Aug. 30, 1997
ASU Men's Golf Ranked Seventh in Preseason Poll
Women's Squad Claims Top Spot
Defending women's national champion Arizona State is ranked at the top of the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Preseason Rankings, voted on by a panel of collegiate coaches. ASU's men's squad is ranked seventh in their preseason poll.
Individually, ASU's Kellee Booth and Grace Park were ranked second and third in the women's poll while Darren Angel was slated 21st in the men's individual rankings.
The women open their fall season Sept. 12-14 at the Rolex Fall Preview in Madison, Wisconsin, while the men begin fall play Sept. 18-20 at the William H Tucker Tournament in Albuquerque, N.M.
Both polls appear below:
Preseason MasterCard Team Golf Rankings
Women Men 1. ARIZONA STATE 1. Oklahoma State 2. Arizona 2. Clemson 3. Stanford 3. Wake Forest 4. UCLA 4. Arizona 5. LSU 5. UNLV Tulsa 6. New Mexico 7. Oregon 7. ARIZONA STATE 8. Duke TCU Tennessee 9. Auburn 10. Florida 10. Florida 11. San Jose State 11. North Carolina 12. Wake Forest 12. Texas 13. Georgia 13. Houston 14. North Carolina 14. Georgia 15. Texas A&M 15. East Tennessee State 16. Furman 16. Mississippi State Auburn 17. Georgia Tech 18. TCU 18. USC 19. New Mexico State 19. BYU 20. Ohio State 20. Ohio State 21. New Mexico 21. South Carolina 22. Texas 22. Southern Methodist 23. Oklahoma State Virginia Washington 24. Texas A&M 25. Texas Tech 25. Arkansas