The Arizona State men's golf team hosts the 45th annual ASU Thunderbird Invitational at ASU's Karsten Golf Course (par-71, 7,002 yards) on March 18-19 (Saturday-Sunday). The 15 participating schools will play 36 holes on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.
ASU has won nine of the past 18 (1999-2001, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2014-15) Thunderbird Invitational Tournaments and has won the tournament 16 of the past 28 years. Tee times are at 7:30 on Saturday (shotgun) and 7:30 off hole 1 and 8 a.m. off hole 10 on Sunday. Admission is free.
ASU WINNERS: Seventeen ASU teams have won the Thunderbird Invitational, with ASU winning the title in 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015.
PAST ASU INDIVIDUAL WINNERS: Ten Sun Devils have won the individual titles on 13 occasions, with Phil Mickelson (1991 and 1992) and Jon Rahm (2014, 2015 and 2016) the only multiple winners. Other Sun Devil individual winners include Mark Sollenberger (1974), Jim Carter (1984), Larry Barber (1994), Todd Demsey (1995), Jeff Quinney (2000), Paul Casey (2001), Alejandro Canizares (2003) and Stephan Gross (2009/shared).
THE FIELD: Arizona, Cal Poly, California, Colorado State, Hawaii, Iowa State, Nevada, San Diego, San Francisco, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UNLV, Utah and Washington are the 14 other teams in the field.
AT THE TEE BOX: ASU will tee with Iowa State, Washington and UNLV off the holes 1-4 in shotgun format for the first two rounds. Cal, Utah, Colorado State and Arizona will go off holes 5-8, with Nevada, UC Irvine, San Diego and Hawaii at holes 9-12. UC Riverside, Cal Poly and San Diego will start at holes 13-17.
JARED DU TOIT'S SUN DEVIL TOP-10 FINISHES (11)
2017 Southern Highlands Collegiate 71-71-69=211/-5/T-3
2017 Prestige at PGA West 67-67-70=204/-9/1
2017 Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
2016 Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T6
2016 Tavistock Invitational 72-70-69=211/-5/T7
2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T4
2016 NCAA Albuquerque Regional 72-73-75=220/+4/T5
2016 Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic 71-72-72=215/8
2016 Prestige at PGA West 68-68-73=209/7
2016 Amer Ari Invitational 71-67-72=210/T-10
2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 67-68-68=203/-10/T-8
JARED DU TOIT ROUND-BY-ROUND 2016-17 (SENIOR SEASON)
Olympia Fields Invitational 81-72-72=225/+15/T-48
Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T-4
Tavistock Invitational 72-70-69=211/-5/T-7
Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T-6
Western Refining Collegiate All-American 72-68-74=214/+1/14
Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
Prestige at PGA West 67-67-70=204/-9/1
National Invitational 70-67-74=211/-5/T-11
Southern Highlands Collegiate 71-71-69=211/-5/T-3
ASU has won nine of the past 18 (1999-2001, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2014-15) Thunderbird Invitational Tournaments and has won the tournament 16 of the past 28 years. Tee times are at 7:30 on Saturday (shotgun) and 7:30 off hole 1 and 8 a.m. off hole 10 on Sunday. Admission is free.
ASU WINNERS: Seventeen ASU teams have won the Thunderbird Invitational, with ASU winning the title in 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015.
PAST ASU INDIVIDUAL WINNERS: Ten Sun Devils have won the individual titles on 13 occasions, with Phil Mickelson (1991 and 1992) and Jon Rahm (2014, 2015 and 2016) the only multiple winners. Other Sun Devil individual winners include Mark Sollenberger (1974), Jim Carter (1984), Larry Barber (1994), Todd Demsey (1995), Jeff Quinney (2000), Paul Casey (2001), Alejandro Canizares (2003) and Stephan Gross (2009/shared).
THE FIELD: Arizona, Cal Poly, California, Colorado State, Hawaii, Iowa State, Nevada, San Diego, San Francisco, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UNLV, Utah and Washington are the 14 other teams in the field.
AT THE TEE BOX: ASU will tee with Iowa State, Washington and UNLV off the holes 1-4 in shotgun format for the first two rounds. Cal, Utah, Colorado State and Arizona will go off holes 5-8, with Nevada, UC Irvine, San Diego and Hawaii at holes 9-12. UC Riverside, Cal Poly and San Diego will start at holes 13-17.
JARED DU TOIT'S SUN DEVIL TOP-10 FINISHES (11)
2017 Southern Highlands Collegiate 71-71-69=211/-5/T-3
2017 Prestige at PGA West 67-67-70=204/-9/1
2017 Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
2016 Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T6
2016 Tavistock Invitational 72-70-69=211/-5/T7
2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T4
2016 NCAA Albuquerque Regional 72-73-75=220/+4/T5
2016 Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic 71-72-72=215/8
2016 Prestige at PGA West 68-68-73=209/7
2016 Amer Ari Invitational 71-67-72=210/T-10
2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 67-68-68=203/-10/T-8
JARED DU TOIT ROUND-BY-ROUND 2016-17 (SENIOR SEASON)
Olympia Fields Invitational 81-72-72=225/+15/T-48
Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T-4
Tavistock Invitational 72-70-69=211/-5/T-7
Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T-6
Western Refining Collegiate All-American 72-68-74=214/+1/14
Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
Prestige at PGA West 67-67-70=204/-9/1
National Invitational 70-67-74=211/-5/T-11
Southern Highlands Collegiate 71-71-69=211/-5/T-3