stroke victory at the NCAA Championships, Daniel Lim and sophomore Joseph Bramlett, were both but, going into the season, the team is ranked No. 1. The members of last year’s fivesome that won the NCAA title. squad has three returning All-Americans and has added Along with Grube, the pair knows what it takes to make four talented newcomers, including two from among the it to the top, and will undoubtedly be valuable assets to top handful in the nation. Head Coach Conrad Ray is the the 2007-08 team. reigning Conference, Regional and National Coach of the “The experience that the team garners with every trip Year, and three of his players to the NCAA is irreplace- are among 2007-08’s Top-50 able,” says Ray. “These guys Players to Watch. With all want to make it back, so our of the tools they need to challenge will be to concen- succeed, Ray and his squad trate on the little things that are ready to make a run at add up to the bigger goal.” another title. Lim played in ten tour- Ray begins his fourth naments for the Cardinal season at the helm of the last season, and recorded program, having brought it seven top-25 finishes. An incredible success. In his first Honorable Mention All-Pac- year as a head coach, he led 10 selection, Lim notched his the team to its first NCAA best performance of the year Championship appearance at the U.S. Intercollegiate since 2001, and by last sea- in April, finishing third at son, he had joined the elite Stanford captured the NCAA Title last season. the team’s home tourna- group of NCAA head coach- ment with 4-under, 206. es to have won a national The junior, who finished the title as both an athlete and season with a 72.4 stroke coach. This season, Ray aims to continue to build on that average, went on to tie for 15th in his first appearance at success and bring home Stanford’s first repeat national the NCAA Championships with three under-par rounds. title since 1942. In 2007-08, the Cupertino, Calif. native will bring key Senior Rob Grube will be the team’s anchor in 2007- experience to the Cardinal roster. 08, as the only senior on the Cardinal roster. Grube, one “Daniel Lim epitomizes the grit and tenacity that our of the most successful golfers in Stanford history, finished team needs to have for success this season,” says Ray. “He third at the NCAA Championships last year and earned has worked hard on his fitness and technique in the off the third All-America honor of his career. He led the team season and should play a big role on this team.” with a 71.1 stroke average over 13 events, a mark that Bramlett was one of the nation’s most outstanding Junior Daniel Lim recorded ranked third all-time in the Cardinal record books. Grube seven top-25 finishes for the rookies last year, getting a fast start to his collegiate career. Cardinal last season. posted ten top-25 finishes, six of which were top-ten, and The local product tied for 11th in his first collegiate tour- won two tournaments. As a senior this season, Grube nament, and proceeded to earn top-25 finishes in all five 2 2007-08 STANFORD MEN ’ S GOLF 2007-08 MEN ’ S GOLF OUTLOOK fall events. By February, he had won his first tournament, also considered one of the nation’s top-15 recruits after the Puerto Rico Classic, and by late May, he had 10 top- winning two Colorado State Championships. The class is 25 finishes, three top-10 finishes and the lowest freshman rounded out by a pair of promising young golfers, Matt stroke average since Tiger Woods. Bramlett competed at Kennerknecht (Vienna, Va.) and Graham Brockington the NCAA Championships and helped the team to the (Laguna Niguel, Calif.). title, finishing the season with a 71.5 stroke average and “I love our freshman class!” says Ray. “Every guy brings 18 under-par rounds. Bramlett was named to the elite a different personality and qualities that can help the GCAA All-Freshman Team following his inaugural cam- team. They are excited to make their mark and take on paign. This season, Bramlett looks to build on his early all of the challenges that Stanford and high level college success and carry the team to another NCAA title. golf provide.” “Any coach would love to have five Joseph Bramlett’s Ray has lined up a competitive schedule for his team on their team,” says Ray “Joe has a in 2007-08, beginning with the knack for getting the ball into the team’s early start at the Topy Cup hole and shooting the lowest score in Japan. he can that given day. He has all of “We will compete against many the physical and mental tools to be of the top ranked teams in the one of our best.” country this season,” he says. “This Two more Stanford veterans will exposure will help us prepare for further bolster the 2007-08 roster. the NCAA Tournament in June Junior Dodge Kemmer was an All- which is our ultimate goal.” Conference selection in 2006, and The remaining sched- competed in 16 events in his first ule will be highlighted by the two years on the Farm. He recorded Isleworth Collegiate Invitational a pair of top-25 finishes last season in Windermere, Florida (Oct. and finished the year with a 73.2 21-23) and the U.S.