PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: The Sun Devils have won 12 titles since joining the league in the 1978-79 athletic season and this year's championship, hosted by Colorado, is at the Boulder Country Club. Tournament action begins Friday, Apr. 28, with 36 holes, followed by 18 on Saturday and Sunday. The five individuals from each six-man team with the lowest scores for any 18-hole round will constitute the scoring members of the team for that round. TV coverage of the event will debut with a one-hour special on Sunday, May 7 at 11 a.m. PT on Pac-12 Network.
THE LINEUP: ASU's six-count-five score lineup will be senior Jared du Toit, freshman Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez, freshman Chun An Yu, freshman Blake Wagoner, sophomore Jino Sohn and junior Tobias Eden.
PAC-10/12 SUCCESS AT ASU: Arizona State has won 12 Pac-10 titles in its 38 seasons, including a conference record six straight from 1995-2000. In addition to the six straight Pac-10 titles, ASU's other six Pac-10 titles were in 1979 (its first year in the league), 1981, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 2008. ASU tied for the league title in 2005 with Washington but lost on a tiebreaker formula, and the league decided to go to a playoff format after that season.
SUN DEVILS AS PAC-10/12 MEDALISTS: Jon Rahm won the 2016 title and Paul Casey won three straight Pac-10 titles from 1998-2000, which is a conference record for consecutive Pac-10/12 titles. Other Sun Devils who have won the Pac-10 championship are Scott Johnson (1997), Phil Mickelson (1990), co-medalists Dan Forsman and Tony Grimes (1981), Jim Bertoncino (co-medalist in 1980) and co-medalists Scott Watkins and Dan Croonquist (1979).
VARIETY IS GOOD: Six teams have taken the team title in the past 12 years: Washington (2005, 2009, 2010), UCLA (2006), USC (2007, 2011), ASU (2008), California (2012, 2013) and Stanford (2014, 2015 and 2016) all have won the trophy since 2005.
ASU'S 2008 PAC-10 TITLE: At the 2008 Pac-10 Championships at The Meadow Club (par-71, 6,686 yards) in Fairfax, Calif., ASU, playing with three freshmen, two sophomores and a senior, captured its eighth Pac-10 title in 16 years under head coach Randy Lein in a one-hole playoff over defending conference champion USC (#2 Golfstat/#3 Golfweek). ASU trailed by 16 to the Trojans after the first round. ASU shot 354-361-356-364 and tied with the Trojans (338-374-357-366) at 15-over par 1,435.
COACHES POLL: ASU is ranked No. 25 in the April 21 Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll one of four Pac-12 teams ranked. USC is No. 1, followed by Stanford (No. 7) and Oregon (No. 9).
TERRITORIAL CUP POINT ON THE LINE: A Territorial Cup® point is on the line at every men's golf Pac-12 championship, as the Sun Devil have had the upper hand recently in the series. ASU has finished better than Arizona in 10 of the past 12 Pac-12 men's golf championships, missing a Territorial Cup point only in 2011 and 2012.
MOST PAC-10/12 TEAM TITLES SINCE 1979 (ASU joined the Pac-10 in the 1978-79 athletic season):
ARIZONA STATE (12): 2008, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1993, 1990, 1989, 1981, 1979
USC (7): 2011, 2007, 2002, 2001, 1986, 1984, 1980
STANFORD (5): 2016, 2015, 2014, 1994, 1992
UCLA (5): 2006, 2003, 1985, 1983, 1982
WASHINGTON (4): 2010, 2009, 2005, 1988
ARIZONA (3): 2004, 1991, 1987
CALIFORNIA (2): 2013, 2012
@ASUMENSGOLF ALL-PAC-12 HONOREES
2016: Jon Rahm (first), Jared du Toit (second), Max Rottluff (second)
2015: Jon Rahm (first), Max Rottluff (first)
2014: Jon Rahm (first)
2013: Jon Rahm (second)
2011: Scott Pinckney (first)
2010: Jesper Kennegard (first)
2009: Stephan Gross (first), Knut Borsheim (second)
2008: Jesper Kennegard (first), Knut Borsheim (second)
2007: Niklas Lemke (first), Benjamin Avarado (second)
2006: Alejandro Canizares (first), Niklas Lemke (first), Benjamin Avarado (second)
2005: Alejandro Canizares (first), Pat Moore (first), Jesse Mueller (second)
2004: Alejandro Canizares (first), Chez Reavie (first)
2003: Chez Reavie (first), Alejandro Canizares (second)
2002: Chez Reavie (second)
2001: Matt Jones (first), Jeff Quinney (first), Chez Reavie (second)
2000: Paul Casey (first), Matt Jones (first), Jeff Quinney (first), Jonas Runnquist (second)
1999: Paul Casey (first), Jeff Quinney (first), Matt Jones (second)
1998: Paul Casey (first), Jeff Quinney (second)
1997: Chris Hanell (first), Scott Johnson (first)
1996: Joey Snyder (first), Darren Angel (second), Chris Hanell (second), Scott Johnson (second)
1995: Todd Demsey (first), Chris Hanell (first), Scott Johnson (second),
1994: Todd Demsey (first), Chris Stutts (first), Larry Barber (second), Scott Johnson (second), Cade Stone (second)
1993: Todd Demsey (first), Chris Stutts (first), Larry Barber (second), Cade Stone (second)
1992: Brett Dean (first), Todd Demsey (first), Phil Mickelson (first), Trip Kuehne (second)
1991: Brett Dean (first), Phil Mickelson (first), Scott Sullivan (second)
1990: Per Johansson (first), Phil Mickelson (first), Jim Lemmon (first), Scott Frisch (second)
1989: Per Johansson (first), Phil Mickelson (first), Jim Strickland (first)
1988: Bill Mayfair (first), Tom Stankowski (second), Jim Strickland (second)
1987: Bill Mayfair (first), Tom Stankowski (first), Greg Cesario (second)
1986: Rich Bietz (first), Bill Mayfair (first), Tom Stankowski (second)
1985: Rich Bietz (first), Billy Mayfair (first)
1984: Jim Carter (first), Barry Conser (second)
1983: Jim Carter
1981: Dan Forsman, Tony Grimes
1980: Dan Forsman (first), Jim Bertoncino (first), David Lee (second), Eddie Kilthau (second)
1979: Scott Watkins (first), Dan Croonquist (first), Alex Petric (first), Tom Gray (second), Dan Forsman (second) 