The field at the Stanford Intercollegiate was almost entirely composed of schools from the western part of the country.

Aside from Georgia, Harvard was the only team from the east.

Many of those schools competing were also in the preseason top 25.

“It was really good [to go up against such big schools],” Hu said. “They were all great players, and we really appreciated the opportunity to measure ourselves against them. It was definitely a much harder tournament, but I think we did well.”

Despite the prime talent at the competition, only four players finished under par for the tournament, a testament to the difficulty of the course.

Consistency was a key to success throughout weekend, and players who found it usually were rewarded—each of the top seven finishers only made double-bogey or worse on a hole once.

Because four out of the five Crimson golfers hail from California, the trip west also provided the players an opportunity to compete in familiar surroundings.

“It was really nice,” Hu said. “Parents and family and friends all came out to watch us, so it was really great. It was a nice change from what we usually experience on the course.”

After taking third and second place in two earlier tournaments this season, the Stanford Intercollegiate marks the end of fall play as the team prepares to shift its focus to the upcoming spring season with a productive few competitions under its belt.

“I think we improved [over the course of the fall],” Hu said. “This is the strongest field of any tournament in the country. I do think that as a team we did well, and I think we showed all these other schools we have a good team.”