The Arizona State men's golf team heads to Las Vegas for the Southern Highland Invitational March 6-8. The three-day event, hosted by UNLV, takes place at the Southern Highlands Golf Club on the par-72, 7,510-yard course. Play will begin at 9 a.m. PT each day with live scoring available via GolfStat.
USC took home the trophy at the event last season, as Arizona State tied for fourth. Florida's Sam Horsfield earned the individual medal and will return to defend his title in this year's event. The Sun Devils are coming off back to back tournaments with individual medalists, as freshman Chun An Yu won the honor at the National Invitational in Tucson last week in just his third collegiate tournament and senior Jared du Toit won the title at The Prestige at PGA West. Both will hope to become the first Sun Devil to win the prestigious tournament since Jesper Kennegard in 2010.
THE FIELD (GCAA RANK): Arizona State, California, Florida (2), Illinois (3), New Mexico, Oklahoma (11), Oklahoma State (6), Pepperdine, San Diego State (15), SMU, Stanford (8), TCU, Texas Tech (7), UNLV (23), USC (4)
SUN DEVIL MEDALISTS UNDER MATT THURMOND (4)
Chun An Yu (Fr.) 2017 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 27-28, 2017)
Jared du Toit (Sr.) 2017 The Prestige At PGA West (Feb. 20-22, 2017)
Jared du Toit (Sr./co-medalist) 2017 Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 2-4, 2017)
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist) 2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2016)
SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN MEDALISTS (1995-PRESENT)
Chun An Yu, 2017 National Invitational (Feb. 27-28)
Jon Rahm, 2013 San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12)
Jon Rahm, 2012 Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 21-22)
Jesper Kennegard, 2008 Hawaii Hilo Intercollegiate
Alejandro Canizares, 2003 NCAA Championship
Alejandro Canizares, 2003 National Invitational Tournament
Paul Casey, 1998 NCAA West Regional
Paul Casey, 1998 Pacific-10 Conference Championship
Paul Casey, 1998 USC/Cleveland Southwest Invitational
Darren Angel, 1995 Ping Preview
HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THIS?: Chun An Yu's 17-under 199 in Tucson Feb. 27-28 is the third-best 54-hole tournament by a Sun Devil vs. par in the past 24 seasons (1993-94 to present). Only Jon Rahm (21-under at 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational) and Benjamin Alvarado's 18-under at the 2007 NCAA West Regional held in Tempe were better.
SUN DEVIL BEST 54-HOLE TOURNAMENTS VS. PAR (1993-94 TO PRESENT)
-21/192 by Jon Rahm, 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational/Tempe
-18/198 by Benjamin Alvarado, 2007 NCAA West Regional/Tempe
-17/199 by Chun An Yu, 2017 National Invitational Tournament/Tucson
SUN DEVIL TEAM TITLES WON IN LAS VEGAS (1990-PRESENT)
UNLV Championship, Las Vegas, Nev. (March 12-14, 2004)
Las Vegas Intercollegiate, Las Vegas, Nev. (March 10-12, 2000)
UNLV Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. (Dec. 2-3, 1991)
SUN DEVIL INDIVIDUAL TITLES WON IN LAS VEGAS (1990-PRESENT)
Jesper Kennegard, 2010 Southern Highland Intercollegiate
Jeff Quinney, 2001 UNLV Rebel Classic
Brett Dean, 1990 UNLV Rebel Classic
Phil Mickelson, 1989 UNLV Rebel Classic
Billy Mayfair, 1987 UNLV Golf Classic
USC took home the trophy at the event last season, as Arizona State tied for fourth. Florida's Sam Horsfield earned the individual medal and will return to defend his title in this year's event. The Sun Devils are coming off back to back tournaments with individual medalists, as freshman Chun An Yu won the honor at the National Invitational in Tucson last week in just his third collegiate tournament and senior Jared du Toit won the title at The Prestige at PGA West. Both will hope to become the first Sun Devil to win the prestigious tournament since Jesper Kennegard in 2010.
THE FIELD (GCAA RANK): Arizona State, California, Florida (2), Illinois (3), New Mexico, Oklahoma (11), Oklahoma State (6), Pepperdine, San Diego State (15), SMU, Stanford (8), TCU, Texas Tech (7), UNLV (23), USC (4)
SUN DEVIL MEDALISTS UNDER MATT THURMOND (4)
Chun An Yu (Fr.) 2017 National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 27-28, 2017)
Jared du Toit (Sr.) 2017 The Prestige At PGA West (Feb. 20-22, 2017)
Jared du Toit (Sr./co-medalist) 2017 Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 2-4, 2017)
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist) 2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2016)
SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN MEDALISTS (1995-PRESENT)
Chun An Yu, 2017 National Invitational (Feb. 27-28)
Jon Rahm, 2013 San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12)
Jon Rahm, 2012 Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 21-22)
Jesper Kennegard, 2008 Hawaii Hilo Intercollegiate
Alejandro Canizares, 2003 NCAA Championship
Alejandro Canizares, 2003 National Invitational Tournament
Paul Casey, 1998 NCAA West Regional
Paul Casey, 1998 Pacific-10 Conference Championship
Paul Casey, 1998 USC/Cleveland Southwest Invitational
Darren Angel, 1995 Ping Preview
HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THIS?: Chun An Yu's 17-under 199 in Tucson Feb. 27-28 is the third-best 54-hole tournament by a Sun Devil vs. par in the past 24 seasons (1993-94 to present). Only Jon Rahm (21-under at 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational) and Benjamin Alvarado's 18-under at the 2007 NCAA West Regional held in Tempe were better.
SUN DEVIL BEST 54-HOLE TOURNAMENTS VS. PAR (1993-94 TO PRESENT)
-21/192 by Jon Rahm, 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational/Tempe
-18/198 by Benjamin Alvarado, 2007 NCAA West Regional/Tempe
-17/199 by Chun An Yu, 2017 National Invitational Tournament/Tucson
SUN DEVIL TEAM TITLES WON IN LAS VEGAS (1990-PRESENT)
UNLV Championship, Las Vegas, Nev. (March 12-14, 2004)
Las Vegas Intercollegiate, Las Vegas, Nev. (March 10-12, 2000)
UNLV Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. (Dec. 2-3, 1991)
SUN DEVIL INDIVIDUAL TITLES WON IN LAS VEGAS (1990-PRESENT)
Jesper Kennegard, 2010 Southern Highland Intercollegiate
Jeff Quinney, 2001 UNLV Rebel Classic
Brett Dean, 1990 UNLV Rebel Classic
Phil Mickelson, 1989 UNLV Rebel Classic
Billy Mayfair, 1987 UNLV Golf Classic