MENLO SCHOOL Since 1915
About the Team
The Menlo girls’ golf team plays in the powerful West Bay Athletic League which typically finishes with a couple teams in the top five in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
The Knights wrapped up a 12-4 record and took third among nine teams in the WBAL Championship. Menlo sent two to the section championships in 2023, Menlo players have qualified for the CCS competition the past 10 seasons, including 2018 when the team finished sixth overall.
Menlo placed in the top five at the section championships, including fourth place in 2015 and fifth place in 2014. In 2018, the Knights captured a league championship, and won a third consecutive postseason league tournament.
The Coach
Mark Madayag (Sixth Season)
Madayag is a golf pro and has organized several development programs. He coached the junior league program for seven consecutive winning seasons as a golf pro at the Palo Alto Golf Course. He has been a Class A member of the PGA of America since 1998, and is also a certified coach and mentor for the First Tee Silicon Valley Chapter. He has been coaching the PGA Junior League team in Palo Alto since 2014 and has won two championships. His teaching style is described as a blend of the latest game - improvement techniques which can help improve any golfer. Early in his career, he was a golf pro and assistant manager at Harding Park Golf Course.
