Feb. 1, 2005
Arizona State men's golfer Alejandro Canizares won the Arizona PING-Intercollegiate on Tuesday with an 11-under 202 (65-66-71) at Arizona National in Tucson.
Canizares, the 2003 NCAA Champion, picked up where he left off in October as he won the final fall event on Oct. 25-26, picking up medalist honors at the Bandon Dunes Invitational. It marked the fifth collegiate title in his three-year career. His stroke average this year is now 71.64 through five tournaments.
ASU finished fifth with a 2-over 854 (285-288-281), as New Mexico won the event with a 12-under 840 (289-280-271). Sun Devil Phil Telliard, playing as an individual, tied for 19th with a 2-over 215 (71-71-73).
Top 5 Team Scores 1. New Mexico, 289-280-271=840, -12 2. BYU, 280-282-280, 842, -10 3. Tulsa, 287-275-289=851, -1 4. Arizona, 284-276-292=852, E 5. ASU, 285-288-281=854, +2
Sun Devil Scores 1. Alejandro Canizares, 65-66-71=202, -11 T19. Phil Telliard (Ind.), 71-71-73=215, +2 T35. Pat Moore, 72-73-71=216, +3 T46. Jesse Mueller, 76-77-68=221, +8 T46. Charly Simon, 73-72-76=221, +8 60. Niklas Lemke, 75-80-71=226, +13 T81. Kendall Critchfield (Ind.), 84-76-78=238, +25
Alejandro Canizares Collegiate Titles (5) 2005 Arizona PING-Intercollegiate (Tucson, Ariz.) 2004 Bandon Dunes Invitational (Bandon Dunes, Ore.) 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) 2003 NCAA Championship (Stillwater, Okla.) 2003 National Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.)
ASU Invividual Collegeiate Titles Phil Mickelson, 16 Billy Mayfair, 8 Charlie Gibson, 6 Paul Casey, 6 Alejandro Canizares, 5 Todd Demsey, 5