Steve Burkowski discusses the strengths of Stanford entering the 2025 women’s collegiate golf season and why Oregon’s Kiara Romero is “destined for big things” in 2025. #GolfChannel #NCAA #FoldsOfHonorCollegiate
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Oregon’s Kiara Romero in line for big 2025 NCAA women’s golf | Golf Central | Golf Channel
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TWICE THE UPSET. HOW ABOUT THE WOMEN COLLEGE GOLF PRESEASON TOP TEN. BRENTLEY ROMINE PUT THIS LIST TOGETHER. STRONG NAMES. STANFORD AT THE TOP. THERE YOU SEE DUKE, AND FLORIDA GATORS SNEAKING INTO THE TOP TEN FOR OUR PRESEASON TOP TEN. BURK, I TELL YOU, STANFORD CONTINUES TO BUILD A STRONG PROGRAM YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. WILL THEY BE STRONG AGAIN? >> OH, YES, THEY WILL, DAMON. RINSE AND REPEAT. WE TALK ABOUT THE START OF THE SEASON. STANFORD CLEARLY THE BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. THE TOP SIX BACK FROM THAT PROGRAM A YEAR AGO THAT LOST TO NORTHWESTERN, AS YOU JUST SHOWED IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. LET ME GIVE YOU A STAT THAT MIGHT KNOCK YOU ON YOUR SEAT. THE STARTING FIVE FOR THE STANFORD CARDINAL HAVE AN AVERAGE WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING OF 7.2. 7.2 FOR THE TOP FIVE AT STANFORD. AND HOW ABOUT THIS SUMMER MANY OF THEM HAD? MEGAN WON THE U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR. PAULA MARTINE SAN PEDRO WON THE BRITISH AMATEUR AND THE EUROPEAN LADIES, FINISHED E-CIGARETTE AT THE WOMEN’S OPEN. LOW AMATEUR THERE. MAYA WON ON THE U.S. WOMEN’S TOUR. THEY STARTED A NUMBER ONE. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. THEY DIDN’T LOSE A STROKE PLAY LAST YEAR, BUT THEY DIDN’T WIN A NATIONAL TITLE. IF NOT STANFORD, TEXAS VETERAN TEAM LED BY FARROW KEITH AND LAUREN KIM. IF WE’VE LEARNED ANYTHING, DEREK BRADLEY, THEIR HEAD COACH WILL HAVE THEM READY WHEN YOU HAVE KIARA ROMERO ON THAT TEAM. CERTAINLY DOESN’T HURT. KEEP AN EYE ON TEXAS A&M. A LITTLE BIT OF A DOWN SEASON A YEAR AGO. I EXPECT THE AGGIES TO BE FRONT AND CENTER, A TOP TEN TEAM AS THIS SEASON MOVES ON. >> YOU MENTIONED KIARA ROMERO. IT’S A NAME GOLF FANS ARE CONTINUING TO HEAR MORE AND MORE. PLAYS FOR THE OREGON DUCKS. WAS NAMED A FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICAN IN HER FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE SEASONS. SHE MADE HER LPGA DEBUT IN THE U.S. OPEN IN 2024 WHERE SHE FIRED A FINAL ROUND 67, THE LOWEST FINAL ROUND SCORED BY AN AMATEUR IN HISTORY. SHE CURRENTLY HOLDS THE TOP SPOT IN THE WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING. SO HOW ABOUT A LOOK AT SOME PRESEASON ALL AMERICANS. THERE IS KIARA NUMBER ONE. YOU MENTIONED PAULA MARTIN SAMPEDRO. MEGA GANNE, JASMINE, THESE PLAYERS ARE ABSOLUTE STANDOUTS. I WANT TO KNOW WHO STANDS OUT TO YOU ON THIS LIST. >> I’M GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE WITH BRENTLEY AT NUMBER ONE, KIARA ROMERO, AN ABSOLUTE STAR. PHYSICALLY GIFTED, INSANELY TALENTED. I BELIEVE SHE IS DESTINED FOR BIG THINGS. SHE WON THE GIRLS’ JUNIOR IN 2023. I THINK SHE GOT A BIG MONKEY OFF HER BACK WHERE SHE WENT THROUGH A STRETCH LATE IN ’24, EARLY IN ’25 IN COLLEGE AMATEUR EVENTS WHERE SHE FINISHED RUNNER-UP ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HOW DID SHE GET OVER THAT MOUNTAIN? SHE WON THE BIG TEN. SHE WON THE REGIONALS. I THINK THEY CONTINUE TO HEAR KIARA ROMERO’S NAME. BUT IF NOT HER, I’M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE DUKE FRESHMAN DOES. SHE LOCKED TO ROMERO IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH TWO YEARS AGO. BUT WHAT DID SHE DO IN 2024? ONE OF THE BEST SUMMERS OF AMATEUR GOLF WE’VE EVER SEEN. SHE WON THE GIRLS SENIOR. SHE BACKED IT UP WINNING THE WOMEN’S AMATEUR, WAS A COMEDALIST. SHE WAS OUT FOR A KNEW MONTHS EARLIER IN THE YEAR, A BACK ISSUE. EVERY INDICATION THAT WAS A ONE-OFF KIND OF THING BECAUSE IF
