Sophomore Alex del Rey notched his third top-10 finish in five events this year at the 27th annual Amer Ari Invitational held in Waikoloa, Hawaii at the Kings' Course (par-72/7,074 yards) as ASU finished ninth in the 18-team field on Saturday. He birdied three of his final five holes and played the par-5s in 9-under for the tournament and had 12 birdies and two eagles to finish tied for ninth at 9-under 207.
ALEX DEL REY 2017-18 ROUND-BY-ROUND
Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11, 2017) 71-67-70=208/-5/4th (87)
Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24, 2017) 73-68-65=206/-10/1 (78)
Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 9-10) 73-68-68=209/-4/T-19 (88)
Tavistock Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 22-24, 2017) 76-74-73=223/+7/T-48 (90)
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 1-3, 2018) 71-68-68=207/-9/T-9 (114)
AMER ARI INVITATIONAL
WAIKOLOA KINGS' COURSE/PAR 72/7,074 YARDS
FEB. 1-3, 2018/FINAL SCORES
1. Oklahoma State 280-27-270=817/-47
1. Justin Suh, USC 69-6-68=203/-13
9. ARIZONA STATE 289-279-280=848/-16
T9. Alex del Rey 71-68-68=207/-9
T20. Chun An Yu 73-67-69=209/-7
T59. Koichiro Ishika 73-72-73=218/+2
T59. Mason Andersen 75-73-70=218/+2
T64. Blake Wagoner 72-72-75=219/+3
T81. Tobias Eden (I) 73-71-80=224/+8
T86. Paul Chaplet (I) 71-77-77=225/+9
Arizona State will now play in the National Invitational Tournament Feb. 26-27 at Omni National Golf Club in Tucson.
THE AMER ARI FIELD (CURRENT GCAA RANK): Oklahoma State (1), Georgia Tech (4), Auburn (9), Stanford (11), Texas Tech (13), Texas (16), Southern California (18), Arizona State, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuln, San Jose State, Texas Christian, California-Davis, Colorado, Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii-Manoa, Oregon and Pacific.
ASU'S PAST SUCCESS AT AMER ARI: ASU has had three medalists at the Amer Ari Invitional as Jesper Kennegard (2009), Chris Hanell (1996) and Todd Demsey (1994) each took home the honor. It won the team title twice in 1995 and in 2015.
FALL STANDOUT: The biggest fall standout for the Sun Devils was sophomore Alex del Rey, who was able to put up two of his best collegiate rounds in the 2017 fall season. His top moment of the fall is when he shot a final round 65 in the Maui Jim to take the first-place medal, and led his team in winning the whole tournament.
TOURNAMENT FUN FACT: The Amer Ari was first played in 1991, Arizona State was invited to play in the annual tournament but chose not to because ASU great Phil Mickelson had a chance to play in the Phoenix Open.
ALEX DEL REY 2017-18 ROUND-BY-ROUND
Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11, 2017) 71-67-70=208/-5/4th (87)
Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24, 2017) 73-68-65=206/-10/1 (78)
Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 9-10) 73-68-68=209/-4/T-19 (88)
Tavistock Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 22-24, 2017) 76-74-73=223/+7/T-48 (90)
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 1-3, 2018) 71-68-68=207/-9/T-9 (114)
AMER ARI INVITATIONAL
WAIKOLOA KINGS' COURSE/PAR 72/7,074 YARDS
FEB. 1-3, 2018/FINAL SCORES
1. Oklahoma State 280-27-270=817/-47
1. Justin Suh, USC 69-6-68=203/-13
9. ARIZONA STATE 289-279-280=848/-16
T9. Alex del Rey 71-68-68=207/-9
T20. Chun An Yu 73-67-69=209/-7
T59. Koichiro Ishika 73-72-73=218/+2
T59. Mason Andersen 75-73-70=218/+2
T64. Blake Wagoner 72-72-75=219/+3
T81. Tobias Eden (I) 73-71-80=224/+8
T86. Paul Chaplet (I) 71-77-77=225/+9
Arizona State will now play in the National Invitational Tournament Feb. 26-27 at Omni National Golf Club in Tucson.
THE AMER ARI FIELD (CURRENT GCAA RANK): Oklahoma State (1), Georgia Tech (4), Auburn (9), Stanford (11), Texas Tech (13), Texas (16), Southern California (18), Arizona State, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuln, San Jose State, Texas Christian, California-Davis, Colorado, Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii-Manoa, Oregon and Pacific.
ASU'S PAST SUCCESS AT AMER ARI: ASU has had three medalists at the Amer Ari Invitional as Jesper Kennegard (2009), Chris Hanell (1996) and Todd Demsey (1994) each took home the honor. It won the team title twice in 1995 and in 2015.
FALL STANDOUT: The biggest fall standout for the Sun Devils was sophomore Alex del Rey, who was able to put up two of his best collegiate rounds in the 2017 fall season. His top moment of the fall is when he shot a final round 65 in the Maui Jim to take the first-place medal, and led his team in winning the whole tournament.
TOURNAMENT FUN FACT: The Amer Ari was first played in 1991, Arizona State was invited to play in the annual tournament but chose not to because ASU great Phil Mickelson had a chance to play in the Phoenix Open.