If Stanford is to repeat as NCAA champion, it may have to do so without one of its best players.
Junior Rachel Heck, the 2021 NCAA individual champion and player of the year, missed the Cardinal's first two events of the spring because of thoracic outlet syndrome, a shoulder condition in the area between the first rib and the collarbone.
Stanford head coach Anne Walker told GolfChannel.com that Heck's return is "up in the air" as she continues to be evaluated by doctors.
Heck last played for the Cardinal at their fall finale in October, the Pac-12 Preview, where she tied for 22nd.