And Let's Not Forget the Amateur of the Week

We really should take a moment. After all, Isaiah Salinda went five extra holes to get the individual title at the Western Intercollegiate.



Salinda plays for Stanford, so it's probably no surprise to you that Stanford won the team title as well.

I'm going to link you to Brentley Romine's article over at golfchannel.com for the details, but I did want to mention something Salinda's coach said because it might help some of you.

Romine writes: "Stanford head coach Conrad Ray credits the development to Salinda learning how to play well without his best stuff." He also notes that Salinda told his coach how proud he was to have won when he wasn't playing his best.

Scoring when you don't have your best stuff is mainly about strategy -- learning what you can still do on those days when your game is off and making a game plan that uses those strengths. It's also about keeping your head and not getting down on yourself.

Anybody can learn to do those things, folks. Anybody.

Ironically, the NCAA doesn't recognize playoffs so Salinda and his fellow competitor (and teammate) Brandon Wu share the individual title in their records. (Yet one more thing the NCAA needs to change.) But we all know who the winner is. Congratulations, Isaiah!